DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended as a guideline to help you understand which RPA Pathway may apply to your background.
However, it is your responsibility to read the official program requirements and ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria
for the pathway you are applying to.
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DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended as a guideline to help you understand which RPA Pathway may apply to your background.
However, it is your responsibility to read the official program requirements and ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria
for the pathway you are applying to.
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I Understand and Accept
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<h2>Find Your RPA Pathway</h2>
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<div id="q1" class="question">
Do you have an accounting-related degree or diploma?
<div class="options">
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q2')">Yes</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q3')">No</button>
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What is your highest level of education?
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<button onclick="nextQuestion('q2b')">Master’s Degree or higher</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q4')">Bachelor’s Degree</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q5')">College Diploma</button>
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Are you currently teaching an accounting or business-related course?
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<button onclick="nextQuestion('q2c')">Yes</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q4')">No</button>
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Do you have a minimum of 1,200 average teaching hours per year in Accounting, Finance, and Management?
<div class="options">
<button onclick="showResult('Academic Pathway')">Yes</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q4')">No</button>
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Are you a Foreign Designation Holder (e.g., CPA, CMA from another country)?
<div class="options">
<button onclick="showResult('Foreign Designation Holder Pathway')">Yes</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q8')">No</button>
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Are you currently a practitioner with an accounting designation?
<div class="options">
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q8a')">Yes</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q6')">No</button>
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Do you have a full-time or part-time practice?
<div class="options">
<button onclick="showResult('Practitioner Without Designation Pathway')">Full-time</button>
<button onclick="showResult('College Graduate Pathway')">Part-time</button>
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Do you have at least 10 years of senior-level experience (e.g., Controller, CFO) in a medium or large corporation?
<div class="options">
<button onclick="showResult('Experienced Accountant Pathway')">Yes</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q7')">No</button>
</div>
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<div id="q3" class="question" style="display:none;">
<p>You are only eligible under the College Graduate Pathway.</p>
<button onclick="showResult('College Graduate Pathway')">Continue</button>
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<div id="q5" class="question" style="display:none;">
Are you a recent college graduate (within the last 5 years)?
<div class="options">
<button onclick="showResult('College Graduate Pathway')">Yes</button>
<button onclick="nextQuestion('q7')">No</button>
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Do you have at least 3 years of accounting work experience?
<div class="options">
<button onclick="showResult('You are eligible under the College or University Pathway')">Yes</button>
<button onclick="showResult('You are eligible under the College or University Pathway')">No</button>
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function showResult(pathway) {
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"Academic Pathway": "https://rpacanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RPA-Academic-Pathway-8.pdf",
"Foreign Designation Holder Pathway": "https://rpacanada.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Foreign-Designation-Holder-Pathway-Brochure-1-2.pdf",
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<a href="${link}" target="_blank" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline;">
Click here to view the brochure</a>`;
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