Admission Requirements

CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) for Indigenous Learners

The entry requirements listed below apply only to the Indigenous Learners applying to CPA PEP. If you want to take further modules that have still not been developed for the Indigenous learners initiative, you may take them through the regularly offered CPA PEP modules; you will need to meet all the entry requirements for CPA PEP and must complete the CPAWSB enrollment process at that time.

To enroll in the CPA PEP, applicants require:

An undergraduate degree or a Master’s degree (in any discipline), or eligibility for Mature Status entry.

More detailed information can be found under admission requirements for entry into CPA PEP.

Have 120 credit hours of post-secondary education or be eligible for Mature Status entry.

More detailed information can be found under admission requirements for entry into CPA PEP.

Successful completion of all 14 prerequisite courses (either taken through a recognized post-secondary institution or completed through CPA preparatory courses offered through this initiative).

More detailed information can be found under admission requirements for entry into CPA PEP.

Good character, as demonstrated through questions at registration. More detailed information can be found under admission requirements for entry into CPA PEP.

Lawful permission to study and/or work in the registered region, if applicable. More detailed information can be found under admission requirements for entry into CPA PEP.

Proof of Indigenous Status with one of the following:

  • Copy of a Status card from the Government of Canada
  • Copy of a Métis membership card from one of the five Métis Provincial Affiliates or recognized Territorial organizations. Additionally, the student may present a membership card from the Métis Settlements General Council showing membership in a Métis Settlement of Alberta.
  • Copy of a Nunavut Trust Certificate card.
  • Documentation that an ancestor’s name has been entered: 
    1. in the Indian Register according to the Indian Act, or 
    2. on the band list of an individual band, or 
    3. as a beneficiary of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement or other claim regions such as Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and Inuvialuit.
  • Written confirmation of Indigenous identity from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada or Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated.
  • Written confirmation of membership by a band council which has enacted its own band membership code.

For Indigenous learners unable to provide one of the above, we encourage them to reach out to the CPAWSB to explore other options.

Ready to register in a module or start the enrollment process?

Ready to register in a module or start the enrollment process?

If you have questions or are interested in participating in any of these modules, please fill out the Information Request Form, and we will follow up with you and answer all your questions and if/when you are ready to enroll, we will help you get started.