Transcript Assessment

1. Review the required documents for where you completed your education. Gather everything you need before applying to help avoid delays.
2. Create a My Portal account or sign in to your existing account.
3. Start your Transcript Assessment application. In My Portal select:
   Start My CPA Student Application ► Your Program Pathway ► Application ► Start Transcript Assessment
4. Under Education History, check the box to be assessed for the NEW CPA Professional Program*.
5. If you would like to be assessed for the current CPA Certification Program* (PEP) leave the box unchecked, to get into the final intake of Core 1.
6. Follow the prompts and submit your payment.
7. Ask your post-secondary institution(s) to send your official transcript(s) directly to CPA Ontario. You'll confirm in your application that you’ve arranged this. Transcripts sent by you will not be accepted as official.

*Transcript assessments can take up to eight weeks. While every effort will be made to process applications received, we cannot guarantee they will be assessed, approved and registered by December 31, 2026. Anyone who is not registered by that date will need to apply to the new CPA Professional Program launching in January 2027 under Regulation 9-3 and meet its requirements.

Educated in Canada?

Required documents for your transcript assessment application:

• Proof of legal name
• Official transcript(s) from all previously attended Canadian universities and colleges, including degree conferral
• Letter of good standing or letter of intent to graduate
• Transfer of credit letter(s), if required

Educated Outside of Canada?

Required documents for your transcript assessment application:

• Proof of legal name
• Course-by-course credential evaluation carried out by World Education Services (WES) through the International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP)
• Supplementary documentation from any criminal offences, if required
• Supplemental documentation for bankruptcy, if required

For more information, review our Internationally Educated Professionals page.

A WES ICAP evaluation is mandatory for the assessment of all international transcripts. CPA Ontario only accepts credential evaluation completed though WES. Please follow the steps below to obtain and submit your WES ICAP evaluation:

1. Apply for a course-by-course ICAP evaluation with WES Canada by following the instructions on the WES website. When completing your application, be sure to select ‘Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario’ as the recipient of your evaluation.
2. Submit all required documents and information to WES and wait for your course-by-course ICAP evaluation to be completed. CPA Ontario will receive a notification from WES once your evaluation is available.
3. Submit a transcript assessment application through the CPA Ontario online portal. If you have already submitted your application before completing your WES evaluation, no further action is required at this stage.
4. Once CPA Ontario has received your course-by-course ICAP evaluation from WES, your transcript assessment application, and any additional required documentation, your file will be assigned for assessment. Please note that you will receive an email confirming receipt of your official transcripts once we have your WES ICAP evaluation.

Official transcripts are required unless you are seeking registration as an Interim or Pre-Certification student because you are:

• Enrolled in your final semester at a Canadian post-secondary institution (PSI)
• Have completed all the academic requirements to confer your degree, however, have not yet conferred
• Enrolled in a degree-granting institution

CPA Ontario only accepts official transcripts through the following methods. To help avoid delays, we strongly recommend submitting transcripts electronically through MyCreds or another approved credential platform whenever possible. Note: Transcripts sent directly by applicants are not considered official and cannot be accepted.

1. MyCreds (Preferred Method)
   Submit your transcript through MyCreds. Step-by-step video instructions are available to guide you through the process.
2. Approved Electronic Credential Platforms (Preferred Method)
   Submit your transcript electronically through an approved credential platform, such as:
   • Parchment
   • National Student Clearinghouse
   When submitting your transcript, enter transcriptregistration@cpaontario.ca as the recipient.
3. Mail
   Have your institution's Registrar's Office send your official transcript directly to CPA Ontario in a sealed envelope.

Address for couriered mail:
Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
Attention: Transcript Assessments & Registration
36 Hayden Street
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 1V8

Address for regular mail:
Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
Attention: Transcript Assessments & Registration
69 Bloor Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1B3