Canadian Immigration and ACCA, CIMA, CFA or CMA

[CrEaTiVe86]

Hello Toronto boy,

First of all well done! U r doing an awsum job here.

I Read all the posts n knew many things before but all ur posts helped me to confirm my understanding.

I would like to let u knw abt my current education status n then wld appreciate ur reply to my specific query.

I have passed 9 out of 14 ACCA exams and have a 30 months experience of work at A. F. Ferguson & Co. (a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers).I am doin CA from Institute of Chartered accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) as well and i am through CA intermediate and preparing for its final exams.

Presently, I am working as a Semi Senior in the ‘Risk Advisory Services’ group of A. F. Ferguson & Co. (a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers). I have also worked in the ‘Assurance and Business Advisory Services’ group of the firm.

Working in this organisation for almost three years, I got an opportunity of being involved in statutory audits and Risk advisory assignments at various clients.

Now I am pursuing to become a Chartered Accountant of Ontario, Canada on the basis of my ACCA qualification and its membership which I expect to gain in the mid of the year 2010.Along with this, I have also opted for BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting degree to be awarded by Oxford Brookes University Business School. On successful completion of all nine Fundamental level papers of ACCA I will be gaining this degree in the mid of the year 2010.

Now based on all this i have applied to PwC, EY, KPMG and Delloite Canada for a job as a student to pursue CA designation. Their application deadline is September 2009 for jobs starting in September 2010.

As i mentioned earlier i expect to get the degree and ACCA membership latest by August 2010, u think i did right by applying now as it would safe my time?

I know it all depends on my luck and u r not someone sitting in HR of big four lol but just wanted some advice from a senior like U working their regarding this.

Moreover kindly let me know about sum other stuff which i can do from here in Pakistan to support my employer in calling me like Ielts or sumthin like that...

Your reply will help me further in planning about my future so thanks in anticipation.

Regards.