Thank you very much! Here in France there isn't an order for management accounts. It's not as regulated as it is in Canada. I suppose the laws of taxation and internal audit also aren't the same. I'll contact the CMA order and the universities for further datails. I think i'll also have to take the TOEFL exam. Thx!
In fact i was planning to move to Quebec or Ontario since my favourite universities (Concordia, McGill, York and Toronto) are located in these provinces. I had no clue they wanted to merge the accounting boards into one. Does it mean the entrance exam and the accredited CMA-diplomas will change?
thx! i'll read the posting on the merger. Broadly speaking, what are the main tasks of a CGA?
In a nutshell, in Canada only Chartered Accountants can do audited financial statements. I know there has been talk for years of changing that, but I can't honestly tell you how far that's gone. CGA (Certified General Accountants) generally perform the same work, public accounting, but our office only does Notice to Reader not Assurance. But the CA's set the standard in Canada, which is the reason I posted the link to CICA, they produce the handbook.
To the best of my knowledge, GAAP is pretty consistent almost worldwide (or is intended to be) but I do know there are differences with US GAAP and I'm not aware of how different it may be to what you are used to in Europe.