CPABC Industry Update Winter 2015 | Page 5

CPAs working in BC by 2023 The BC government is expecting over one million new job openings by 2022, including 985,000 openings from economic activities that are already either confirmed or planned.1 Professional accountants will be in high demand as new businesses and projects arise from increased economic activity, and it is likely that this demand will only continue to increase. T o evaluate future prospects for accountants in BC, CPABC commissioned a labour market analysis this past spring. The Occupational Demand Analysis for Chartered Professional Accountants, con