The public sector is a complex work environment where accounting and financial professionals make significant contributions to the success of their clients or organization.

Increase your knowledge of public sector finance, deepen your expertise in financial management and keep your career moving forward with the CPA Canada Public Sector Certificate Program.

This signature program offers a two-stage curriculum that combines academic rigour with flexible online study and facilitated group sessions. Explore practical real-life applications that bridge theory and practice to produce highly skilled and confident public sector financial professionals.

Topics include:

• public sector accounting
• governance and decision-making
• financial management
• operating and capital budgets
• public sector auditing
• leadership development
• ethics and accountability
• other key emerging issues

Level I addresses public sector foundations with 40 hours of interactive online learning and case studies, and is available in both English and French. Level II focuses on advanced topics in the public sector with 30 hours of interactive online learning and an in-person, two-day final capstone session. This portion of the program is available only in English. Access to Public Sector Connect, an exclusive discussion forum, is included throughout the program.

Employers will benefit from accelerated development and increases in productivity for staff, while students enjoy the advantages of a valuable peer network, experienced facilitators and marketplace-ready learning.

More detailed information about Level I and II, including access to content, is available below. To complete the Public Sector Certificate Program, participants must finish both levels.