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CPA Canada welcomes new Board Vice-Chair

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) welcomes new leadership to its Board of Directors following its Annual Meeting of the Members
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Inside Accountex Canada's 2026 session lineup

Brady Peever, director of education at Accountex Canada, breaks down the two-day schedule of 31 sessions and four keynotes at Accountex Canada 2026, Nov. 3-4
Profession

CPA Canada survey indicates rapid integration of AI in Canadian accounting profession

Most chartered professional accountants do not see AI as a threat to CPA service demand but rather as a tool for productivity, analysis and problem-solving
Thought Leaders

Why you should live your life like an accountant — and how you probably already do

Alongside the dominant definition of accounting, another one has developed, understood more broadly as the language by which people justify their behaviour
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Deloitte used AI in $1.6M government report, but watchdog CPA NL says it can’t investigate

Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador cannot investigate Deloitte Inc., the legal entity that produced flawed AI consulting report
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Why isn’t the accounting profession more diverse? Research points to the real levers of change

This South African study uses Canadian academic research in its analysis of how minority students globally have been supported from university to practice
Profession

PCAOB finally publishes first audit inspection reports of Canadian accounting firms this year

Deloitte Canada and De Visser Gray LLP receive excellent reviews from defanged US audit watchdog under deregulatory pressure from Trump Administration
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Canadian Public Accountability Board censures EY Canada over answer sharing on professional development courses

Settlement between Canadian audit watchdog CPAB and Ernst & Young LLP brings closure to cheating scandals involving three of the Big Four accounting firms
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Regional accounting firms post good results in recent CPAB audit inspection reports

Audit watchdog Canadian Public Accountability Board posts 2025 inspection reports for Baker Tilly WM LLP, Crowe MacKay LLP, DMCL LLP, RSM Canada LLP
Profession

CPAB updates restrictions, releases inspection reports for regional accounting firms

Manning Elliott LLP, Smythe LLP, and American auditors Macias, Gini & O’Connell LLP previously restricted by Canadian Public Accountability Board enforcement
Profession

No significant findings reported by Canadian audit watchdog in reports on four Vancouver-based accounting firms

Davidson & Company LLP, D&H Group LLP, De Visser Gray LLP, and WDM Chartered Professional Accountants each have one office in Vancouver, British Columbia
Business

Web Summit: As employers push to adopt AI, many workers push back

A bullish KPMG Canada revealed at Web Summit Vancouver its junior employees must delegate tasks to AI tools, and focus instead on client relationship-building
Profession

Regulators and audit leaders discuss audit quality and confidence in Canada's financial reporting

Left to right: Stan Magidson, Canadian Securities Administrators; Peter Routledge, Superintendent, OSFI; and Sonny Randhawa, Canadian Public Accountability Board
Profession

Bridging Finance allegations just the latest in KPMG Canada audit quality criticism

Under new disclosure rules, Canada’s audit watchdog recently revealed that KPMG had the worst audit inspection results among the Big Four accounting firms
Profession

CPAB Annual Report: As transparency improves, so does audit quality at Canadian accounting firms

The Canadian Public Accountability Board reports a second consecutive year of improvement in audit firm inspection findings compared to historical results
Profession

Stratford’s newest Order of Canada member reflects on recent investiture

Patricia O’Malley, FCPA, FCA served as chair of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board and is a founding member of the International Accounting Standards Board
Profession

Sunday News Roundup 26.03.22: KPMG audit deficiencies, Deloitte AI errors, and more Canadian accounting news

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes CPAB audit inspection reports, why you should join CPA Canada, the accounting dealbook and more.
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Newfoundland and Labrador: Province updated public procurement process days after Deloitte AI scandal exposed

Chartered Professional Accountants Newfoundland and Labrador is investigating the use of artificial intelligence by Deloitte Canada in its consulting work
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Big Four accounting firm Deloitte Canada comes out on top in first firm-specific inspection reports from audit watchdog

KPMG Canada has highest rate of files with significant findings among Big Four firms according to reports published by Canadian Public Accountability Board
Profession

There’s a long way to go before closing the gender pay gap in Canadian accounting

International Women’s Day highlights stark inequalities between male and female accountants in Canada that outstrip the national average and grow over time
Profession

Sunday News Roundup 26.01.25: Davos D-Day, audit watchdogs defanged, and more Canadian accounting news

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes the Mark Carney in Davos, the PCAOB and FRC pressured, PwC Canada and the Martel Ponzi, and much more
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Sunday News Roundup 26.01.18: CPA Canada membership model, fatiguing AI slop, the dealbook and more Canadian accounting news

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes the benefits of national membership, the downside of AI for accountants and businesses, and much more
Profession

Canadian Accountant’s most popular accounting stories of 2025

From regulatory reporting to landmark tax decisions, here are the five articles and some honourable mentions that were the most read by Canadian accountants
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The top 10 partner posts on Canadian Accountant in 2025

We present the top 10 articles that in 2025 got accountants thinking and planning for the future, from software to tax to recruitment to AI to open banking
Thought Leaders

Rudeness is hurting auditors’ ability to protect the public — here’s how

A new study co-authored by Canadian accounting academics shows negative behaviour from clients should be treated as an risk factor — and provides solutions