kingskid

Any ACCA qualified accountant moved from London (UK ) to Canada? What are your experiences please and how are things now? Getting quite scared now by all these tales of woes regarding employment in Canada as I am looking to relocate in April 2010.

spankysparkle

sorry can't help, but this is a thread i'm very interested in. we're in the same boat, hubby is a CA.

must be honest, things don't look too rosy at the moment... unless you're prepared to accept a more junior role and a paycut, if you're lucky enough to find a job, that is.

fingers crossed it works out beautifully for all of us hoping to relocate :0)

JonboyE

Where are you heading to, and what kind of experience do you have?

Regardless of the above you should do the convert your ACCA to the CGA designation.

Butch Cassidy

KK, (and Sparkly)

In addition to the PM I sent you previously. Give these guys a call/email, (at least) one of the recruiters is a (fairly) recent Brit immigrant.

spankysparkle

Hi Butch, will you PM me too please?

Butch Cassidy

What are you looking for porn or advice or info.

Seriously though on its way

kingskid

Hi Butch,

The Sparkly I found seems to be based in Dubai?

spankysparkle

Butch Cassidy

LOL

I'm thick (PM'd you anyway)

should have this link in there
http://www.bowenworks.ca/

kingskid

Thanks Butch; got it, should be very useful.

kingskid

Butch,

Tried sending you a PM regarding our earlier discussion but will not go through.

Will be landing soon and just want to check progress.

Cheers.

Kingskid

spankysparkle

KK, Butch is no longer I'm afraid... banned for life.
Good luck with the landing and new life in Canada. I hope everything goes to plan. If you have tips to share, please do. We will be in the same boat hopefully later this year, and my mr fluff is also an accountant.

d20awy

I'm in the same boat - hoping to move May to Vancouver. V scared by the job market as well but am coming to Canada for the experience not a huge career move so willing to take a pay cut etc and have some savings...

I'm ACA, been told to play up the IFRS experience that i have as Canadians are converting next year.

Not done anything about converting to CGA - heard you can only do it once a year in October in the UK so already missed the boat? (somebody may correct me here!)

spankysparkle

i think you are right - you can only write the exams one a year. i know mr fluff will be attempting it this year

JonboyE

Are you a CA or ACCA? As far as I understand you are right about the ICAEW to CICA conversion, though others have more direct experience.

Again AFAIK, you can do the conversion from ACCA to CGA at any time.