# CPA Ontario

> CPA Ontario is the province’s qualifying and regulatory body for Chartered Professional Accountants, serving more than 105,000 members and about 19,000 students. It licenses public accountants, registers firms, oversees conduct and practice quality, administers the route to the CPA designation, sells professional development and runs member services - a public-interest mandate financed mainly by dues, education and training revenue.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Team size:** About 829 employees listed on LinkedIn in 2026
- **Products:** CPA certification and student journey, Member regulation and professional guidance, Firm registration and practice inspection, Public Accounting Licence, Professional development
- **Notable:** Unified Ontario’s CA, CMA and CGA legacy bodies under the CPA banner in 2014., Became the statutory corporation regulating the profession under the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario Act, 2017., Grew to 105,227 members by March 31, 2025, making it Canada’s largest provincial CPA regulatory body.

## Products & services

- **CPA certification and student journey** — Registration, prerequisite assessment, preparatory and professional education, examination administration, practical-experience oversight and admission to membership.
- **Member regulation and professional guidance** — Rules, continuing professional development requirements, advisory support, complaints, investigations, discipline and public directories.
- **Firm registration and practice inspection** — Registration and oversight for accounting firms, including practice inspections, professional liability insurance requirements and firm-change reporting.
- **Public Accounting Licence** — Licensing for qualified members who lead specified public accounting engagements in Ontario, with annual renewal and continuing eligibility requirements.
- **Professional development** — On-demand courses, conferences, executive programs, certification programs and ethics education for members and finance professionals.
- **Innovation Leadership Accelerator** — An 11-week, 33-hour program developed with Jim Balsillie and John Ruffolo for CPAs working with startups, scaleups and innovation-led organizations; the listed 2026 price was C$6,500.
- **New CPA Professional Program** — A redesigned pathway launching in January 2027, combining technical accounting, ethics, leadership, future-focused skills, practical experience and education delivered through accredited post-secondary partners.

## Achievements

- Unified Ontario’s CA, CMA and CGA legacy bodies under the CPA banner in 2014.
- Became the statutory corporation regulating the profession under the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario Act, 2017.
- Grew to 105,227 members by March 31, 2025, making it Canada’s largest provincial CPA regulatory body.
- Maintained provincial member dues at C$580 from 2015 through fiscal 2025.
- Established new agreements after December 2024 that preserved education continuity and access to standards following the end of the Collaboration Accord arrangement.
- Developed a 2027 professional program with online and in-person university pathways and stronger emphasis on ethics, leadership, technology and practical experience.
- Expanded the CPA Ontario Foundation with a C$4 million contribution in 2021 to help aspiring CPAs from priority communities overcome entry barriers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Amendments to professional liability insurance reporting took effect, moving firms to annual reporting through the practitioner-dues filing process and adding direct notification requirements.
- **2026-06** — CPA Ontario published its 2026 conference and program slate, including The Edge, a small and medium practitioners conference, an AI conference and a future-focused CFO program.
- **2026-01** — The 2026 Innovation Leadership Accelerator began at CPA Ontario’s Toronto office with a listed price of C$6,500 and 33 CPD hours.
- **2025-06** — The 2025 annual report disclosed C$112.3 million in revenue, a C$2.7 million deficit, 105,227 members and 19,066 students for the year ended March 31.
- **2024-12** — CPA Ontario concluded its working arrangement under the national Collaboration Accord and moved to new education and standards agreements with CPA Canada.
- **2027-01** — The new CPA Professional Program is scheduled to launch, with a transition period for students in the existing pathway through December 2028.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cpaontario.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cpa-ontario
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CPA_Ontario
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@goCPAontario
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cpaontario/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CPAOntario

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Last updated: 2026-08-23