Bsbabe:


Thank you sis. I truly wonder why everyone thinks Canada is only for the Nigerian ne’er do wells

Interestingly, Canada is mostly for the ones who are successful back home but feel they deserve better.

For those trying to get CPA from ACCA, try this link to get more details

https://www.cpaontario.ca/become-a-cpa/why-cpa/internationally-trained-accountants/acca-and-cga-canada-mutual-recognition-agreement

rainazoe:
Hey team ACCA. I sent my transcripts and all documents to CPA-BC and I haven't heard from them. I have mailed and mailed and no response. A friend that did the conversion said it can be a long wait with silence so I intend to call them today to know what's up.

Where are you looking at settling though? Calgary is calling my name

Those guys reply emails after 10 working days. I even traced my evaluator on LinkedIn and connected just to see if communication can be faster. No way! It still takes her 10 days to reply via email and nothing on LinkedIn. It's crazy but you just have to get used to it. Send some more emails, make calls if u can. Just be on their case till you get ur CPA.

Goodluck

primeson1:


Hi,

I am still an Affiliate of ACCA, passed exams in Aug 2015 so i have till Aug 2018 before I can become a full member ( 3 years).

Right now ACCA has delisted me as I didn't pay subscription this year. I intend paying next year to coincide with my full membership status.

My AOR is dec4, what do you advise I do? Should I wait till i land in canada before beginning the conversion process or can an afilliate status suffice?

Well, first and foremost, you are meant to be a full member of ACCA. That's the whole point. Have you considered using your NysC as experience? If that's not possible, you have to wait till you arrive in Canada. The challenge with that is that the MRA is yet to be renewed for a defined term, eg 5 years, and therefore could be terminated anytime. So even folks like me that may not travel for another year are taking advantage.
On a different note, hope you are aware you would need to pay up all outstanding dues with ACCA before they would write to CGA about your current standing.

A major advantage for you is that you have your wes report so CPA does not have to evaluate your degree afresh. Just provide them with the Wes report. This part causes a lot of delays but you are definitely past that.

Ultimately, the earlier the better.

Good luck.

Hello people,
I have finally caught up on the thread. Yes, I have read all 149 pages. So first of all, salut to a the selfless mentors on this thread. From maternal, Ballerz, the great Blackbuddy, theCongo2 and all other contributors. U guys are my men/women of the year. Time man of the year has nothing on you guys. I'm actually still at the stage of Wes/ielts. But as an ACCA member I have also started my conversion to CGA. So in the spirit of sharing, their initial instructions are shown below:

"
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for ACCAs.

Please follow the instructions below to apply for direct admission to membership.

Important Notice:

ACCA members resident in Canada must apply to the provincial CPA body where they reside.

· Applicants residing in Canada must inform our office of their current status (permanent resident, citizen, type of visa) and must provide a copy of their current visa/PR card/Canadian passport.

· Applicants, who relocate or plan to relocate to Canada, during the application process, must inform our office immediately.

· Applicants, who relocate to Canada after their MRA application is processed by CPABC, must register with the applicable provincial body upon arrival in Canada.


CHECKLIST FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS

As a first step, please submit the following documents:

Ø Initial Application Form with handwritten signature. (attached – please submit by email to CGA-BCInternationalInquiries@bccpa.ca). You are required to submit the form attached.
Once your application is submitted, we will review it and advise you if you should proceed further.

Documentation to be provided after submission of the initial application:

1. Original documents confirming satisfaction of degree requirement (3 or 4 years Bachelor’s Degree). An official sealed transcript of your 3 or 4 years Bachelor’s degree must be mailed directly by your University to the Organization.
Applicants admitted as members by ACCA after July 31, 1998, must have a degree from a post-secondary institution recognized by the Organization.

Applicant who have obtained ACCA membership prior to 1998, do not need to provide proof of undergraduate degree.

Note: In instances when we are unable to verify your bachelor’s degree for Canadian equivalency we may ask you to provide a 3rd party assessment of your degree; i.e. WES basic report.

2. Certificate of completion of online Overview of Canadian Tax and Law course available through CPA Store (please send by email). The cost of the course is $495.

3. Membership Status Letter (MSL). A hard copy of this letter must be sent by mail directly by ACCA to our office address. (specific format to be requested - sample letter attached)
4. Current resume (please submit by email)
5. Change of name document (if name on a document differs from a current name).

