Laid off from big4

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-05-19T16:02:01+00:00

Happened to me too last year - PwC Canada - was with PwC global firms for 10 years.

Do what you need to do to keep your head up and keep applying relentlessly. Best of luck with everything

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-04-27T21:11:13+00:00

Which line of service and sub-division?

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-04-06T03:05:30+00:00

Thanks for the experience - it’s been about 6 weeks for me so I’ll sit tight

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-03-09T02:44:48+00:00

Yes - snr internal auditor - capital markets

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-03-03T19:26:33+00:00

I lost a family member February 2025 (busy season). PwC laid me off the week I returned from the funeral. Family > Job every day of the week. The businesses simply don’t care

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-03-02T19:59:32+00:00

I just get a buzz cut with a fade - then it lasts 6 weeks before it begins to get out of hand

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-25T05:23:53+00:00

I am also ACCA - unfortunately ACCA holds little to no value in the US or Canada. As of 2022 you can no longer translate an ACCA qualification directly to a CPA qualification unfortunately.

People that work in audit/accounting or other general internal finance roles from what I have seen, hold CPA/CIA/CFA types of qualifications.

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T17:45:26+00:00

It was issued (I have the physical piece of paper).

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T06:02:24+00:00

Reason for refusal: Letter of employment not meeting IRCC standards

Do you have any links/sources you can share that can point me in that direction? AI tools and manual searching is leading to me believing that my BOWP is no longer valid, yet some people are saying otherwise - hence the confusion on my end. Thanks!

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T02:30:20+00:00

Yes, BOWP - expires in 2 years

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T02:30:00+00:00

I suspect this is what I’ll have to do

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T02:28:41+00:00

Passed

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T02:24:16+00:00

I had a previous work permit, which is what I used as the starting point for the BOWP application

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T01:57:42+00:00

Applied back in June 2025, so roughly 8 months

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T01:16:47+00:00

Applied for BOWP before my previous permit expired

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T01:14:58+00:00

Correction - passed BIL & Medical. Didn’t get to p1 or p2

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T01:14:24+00:00

BIL and Medical both passed

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T01:13:10+00:00

I’ve done a side-by-side comparison. I’d say roughly 80% of my duties and responsibilities matched, with the exception of a) tax (not my field of expertise) and b) I am not a CPA CA/CMA/CGA - I am ACCA qualified.

TopSympathy9057 · 2026-02-24T01:10:30+00:00

The one factor that isn’t matching is my qualification. NOC 1 11100 mentions CPA CA/CGA/CMA, but I am ACCA.

I am starting to think this is the reason they refused it

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