Accounting & assurance |
AUDIT & ASSURANCE |
 | | 2008 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The conference that financial reporting professionals from across Canada attend for the latest authoritative information on the rapidly changing world of financial reporting and accounting. This conference is for: CAs and other professional accountants in industry and public practice; CFOs, directors of corporate accounting and financial reporting, VPs and directors of finance, other financial executives, controllers and senior accountants, investor relations professionals; corporate and securities lawyers, securities analysts, fund managers; regulators and regulatory compliance officers; auditors, public accountants and business advisors. |
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 | | 2008 National Conference for Audit Committees | | Responsibilities and expectations of audit committee members are being tightly defined and increasingly regulated...and the required time commitment continues to rise. Audit committee members must play a leadership role in the areas of financial reporting, effective disclosure, corporate ethics, and regulatory compliance for their organizations. They provide the necessary oversight that is demanded today by shareholders and other stakeholder groups. Presentations are designed and delivered to develop existing and future audit committee members — providing knowledge, insight, practical perspectives, and best practices around roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues. |
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 | | 2009 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | At this years Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference expert speakers delivered interpretations and insight on current technical issues, laced with practical, real-life examples to help deal with the critical issues that are relevant to organizations. |
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 | | 2009 National Conference for Audit Committees | | Audit Committee members of Canadian companies of all sizes are facing an unprecedented number of challenges in an environment of ever increasing complexity and regulation. This informative conference will raise your understanding of the critical issues |
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 | | 2010 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | This annual conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. General and concurrent sessions will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | 2010 National Conference for Audit Committees | | The National Conference for Audit Committees featured keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and panel discussions – all delivered by experienced professionals from across the country. Sessions were designed to develop existing and future audit committee members with the focus on roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues. |
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 | | 2011 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The CICA Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. Extensive coverage of the latest developments in both IFRSs and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | 2011 National Conference for Audit Committees | | This conference featured keynote addresses, technical sessions and panel discussions. Sessions were designed to develop existing and future audit committee members. This conference provided a unique opportunity to discuss issues and challenges with colleagues from across the country. |
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 | | 2013 Conference for Audit Committees | (en anglais seulement)
November 28-29, 2013 The Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, ON
This conference features keynote addresses, panel discussions and technical updates and is designed to develop existing and future audit committee members. Topics include the latest developments in financial reporting and audit committee expectations, emerging governance requirements and issues, regulatory developments and other current topics relevant to this important board committee. This conference provides a unique opportunity to discuss your issues and challenges with colleagues from across the country. |
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 | | 2013 Essentials of Audit Committee Membership Workshop | (en anglais seulement)
October 24-25, 2013
CPA Canada Offices, Toronto, ON
This workshop has been uniquely designed for professional accountants who are thinking of serving on boards and due to their skill set, the audit committees. The focus is on boards and audit committees of small to medium sized private companies and not-for-profit organizations.
In this hands-on practical two-day workshop you will explore the role, responsibilities, skills needed, risks, rewards, what to expect and other considerations related to serving on an audit committee. You will get the ESSENTIALS needed to help you decide if you want to serve, and if you do, what is needed to properly discharge your duties. In addition, you will network with your peers who share your interests in serving and with our faculty who have experience in getting appointed and serving on boards and audit committees. |
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 | | 2013 In-Depth Brokers and Investment Dealers Course | (en anglais seulement)
September 25-27, 2013
St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Centre, Toronto, ON
This top-rated course is considered the definitive training program for professionals providing audit, assurance and other services to brokers and investment dealers, and for professionals who work in a securities-broker or dealer setting. The program consists of a pre-course on-line module and in-class technical lectures with hands-on work sessions delivered by brokerage industry experts. The course provides participants with an intermediate level of knowledge of the Canadian securities industry and the operations and function of brokers and investment dealers, including regulatory requirements. |
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 | | Adopting IFRS – What Your Auditors Will Expect from You in 2010 & 2011 | This session helps you plan for your 2010 and 2011 audits and help answer the question: What are your auditors thinking? This session includes: - Completeness of the implementation plan and execution
- IFRS 1 adjustments and comparative results
- Documentation considerations
- Internal controls
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 | | An Auditors Perspective on Your Move to IFRS: A Panel Discussion' | | Moderated by an experienced preparer, these panel members discuss what their clients can expect in the new world post conversion to IFRS. Issues such as note preparation, conflict of interest, support for note disclosures and the impact of the move to IFRS on audit letters are discussed. |
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 | | Application des techniques de vérification informatisée, 2e édition | | (also available in English) | Cette monographie s’adresse aux vérificateurs internes et externes des petites et des grandes entreprises, de même qu’aux chefs des finances, aux chefs de l’information et aux autres dirigeants et membres du personnel susceptibles de tirer parti des techniques de vérification informatisée (TVI) afin d’être plus efficaces dans l’exécution des appréciations des risques, des attestations et des vérifications de conformité. |
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 | | ASPE Assurance and Review Implications | | Accounting for the transition to ASPE is not the only consideration for enterprises and practitioners when they make the move from current GAAP. The assurance and review implications will play a very important part as entities make the transition. This session discusses issues such as: how much audit/review work should be performed on the comparative period; what sort of evidence is necessary for the fair value bump; or what sort of report should be attached. Learn from a practitioner who works with private enterprises about how the transition to ASPE will affect your assurance and review engagements. |
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 | | Audit Enquiry: Seeking more reliable evidence from audit enquiry | | (aussi disponible en français) | In today's environment, with the decreasing availability of documentary evidence, information obtained through audit enquiry is increasingly important. This report studies the reliability of enquiry as an information-gathering technique, and investigates the steps that need to be taken to develop simultaneously both the particular skills of the auditing profession in enquiry and the capacity of the profession to keep pace with events in an economy characterized by rapid change and increasing complexity. |
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 | | Auditing Micro-Entities Effectively and Efficiently — Making the CASs work for you and your clients | The CASs are having an impact on the Canadian auditing world, including the audit of micro-entities. Although some have thought that they have added a layer of complexity to these micro-audits, Mr. Cowperthwaite introduces us in this course to techniques that can make the auditing process more effective and efficient. The three modules of the course, identify and walk you through the most impactful CASs, and guide you through an examination of your business and how you can improve it.
