Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos (IMCP) MRA

How to apply

Please read the following instructions carefully before you begin your online application:

• Gather all documents listed in the "Required Documents" section before starting your application.
• All documents can be uploaded into the online application form except when originals are required.
• In addition, you should gather information regarding your membership with your accounting body, including Membership ID, date of admission, and date of exam completions, as well as any other information that should be considered by the Registrar when assessing your application.

Please note: if you have previously registered with CPA Canada, please contact our team to be provided with information on how to apply using your previous ID number.

First-time users will first need to create a basic profile by providing your name, email address and phone number. You will also be asked to create a password.

In the "Tell Us More About Yourself" section, you will need to select your answers from drop down menus. Candidates applying for admission under a Mutual Recognition Agreement will need to answer the questions below as follows:

• How would you describe yourself? "Member in an Accounting Body Outside of Canada not previously registered with CPA Canada"
• I would like to…"Apply directly for CPA Ontario membership through an agreement with my accounting body"

To begin, complete the online application to become a CPA Ontario member.

After applying

Once you have submitted your application and online payment through My Portal, you will receive an email confirmation. Applications are not considered complete until payment is received. You can check the status of your application my logging in to My Portal. Additional information may be requested so please check your email regularly.

It is your responsibility to ensure the application is complete and accurate and is received by the Registrar. If you have any questions about the process, please contact us.

For more information on how to access your records, please see our Access to Records Policy.

Eligibility

CPA Ontario is responsible for promoting and protecting the public interest by ensuring our members meet the highest standards of integrity and expertise. This includes regulating the practice and professional conduct of individuals as CPAs providing services to clients in Ontario. Applicants to CPA Ontario should be either residing in, moving to or in the process of immigrating to Ontario.

In order to qualify for admission to membership, you must:

• be a member in good standing with the IMCP and hold a Contador Público Certificado (CPC designation)
• make an application in the appropriate form for membership and pay the prescribed fees and dues
• provide evidence of good character satisfactory to the Registrar by answering declarations contained in the online application
• not be an undischarged bankrupt
• have provided all information and produced all documents requested by CPA Ontario
• not have been registered with CPA Ontario, a regional body, or another provincial body as a student in the five (5) years prior to, or at the time of, writing the first part of the IMCP Examen Uniforme de Certificación de la Contaduría Pública
• you meet the following additional criteria:
  • hold at least a baccalaureate or higher degree
  • have passed the Examen Uniforme de Certificación de la Contaduría Pública (EUC)
  • hold a public accounting licence (Cédula Profesional) issued by the Dirección General de Profesiones/Secretaría de Educación Pública
  • have 30 months of relevant practical experience
  • be in compliance with the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements of the IMCP

An applicant who wrote the EUC while the applicant was a Resident of Canada must, in addition to the above eligibility requirements, have obtained either:

• a university degree from a degree-granting institution of higher education in Mexico or the U.S. as a result of having attended the institution in person for classroom instruction on a full-time basis.
• at least one year of full-time practical experience in accounting in Mexico or the U.S.

CPA Reciprocity Professional Development Course

In order to maintain your membership with CPA Ontario, you will be required to successfully complete the CPA Reciprocity Professional Development Course (CPARPD) by the second anniversary of your date of admission to membership. CPARPD consists of approximately 20 hours of online study in Canadian tax, law and rules of professional conduct in a modular form. The Registrar may grant an exemption from this requirement only if the applicant has successfully completed the CPA Reciprocity Examination within two years of having obtained membership in CPA Ontario.

Required documents

The following documents are required for your application to be considered complete. All documents must be provided in English. If necessary, it is your responsibility to have documents officially translated.

Proof of I.D.

If the name on your document is different than your legal name document, you must also provide a proof of legal name change document or a marriage certificate.

• Proof of identity (please provide a copy of one):
  • birth certificate or equivalent government-issued documentation
  • passport
  • both sides of a Canadian citizenship certificate card
  • both sides of a Permanent Resident card, or landed immigrant papers
  • Canadian driver’s license
  • Nexus identification card

Residency documents

The following documents are required for proof of residency:

• memorandum prepared on a supplementary sheet outlining, in sufficient detail, your residency pattern at the time of writing the normal qualifying examination(s) - the memorandum must also provide clarification as to whether you maintained a home or mailing address in Canada at the time of writing the normal qualifying examination(s)
• documentation showing the date you first landed in Canada or memorandum stating that you have not yet landed in Canada
• documentation showing the year you first filed a Canadian Income Tax Return (if applicable)
• copy of Canadian Customs and Immigration Landing Documents (if applicable)
• copy of Canadian visas held (if applicable)
• copy of passport page(s) containing immigration stamp(s) to support Canadian entry/exit dates and/or residency pattern at the time of writing the normal qualifying examination(s)

Please compile these documents into one PDF attachment and upload into the application.

IMCP Letter of Good Standing (LGS) and transcripts

Appeal rights

An applicant who is refused admission with CPA Ontario for a reason other than good character or credibility, or whose admission is made subject to terms and conditions, may appeal the decision to the Admission and Registration Committee. The parties to an appeal are the applicant and the Registrar. The appeal shall be conducted in accordance with Regulation 6-1: Admission and Registration Committee. The decision of the committee is final.

In circumstances where an applicant does not provide evidence of good character or a credibility assessment is required, the Registrar shall refer the matter to an oral hearing before the Admission and Registration Committee. The parties to the hearing are the applicant and the Registrar. An applicant may appeal an order of the Admission and Registration Committee to the Appeal Committee. The decision of the Appeal Committee is final.