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CPA Plus • Top story • Becoming a CPA while remaining employed: A new option for your employees!
The training to become a CPA can now be successfully completed on a part-time basis thanks to the national program delivered by the Order. It’s the ideal path for the members of your team who wish to obtain the designation while remaining employed by your organization.
Newsletters
Mention • Sylvie Chartrand, CPA, CA
Sylvie Chartrand, CPA, CA, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, a été nommée dans un article intitulé « Henri Prévost devient président de Centraide Laurentides ». Source : Journal Le Nord
Member news
Mention • Sheila Fraser, FCPA, FCA
Sheila Fraser, FCPA, FCA, ancienne vérificatrice générale du Canada, a été nommée dans un article intitulé « La culture du déni ». Source : Le Droit
Member news
CPA Newsletter • Top story • CPA competency: The key to PROtecting the public
As part of its ongoing commitment to high standards and excellence, the Order’s Professional inspection committee has issued its year-end report on the main deficiencies identified during the inspections performed in 2014-2015. The committee’s report provides a comprehensive picture of the situation, and recommends ways to identify the root causes of the weaknesses observed and to take effective action.
Newsletters
Response to PSAB’s Request for Information – Post-Implementation Review: Section PS 3410, Government Transfers
The technical working group on public sector accounting submitted a response to the Public Sector Accounting Board’s (PSAB) Request for Information on the post-implementation review of Section PS 3410, Government Transfers. This document reflects the views expressed by the members of the technical working group on the matter. Read the comment letter (in French only) [+]
Expert advice and resources
Proposed Canadian Standard on Engagements to Review Historical Financial Statements: Re-exposure Draft
Given the substantial feedback received on its July 2013 Exposure Draft, and the significance of the proposed changes, the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) issued a re-exposure draft on the proposed Canadian standard on review engagements. A webinar presented by CPA Canada clarifies the AASB’s proposal and the effects the resulting changes may have on your practice. See full details
Expert advice and resources
Changes to the legal framework of cooperatives
The working group on cooperatives wishes to inform you that the amendments to the Cooperatives Act came into force on April 29, 2015. You can read about the changes by referring to the Sommaire des modifications à la Loi sur les coopératives (in French only), published by the Direction du développement des coopératives of the Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et des Exportations (MEIE). Read the summary of the changes on the MEIE’s website
Expert advice and resources
Mention • Pierre Martin, CPA, CA
Pierre Martin, CPA, CA, syndic, RCGT, a été cité dans un article intitulé « Enfin une entente ». Source : Le Journal de Québec
Member news
Appointment • André Courville, FCPA, FCA
André Courville, FCPA, FCA, a été nommé président et chef de la direction de l'Institut des administrateurs de sociétés, section Québec. Source : Les Affaires
Member news
Appointment • Pierre Lépine, CPA, CA
Pierre Lépine, CPA, CA, a été élu administrateur de TomaGold. Source : marketwired.com
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