In order to resolve a disciplinary proceeding before a Panel of CPABC’s Disciplinary Committee concerning alleged professional misconduct, a student agreed to the suspension of their enrollment for a period of six months, commencing on February 28, 2020.
The student admitted to breaching several provisions of the CPABC Code of Professional Conduct, by providing their work product to another candidate in the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP). The other candidate then plagiarized that work by submitting it as their own work product. The student also lied by providing a false and misleading letter to the CPA Western School of Business indicating that they were not aware that the other candidate had access to their work product and had plagiarised their work.
During the six-month period of the suspension of their enrollment as a student of CPABC, the student was suspended as a candidate in the CPA PEP and ineligible to register for any modules in the CPA PEP.