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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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Advice

Happy Holidays from Canadian Accountant

There's no accounting for the holidays! Have a safe and happy holiday season.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
Thought Leaders

What Canada’s top CEOs think about remote work

Professor Jean-Nicolas Reyt has studied recent comments by Canadian CEOs
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