- Module 1: Coping with standards change: you and your clients;
- Module 2: Understanding the CASs and using them effectively; and
- Module 3: Opportunities for audit and practice efficiency,
The course also includes a pdf Workbook with additional information and activities, and a quiz. |
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 | | Auditing Standards are Changing Too! | | Find out how the Audit Report and the Engagement Letter are changing, how managements responsibilities will also change, how these changes integrate with the transition to IFRS and, ultimately, how they will affect the work of the Audit Committee. |
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 | | Canadian Professional Engagement Manual (C•PEM), 2012 - Members | | (aussi disponible en français) | The 2012 edition of C•PEM now available!
A trusted source of guidance for over 20 years, the Canadian Professional
Engagement Manual (C•PEM) is designed to help practitioners perform
efficient, cost-effective audit, review and compilation engagements for
small- and medium-sized entities (SMEs). Now with more than 50 new sample letters!
PLEASE NOTE: Existing subscribers to C•PEM do not need to re-order each year. The new edition will be sent/updated automatically when it is available.
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 | | Canadian Professional Engagement Manual (C•PEM), 2012 - Non-members | | (aussi disponible en français) | The 2012 edition of C•PEM now available!
A trusted source of guidance for over 20 years, the Canadian Professional Engagement Manual (C•PEM) is designed to help practitioners perform efficient, cost-effective audit, review and compilation engagements for
small- and medium-sized entities (SMEs). Now with more than 50 new sample letters!
PLEASE NOTE: Existing subscribers to C•PEM do not need to re-order each year. The new edition will be sent/updated automatically when it is available.
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 | | Certification au niveau des données | | (also available in English) | Compte tenu de la tendance croissante vers la présentation, en dehors des états financiers classiques, d’éléments de données isolés tels que des mesures de performance, des postes clés, des statistiques et d’autres mesures des activités de l’entreprise, certains commencent à s’interroger sur le besoin d’une certification au niveau des données. Une nouvelle monographie de l’ICCA, Certification au niveau des données, présente les problèmes propres à ce type de certification et les tendances qui se dessinent, recommande des solutions et contient des suggestions quant à la ligne de conduite que la profession pourrait adopter à ce chapitre. |
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 | | Certification, Internal Controls & the Move to IFRS | | IFRS will have a significant impact on many aspects of your business including the control environment, internal control over financial reporting, and CEO/CFO Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings. This session will help you address these critical issues related to your IFRS transition. |
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 | | CICA C•PEM Electronic Templates | | (aussi disponible en français) | Exclusively for subscribers to C•PEM
The C•PEM sample forms and engagement letters in Word and Excel formats can be tailored to meet the known facts and circumstances of the specific engagement. Along with the Canadian Professional Engagement Manual (C•PEM), these sample practice aids help to ensure work is carried out with a consistent level of quality that is in accordance with professional standards and the firm’s policies and procedures. Completely updated for the new Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS). |
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 | | CPAB Update: The Role of the Audit Committee in Improving Audit Quality | | One of the functions of the Audit Committee is to advise the Board regarding the selection and performance of the auditor, but the committee can also play a role in improving audit quality. This session addresses improving audit quality and provides an update on themes from CPAB roundtables with Audit Committee members, as well as CPAB Inspection findings. |
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 | | Data Level Assurance | | (aussi disponible en français) | With the shift from the use of traditional financial statements to reporting data elements such as performance metrics, key items, statistics and other measurements of business activities, the question has been raised whether there is a need for assurance on the data being reported. The research study, Data Level Assurance, will identify the issues and future trends in data level assurance, recommend solutions to these issues, and suggest the future course of action for the profession in this area. |
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 | | Financial Literacy Requirement: What Does this Really Mean in an IFRS World? | | The obligation to be "financially literate" is a core requirement for Audit Committee members of non-venture issuers. The basic obligation does not change for Canadian companies after they make the transition to IFRS, but the steps required to meet and maintain the financial literacy standard may change dramatically. This session discusses this requirement, sets out some of the challenges of IFRS, and sets out some practical suggestions for committee members in addressing these challenges and managing the related risks. |
