{"id":16421,"date":"2025-12-02T16:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/cpa-members-or-candidates-from-a-different-province\/devenir-membre-de-lordre-des-cpa-du-quebec-par-affiliation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:37:11","slug":"becoming-a-member-of-the-quebec-cpa-order-by-affiliation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/future-cpas\/cpa-members-or-candidates-from-a-different-province\/becoming-a-member-of-the-quebec-cpa-order-by-affiliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a member of the Quebec CPA Order by affiliation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you a member of a CPA body in another Canadian province or territory or Bermuda and want to become a member of the Quebec CPA Order?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duly complete and sign the following forms and email them, using a secure transmission method to protect confidential information*, with all other required documents attached, where applicable, to tableauCPA@cpaquebec.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Forms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Application form for admission by affiliation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Request for information on the admission of a CPA from another Canadian province or territory or Bermuda<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Professional liability insurance declaration<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

* For example, a secure link, a secure email, a password-protected document sent in a separate email, an encrypted USB key, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fees charged\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A $510 fee will be charged to file your application. In case of cancellation of your admission application, these fees are non-refundable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within a few days of your admission to the Order, you will also receive your first dues notice, which include your professional liability insurance premium, if applicable. The fees must be paid within 30 days following the date on which you are admitted to the Order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Knowledge of the french language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All members of the Order must have an appropriate knowledge of French to practice the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will have to demonstrate this knowledge by submitting one of the following documents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Official transcript<\/h5>\n

Indicating that you received no less than three years of full-time instruction delivered in French, regardless of the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\n

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Secondary school transcript<\/h5>\n

Issued by Quebec\u2019s Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9ducation, indicating that you passed the fourth or fifth year secondary level examination for French as a first language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\n

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Secondary school diploma<\/h5>\n

Issued by Quebec\u2019s Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9ducation as of and after the 1985-1986 school year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\n

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French language proficiency certificate<\/h5>\n

Attesting that you passed the exam of the Office qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois de la langue fran\u00e7aise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\n

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If you cannot provide any of these documents, you must pass the French exam from the Office qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois de la langue fran\u00e7aise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Order will inform you if you are eligible to obtain a regular permit<\/strong>, a temporary permit<\/strong> or a restricted permit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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