Note: CPABC Mailing Address

Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
c/o Evaluations Department
800-555 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 4N6 Canada

Member dues are payable upon admission into membership.
The member dues are pro-rated depending on when you are accepted into membership. For example, the total member dues for international members from Apr 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2018 are $1045.75 (including $450 one-time admission fee).
Please note that fees are subject to change without notice."

GTB is basically the only bank that would open a bank draft in Canadian dollars.

You have to be patient because it takes Canada CPA 10 working days to answer an email.

edupedia:


....that exactly is the point....stop comparing Lagos to Accra...Lasgidi has bad and good...Accra and Ghana people are still relatively Loki's to Lagosians...Are we not talking about Lagos whose population is more than 75% of the total population of the whole Ghana?...there are bound to be advantages and disadvantages...next time u want to compare Accra u can do so with Calabar, Kaduna,Akure, PH etc but not even with Abuja....some of those food items like chicken jollof rice etc are tasteless compared to those in Nigeria....some of us have tried them before...so tasteless we were forced to be taking bread and sardines only....no food like ours....that is why our people find it profitable to set up Nigerian food centres in foreign lands like Dubai Uk US etc...even go to Monrovia there are fufu and amala centres....but some of u believe every Libya is better than naija....big mistake!....

God bless you jare.

Our country is big and diverse. Forget all the wahala, we are a wonderful people in a beautiful country.

Just that our government has refused to provide social amenities and opportunities for youths.

You know you should be comparing Ghana to VI Lagos.

So based on one location, one barney, one pure water, one meal, on hangout, one mall, you have easily concluded that Ghana is better than Nigeria?

You don't know how big Nigeria is; that is your problem. A whole Naija is what you are comparing to one locality in Ghana. Chai!

I'm glad you enjoyed your trip sha but before you can compare, you need to go round this our country first.

TonyeBarcanista:
Oseloka Obaze and Obiano in 2013 Governorship campaign



POLITICS:
No Permanent Friend

No Permanent Enemy

Only Permanent Interest.

No permanent interest.

Only interest is permanent.

It sounds rude.
You didn't have to tell your seniors that their delay is embarrassing to the state.
You didn't demonstrate email ethics nor show respect.
As someone suggested, either send a rejoinder to all the former recipients apologizing for your tone or send an individual email followed by a call.
This kind small thing dey spoil person career o.

Why are ushers immune to anointing and falling down.

Leaking that memo was for posterity. He's simply telling the next government, whoever it is, not to hold him responsible for those contracts.
Very clever. In Nigeria, you must eat with a long spoon when appointed to such an office. The heroes of today usually become the villains of tomorrow.
The way I see him, he understands it's a win win for him. Sack him and he continues his personal business. Keep him and rectify the problem.

KevinDein:

There is literally no pleasing some of you.

My brother you have to place a premium on human life.
Yes cultism is bad but our criminal code only punishes actual crime e.g. armed robbery, murder etc.
Some military guys have killed these ones and claimed they are cultists. Who will speak for them? Is that all they did? Does being a cultist warrant "shoot on sight"?
We have to consider all these things. Above all we have to place value on life. The right thing to do is to apprehend them and prosecute them for any known crime they have committed. After all cultists in Nigeria can be likened to Neo-Nazi members or KKK members in US. As long as they have not committed any crime, they are free to gather.
This wanton killing by our military and police men has to stop.

This one taya me o.
Someone in your corrupt government stole (thank God stealing is now corruption), your VP investigated and is presenting you with a report.

Yet, you people are here doing photo ops for something that is so shameful.
Are PMB and YO not aware that this entire process makes them look very bad?

Na WA o

ecoeco:
..
cacophonous illiterates

So if a member of a church defrauds u in a personal business arrangement of which d church is not aware nd he donates to the church frm it

D church will come nd pay u abi?

If na like that me in this Nigeria

I hav lost over 15000 to Nigerian conductors running away with my change

I hav lost 3 phones 2 laptops to bona fide Nigerian citizens worth approximately #800,000

Oya Buhari come nd pay me they are ur citizens nd de pay tax

Nonsense
Adulterated fools




#Eco99#

Illiterates indeed...Yourmumudondo

LesbianBoy:
This country is just a joke

It's not the country that is a joke, it's the government.

Warri no dey carry last.. Na so AY wear white sneakers for safari.

Hehehe..

Still they have equal right to rally.

NothingDoMe:
@ the emboldened is the myopia that fuels an irresponsible and failed government.

