{"id":19273,"date":"2021-12-03T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/fr\/lordre\/nouvelles-et-publications\/resultats-efc-en\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:25:48","slug":"resultats-efc-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/the-order\/news-and-publications\/resultats-efc-en\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quebecer earns first place in Canada at the CPA Common Final Examination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Montreal, December 3, 2021<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: inherit;\">Quebecer <\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;\">Chlo\u00e9 Bourgault-Bourassa<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: inherit;\">, a<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;\"> <\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;\">Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Trois-Rivi\u00e8res<\/strong><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;\"> <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: inherit;\">graduate,<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;\"> <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: inherit;\">has achieved the distinction of<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem;\"> <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: inherit;\">obtaining the highest standing in Canada at the Common Final Examination (CFE) of chartered professional accountants. This outstanding achievement earned her the Governor General\u2019s Gold Medal, a $5,000 cash prize from CPA Canada and a $5,000 scholarship from the Quebec CPA Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>The National Honour Roll features 21 candidates from Quebec, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship from the Quebec CPA Foundation. In total, 1,235 Quebec candidates passed this examination in September, thereby reaching a major milestone on their path to the CPA designation.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>List of candidates from Quebec on the Canadian Honour Roll<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><span>Alexie Barbeau, \u00c9cole des sciences de la gestion de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Catherine Beauregard, HEC Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>V\u00e9ronique B\u00e9land, HEC Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>William Belisle, Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>James Bolduc, Facult\u00e9 des sciences de l\u2019administration de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Marie-Pier Boulianne, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Rimouski<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>\u00c9<\/span><\/strong><strong><span>milien Castonguay, HEC Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Alisson Cormier, National program<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Jannie-Lee Cyr, Facult\u00e9 des sciences de l\u2019administration de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Sara De Almeida, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Mathieu Dorval, Facult\u00e9 des sciences de l\u2019administration de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Justine Garon, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec en Outaouais<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>M\u00e9lissa Gosselin, Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Emma Guilbault, HEC Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Nicolas Legros, HEC Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Clo\u00e9 Perreault, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Trois-Rivi\u00e8res<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Arye Richards, Universit\u00e9 McGill \u2013 Facult\u00e9 de gestion Desautels<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Elizabeth Roy, Universit\u00e9 McGill \u2013 Facult\u00e9 de gestion Desautels<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>\u00c9lisabeth Samson, HEC Montr\u00e9al<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Francis Sen\u00e9cal-Lebeuf, Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Trois-Rivi\u00e8res<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: inherit;\">\u201cOnce again this year, everything possible was done to create a safe environment that ensured the integrity of the examination process. No fewer than 310 volunteers and employees across Quebec made sure that the CFE went smoothly and provided support to the candidates, who wrote their exams alone in hotel rooms. This critical step of their path, which is challenging and stressful in the best of times, unfolded in optimal conditions and in keeping with the health protocol in effect,\u201d said Genevi\u00e8ve Mottard, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Order.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the CFE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quebec\u2019s candidates are supported by the high-quality education delivered by the university partners and the Order as well as through the coaching provided by professors, mentors and employers committed to training the next generation.<\/li>\n<li>A major milestone in the CPA qualification process, the CFE was held simultaneously across Canada on September 13, 14 and 15, 2021.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The CFE assesses candidates on the following competencies: financial reporting, strategy and governance, management accounting, audit and assurance, finance, and taxation.<\/li>\n<li>Candidates must also demonstrate effective leadership, communication and teamwork skills, and strong ethical competencies.<\/li>\n<li>Candidates can write the CFE after successfully completing the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Quebec CPA Order<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ordre des comptables professionnels agr\u00e9\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec has 41,000 members and 5,000 future CPAs, making it the third largest professional order in Quebec. The Order ensures the protection of the public and the visibility of the profession. It represents all areas of expertise of the accounting profession, including financial reporting, management accounting, strategy and governance, audit and assurance, finance and taxation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; 30 &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information:<\/strong><br>\nGinette Bourbonnais<br>\nDirector, Institutional Communications<br>\nQuebec CPA Order<br>\nT. 514 288-3256 [3022]\u00a0 1 800 363-4688<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:relationsmedias@cpaquebec.ca%20\">relationsmedias@cpaquebec.ca\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow the CPA Order on social media!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/devenirCPA\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Devenir CPA\" rel=\"noopener\"><em class=\"fab fa-facebook-square with-color\"><\/em><span class=\"logo-label\">Devenir<br>\nCPA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal, December 3, 2021 \u2013\u00a0Quebecer Chlo\u00e9 Bourgault-Bourassa, a Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Trois-Rivi\u00e8res graduate, has achieved the distinction of obtaining&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"region":[],"type_publications":[],"class_list":["post-19273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communiques-de-presse"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 05:30:35","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"authors":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19459,"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19273\/revisions\/19459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19273"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=19273"},{"taxonomy":"type_publications","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type_publications?post=19273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}