The Institute of Chartered Tax Practitioner and Certified Public Finance Accountants of Canada, duly registered under the Federal Charter of Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act on November 11, 2016 is fully approved by the Ministry of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, under subparagraph 118.5(1)(a)(ii) of the Income Tax Act as a "Professional Educational Institution" for offering occupational training programs at postgraduate level in Canada. The Institute of CTP-CPFA Canada is one of the country’s leading Professional Accountancy Body for PFM and Tax practitioners in Canada, and our primary purpose is to promote education in Public Finance Management and Taxation with a key aim of achieving a more efficient and less complex tax system for all. The CTP-CPFA Joint Program enables students to become a member of the Chartered Tax Practitioner and Certified Public Finance Accountants of Canada in two years provided they have undertaken relevant professional work experience after completion of post-secondary prerequisites and a four-year undergraduate degree upon entry, and leads to a rigorous post-graduate credential with dual-designation in PFM and Taxation, and candidates who successfully complete these programs will receive two prestigious qualifications with dual designations from the CTP-CPFA Canada. The right to designate CTPs and CPFAs are exclusively held by the Chartered Tax Practitioner of Canada (CTP) and Certified Public Finance Accountants of Canada (CPFA) by virtue of its Federal Charter, awarded by the Federal Government of Canada in 2016, and the members of CTP-CPFA Canada are entitled to style themselves as Chartered Tax Practitioner and Certified Public Finance Accountants of Canada, and use dual designatory letters CTP and CPFA in Public Finance Management and Taxation. The CTP-CPFA Board is responsible for standards-setting, accreditation and the continuing professional development of CTPs and CPFAs in Canada.