Be a part of what matters
At PwC Canada, we’re shaping the future of assurance by empowering our clients with cutting-edge technology and the brightest minds. We seek individuals from diverse backgrounds who bring unique experiences and skills, ready to innovate and lead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Our inclusive environment offers a dynamic range of career paths, providing countless opportunities to learn, grow, and make a major impact. You’ll work at the forefront of emerging fields like artificial intelligence and ESG, with access to the latest tech tools and a global network. Together, we’ll drive innovation, create solutions, and build a better, more connected world.
Our inclusive environment offers a dynamic range of career paths, providing countless opportunities to learn, grow, and make a major impact. You’ll work at the forefront of emerging fields like artificial intelligence and ESG, with access to the latest tech tools and a global network. Together, we’ll drive innovation, create solutions, and build a better, more connected world.
Why join our Assurance practice?
Why join our Assurance practice?
Caroline
Cassandra
Colin
Vicky
Caroline Gadbois
Partner, Assurance
Hear from Caroline on her career journey at PwC Canada.
- I joined PwC Canada in 2009 as an associate in Core Assurance. I had the chance to travel across Canada, United States and Europe and worked with well-known entrepreneurs and among our priority accounts. I developed sincere relationships with C-Suite and the founders of my clients.
- I got an early promotion to a manager role in 2012 and led complex and high-profile engagements.
- In 2016, I participated in PwC's Women's Leadership Program as a mentee.
- In 2022, I engaged in PwC's Future forward Leadership Program, fostering networking and mentorship opportunities.
- I transferred into the ESG Reporting and assurance practice after my maternity leave in 2022. Quickly jumped into this practice by building a team.
- In 2024, I became partner.
Cassandra Rouse
Partner, Assurance
Hear from Cassandra on her career journey at PwC Canada.
- I joined PwC Canada in 2009 as a co-op student, initially assigned to audit engagements for technology, communication and entertainment companies.
- In 2012, I transferred to focusing on financial services clients in the Assurance practice upon accepting a full-time position as a Senior Associate.
- In 2017, I graduated from PwC's Women's Leadership Program, fostering networking and mentorship opportunities.
- In 2020 and 2022, I contributed to advisory projects for non-audit clients in the insurance industry using my expertise.
- In 2022, I participated in PwC's Global Racial Diversity in Leadership (Financial Services), expanding my global sponsorship opportunities.
- In 2023, I assumed the role of a priority account director for two financial services accounts, improving client satisfaction and retention.
- In 2024, I became a Partner in Assurance in our Financial Services practice.
- Also in 2024, I directed the PwC Canada Next Generation Audit transformation initiatives in the insurance industry.
- I have consistently supported Campus recruiting throughout my career at PwC Canada from ambassador to interviewer to now, as of 2024, being in the role of Recruitment Champion Partner.
Colin Powell
Director, Assurance
Hear from Colin on his career journey at PwC Canada.
- I joined PwC Canada in 2022 as a Director and the Technical Net Zero Leader.
- I’ve been leading our Climate Advisory team's greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification and decarbonization work since then.
- My first major project at PwC Canada was to lead our team's first large scale Scope 3 GHG quantification for an iconic client.
- In 2023, I became co-chair of the Inclusion Network Shine Ontario Chapter.
- Also in 2023, I started to lead recruitment for the Climate Advisory team.
- I’m currently leading our team's go to market strategy to support our clients in developing their Climate Transition Plans.
Vicky Lemieux
Director, Assurance
Hear from Vicky on her career journey at PwC Canada.
- I joined PwC Montreal in 2014 as a co-op student from the University of Sherbrooke. Coming from a small city 12 hours away from Montreal, I was so excited to work downtown in a massive office building. Started off on audit engagements, mainly in manufacturing.
- In 2019, during my first full-time year as a senior associate, I was part of the first Assurance Digital Team. For the entire summer, we were fully dedicated to providing Alteryx training and ensuring its widespread adoption.
- In 2022, I became campus recruitment manager for the September and October recruitment period. Organizing events, interviews, and thinking creatively to maximize recruitment rates.
- Also in 2022, I participated in the Digitally Enhanced Pursuit Program, which significantly improved my business development profile.
- In 2023, I joined the PwC Canada’s Women's Leadership Program, expanding my network and leading to an opportunity to work on the audit proposal of one of the biggest Canadian companies.
- Since 2022, I've been leading business development in the tech industry alongside Andrew Popliger, our Technology & Entertainment - C1 Sector Cohort Lead. This certainly helped me getting my director promotion in 2024.
