Real-World Ethical Dilemmas for Canadian CPAs: Learning from the Mistakes of Others.
Welcome to "Ethics Stories from the Trenches 2025," a comprehensive course designed for CPAs in Canada. This course delves into real-world ethical dilemmas faced by accounting professionals, using 21 compelling real-life cases of ethical breaches and nine interactive scenarios to provide valuable insights.
You'll explore detailed accounts of CPAs who have violated professional conduct rules and faced significant consequences, covering a wide range of ethical violations, including financial mismanagement, fraud, conflicts of interest, and failure to comply with regulatory requirements.
This course will help you:
The course is divided into seven sections, each exploring key ethical violations through real-life cases and interactive scenarios. It's an opportunity to reflect on your own practices and reinforce your commitment to ethical excellence.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or new to the field, this course provides the tools and knowledge to navigate ethical challenges with confidence and integrity.
Writer, Trainer, On-demand Course Developer and Acclaimed Author
David Trahair, CPA, CA, is an author, trainer, and eLearning developer who creates on-demand video courses for CPAs across Canada. His courses cover topics including personal finance, ethics, AI, and Microsoft Excel. David is also the author of six personal finance books, three of which are national bestsellers. Through his firm, he helps CPAs build practical skills through engaging, self-paced learning.
This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.
If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.
