Job prospects Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA) in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "chartered professional accountant, chartered accountant (CPA, CA)" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for financial auditors and accountants (NOC 11100) in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Digital financial services and AI tools may put pressure on employee skill requirements.
• While Alberta's population growth should improve the demand for this occupation, employment opportunities remain sensitive to economic conditions within the province.
• Key trends for this occupation include artificial intelligence and robo-advising and an aging client population that seeks income rather than risk and accumulation.

Here are some key facts about financial auditors and accountants in Alberta:

• Approximately 32,450 people work in this occupation.
• Financial auditors and accountants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services (NAICS 5412): 32%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 11%
  • Construction (NAICS 23): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 79% of financial auditors and accountants work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 16% of financial auditors and accountants are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 43% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 56% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 60% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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