Accounting Essentials →
Introductory accounting cycle, transaction recording and financial statements.
Current intake not confirmed · About $500
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Requirements, funding and where to start →Program details are in English. Page labels are translated.
A route to explore · Ontario
I want accounting skills for work or a business, but do not know whether I need a degree.
Try practical accounting before committing to a degree
Your starting point
Define the skills or target job you want before choosing the length and price of training.
A pathway helps you explore. It does not decide eligibility or guarantee admission, funding, licensing or work. Each program has its own checked date.
01 / Start with your situation
Your first steps
- Define the skills or target job you want before choosing the length and price of training.
- Compare the short Skills for Change introduction with York's continuing-education certificate; confirm the next intake and full payable fees.
- If your goal is CPA qualification, obtain a CPA Ontario assessment first. Ask providers about any payment or financial support, without assuming a grant.
02 / Compare real options
Programs and organizations to explore
Open a program to see requirements, costs, funding and the official starting point.
Certificate in Accounting →
Practical accounting, financial analysis and business coursework with a capstone.
Upcoming — confirm application dates · About $6,750
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Requirements, funding and where to start →03 / Check affordability
Possible funding
See each program’s funding section and ask its provider about your eligibility and full costs. No pathway-wide funding is guaranteed.
04 / Before you commit
Important distinctions
- York SCS states its certificate does not meet the new CPA Professional Program requirements starting in 2027; it is not presented as that qualification's preparation route.
- York SCS says this certificate is not OSAP eligible. CPA recognition and subsidized places are not established for the Skills for Change course; neither option guarantees employment.