Membership
Eligibility for membership
To become a member of a provincial CPA governing body, you must have completed CPA PEP (education, experience and examination), be an active learner with CPAWSB (on an active academic year and be in Good Standing having paid all outstanding fees with CPAWSB). You cannot apply for membership on a non-active year. If you want to apply for membership while on a non-active year, contact CPAWSB to have your status switched 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 a membership application is approved.
CPAWSB will refund annual dues for the academic year you go to membership as follows:
| Date of Membership | Refund of dues paid to CPAWSB |
| April 1 to June 30 | 100% |
| July 1 to September 30 | 65% |
| October 1 to December 31 | 35% |
| January 1 to March 31 | No refund |
**Please note the refund can take up to 45 days after date of membership.
Applying for membership
For questions about applying for membership or membership eligibility, please contact your CPA Provincial Body directly.
You will continue to have access to VPL via Desire2Learn until you are admitted as a member of a provincial body.