Review CPA Canada Core 1 route scope for foundational financial reporting, assurance, tax, finance, governance, and professional judgment, and request a Securities Prep practice update.
Use this page if you are preparing for CPA Canada Core 1 and want to be notified when Securities Prep adds dedicated Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant practice. Core 1 is not live in Securities Prep yet, so this page is a route-specific update page rather than a full practice test.
| Item | Current status |
|---|---|
| Dedicated Core 1 practice | Not live yet |
| App family | Securities Prep |
| Best action today | Use the update form above if Core 1 is your target route |
Core 1 is the first common CPA Canada Professional Education Program module. Candidate practice should separate technical recall from case judgment: identify the issue, choose the relevant accounting or assurance principle, and explain the implication in plain professional language.
| Weak area | Better drill type |
|---|---|
| Financial reporting classification or measurement misses | Short scenario questions that force recognition, measurement, and disclosure reasoning. |
| Assurance terminology confusion | Questions that distinguish risk, assertion, procedure, evidence, and conclusion. |
| Tax or finance side issues | Focused drills that ask what matters for the candidate’s recommendation rather than a full tax memo. |
| Professional judgment misses | Mixed cases where more than one fact is relevant and the best answer requires prioritization. |