Four-hour Ethics for Accountants: Ontario 2026 Edition

In this 4-hour course, we’ll cover all the basics regarding ethics for accountants, designed exclusively for Ontario CPAs. This completely updated 2026 edition strips away out-of-province content to focus entirely on the CPA Ontario Code of Professional Conduct, CPA Ontario’s oversight and discipline processes, and current regulatory guidance.

A major addition to this course is a brand-new, substantive section on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We will explore how modern AI tools connect to your existing CPA obligations such as integrity, confidentiality, and professional competence, and how to navigate risks like AI hallucinations, automation bias, and "shadow AI.”

We will also conduct a deep dive into violations by rule of professional conduct specifically for the province of Ontario. We’ll show you what the top seven broken rules have been since 1987, which account for a staggering 89% of all discipline cases, so you can focus on what catches most CPAs.

Furthermore, we have added four new detailed Ontario discipline cases, bringing the total to eight in-depth case studies. We will explore what led these CPAs to break the rules, covering issues like income tax fraud, employee fraud, entrusted funds, and professional competence, and the sanctions they received.

The course also features deep dives into the Bernie Madoff and QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency frauds.

The result is a practical, engaging ethics program where you’ll earn 4 verifiable professional ethics CPD hours while learning how to protect your reputation, your clients, your employer, and the profession.