CGA

Certified General Accountants of Ontario
Thinking beyond the numbers

Why do leading organizations hire CGAs? Because they bring more than straight accounting to the job. They have a well-rounded, diverse skill set. They perform important financial tasks like analysis, reporting, tax and audit. CGAs are known for providing bigger picture thinking. Like finding efficiencies and seeing possibilities that exist beyond the balance sheet.

No shortage of career opportunities
CGAs combine a deep understanding of accounting principles with critical thinking in order to meet the diverse needs of any business, from small start-ups to multi-national corporations, spanning every industry from not for profit, to government, to the corporate world. CGAs are in the top five per cent of income earners in Canada and 95% of them say their CGA designation was a key to their success.

A career built around you
Imagine fitting your course work around your life. With the CGA program there’s no need to choose between school and work. You can do both. With our innovative online study options you learn on your own time and at your own pace with the opportunity to network with course directors, tutors, academic advisers, and colleagues taking the program. The CGA program provides the opportunity to apply accounting and financial knowledge as you acquire it, ensuring that you have a full and solid of the information necessary to build a successful career as a professional accountant.

Finding a job
Need a job? We will help! The biggest question on everyone’s mind is how to get a job as a CGA. It only makes sense. After you put in the time, money and effort to achieve your CGA designation, you want to work. Take advantage of our FREE job-finding service. Employers from across Canada advertise a full range of accounting and financial management positions on our online referral service. It’s free. And only available to students in the CGA program and CGAs.

Take advantage of our accredited programs
Students who graduate from a CGA Ontario accredited program at a post secondary institution like the Schulich school of Business are eligible to enrol in the certification courses of the CGA program of professional studies. This means that a student has one year or less of part-time studies in order to complete the education requirement of the CGA program. Please visit the Accredited Programs page at cga-domore.org and follow us on

Schulich School of Business CGA Ontario Contacts
Daniel Booth, Business Development Manager, CGA Ontario
Email: DBooth@cga-ontario.org
Phone: 416-435-5156

Mallory Clegg, Campus Recruitment Officer, CGA Ontario
Email: MClegg@cga-ontario.org
Phone: 416-996-0339