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 | | How to Improve the Productivity of the Audit Committee: Practical Tips and Techniques | | Audit committees typically have a full mandate, resulting in a heavy workload. Learn from experienced Audit Chairs the disciplines that they use to improve the overall productivity of the committee, as well as how they structure the workload, set the agenda, prioritize issues, distribute materials, use in-camera sessions and conduct the meetings. |
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 | | IFRS: Key Issues from the Perspective of an Auditor and a Preparer | | This session is a conversation between a preparer and an auditor about the issues and actions that Audit Committees should take in dealing with the adoption of IFRS. The conversation will cover such topics as dealing with deadlines realistically, identifying and dealing with unclear or unresolved issues, disclosure of the quantitative effects of decisions, the realities of principles based accounting and managing the 2011 crunch. |
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 | | L’intégrité à la une : L’univers à haut risque des comités de vérification | | (also available in English) | | L’intégrité à la une met en lumière l’évolution récente du contexte réglementaire, en accordant une attention soutenue à la nécessité cruciale d’établir, de gérer et d’entretenir des relations efficaces entre le conseil d’administration, le comité de vérification, la direction et les vérificateurs externes. Un guide utile pour les comités de vérification, les directions d’entreprise et les vérificateurs dans cet environnement en évolution rapide et à risque élevé. |
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 | | Making Accounting Policy Choices Under ASPE | | This session discusses different accounting policy choices, such as taxes, consolidations, joint ventures, pensions, and internally generated intangibles. The pros and cons of each choice are examined as well as their effect on the financial statements. |
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 | | Manuel d'assurance de la qualité (MAQ) - Membres | | (also available in English) | Nouvelle édition disponible dès maintenant!
Le Manuel d’assurance de la qualité (MAQ) de l’ICCA est une ressource exhaustive qui vise à aider les cabinets à se conformer aux normes canadiennes de contrôle qualité (NCCQ 1 et
NCA 220), ainsi qu’à élaborer et à documenter leurs propres manuels de politiques et systèmes de contrôle qualité. Le MAQ comprend des exemples de manuels d’assurance qualité, des commentaires et des indications sur les objectifs du contrôle qualité, ainsi que des fichiers Word qui vous permettront de personnaliser les exemples de manuels et les outils d’aide, à savoir des lettres de mission, des formulaires et des feuilles de travail.
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 | | Manuel d'assurance de la qualité (MAQ) - Non-membres | | (also available in English) | Nouvelle édition disponible dès maintenant!
Le Manuel d’assurance de la qualité (MAQ) de l’ICCA est une ressource exhaustive qui vise à aider les cabinets à se conformer aux normes canadiennes de contrôle qualité (NCCQ 1 et
NCA 220), ainsi qu’à élaborer et à documenter leurs propres manuels de politiques et systèmes de contrôle qualité. Le MAQ comprend des exemples de manuels d’assurance qualité, des commentaires et des indications sur les objectifs du contrôle qualité, ainsi que des fichiers Word qui vous permettront de personnaliser les exemples de manuels et les outils d’aide, à savoir des lettres de mission, des formulaires et des feuilles de travail.
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 | | Masques de saisie électronique pour le Guide du praticien canadien | | (also available in English) | Réservés aux abonnés du GDP•CA
Les exemples de formulaires et les lettres de mission du GDP•CA en format Word et Excel peuvent être adaptés en fonction des faits et des circonstances connus propres à la mission en cause. Conjugués au Guide du praticien canadien (GDP•CA), ces outils pratiques permettent d’assurer que les travaux seront réalisés selon un niveau de qualité uniforme conforme aux normes professionnelles et aux politiques et procédures du cabinet. Ces textes ont été entièrement mis à jour pour refléter les nouvelles Normes canadiennes d’audit (NCA). |
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 | | MD&A – To Disclose or Not to Disclose | | MD&A is one of the most important communication vehicles that management uses to reach its companys stakeholders. Hear differing perspectives on what should be included in your MD&A to satisfy all of your stakeholders. |
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 | | New Auditing Standards and the Impact on Audit Committees | | The Canadian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) is adopting International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) as Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS). These changes have implications for Audit Committees. Learn about the new CAS requirements, including the greater transparency of information sharing by auditors and Audit Committees, the required dialogue and written communications that the auditor must have with the Audit Committee, and the auditors standard report. |
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 | | PCGR pour les entreprises à capital fermé : choix de méthodes comptables | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Cette séance traite de divers choix de méthodes comptables en ce qui concerne les impôts, la consolidation, les coentreprises, les prestations de retraite et les actifs incorporels générés à l’interne. Les avantages et les inconvénients de chaque choix seront abordés, de même que leur incidence sur les états financiers. |
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 | | Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) - Members | | (aussi disponible en français) | New update now available!
Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) is a comprehensive resource designed to help firms comply with Canadian quality control standards (CSQC 1 and CAS 220) and develop and document their own policy manuals and systems of control. QAM includes sample quality assurance manuals, commentary and guidance on quality control objectives and Word files for customizing the sample manuals and practice aids – letters, forms and worksheets. |
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 | | Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) - Non-members | | (aussi disponible en français) | The Quality Assurance Manual (QAM) is a comprehensive resource designed to help firms comply with Canadian quality control standards (CSQC 1 and CAS 220) and develop and document their own policy manuals and systems of control. QAM includes sample quality assurance manuals, commentary and guidance on quality control objectives and Word files for customizing the sample manuals and practice aids – letters, forms and worksheets. |
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 | | Regulatory Update: What Audit Committee Members Need to Know | | Governance standards for Boards and their committees are again under review as a result of the recent financial crisis. While much of the pressure for change is coming from outside of Canada, Canadian governance standards will be affected by global change. Audit Committees need to understand emerging changes to governance standards both for the Audit Committee itself and for the Board overall. |
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 | | The Auditors Report – How Has It Changed Under CASs / ISAs?' | | This session highlights key aspects of the form and content of the auditor’s report under the CASs and how they differ from existing reports. Topics to be covered include the auditor’s standard report, the new approach to Emphasis of Matter paragraphs, and matters in which there continues to be misunderstandings – such as the respective roles of the auditor and management regarding the financial statements, including internal control and fraud. |
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 | | Update from the OSC | | This session addresses current financial reporting topics relevant to market participants, with a focus on those related to the corporate governance and audit committee regimes. |
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 | | Value for Money Audits | | This session aims to bring clarity to the subject of value for money audits and to help you understand a range of techniques for assessing the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of their business areas, functions, services and projects they serve. |
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 | | Why Should Auditors Care About Privacy Management Controls? | | Learn about the value of Privacy Management Controls and how audit can play a key role in identifying privacy risks. Experience has shown that organizations, regardless of size and mandate, do need to manage privacy breach risks like any other business risks. In todays digital economy, organizations find that personal information about their customers, employees and partners are more susceptible to a wide range of privacy breaches with potentially significant business implications. This session explores these issues and how to identify privacy breach risks and implications. |
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BASIS FOR CONCLUSIONS & INTERPRETATION |
 | | Cadre redditionnel législatif régissant l'établissement des budgets et des dépenses des gouvernements | | (also available in English) | Le présent document de consultation brosse un tableau des obligations législatives actuelles et des initiatives prévues en ce qui concerne le recours à la comptabilité d’exercice intégrale pour l’établissement des documents relatifs aux budgets et aux budgets des dépenses. Il recommande des orientations et offre des observations visant à alimenter les débats et à élargir le bassin des connaissances susceptibles d’améliorer le processus budgétaire axé sur la comptabilité d’exercice, et ce, pour tous les gouvernements au Canada. |
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 | | Making Accounting Policy Choices Under ASPE | | This session discusses different accounting policy choices, such as taxes, consolidations, joint ventures, pensions, and internally generated intangibles. The pros and cons of each choice are examined as well as their effect on the financial statements. |
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 | | PCGR pour les entreprises à capital fermé : choix de méthodes comptables | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Cette séance traite de divers choix de méthodes comptables en ce qui concerne les impôts, la consolidation, les coentreprises, les prestations de retraite et les actifs incorporels générés à l’interne. Les avantages et les inconvénients de chaque choix seront abordés, de même que leur incidence sur les états financiers. |
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CICA HANDBOOK |
 | | 2010 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | This annual conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. General and concurrent sessions will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | Adopting ASPE – Implementation Issues | | What are the key implementation issues when adopting the new Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)? This session addresses issues such as system changes, communicating with users, impacts on key metrics, and disclosures in the year of adoption, etc. And, youll also hear ideas on what you can do now to minimize the cost of converting to IFRS in the future. |
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 | | An Update From the Accounting Standards Board | | Canadian GAAP continues to change to IFRS for publicly accountable enterprises and new standards for private enterprises. This session highlights the AcSBs current priorities and activities. |
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 | | CICA Handbook – Accounting (CICAACC), Non-member (Electronic) | | (aussi disponible en français) | The final accounting standards set by the Accounting Standards Board for entities that prepare financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It includes International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE), Accounting Standards for Not-for-Profit Organizations, and Accounting Standards for Pension Plans. |
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 | | CICA Handbook – Accounting and Assurance (CICAA&A), Non-member (Electronic) | | (aussi disponible en français) | The official accounting and assurance pronouncements of both the Accounting Standards Board and the Auditing & Assurance Standards Board, CICA Handbook – Accounting and Assurance includes International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE), Accounting Standards for Not-for-Profit Organizations, and Pension Plans, as well as Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS), CSQC 1, Quality Control
for Firms that Perform Audits and Reviews of Financial Statements, and Other Assurance Engagements. |
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 | | CICA Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSACC) | | (aussi disponible en français) | The CICA Public Sector Accounting Handbook provides you with all the information you need on accounting and assurance as it relates to the public sector. It contains the accounting standards for federal, provincial, territorial and local governments and government organizations.
