Licensing guide · New Brunswick

How to Become a Chartered Professional Accountant in New Brunswick

Last checked 3 sources checkedNOC 11100

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with Chartered Professional Accountants New Brunswick to work as a chartered professional accountant in New Brunswick or to use a protected title.

Protected titles
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“Chartered Professional Accountants | Chartered Professional Accountants New Brunswick”

From www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_tra..., checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with Chartered Professional Accountants New Brunswick

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

  • 2 steps without a listed fee

  1. You must hold a recognized degree or equivalent, have completed at least 120 credit hours with a minimum 70% GPA, and successfully complete the Knowledge Assessment or CPA Qualifying Courses before enrolling.

    Source
    “Hold a recognized degree or equivalent* Have completed at least 120 credit hours or equivalent* Achieve a minimum 70% GPA based on those 120 credit hours Successfully complete the Knowledge Assessment or CPA Qualifying Courses”
    cpanewbrunswick.ca/Main/Main/The-CPA-Competency-Map--Qualifications...

  2. You must provide satisfactory evidence of good character as part of entering the program.

    Source
    “Additionally, you must provide satisfactory evidence of good character.”
    cpanewbrunswick.ca/Main/Main/The-CPA-Competency-Map--Qualifications...

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Chartered Professional Accountants New Brunswick

2 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • 1 step without a listed fee

  1. Internationally-trained accountants seeking the CPA designation can pursue international credential recognition through the path offered by the organization.

    Source
    “International Credential Recognition Are you an internationally-trained accountant seeking to obtain the prestigious Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation and join the Chartered Professional Accountants of New Brunswick?”
    cpanewbrunswick.ca

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Chartered Professional Accountants New Brunswick

1 step without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

Good character

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages do not state how someone already licensed in another Canadian province or territory can register in New Brunswick.

Source
“Chartered Professional Accountants | Chartered Professional Accountants New Brunswick”
www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_tra...

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Credential assessment

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Exams

Language tests

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Canadian experience

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Supervised practice

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Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 11100, Financial auditors and accountants. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in New Brunswick and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
New Brunswick $20.67 $35.00 $58.97 Moderate (3 of 5)
Canada $25.00 $40.36 $71.43 —

Wages by region and job outlook in New Brunswick

Wages in every province and territory

Chartered professional accountants in other provinces and territories

Regulated in all 12 other jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

Compare chartered professional accountant licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. Certified Occupations www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_tra... · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. CPA Ontario | The New CPA Professional Program cpanewbrunswick.ca/Main/Main/The-CPA-Competency-Map--Qualifications... · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. CPA New Brunswick cpanewbrunswick.ca · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a chartered professional accountant in New Brunswick?

Yes. Registration with Chartered Professional Accountants New Brunswick is required to practise in New Brunswick.

Which exams are required?

Knowledge Assessment, Common Final Examination (CFE).

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