Membership

You can apply for membership in the Institute when you:

• pass the Core Knowledge Examination (CKE)
• attend the School of Accountancy (SOA) and pass the End-of-School Examination
• complete the five-day staff training program
• meet the practical work experience requirement

or are exempted from all or some of the above, and

• pass the Uniform Evaluation (UFE), if you are member of a non-designated or non-assessed accounting body outside Canada

or

• pass the CA Reciprocity Examination (CARE), if you are a member of a designated accounting body.

As a member of the Institute, you will have the right to use the CA designation and to call yourself a Chartered Accountant.