Available in Loose Leaf, DVD, Internet and Download formats |
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 | | Compte rendu du Conseil des normes comptables | | Cette piste audio française a été enregistrée lors du Colloque sur l’information financière et la comptabilité 2010, où des services de traduction simultanée vers le français étaient offerts. Les PCGR canadiens ne cessent d’évoluer, notamment avec le passage aux IFRS, pour les entreprises ayant une obligation d’information du public, et aux nouvelles Normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé. Cette séance est axée sur les priorités et les activités actuelles du CNC. |
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 | | GDP – Mise à jour | | Cette piste audio française a été enregistrée lors du Colloque national de 2010 pour les conseillers de PME, où des services de traduction simultanée vers le français étaient offerts. Le Guide du praticien (GDP•CA) est l’un des outils d’audit et de certification les plus utilisés par les petits et moyens cabinets. À quelques mois de l’entrée en vigueur des Normes canadiennes d’audit (NCA), le GDP a été entièrement révisé pour tenir compte des nouvelles normes. Lors de cette séance importante, on présente le nouveau GDP•CA, des possibilités et des idées en lien avec la mise en œuvre des nouvelles NCA à l’aide du GDP•CA, les formulaires qui ont changé et les raisons qui ont motivé les changements, la façon d’utiliser les formulaires et d’en réduire le nombre, ce que vous et votre personnel devez savoir, des suggestions de formation et des indications détaillées (aucun formulaire nouveau) pour les missions d’examen et de compilation. |
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 | | Making Accounting Policy Choices Under ASPE | | This session discusses different accounting policy choices, such as taxes, consolidations, joint ventures, pensions, and internally generated intangibles. The pros and cons of each choice are examined as well as their effect on the financial statements. |
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 | | Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) | | (aussi disponible en français) | Management’s Discussion and Analysis provides principles and a framework to help preparers identify and organize appropriate information for their MD&A disclosures, emphasizing aspects of existing regulation and, in places, adding dimensions that go beyond existing regulation. The framework provides a structure for preparing a fact-based disclosure document that gives a reader the ability to look at the issuer “through the eyes of management”. |
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 | | Manuel de comptabilité de l'ICCA pour le secteur public (SPCOM) | | (also available in English) | Le Manuel de comptabilité de l’ICCA pour le secteur public fournit tous les renseignements pertinents sur la comptabilité et la certification dans le secteur public. Il contient les normes comptables applicables aux gouvernements fédéral, provinciaux et territoriaux, ainsi qu’aux Administrations locales et aux organismes publics.
Offert en volume à feuilles mobiles, et en formats DVD, Internet et téléchargement. |
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 | | Manuel de l'ICCA – Certification, édition 2013, Non-membres (Papier) | | (also available in English) | Cet ouvrage contient les normes définitives de certification établies par Conseil des normes d’audit et de certification. Il comprend la NCCQ 1, «Contrôle qualité des cabinets réalisant des missions d’audit ou d’examen d’états financiers et d’autres missions de certification», les Normes canadiennes d’audit et les Notes d’orientation concernant la certification et les services connexes. |
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 | | Manuel de l'ICCA – Comptabilité et Certification (ICCACC), Non-membres (Électronique) | | (also available in English) | | Cet ouvrage contient les prises de position officielles en comptabilité et en certification du Conseil des normes comptables et du Conseil des normes d'audit et de certification, à savoir les Normes internationales d’information financière (IFRS), les Normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé (NCECF), les Normes comptables pour les organismes sans but lucratif, les Normes comptables pour les régimes de retraite, les Normes canadiennes d’audit (NCA), ainsi que la Norme canadienne de contrôle qualité (NCCQ) 1, «Contrôle qualité des cabinets réalisant des missions d’audit ou d’examen d’états financiers et d’autres missions de certification». |
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 | | Manuel de l'ICCA – Comptabilité, édition 2013, Non-membres (Papier) | | (also available in English) | Cet ouvrage contient la version définitive des normes comptables établies par le Conseil des normes comptables pour les entités qui dressent leurs états financiers selon les principes comptables généralement reconnus (PCGR) du Canada. Il comprend les Normes internationales d’information financière (IFRS), les Normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé (NCECF), les Normes comptables pour les organismes sans but lucratif et les Normes comptables pour les régimes de retraite. |
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 | | Manuel de l’ICCA – Comptabilité (ICCACOMPT), Non-membres (Électronique) | | (also available in English) | Cet ouvrage contient la version définitive des normes comptables établies par le Conseil des normes comptables pour les entités qui dressent leurs états financiers selon les principes comptables généralement reconnus (PCGR) du Canada. Il comprend les Normes internationales d’information financière (IFRS), les Normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé (NCECF), les Normes comptables pour les organismes sans but lucratif et les Normes comptables pour les régimes de retraite. |
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 | | Not-for-profit Standards – An Update | | The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) and the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) are developing the future direction for not-for-profit organizations (NFPOs) financial reporting standards and working to ensure these standards are responsive to the diverse nature of the sector, allow for comparability between the private and public sectors and provide decision-useful financial statements for the multiple and varied users of these statements. This session will cover the Boards' current proposals and longer term objectives. |
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 | | Overview of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) | | In this session, the Chair of the AcSBs Private Enterprise Advisory Committee will discuss the AcSB's strategy for the future evolution of ASPE as well as provide an overview of the standards and key differences from the standards in Part V of the CICA Handbook and from IFRSs. |