Actually looking at it from a sampling point of view, for you to extrapolate the conclusions reached by a sample poll, you must at least ensure that the respondents are representative of the entire population. I don't think that was done.

Mrchippychappy:


Because na only Aboki vote Buhari abi?

Hehehehe... No ask me baba. Ask Baba 97% Vs 5%.

While i support the notion, i must say the poll is flawed. Majority of those that voted him do not have access to Internet not to talk of voting online. So more reflective poll will go to the streets, especially those in the president's region, to ask if they would like him to resign.

I'm sure the answer will be a resounding No. Simply because over there religion trumps everything else, even morals.

doctokwus:
Wike is 10times worse than Amaechi and 20times more corrupt,but the impression created by Amaechi and that overhyped Fashola that they are not corrupt is what irks one.
It was after their appointments,with those of others by the sick cattle rearer,despite documents openly floating around then about their corrupt deeds in office,that I knew Buhari was not ready to fight any corruption.
Amaechi for eg with Ibori,Odili etc were one of the worst vote riggers Nigeria will ever know.They were all inflating votes for the then PDP and the likes of Wike are just following the well laid them template for rigging,embezzlement and other malfeasance in governance.
No wonder Amaechi was one of the cabinet ministers that openly said that Magu was not indispensable as EFCC boss.He knows that if Magu were to be allowed to do his work,his type will soon be in court and behind bars answering for their corrupt deeds.

Stick to the topic pls. How is Wike worse? Has he been governor before? Has he admitted to losing a state's 39million USD and still went ahead to be named minister of the republic? Pls stick to the issue and stop making spurious claims.

isobayor:
Dear Friends,

As a professional Accountant and a Nairalander, I deem it fit to create this topic.

Having passed all ICAN stages in one sitting(won price in cost accounting at ATS) and currently lectures in professional accountancy tutor centers (Leverage associates and legacy Tutors, I have what it take to answer any question as regards ICAN examinations. Any question at all? feel free to ask.

Adebayo(ACA)

Hi Isobayor, please how can one who has already attained ACCA also get ICAN. What is the process?

Another "Mama Evans".

Na wa o.. This July na South West Month o.
So many skulls and killing just falling on SW.
Abeg the month shud come and end biko.

Come so for your mind owl na witch abi?
You just killed a very beautiful harmless animal for nothing.

rien05:


I am 29 years old and I studied BSc.Geology. I currently work as a Procurement Specialist. I know that there are professional courses in Supply chain Management but I feel a Masters tops them. Well maybe i will just wait save up and maybe do CIPS

You are wrong. An MSC/MBA does not top your procurement certification. Better ask someone.

That children were the leaders of tomorrow.

Every time the president or governor has to order the security agencies to either investigate an occurrence or mobilise personnel to an area, they indirectly indict themselves and their government for having failed in their duties.
The basic responsibility of our leaders is safety of lives and property. The expectation is that they would have set up a system that works so that they don't have to order anyone to do their job.
What this really means is that where the president keeps quiet, like the Fulani herdsmen issue, the security agencies will not act, therefore allowing the killing to continue.
This is implies that something is only wrong once the governor/president has proclaimed it so. It means they have redefined our Constitution on what is wrong. This is not the Constitution they swore to uphold.

So what's the way forward? As the president/governor, they should ensure procedures are seamless so they don't require judgement or intervention for the appropriate response to be effected. Where the head of the responsible agency fails to act, fire the Head, be it Inspector General or commissioner.
Take this particular case for example, are you telling me that the Commissioner of Police is not aware of the incident; and if he is aware, he won't act until directed by the president. As a policeman, nobody ought to tell him to uphold order where there is conflict or fish out murderers where people have been killed. If he has done all this and the President is just playing to the gallery, then someone should please tell him that he's just broadcasting the incompetence of his government and all it has put in place.

rev2214:
New UPDATE
More Rug

Bro are the rugs still available? Any Persian rug of about 10 x 12 available?

I'm not in Lagos so I can't come to view but I can pay premium if you help me find what I'm looking for.

See samples below.

ScotsReferendum:
They are doing their job


Provide your ID and money


Germany is not like the jungle we call Nigeria

Animal brain

One of the change agents it took 6 months to appoint.
Now this is what I call an investigation.
I refuse to believe "the presidency" was given these details and they refused to act until their hand was forced.
That's just unbelievable. I can't accept that. That would be daylight middle of road shitting.

Naija Iron throne...