Dave Forster

GTA Managing Partner

Welcome to PwC’s Greater Toronto Area (GTA) offices. I hope you find the information on this site useful as you begin your journey towards becoming a Chartered Accountant. It provides you with lots of information to help you understand more about our GTA practice, people and national firm.

As you explore the different parts of this site, you’ll notice that this is an exciting time for PwC in the GTA. Our downtown offices are gearing up for a move to PwC Tower, our new home at 18 York Street. More than a new office building, PwC Tower will set the pace for environmental leadership as we pursue LEED Gold status. In each of our sites, we’ve centred our efforts on creating people-focused environments that support collaboration, building relationships and creating value. A large part of that is our emphasis on learning and development and we’re proud of the learning culture we’ve formed throughout our practices. You can read more about PwC Tower and other sites in the GTA in our Offices section.

New this year, you can pursue your CA in each of our lines of service, whether that’s Audit, Tax or Consulting & Deals. As you explore these opportunities available to you at PwC, I encourage you to reach out to our recruiters and staff with your questions. And make sure to attend the various events taking place on campus this fall. I always look forward to this time of the year, as it is an opportunity to meet with talented people like you.

I hope we have a chance to connect in person.

Sincerely,


Dave Forster
GTA Managing Partner

There are five PwC offices within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA): Downtown Toronto, Toronto North, Mississauga, Hamilton and York Region.

Our Downtown Toronto office is located in the heart of Toronto’s vibrant financial district. In the fall, we will move to our new environmentally-friendly home at PwC Tower at 18 York Street, which promises to be an exciting and innovative new space for our people.

The Toronto North office is located in the North American Life Building at the intersection of Yonge & Finch and is conveniently connected to the Finch Subway station. The office is also easily accessible by all major highways.

Our location in Mississauga, the sixth largest city in Canada, serves many of Canada’s top companies who have their head offices here. Close to an expansive shopping centre, you can spend your lunch breaks checking out great stores.

Approximately a one-hour drive from Toronto is our office in Hamilton, the third largest city in Ontario. Traditionally known as an industrial centre, Hamilton boasts a thriving art scene and club district.

Our York Region office is located in the heart of Concord, Ontario, and is a perfect location for commuters and is also central to lots of great shopping.

Our Downtown Toronto office serves clients within the Financial Services (FS), Consumer & Industrial Products & Services (CIPS) and Technology, Information, Communications & Entertainment (TICE) industries. Some of our clients include AGF Funds and AMEX Bank of Canada.

The Toronto North office serves clients in retail, real estate, consumer products, manufacturing and not-for-profit. We also have a large Private Company Services (PCS) practice and a unique group which focuses on our Chinese and Japanese clients.

Our Mississauga office serves a diverse clientele, with a significant presence in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. Some of our clients include Bacardi Canada, Ford Credit Company Limited and Bayer Inc.

Our Hamilton office serves clients from a variety of industries including automotive and steel, with a large PCS practice as well. Clients in this office include Harris Steel Group.

Our York Region office serves clients from the real estate sector, as well as wholesale, not-for-profit, manufacturing and hospitality.

PwC understands that we have a responsibility to our environment and community. Here you’ll have the chance to get involved in local environmental committees to help make our offices more “green.” We also host an annual Green Week every spring where we plant trees and sell organic cookies to raise funds for organizations such as Evergreen. Through our Foundation, we help our people connect with other charitable organizations of interest to them. In 2010-2011, our GTA offices volunteered more than 8,000 hours in the community.

• Covenant House
• Daily Bread Food Bank
• Evergreen
• Starlight Children's Foundation
• SKETCH

We believe in balancing work and leisure. We enjoy numerous social events to celebrate the various achievements of our people. At the end of our busy season, we host a Spring Break Party. We also recognize successful UFE writers with the UFE Results Party and welcome our new associates to the firm with Rookie Night.

Another way we balance work and leisure in some of our offices is through the Summer Fun Day. It's an opportunity for employees to get outside and participate in an activity with the rest of their team.

PwC’s In-House Uniform Final Examination (UFE) Preparation Program is designed to support you during the entire examination process. Led by professional instructors and markers from the PASS program, our extensive program includes 36 days of training and education for the three CA designation examinations: Core Knowledge Examination (CKE), School of Accountancy (SOA) and UFE. You’ll also be provided with all UFE materials and payment of UFE-related exam fees, along with ten weeks of paid and nine weeks of unpaid leave to participate in the program and to give you time to study and write your exams. As part of our UFE mentoring program, you’ll also be assigned a recent successful UFE writer, who’ll provide you with one-on-one guidance and support.

Application deadline date:

September 15, 2011 by noon:

• University of Western Ontario (BMOS, HBA)
• York University (Schulich)
• University of Toronto (St. George, MMPA)
• Queen's University

September 23, 2011 by noon:

• McMaster University
• Wilfrid Laurier University
• University of Waterloo
• University of Ontario Institute of Technology
• Ryerson University
• University of Toronto (Mississauga, Scarborough)
• York University (Atkinson)
• McGill University
• Brock University
• All other schools and programs not listed above

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