01-14-2010, 12:05 AM
Dear zaikhan
Welcome to Canada.
Yes, Calgary can be a good place from job and cost of living point of view.
Any accounting qualification that you can get considering your own personal strengths and lackings like responsibilities, having job soon, job in public or industry accounting, money in pocket (however it is not a big consideration as you can get loan), exemptions given by 3 Canadian designations etc. etc. Generally new immigrant go for CGA as it does not require professional job initially to enroll with, which is the case with CICA and CMA.
Have you considered ICAPs arrangement with ICAEW to get ICAEW's CA in Pakistan. If you get ICAEW's CA BEFORE LANDING here, it may provide you leverage toward CICA. You may do advance MS Office (specially advance Excel), computerized accounting software, SAP etc. After landing, at-least get CGAs exemptions/enrolment to place CGA on resume to increase probability of securing jobs.
Please feel no offence. Detailed information is already available on various threads of forum which may be of your benefit.
One very important thing I wanna say you. Do not be discouraged by initial phase of difficulties here. The people who workhard, get over this temporary phase.
I hope other members like maqszaman and MRS can provide you more insight.
Again, welcome to Canada.
Wish you best of luck.
Welcome to Canada.
Yes, Calgary can be a good place from job and cost of living point of view.
Any accounting qualification that you can get considering your own personal strengths and lackings like responsibilities, having job soon, job in public or industry accounting, money in pocket (however it is not a big consideration as you can get loan), exemptions given by 3 Canadian designations etc. etc. Generally new immigrant go for CGA as it does not require professional job initially to enroll with, which is the case with CICA and CMA.
Have you considered ICAPs arrangement with ICAEW to get ICAEW's CA in Pakistan. If you get ICAEW's CA BEFORE LANDING here, it may provide you leverage toward CICA. You may do advance MS Office (specially advance Excel), computerized accounting software, SAP etc. After landing, at-least get CGAs exemptions/enrolment to place CGA on resume to increase probability of securing jobs.
Please feel no offence. Detailed information is already available on various threads of forum which may be of your benefit.
One very important thing I wanna say you. Do not be discouraged by initial phase of difficulties here. The people who workhard, get over this temporary phase.
I hope other members like maqszaman and MRS can provide you more insight.
Again, welcome to Canada.
Wish you best of luck.
