US qualified CMA in canada

automne77 · Sep 5th, 2009, 10:21 PM

Salam all,

I know that Canada doesn't recognize US CMA like it does UK CIMA. Has anyone over here immigrated to canada with this qualification, what did they have to do to become a canadian CMA. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

Hashmat Usmani · Sep 5th, 2009, 10:27 PM

hi,

which country u are from?

i have a relative who is a Prof and Prog Director for all residency programs at one of the universities in Ontario. if u give me more detail then i can talk to that cousin of mine and let u know exactly what u need to know.

Mostar95 · Sep 6th, 2009, 04:38 AM

Lucknow is in Canada?

automne77 · Sep 6th, 2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hashmat Usmani

hi,

which country u are from?

i have a relative who is a Prof and Prog Director for all residency programs at one of the universities in Ontario. if u give me more detail then i can talk to that cousin of mine and let u know exactly what u need to know.

I am from pakistan....but I don't understand how that matters if you are CMA qualified. What I need to know is what does a US qualified CMA have to do to attain Canadian CMA qualification.

Mostar95 · Sep 7th, 2009, 04:30 AM

Did you check SMA website?

http://www.cma-canada.org/

And if you Pakistan CMA, you will get exemptions in some their papers.

automne77 · Sep 7th, 2009, 06:09 AM

I did check with CMA-canada but they are very vague as in they don't give you any definitive exemptions, they told me that I would have to be in canada apply to them, they would review and then based on that I would be granted exemptions.

I was wondering if someone on gs might be a US CMA who moved to Canada, what happened in their case, that might give me an indication of what to expect from CMA -Canada

Lucid Chaotic · Sep 7th, 2009, 10:47 AM

Unfortunately, there are no mutual recognition programs for the CMA designation in US and Canada. As you've stated above, each candidate applies individually, and each case is handled by the pertinent provincial CMA body in Canada to evaluate the type of exemption or advanced standing that is appropriate.

Mostar95 · Sep 7th, 2009, 10:53 AM

I think it is because the examining system in the USA is entirely different than the Canadian one. Canadian as well Pakistani professional accounting bodies examination system is very similiar to the one in the UK.

Hashmat Usmani · Sep 7th, 2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mostar95

Lucknow is in Canada?

ji hai...lol...ek lucknow se nikle dusre meN aa gire...lol...ya'ni...aasmaan se giraa khajoor meN aTkaa

neeche ke url par pic dekh leN Lucknow, Ontario, Canada kii

http://www.hhof.com/graphfea/SCJ07_28f.jpg

Hashmat Usmani · Sep 7th, 2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by automne77

I am from pakistan....but I don't understand how that matters if you are CMA qualified. What I need to know is what does a US qualified CMA have to do to attain Canadian CMA qualification.

i just tried to help you but u seem to be upset. its ok. the reason why i asked is that if i talk to her i must have some info as to who i was talking about. she is the right person to talk to coz she is the one who does it. she is Program Director and she has students from inida/pakistan. so i'm sorry if i irritated u or offended u. thank you. wish u all the best in this life and here after. aameen

Mostar95 · Sep 8th, 2009, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by automne77

I did check with CMA-canada but they are very vague as in they don't give you any definitive exemptions, they told me that I would have to be in canada apply to them, they would review and then based on that I would be granted exemptions.

I was wondering if someone on gs might be a US CMA who moved to Canada, what happened in their case, that might give me an indication of what to expect from CMA -Canada

You can join the Management Accountants group on Yahoo. There are several Pakistani accountants there who can help you.