EthicsTraining.ca · ~2 h
A short verifiable-CPD module that walks Canadian CPAs through the structure and application of the CPA Code of Professional Conduct, including confidentiality, integrity and independence rules. Designed as a 2-hour ethics refresher for provincial continuing-competence reporting.
MySafetyPrep · ~4 h
A four-hour online ethics training course aimed at Canadian CPAs, addressing professional conduct, independence and ethical decision-making. A certificate of completion is provided for CPD documentation.
University of British Columbia (via edX)
A UBC-taught introduction to financial accounting concepts, the accounting cycle and the preparation and interpretation of financial statements. Useful as a structured refresher or for CPAs moving into a new reporting role.
Coursera
Examines the ethical obligations and professional responsibilities that accountants owe to clients, employers and the public, using decision-making frameworks and case scenarios. Useful as self-directed ethics CPD for CPAs in public practice or industry.
West Virginia University (via Coursera)
Covers fraud schemes, red flags, evidence gathering and the role of the accountant in investigating and preventing financial statement and asset misappropriation fraud. Strong fit for CPAs seeking technical CPD on records, documentation and fraud risk.
Coursera
Covers the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements of key IFRS standards and how to apply them in preparing financial statements. Directly relevant to Canadian CPAs reporting under IFRS for publicly accountable enterprises.
International Compliance Association
An introductory professional-body qualification covering money laundering typologies, customer due diligence, record-keeping obligations and suspicious-transaction reporting. Supports CPAs who are reporting entities under Canada's AML regime and need documented regulatory CPD.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (via Coursera)
Teaches accountants how to frame business questions as data problems and use analytics and visualization tools on accounting data. Free to audit, with a paid option for the certificate.
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton, via Coursera)
Wharton course showing how accounting data can be combined with statistical analysis to predict outcomes such as credit risk, financial distress and firm performance. Audit access is free; certification is paid.