It has been almost five months since the news broke about CPA Ontario & CPA Quebec withdrawing from CPA Canada. I shared what I knew about the topic that same month as a lot of us (including myself) did not see this coming and most importantly, did not understand what it really meant. I attended…
You are probably here because you heard what happened in the Canadian CPA world this week: CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec announced they were leaving CPA Canada. I was chilling in the evening scrolling on my phone when I saw the news. My first thought: what now? I immediately shared on my IG story with…
This week, my Instagram DMs were busy with the following two questions: Even though I got my designation last year, I am still very invested in what goes on with the program like many of you. Because ultimately, what happens to the profession in the future do have an impact on what the 3 letters…
Last March, I submitted my final PERT via EVR report and got the approval I had been working towards for months shortly after. Then, I released the PERT Guide and applied for my CPA membership. This is not necessarily the last PERT post on jenthinks but it will be the last post with examples from…
With one month left to Sep 2022 CFE, I asked on Instagram what questions you have about the 3-day exam. Here are my answers to the most common ones. If you are already freaking out and/or feeling unprepared, know that it is absolutely normal to feel that way. Remember, you still have all the evenings…
Early 2015, I was 22 and graduated from one of the best universities in Canada with a major in Psychology. I was not sure about a lot then, but I was sure I did not want to pursue a career or higher education in that field. So, why did I just spend the last four…
If you failed CFE, this is for you. At the time of writing this post, I am four days away from results release. I debated working on this post before that because I was not sure I can handle the research on what to do when you failed CFE. I have been getting anxious and…
In Part 1, I walked you through how you can plan for CFE prep step-by-step. In Part 2, I would like to walk you through the CFE resources I would recommend for CFE prep. There are both free (as in, already included in your CPA fees) and paid. It is important to know that your…
A little over a month ago, I wrote the Sep CFE over 3 days in my own hotel room in Vancouver. If you followed my CFE prep journey, you probably know that I started a lot earlier than most. I did it so that I can experiment what strategy worked and what did not. I…
Before I even started writing this post, I already knew one post will not be enough. If you are reading this, you may or may not be aware already: CFE prep is actually a years-long process. It is true that for most people, their ‘CFE prep’ begins two months before CFE (e.g., July for Sept…