Ethics for Accountants (On-Demand - CPABC)
Overview
This 4-hour course will cover all the basics regarding ethics for accountants. You will review the oversight and disciplinary process, as well as the Code of Conduct for CPA Ontario, BC and Alberta.
This course has been created to give you a good understanding of what the rules are, what is, and what is not, acceptable behaviour and therefore arm you with the information you’ll need to stay within the rules.
Watch a short promotional video of the course here:
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
- Learn about the oversight and disciplinary process for CPA Ontario, BC and Alberta
- Discover the layout and content of the Code of Conduct for Ontario, BC and Alberta
- Get copies of the most recent Codes of Conduct for Ontario, BC and Alberta
- Discover the top seven broken rules of Ontario’s Code of Conduct that account for 90% of the disciplinary cases since 1987
- Hear more than a dozen detailed stories of actual discipline cases in Ontario, BC and Alberta including the circumstances that lead the CPAs to do what they did and the sanctions imposed on them as a result
- Learn all about the Bernie Madoff fraud including a look at his last audited financial statements
- Discover the real story behind the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform fraud
- Includes 7 key recommendations to keep you out of trouble
- Leave with a full understanding of what is and what is not acceptable behaviour so you can stay on side of the rules
Content
A deep dive will be conducted into violations by rule of professional conduct for the province of Ontario as well as the cases for BC and Alberta. The instructor show you what the top seven broken rules have been in Ontario since 1987 from a summary created by downloading all 1,037 discipline cases since then. You will see that these seven rules account for almost 90% of all discipline cases.
And you'll go through more than a dozen recent stories of CPAs who have broken the rules including what led them to do it, as well as the reasons why they received the sanctions they did. This will include a million dollar case of personal income tax and GST fraud, a CFO who swindled the insurance company she worked for of over $3 million, a CPA who withheld funds from a client because they made a complaint, and a CPA who miserably failed a practice inspection.
Course Content Created: January 2021
Course Content Updated: June 2025
The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.Presenter
David Trahair, CPA, CAAbout This Product
On-Demand Courses by CPABC are recordings from live seminars, made available with any corresponding handout material, where available.
These titles are eligible for Verifiable CPD Hours – in order to claim these hours as verifiable, you will be required to successfully complete a short quiz. You will be able to print or save your electronic certificate of completion.
How to get started
Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.
Course Dates & Registration
- 4
- CPD Hours
- 4
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 5
- Credits
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.
Ethics for Accountants (On-Demand - CPABC)
- 4
- CPD Hours
- 4
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 5
- Credits
Overview
This 4-hour course will cover all the basics regarding ethics for accountants. You will review the oversight and disciplinary process, as well as the Code of Conduct for CPA Ontario, BC and Alberta.
This course has been created to give you a good understanding of what the rules are, what is, and what is not, acceptable behaviour and therefore arm you with the information you’ll need to stay within the rules.
Watch a short promotional video of the course here:
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Applicable for
Learning Objectives
- Learn about the oversight and disciplinary process for CPA Ontario, BC and Alberta
- Discover the layout and content of the Code of Conduct for Ontario, BC and Alberta
- Get copies of the most recent Codes of Conduct for Ontario, BC and Alberta
- Discover the top seven broken rules of Ontario’s Code of Conduct that account for 90% of the disciplinary cases since 1987
- Hear more than a dozen detailed stories of actual discipline cases in Ontario, BC and Alberta including the circumstances that lead the CPAs to do what they did and the sanctions imposed on them as a result
- Learn all about the Bernie Madoff fraud including a look at his last audited financial statements
- Discover the real story behind the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency platform fraud
- Includes 7 key recommendations to keep you out of trouble
- Leave with a full understanding of what is and what is not acceptable behaviour so you can stay on side of the rules
Content
A deep dive will be conducted into violations by rule of professional conduct for the province of Ontario as well as the cases for BC and Alberta. The instructor show you what the top seven broken rules have been in Ontario since 1987 from a summary created by downloading all 1,037 discipline cases since then. You will see that these seven rules account for almost 90% of all discipline cases.
And you'll go through more than a dozen recent stories of CPAs who have broken the rules including what led them to do it, as well as the reasons why they received the sanctions they did. This will include a million dollar case of personal income tax and GST fraud, a CFO who swindled the insurance company she worked for of over $3 million, a CPA who withheld funds from a client because they made a complaint, and a CPA who miserably failed a practice inspection.
Course Content Created: January 2021
Course Content Updated: June 2025
The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.Presenter
David Trahair, CPA, CAAbout This Product
On-Demand Courses by CPABC are recordings from live seminars, made available with any corresponding handout material, where available.
These titles are eligible for Verifiable CPD Hours – in order to claim these hours as verifiable, you will be required to successfully complete a short quiz. You will be able to print or save your electronic certificate of completion.
How to get started
Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.
Course Dates & Registration
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.