2016-05-11

Brief submitted to the Committee on Health and Social Services as part of the special consultations on Bill 92, An Act to extend the powers of the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec and to amend various legislative provisions

Today, the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés (the Order) made a strong plea before the members of the Committee on Health and Social Services in favour of protecting professional secrecy—a safeguard that is intended to protect patients not professionals. (in French only)

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2016-05-04

Brief submitted to the Committee on Public Finance as part of the Self-initiated order – The tax havens phenomenon

The Quebec CPA Order is pleased to contribute to the work of the Committee on Public Finance on the use of tax havens. As a professional order, we feel it is our responsibility to make a positive contribution to this debate, which has become even more necessary and legitimate in a context where the public is increasingly calling for changes.

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2016-02-09

Comments submitted to the Committee on Public Finance as part of the special consultations on Bill 87 – An Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings within public bodies

The Quebec CPA Order submitted its comments on Bill 87 – An Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings within public bodies – to the Committee on Public Finance. While applauding the government’s commitment to establish a whistleblower protection program, the Order hopes it will adopt a comprehensive approach on this issue (in French only).

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2016-01-20

Brief submitted as part of the Quebec government’s 2016-2017 prebudget consultations

As part of Minister of Finance Carlos Leitão’s 2016-2017 prebudget consultations, the Order submitted seven recommendations that are all based on the principles of good governance, transparency, effectiveness and efficiency (in French only).

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2015-09-23

Brief submitted to the Committee on Institutions as part of the special consultations and public hearings on Bill 51, An Act mainly to make the administration of justice more efficient and fines for minors more deterrent

The proposals in the bill are intended to address concerns expressed by the Order in its brief submitted as part of the special consultations on Bill 17 in the spring of 2013. However, we believe that Bill 51 is incomplete, in that the proposed provisions raise numerous questions about the hybrid structure they would create. (in French only)

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2015-09-22

Ad hoc advisory committee report on limiting CPAs’ professional liability

The board of the Order took note of the advisory committee’s report and approved the recommendations put forward on CPAs’ professional liability relating to all services other than financial statement audits and financial statement audit services provided by CPAs (in French only).

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2015-09-03

Brief submitted to the Committee on Public Finance as part of the report of the Quebec Taxation Review Committee

“Quebec’s tax reform and program review provide a rare opportunity that should be used to get to the bottom of things, and to dare examine our ways of doing things and the policies we thought were untouchable.” Such is the challenge issued by the Quebec CPA Order to the Committee on Public Finance, which is looking at the report of the Quebec Taxation Review Committee (the Godbout Report) just as the Robillard Commission released its second report earlier this week.

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2015-02-17

Brief submitted as part of the Quebec government’s prebudget consultations

The CPA Order is recommending modernizing Quebec taxation through a major shift towards transparency, efficiency and accessibility. This is the focus of the 11 major recommendations the CPA Order presented today to Finance Minister Carlos Leitao as part of the Quebec government’s prebudget consultations.

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2014-10-21

Brief submitted to the Québec Taxation Review Committee

The Quebec CPA Order submitted a brief to the Québec Taxation Review Committee containing a series of proposals and conditions to help steer the Quebec government toward an equitable and more effective management of the province’s public finances.

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2014-07-11

Brief submitted to the Commission of Inquiry on the Awarding and Management of Public Contracts in the Construction Industry

As part of the work conducted by the Charbonneau Commission, the CPA Order submitted a brief outlining its recommendations on how to effectively combat collusion and corruption in the awarding of public contracts in the construction industry.

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