Membership

Eligibility for Membership

To go to membership with a provincial CPA governing body, you must have completed CPA PEP (education, experience and examination), be on an Active Academic Year and in be Good Standing, having paid all outstanding fees with CPAWSB. You cannot apply for membership on a non active year. If you are interested in applying to membership while on a non-active year, contact CPAWSB to switch to active and pay any difference in fees.

Refund of Dues

Once a month, each provincial CPA body sends CPAWSB a list of candidates who have been admitted into membership. CPAWSB processes the lists and closes the candidates’ School files, which automatically issues any applicable refunds using the original method of payment.

CPAWSB and the Western provincial CPA bodies have agreed upon a harmonized fee structure for candidates moving to membership, based on the quarter that your membership application is approved.

CPAWSB will refund annual dues for the academic year you go to membership as follows:

**Please note the refund could take up to 45 days after date of membership based on date of membership and date CPAWSB receives the list from the provincial CPA body.

How to apply

Submit your membership application directly to your provincial CPA governing body. Membership application information is available on each provincial body’s website.