Designation use is a matter of public protection. If an individual uses an accounting designation in the Yukon, the public expects them to be regulated in the Yukon.
Members in the Yukon who became CPAs through either a legacy certification program or legacy membership agreement may only use or display the CPA designation if it is followed by their applicable legacy designation (i.e. “CPA, CA”; “CPA, CGA”; or “CPA, CMA”). Members who became CPAs by passing the Common Final Exam or through a newly negotiated CPA membership agreement may use “CPA” only.
Non-members are not permitted to use any of these designations. CPAs who belong to another provincial body are not permitted to use the CPA designation in the Yukon unless they are also members of CPA Yukon. Similarly, individuals who hold foreign accounting designations are not permitted to display the foreign designations after their name in the Yukon unless they are also members of CPA Yukon and do so in accordance with section 26 of the Chartered Professional Accountants Act.
