Immigration to Canada
ACCA Canada receives many enquiries from ACCA members and student members worldwide who have an interest in working or studying in Canada . ACCA Canada is unable to directly assist individuals immigrating to Canada , and members and students are advised to contact the Canadian High Commission, embassy or consulate in their own country for details of immigration requirements.
Prospective permanent immigrants will need to meet the criteria of a points system which takes into account a number of factors such as education, qualifications, age and family currently in Canada . Details are available at the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website.
We can advise that ACCA members have received considerable education points on the basis of their ACCA qualification and ACCA Canada is currently working with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to have them officially recognize ACCA as a Masters degree equivalence, the standing it receives for immigration purposes to the United Kingdom , per the specifications below:
APPENDIX – PROFESSIONAL/OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Accountants - Masters degree level
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) - If the applicant has provided a certificate from ACCA that states they are a Member or Affiliate this equates to a Masters level.
If there is no certificate but the applicant provides evidence that they have completed parts 1 and 2 of the exam it should be considered Bachelor level.