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Partner Posts
Accountex Canada 2024: A must-attend event for accountants and bookkeepers
One of the world’s largest accounting Expos returns to Toronto for a third year with an expanded program and new features for accountants and bookkeepers
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Career
What's wrong (and right) about professional development for accountants
Imagine four accountants on divergent career paths. Do current continuing professional development models serve both professionals and the public interest?
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Profiles
Markham high school student turning accounting into a fun lesson with cartoon videos
Markham high school student Holly Zhang has created a new cartoon video series on the subject of accounting and financial literacy for her fellow students
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Partner Posts
2024 Tax Planning: Opportunities & Strategies with the Tax Immersion Program
CPA Ontario's inaugural Tax Immersion Program equips Chartered Professional Accountants with the skills needed to thrive in the evolving tax landscape
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Partner Posts
Accelerating the CPA’s role in the innovation economy: Sattwica Goyal’s Innovation Leadership Accelerator experience
How CPA Ontario’s exclusive Innovation Leadership Accelerator program is helping chartered professional accountants accelerate their career trajectories
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Career
A Renewed Designation: The rising value of the Registered Professional Accountant (RPA) in Canadian accounting
James Green of the Society of Professional Accountants of Canada explains why the RPA designation is a significant advancement for the accounting profession
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Partner Posts
The tax profession's talent crisis: The transformative Certificate of Canadian Income Tax Practice
The Certificate of Canadian Income Tax Practice is a game-changer, that helps attract new talent to the tax profession and prepare them for successful careers
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Partner Posts
Bridging Education and Industry: Reflections from the Algoma University and RPA Canada memorandum of understanding
The partnership, which launches a new training program for aspiring accountants, is a forward-thinking strategy that will enrich the Canadian accounting profession
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Thought Leaders
Ethnic diversity is still a serious issue at the top level in accounting firms
Research suggests women and minorities are under-represented at senior positions in Canadian accounting firms despite measures to improve diversity
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Career
Empowering CPAs: The Role of a Master’s Degree in Tax Law
Two chartered professional accountants share their insights into the Osgoode Professional LLM
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Advice
Happy Holidays from Canadian Accountant
There's no accounting for the holidays! Have a safe and happy holiday season.
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Profession
Layoffs at Big Four accounting firm PwC Canada face media scrutiny over severance
Confirmation this week of layoffs at Big Four Canadian accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers followed PwC staff reductions in the UK and Australia
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Thought Leaders
Opinion: The future of a unified Canadian accounting profession
There was a time when the Canadian accounting profession looked like it was headed towards specialization. What happened?, asks Nick A. Shepherd
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Career
Seven reasons why you should attend Accountex Canada 2023 this week
There’s still time to attend one of the premier accounting conferences of the year, taking place this Wednesday and Thursday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
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Partner Posts
Pushing Boundaries, Embracing Change: Accountex Canada returns November 15-16, 2023
Accountex Canada makes a triumphant return this year to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Find out more about this year's features and exhibitors
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Profession
CIMA and CPA Canada sign Memorandum of Understanding
MOU will mean a wider range of employment opportunities for CPAs and will allow Canadian businesses access to a deeper pool of management accounting talent
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Thought Leaders
Few of South Africa’s chartered accountants are black: hearing their stories suggests what to fix
In recognition of Black History Month, this article from South Africa provides insight into systemic barriers to the accounting profession for black accountants
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Profession
Sunday News Roundup 22.07.31: Big Four split, CPA salaries and more Canadian accounting news
Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
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Career
Lessons from successful retired accountants
Three prominent Ottawa accountants talk to Dean Blachford of Blachford Tax Law about retiring successfully from the accounting profession
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Partner Posts
Tax Season is over. Now’s the time to pursue your master’s degree in finance
Fine-tune your accounting career with a Master of Finance (MFin) degree from the Rotman School of Management
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Management
Much room for best workplace improvement for Canadian accounting firms
How did Bateman MacKay, EY Canada, and Grant Thornton make the annual list of Best Workplaces in Canada 2021 and how can accounting firms learn from them?
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Practice
Tax D-Day: As April 30 comes to a close, no extension for accountants despite 75k petition, CRA service disruptions
A tax season like no other is finally coming to a close. CPAs won’t soon forget it
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Retirement
RRSP Meltdown Strategy: A Canadian tax lawyer's tax guidance
Tax lawyer and accountant David Rotfleisch looks at a unique retirement financial strategy to create tax neutrality on RRSP withdrawals
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Thought Leaders
What Canada’s top CEOs think about remote work
Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt has studied recent comments by Canadian CEOs
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Practice
Deducting motor vehicle expenses: Gardner v The Queen
A recent Tax Court decision provides guidance for taxpayers working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic
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