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 | | PCGR pour les entreprises à capital fermé : choix de méthodes comptables | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Cette séance traite de divers choix de méthodes comptables en ce qui concerne les impôts, la consolidation, les coentreprises, les prestations de retraite et les actifs incorporels générés à l’interne. Les avantages et les inconvénients de chaque choix seront abordés, de même que leur incidence sur les états financiers. |
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 | | PEM – An Update | | The Professional Engagement Manual (PEM) is one of the most widely used audit and assurance tools by small to mid-sized practitioners. With the move to Canadian Auditing Standards (CASs) just a few months away, the PEM has been completely revised to address the new standards. Attend this important introduction to the new PEM and learn opportunities and ideas for implementing the new CASs using the PEM, what forms have changed and why, how to use and reduce the number of forms to be completed, what you and your staff need to know, training suggestions, and expanded guidance (no new forms) for review and compilation engagements |
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 | | Rapport de gestion, Le (RDG) | | (also available in English) | Le Rapport de gestion fournit des principes ainsi qu’un cadre de référence pour aider les préparateurs à identifier et à organiser les informations appropriées à communiquer dans le rapport de gestion, fait ressortir certains aspects de la réglementation existante et, dans certains cas, va au-delà de la réglementation actuelle. Le cadre propose une structure pour la préparation d’un document d’information factuel permettant aux lecteurs de «voir l’émetteur du point de vue de la direction». |
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 | | 20 Questions About Government Financial Reporting | | (aussi disponible en français) | | The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) has released ground-breaking standards that reform what the federal, provincial and territorial (senior) governments report to their stakeholders. A new government reporting model will move these governments to a full accrual system of accounting and a more comprehensive set of financial statements that places less emphasis on the annual surplus or deficit number and is tailored to the unique characteristics of each government. |
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 | | 2005 National Conference on Income Taxes | | The essential tax program for professional tax advisors in Canada. For all small to medium-sized tax practitioners in both public practice and industries like financial services, wealth management, mutual funds and life insurance who advise owner-managers and high net worth individuals and their businesses. |
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 | | 2006 National Conference on Income Taxes | | The 2006 National Conference on Income Taxes was a tremendous professional development opportunity for practical tax information and knowledge — the logical choice for all practitioners serving owner-managed business, tracks covering personal, business, cross-border, international and wealth management issues and advanced topics for those who have a good general knowledge of the subject but want more in-depth knowledge and analysis. |
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 | | 2007 National Conference on Income Taxes | | The National Conference on Income Taxes will focus on major tax issues that confront members in their practices and businesses: expand your practice proficiency in vital tax areas with practical strategies offered by some of Canadas leading tax experts; receive a comprehensive review and update on a variety of leading-edge tax strategies; gain a keen awareness of critical issues in current cases and major changes proposed for the future; and learn valuable tax planning techniques for maximizing tax-saving opportunities for yourself, your employer and your clients. This conference is for small to medium-size tax practitioners in public practice or industry such as financial services, wealth management, mutual funds and life insurance, who advise owner-managers and high net worth individuals and their businesses. |
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 | | 2008 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The conference that financial reporting professionals from across Canada attend for the latest authoritative information on the rapidly changing world of financial reporting and accounting. This conference is for: CAs and other professional accountants in industry and public practice; CFOs, directors of corporate accounting and financial reporting, VPs and directors of finance, other financial executives, controllers and senior accountants, investor relations professionals; corporate and securities lawyers, securities analysts, fund managers; regulators and regulatory compliance officers; auditors, public accountants and business advisors. |
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 | | 2008 Financial Reporting and Governance for Small and Mid-cap Companies | | Small and mid-cap public companies from across Canada are facing greater challenges in fulfilling their regulatory requirements for continuous disclosure, financial reporting, CEO/CFO Certification, and other emerging areas. With limited resources and organizational structures that are often quite different from the larger public companies, this sector faces unique challenges that will be addressed during this 2-day conference. General and concurrent sessions, lead by speakers who are leading professionals with an understanding of these unique challenges, will provide valuable and practical insight. |
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 | | 2008 National Conference for Audit Committees | | Responsibilities and expectations of audit committee members are being tightly defined and increasingly regulated...and the required time commitment continues to rise. Audit committee members must play a leadership role in the areas of financial reporting, effective disclosure, corporate ethics, and regulatory compliance for their organizations. They provide the necessary oversight that is demanded today by shareholders and other stakeholder groups. Presentations are designed and delivered to develop existing and future audit committee members — providing knowledge, insight, practical perspectives, and best practices around roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues. |
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 | | 2008 National Conference on Income Taxes | This event focuses on major tax issues that confront members in their practices and businesses: - expand your practice proficiency in vital tax areas with practical strategies offered by some of Canadas leading tax experts;
- receive a comprehensive review and update on a variety of leading-edge tax strategies;
- gain a keen awareness of critical issues in current cases and major changes proposed for the future; and
- learn valuable tax planning techniques for maximizing tax-saving opportunities for yourself, your employer and your clients.
