Canadian Immigration and ACCA, CIMA, CFA or CMA

[Toronto_Boy]

Dear Adam

I think you are mixing up immigration with work visa. In my opinion, immigration is easy to get as compared to work visa because already each type of professionals are in abundance here and legal requirements of work visa are complex and difficult to fulfill.

I am simply saying that you may apply for immigration once you have degree and few years of relevant experience. Partially completed or full CFA would have weight on your application. However, it is upto you where do you complete CFA. You would have to move to Canada to find a job here.

Though it is on your luck whether you directly (from Pakistan) get the job in Canada based on your CFA, but personally I think such chances are very dim. Toronto is the 3rd largest exam centre in the world after NY and Chicago. Hundreds of fresh CFAs qualify in Toronto each year, so you can imagine about competition. Employers are not interested in candidates who are not physically present here and are legally eligible for the job here. They don’t bother to apply for work visa as they get candidates easily from local market.

Though there is huge competition, but there is also a hope for fresh CFAs. They get settled somehow somewhere and get their share. You know exams and experience are two different requirements. Exams are same all over the world but experience is different. Candidates from Pakistan pass the same exam, though they need some Canadian experience to work here. So, you would have to first come here to apply for the job. As I said difficulties are there, but we all should keep up the good hopes too. Certainly passing CFA exams increase the probability of getting a good professional job in Canada. Remaining is upto one’s luck in life.

Regards