Legacy CA Qualification Program - CA Qualification Program Registration Timelines, Deregistration Rules, and Pathways

Sep 2, 2026

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Legacy CA qualification pathways outline key registration timelines, examination attempt limits, and deregistration triggers under CPA Ontario’s regulations. The content specifies deadlines for completing staff training, core knowledge and professional education exam participation, and the maximum time internationally trained, CARE Part I, and Evaluation of Experience (EvE) applicants have to complete requirements and obtain membership. It also defines how membership may be suspended for failing to complete the CA Reciprocity PD Course (CARPD) before defined cutoffs.

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Legacy CA Qualification Program

Student registration and deregistration rules

Internationally Trained Applicants

Evaluation of Experience (EvE) Applicants

CA Reciprocity PD Course (CARPD)

CPA Qualification Program overview

| LEGACY CA QUALIFICATION PROGRAM
Students
For Students, the Core Knowledge examination (CKE) must have been written not more than three years before attempting the School of Accountancy (SOA) . The staff training program must be completed within the first 16 months of registration as a regular Student, or 28 months of registration as a co-op Student.
From Regulation 6-4, section 13:
The Registrar shall deregister a Legacy CA Student as of the earliest of:
13.1 the tenth anniversary of the Legacy CA Student’s initial date of registration;
13.2 forty-five days following the release of the result of the Legacy CA Student’s fourth unsuccessful attempt of the UFE, or, if an appeal of that result has been filed, immediately upon the denial of such appeal;
13.3 forty-five days following the release of the result of the Legacy CA Student’s third unsuccessful attempt of the Common Final Examination, or, if an appeal of that result has been filed, immediately upon the denial of such appeal;
13.4 the sixth anniversary of the Legacy CA Student’s first date of writing any examination in the CPA Professional Education Program if on that anniversary date the Legacy CA Student has not attempted the Common Final Examination; or
13.5 February 1, 2020.
Internationally Trained Applicants
For internationally trained applicants from accounting bodies with which CPA Ontario has a mutual recognition agreement, applications received must be complete upon submission. Once registration has been accepted, these individuals have five years to complete the process and obtain membership. For applicants from Recognized US State Boards and Recognized Accounting Bodies, the CA Reciprocity Examination (CARE) Part I must be successfully written no more than three years prior to applying for membership. Part I of the CARE, must not be attempted more than four times.
Evaluation of Experience (EvE) Applicants
For individuals applying under the EvE membership pathway, applications received must be complete upon submission. Once registration has been accepted, these individuals have three years to complete the process and obtain membership and must successfully complete the Evaluation of Experience examination in no more than two attempts, failing which, the individual will be deregistered and will not be eligible for reregistration under the EvE pathway. Please refer to the end of section 1 for information regard changes that occurred in 2014 to the EvE membership pathway.
CA Reciprocity PD Course (CARPD)
Pre February 21, 2014: For applicants from Reciprocal Membership Bodies, they must complete by December 31, 2014, or the second anniversary of the date of admission to membership, whichever is later, the CA Reciprocity PD Course (CARPD), failing which, their membership will be suspended and will remain suspended until the CARPD has been completed.
Post February 21, 2014: All Applicants must complete by the second anniversary of the date of admission to membership, the CA Reciprocity PD Course (CARPD), failing which, their membership will be suspended andwill remain suspended until the CARPD has been completed. | | --- | | n) the amount of time that the registration process usually takes | | CPA Ontario makes information available on its registration timelines through its website, its Bylaws and Regulations, in correspondence with applicants, counseling of applicants when they phone CPA Ontario or attend in person, and through the various methods previously described elsewhere in this report.
CPA Qualification Program
The CPA Qualification Program is designed to allow for flexibility and provides pathways to membership for individuals with a variety of educational and professional backgrounds. In the future, it will be important to |

FAQs

What timelines apply to Legacy CA students for completing training and attempting required examinations?

Legacy CA students must complete the staff training program within the first 16 months as a regular student or within 28 months as a co-op student, and the Core Knowledge examination (CKE) must be written not more than three years before attempting the School of Accountancy (SOA).

Under what conditions can a Legacy CA student be deregistered?

Deregistration occurs at the earliest of the tenth anniversary of initial registration, defined waiting periods after unsuccessful attempts at UFE and Common Final Examination results (or appeal denial), the sixth anniversary of first writing in the CPA Professional Education Program if no Common Final Exam attempt has occurred, or February 1, 2020.

What deadlines and attempt limits apply to EvE applicants and CARE Part I applicants?

EvE applicants must complete the process and obtain membership within three years and successfully complete the Evaluation of Experience examination within no more than two attempts; otherwise, they are deregistered and not eligible for reregistration under EvE. For CARE Part I applicants, Part I must be written no more than three years prior to applying for membership and must not be attempted more than four times.

Sep 2, 2026

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