This conference is for small to medium-size tax practitioners in public practice or industry such as financial services, wealth management, mutual funds and life insurance, who advise owner-managers and high net worth individuals and their businesses. |
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 | | 2009 Canadian Conference on IT Audit, Governance and Security | | Co-presented by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) — Toronto Chapter and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) — Toronto Chapter. This two-day conference featured keynote addresses from top IT innovators, concurrent sessions in audit, governance, security, and other topics including IFRS impact on systems and IT solutions. This event delivered the practical training IT and financial professionals need to expand their knowledge while maintaining their competitive edge. |
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 | | 2009 CICA Financial Reporting & Governance for Small and Mid-Cap Companies | | Managing the issues surrounding reporting and governance for smaller to medium-size companies are often unique and challenging. To address this need this two day conference covers a selection of topics ranging from International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), corporate governance and continuous disclosure requirements, meeting the expectations of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee and updates on emerging issues and accounting standards. Sessions are led by experts, sharing their wealth of knowledge and insights from the unique viewpoint of the smaller and medium sized public companies. |
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 | | 2009 CICA IFRS Conference – Critical Issues in Implementation | The CICA IFRS Conference provides practical guidance on the most critical issues and decisions facing companies that are adopting IFRS. With sessions from this event, you will: - Gain insight from industry executives who are well down the IFRS path – what’s critical and what’s not:
- Understand exactly what is required for 2010 including the opening balance sheet and comparative numbers
- Learn to prepare top-notch MD&A disclosure for the transition
- Plan for the business impacts of IFRS including investor relations, internal controls and contracts with performance metrics
- Prepare for anticipated IFRS changes between now and 2011
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 | | 2009 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | At this years Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference expert speakers delivered interpretations and insight on current technical issues, laced with practical, real-life examples to help deal with the critical issues that are relevant to organizations. |
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 | | 2009 IFRS Conference for the Junior Oil & Gas Industry — Practical Guidance for Implementing IFRS | | Presented in cooperation with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Sepac. This industry-driven conference will provide you with comprehensive knowledge of the key standards impacting the oil and gas industry, as well as, practical solutions for implementing IFRS. All sessions will be delivered with the goal of providing practical guidance for small to mid-sized oil and gas companies with limited resources for implementing IFRS. |
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 | | 2009 IFRS Conference for the Rate-regulated Industry in Canada | | This event is presented in cooperation with the Canadian Electricity Association, the Canadian Gas Association, and the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association. This Conference for the Rate-regulated Industry in Canada addressed the unique challenges facing the rate-regulated industry in its transition to IFRS, and is intended for anyone involved with the rate-regulated industry in Canada, including: financial professionals who work in the rate-regulated industry, public accountants, IFRS advisors, and auditors of rate-regulated organizations, regulators, financial analysts and non-financial professionals who need to understand the broad organizational impact of IFRS. |
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 | | 2009 National Conference for Audit Committees | | Audit Committee members of Canadian companies of all sizes are facing an unprecedented number of challenges in an environment of ever increasing complexity and regulation. This informative conference will raise your understanding of the critical issues |
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 | | 2010 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | This annual conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. General and concurrent sessions will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | 2010 IFRS Conference for Financial Statement Users | | This conference is dedicated specifically to financial statement users and the unique challenges that the adoption of IFRS presents for this group. Investors and other stakeholders need to be able to differentiate reported performance changes caused by the adoption of IFRS from those caused by business activities. This conference focuses on the understanding and interpretation of a set of financial statements prepared under IFRS. The conference includes technical sessions explaining the key areas of differences between Canadian GAAP and IFRS as well as the implications of moving from more "rules based" to "principle based" accounting. The conference also explores the need for effective communication among key stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition. |
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 | | 2010 National Conference for Audit Committees | | The National Conference for Audit Committees featured keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and panel discussions – all delivered by experienced professionals from across the country. Sessions were designed to develop existing and future audit committee members with the focus on roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues. |
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 | | 2010 National Conference for SME Advisors | | The National Conference for SME Advisors is a two-and-a-half day conference that delivers hands-on practical and proven tools to build a better SME practice and other businesses for your clients. This event is designed exclusively for chartered accountants – sole practitioners, and partners and managers in accounting firms who advise small and medium-sized businesses. |
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 | | 2010 National Conference on Income Taxes | | The National Conference on Income Taxes is a two-day conference which features several tracks of concurrent sessions, and plenary sessions. Some of Canada’s leading income tax experts will present technical sessions on topics in vital income tax areas that deliver proven practical strategies. Learn valuable tax planning tips for maximizing opportunities for your employer, your clients and yourself! |
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 | | 2011 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The CICA Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. Extensive coverage of the latest developments in both IFRSs and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | 2012 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | This annual conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. The agenda includes extensive coverage of the latest developments in both IFRSs and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises, and panel discussions on current issues and challenges. This flagship conference also features top-of-the-line keynote speakers and sessions of broader interest. In-depth workshops addressing the most relevant and challenging topics will also be available. |
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 | | 2013 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference (IFRS and ASPE) | (en anglais seulement)
September 24-25, 2013 (optional workshops September 26)
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building), Toronto, ON
This is Canada’s leading annual financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. The agenda includes extensive coverage of the latest developments in both IFRSs and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE), panel discussions on current issues and challenges, and regulatory updates. This flagship conference also features top-of-the-line keynote speakers and sessions of broader interest. In-depth workshops addressing the most relevant and challenging financial reporting topics will also be available. |
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 | | 2013 Financial Reporting Conference for the Oil and Gas Industry | (en anglais seulement)
June 5-6, 2013 The Metropolitan Conference Centre, Calgary, AB
OR attend this event as a virtual conference*
The adoption of IFRS created some unique challenges for the Canadian oil and gas industry and created uncertainty for oil and gas companies on how to interpret and apply the new standards, along with concerns of diversity in practice across the industry. This industry-driven conference will provide technical updates for all the key standards impacting the industry and lessons learned to date, along with sessions addressing broader areas of interest and concern for financial professionals in this industry. This conference will also provide a unique opportunity to discuss the issues and challenges you face with colleagues and peers from across the country. |
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 | | 2013 Financial Reporting in Canada under IFRSs | The NEW 2013 editon is now available!
