How this 26 year old Indian CA moved to Canada amidst the pandemic and managed to get a job in 1.5 months

• I am Jinal Sanghavi, a Chartered Accountant from India now based in Canada.
• In 2018, my husband and I visited New Zealand. This was our first international experience and needless to say we were awestruck by the kind of lifestyle the kiwis enjoyed!
• We soon started dreaming of living in a country where we could have a work-life balance and yet experience a better quality of life…that is when we discovered Canada and the MOU between ICAI and CPA Canada.
• Fast forward, to early 2020 our PR came through, all excited we quit our jobs and were ready to make Canada our new home when the lockdown was declared. What now?
• Here is our story of resilience.

Deciding to become a CA 

When it was time to decide on my career path, I was sure I didn’t want to pursue Science or Arts. So having selected the only option – Commerce,I knew that I would either end up pursuing Chartered Accountancy or maybe doing an MBA!

I was lucky to get selected for one of the most prestigious colleges in India. Here 190 of 200 students in my batch pursued CA. This had a big influence on me.

I spoke to a lot of seniors and concluded that this degree has good value and recognition not just in India but worldwide…and that is when it became my dream to be a CA!