01-22-2009, 12:10 PM
Dear mroneflower
Honestly speaking, I don't wanna claim that I know the exact legal definition of term "qualified accountant" with reference to Canada and USA, though generally speaking I think foreign qualified accountant and other graduates can say themselves as qualified accountant here. This is just my understanding that could be wrong strictly legally speaking.
The words "Chartered Accountant", "CA", "CGA", and "CMA Canada" are legally protected though. So, no other CA from foreign countries can write CA with his name, unless he is member of CICA, not even CA of ICAEW. All three Canadian designations are patented brands. It is misrepresentation if some uses CA with his name without having memberships with CICA.
Rules are further restrictive in Canada and USA both, specially more in USA. I think a Canadian CA cannot sign off audited financials in any other province if he is not the member of that provincial CA body, though they can get membership of other province's CA body easily. For sure, I know that member of one State Board of Accounting in USA cannot represent himself as CPA in another State where he is not the member of. So, to perform restricted services in another State, the member of one State must have to get membership and satisfy all other requirements of other State too. All State Board of Accountings are independent of each other, and requirements of all are similar but actually different.
Regards
Honestly speaking, I don't wanna claim that I know the exact legal definition of term "qualified accountant" with reference to Canada and USA, though generally speaking I think foreign qualified accountant and other graduates can say themselves as qualified accountant here. This is just my understanding that could be wrong strictly legally speaking.
The words "Chartered Accountant", "CA", "CGA", and "CMA Canada" are legally protected though. So, no other CA from foreign countries can write CA with his name, unless he is member of CICA, not even CA of ICAEW. All three Canadian designations are patented brands. It is misrepresentation if some uses CA with his name without having memberships with CICA.
Rules are further restrictive in Canada and USA both, specially more in USA. I think a Canadian CA cannot sign off audited financials in any other province if he is not the member of that provincial CA body, though they can get membership of other province's CA body easily. For sure, I know that member of one State Board of Accounting in USA cannot represent himself as CPA in another State where he is not the member of. So, to perform restricted services in another State, the member of one State must have to get membership and satisfy all other requirements of other State too. All State Board of Accountings are independent of each other, and requirements of all are similar but actually different.
Regards