You’ve earned your CPA designation and you’ve decided to provide public accounting services. The Post-Designation Public Accounting (PDPA) program may be your next step. Whether you're pursuing registration for audit, review, or compilation engagements, the PDPA program can help you qualify to practice public accounting post certification.

Recently, Mandeep Bains, Director of Learner Support at CPAWSB, sat down with a panel of successful CFE writers—people who’ve walked the path, faced the pressure, and come out the other side. Their advice was practical, grounded, and full of wisdom. He has summarized their top tips below, and we hope they help you feel more prepared, more confident, and more supported.

In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous History Month, the CPA Western School of Business hosted a unique and immersive Spirit Animal Workshop led by Matricia Bauer, a knowledge sharer and entrepreneur originally from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.

Sometimes the small things are the big things. Especially when it comes to writing exams. Recently, a Capstone 2 candidate asked Sam about what they could bring to an examination centre. Read the article to see her response.