Core Audit
A career in Audit offers a dynamic and challenging environment where professionals can engage in financial statement audits, regulatory compliance, and risk management. It involves leveraging technology and data analytics to provide high-quality, insightful audits. Career growth is fostered through continuous learning and adapting to industry changes, with opportunities to work with diverse clients and contribute to the integrity of financial reporting. Professionals in this field are part of teams that value innovation and trust, playing a key role in the capital markets.
Risk and Governance Services (RGS)
A career in Risk and Governance Services will immerse you in opportunities that blend risk management, corporate governance, and compliance. You'll leverage advanced data analysis and technology tools to help clients manage their risk landscape effectively. These teams focus on areas such as Internal Audit, Regulatory Compliance, Internal Controls, Enterprise Risk Management, and more. Professionals in Risk and Governance help our clients rethink risk and compliance to drive strategy, capabilities and performance.
Environmental Social Governance (ESG)
Embarking on a career with PwC Canada's ESG team offers a dynamic journey through the evolving landscape of environmental, social, and governance issues. You'll collaborate with leading experts to drive sustainable practices and innovative solutions that shape responsible business. Join us at the forefront of meaningful change and contribute to bettering our world by helping companies manage sustainability risks.
Third Party Trust Services (TPTS)
A career in PwC Canada’s Third-Party Risk Services offers the opportunity to help clients develop a sustainable internal control environment to meet their regulatory and internal transformation or efficiency objectives. These teams leverage regulatory insights to design and implement robust due diligence and risk assessment methodologies. Third-Party Risk Services leverages market-leading knowledge to deliver on engagements under regulatory scrutiny, ensuring impactful solutions for clients.
Digital Risk Solutions (DRS)
The Digital Risk Solutions practice is at the forefront of risk management, where we help businesses navigate the complexities of the digital age. A career in this field offers you an opportunity to work with a team of experts to develop and implement strategies that protect against digital, intellectual, and physical threats, ensuring operational resilience. Create significant value by safeguarding the digital future to ensure business continuity.
Financial Risk Management (FRM)
A career in PwC Canada's Financial Risk Management (FRM) team involves innovative and trust-driven work that plays a pivotal role in the capital markets. This practice assesses, designs, and implements strategic risk functions, offering solutions from credit risk management to complex accounting standards.
Risk Modelling Services (RMS)
A career in Risk Modelling Services at PwC involves leveraging deep quantitative analysis to help clients manage and understand complex risks. These teams work on projects ranging from insurance & asset risk modelling to ESG/climate risk modelling, providing insights to help clients proceed with confidence. In collaboration with experienced actuaries, professionals in this practice manage actuarial liability valuations and financial condition testing, while supporting audit teams in reviewing valuation methodologies and assumptions.
Capital Markets Accounting and Advisory Services (CMAAS)
A career in Capital Markets & Accounting Advisory Services (CMAAS) at PwC is a dynamic and multifaceted experience. It involves advising clients on complex financial reporting and accounting issues during significant transactions like IPOs, mergers, and acquisitions. Professionals in this practice work closely with senior management, bankers, and lawyers, offering solutions-oriented approaches to high-profile financial reporting challenges. A career path in this field offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of industry changes while focusing on making a meaningful impact on clients' business strategies and financial reporting quality.
Don’t have your CPA? Start your journey at PwC Canada
The Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) is one of the most respected, in-demand, and globally recognized designations. There will always be a need for CPAs as they are critical to building trust and strengthening our financial systems.
Technology is transforming the way CPAs accomplish tasks by using innovative tools and tech including AI and blockchain to analyze data and solve challenging puzzles. Accountants have the opportunity to travel visiting clients and as more businesses move to hybrid or virtual work, flexibility is more integral than ever. Accounting is the language of business and can help build your acumen and accelerate your career progression. If you’re interested in finance and accounting and are looking for stability, growth, flexibility, high salaries, advancement, and professional freedom, a CPA designation is for you.
At PwC Canada, we’ll support you on your way to becoming a CPA. We’re the first to offer a pathway for obtaining a CPA designation outside of a traditional path - now you can work on getting the designation as part of our ESG reporting and assurance practice.
Technology is transforming the way CPAs accomplish tasks by using innovative tools and tech including AI and blockchain to analyze data and solve challenging puzzles. Accountants have the opportunity to travel visiting clients and as more businesses move to hybrid or virtual work, flexibility is more integral than ever. Accounting is the language of business and can help build your acumen and accelerate your career progression. If you’re interested in finance and accounting and are looking for stability, growth, flexibility, high salaries, advancement, and professional freedom, a CPA designation is for you.
At PwC Canada, we’ll support you on your way to becoming a CPA. We’re the first to offer a pathway for obtaining a CPA designation outside of a traditional path - now you can work on getting the designation as part of our ESG reporting and assurance practice.