If you are a recent CPA graduate from the CPA program, you can display your designation as: Jane Doe, CPA.
If you transferred from another province, or via an international agreement, and you are a legacy CA, CGA, or CMA member, you may choose to use and display the CPA designation on its own or continue to use it with and followed by your legacy designation(s).
If you also hold an accounting designation from the United States, you can display it as long as it is accompanied by the specific name of the jurisdiction where the US CPA was granted:
Jane Doe, CPA, CPA (Illinois)
or
Jane Doe, CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois)
Alternatively, if you hold an accounting designation from another country except the US, you can use it together with and following your Canadian CPA and display the name of the jurisdiction where you are granted the use of the designation:
Jane Doe, CPA, ACCA (UK)
or
Jane Doe, CPA, CGA, ACCA (UK)
Remember, as a member, you are governed by:
Registration with CPABC impacts the application of other legislation, among others: corporate limited liability, student prohibition on public practice, employment standards.