Students are typing on their laptops at an outdoor bench, with a coffee mug visible on lower right side and a potted plant near it.
Students are typing on their laptops at an outdoor bench, with a coffee mug visible on lower right side and a potted plant near it.
A piggy bank on the right side of the photo with gold coloured coins lined up incrementally toward the pig.

Financing Your Education

CPA education, whether CPA preparatory courses or modules in the CPA Professional Education Program, is considered a part-time academic program that is designed for post-secondary graduates and working professionals. The CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB) delivers CPA education, but is not a post-secondary institution and does not qualify for government student loans. Possible options for financing your education include grants, loans, scholarships and bursaries.

Financial Aid & Assistance

The CPA program is registered as a part-time academic program and therefore does not qualify for government student loans; however, many learners enroll in courses and modules in CPA preparatory courses and CPA PEP and receive financial assistance through other means. For details about opportunities where you live, click below:

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan

CPA Scholarships and Bursaries

CPA education foundations in Western Canada offer scholarships and bursaries to students enrolled in CPA preparatory courses and candidates enrolled in CPA PEP in their provinces. For details about opportunities where you live, including application information and deadlines, click below: 

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan

Bank Line of Credit

A line of credit is a type of loan that lets you borrow money as needed to a pre-set limit. You can borrow money from a line of credit, pay it back and then borrow again, up to your credit limit.

While studies through CPAWSB do not qualify for the government student loans, getting a bank line of credit might be an option. The interest rates on lines of credit may be lower than the rates offered on government student loans. But the difference is that you’ll have to start paying interest as soon as you borrow money from a line of credit. 

Contact your financial institution for more details about getting a line of credit or consider the following Canadian major banks: