CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB), Edmonton, AB

The CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB) delivers the education program for prospective Chartered Professional Accountants in western Canada. Through a graduate-style learning platform, practical experience, and exposure to standards and ethics of the highest calibre, CPAWSB students become “business-ready” CPAs. CPAWSB oversees the education of CPA candidates in the four western provinces and in the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.

CPAWSB was originally formed in 2000 as the CA School of Business (CASB) by the Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan Institutes of Chartered Accountants. In 2011, the three main accounting bodies in Canada, representing CAs, CGAs and CMAs, agreed to replace those designations with the professional designation of Chartered Professional Accountant. This amalgamation will result in a new accounting body that will be one of the largest in the world.