2013 Financial Reporting in Canada under IFRSs looks at the application of IFRSs from a Canadian perspective by examining and explaining IFRSs requirements and illustrating their application using real-world extracts of financial statements from companies that have already adopted IFRSs. |
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 | | 2013 Public Sector Financial Reporting and Accounting Course | (en anglais seulement)
September 9-11, 2013
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, Ottawa, ON
This two-and-one-half day course focuses on the practical application of PSAB standards in real-life government situations. Each module consists of a technical lecture followed by either case studies or short exercises and an opportunity for smaller group discussions. Case studies are designed to illustrate the application of concepts and information learned in the lecture. This course allows flexible attendance – refer to the topics and tuition sections below. |
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 | | A New Look at Control and Joint Control: How Will IFRS 10, 11 and 12 Change Your Financial Statements and Disclosures? | | The clock is ticking down to fiscal years starting on January 1, 2013 when the new standards on control and joint control will be applicable for Canadian companies. In this session, you will learn about the fate of proportionate consolidation and what types of joint arrangements will have to be accounted for using the equity method. After the session, you will understand more about the new control model and common types of investments which may require consolidation for the first time or deconsolidation under the new guidance. Learn some practical tips about where the challenges lie, especially relating to transition and the impact on your 2012 comparatives, and understand more about the comprehensive new disclosure requirements. |
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 | | A Review of 2010 Financial Statement Disclosures and What to Expect in 2011 | | Where are we now and what should financial statement users be paying attention to when reviewing 2010 financial statements? What questions should investors and other financial statement users ask? How will financial analysis be different in an IFRS world and how can you prepare yourself? Watch this session for some guidance and insight from two experienced experts. |
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 | | A View from the South – Update on the Status of US Adoption of IFRS and SEC Reviews of IFRS Filings | | This session will provide an overview of recently issued SEC reports on their IFRS work plan including details of their comments about how IFRS has been applied around the world and specifically in Canada. At this session you will also learn about common SEC comment letters relating to IFRS compliant financial statements and find out what the latest news is about when the SEC will ultimately finalize their decision regarding adoption of IFRS. |
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 | | Accounting for Successful Farm Management - Model Financial Statements for Canadian Agricultural Producers | | (aussi disponible en français) | An eight-book series
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The Accounting for Successful Farm Management – Model Financial Statements for Canadian Agricultural Producers series of publications provides a common framework for reporting the results of farm business activities and producing more consistent and reliable management information. Ultimately, the standardization of Canadian accounting and financial reporting practices in the agriculture industry will help your farm clients significantly improve operations … and the bottom line.
Published by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (formerly CICA) and developed by the Canadian Farm Business Farm Management Council (CFBMC) |
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 | | Accounting for Words | | Your employees enter both numbers and words into accounting systems. Like numbers, words can be mined electronically and can provide useful insights into your organization’s financial health. For example, employees who write narrations, or attach documents with high-risk language, may be fraud risks.
We’ve conducted e-mail reviews and learned that it’s motivation, opportunity and rationalization that compels employees to commit fraud, and discovered the words they use when behaving inappropriately. And those findings can be applied to the words they use in accounting systems, in places such as journal entry narrations, payment requests and expense claim descriptions.
Join us as we discuss these risks and how you can mitigate them in your organization. |
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 | | AcSB Update | | This session will provide an overview of the current priorities and activities of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board. |
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 | | AcSB Update | Canadian GAAP has changed with the adoption of IFRSs, and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE). As well, significant changes have been made in the not-for-profit arena. This session provides an overview of the current priorities and activities of the Accounting Standards Board. |
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 | | Adopting ASPE – Implementation Issues | | What are the key implementation issues when adopting the new Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)? This session addresses issues such as system changes, communicating with users, impacts on key metrics, and disclosures in the year of adoption, etc. And, youll also hear ideas on what you can do now to minimize the cost of converting to IFRS in the future. |
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 | | Adopting IFRS – What Your Auditors Will Expect from You in 2010 & 2011 | This session helps you plan for your 2010 and 2011 audits and help answer the question: What are your auditors thinking? This session includes: - Completeness of the implementation plan and execution
- IFRS 1 adjustments and comparative results
- Documentation considerations
- Internal controls
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 | | An Auditors Perspective on Your Move to IFRS: A Panel Discussion' | | Moderated by an experienced preparer, these panel members discuss what their clients can expect in the new world post conversion to IFRS. Issues such as note preparation, conflict of interest, support for note disclosures and the impact of the move to IFRS on audit letters are discussed. |
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 | | An Update From the Accounting Standards Board | | Canadian GAAP continues to change to IFRS for publicly accountable enterprises and new standards for private enterprises. This session highlights the AcSBs current priorities and activities. |
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 | | Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statement Relationships | | This more advanced course is designed for finance professionals seeking to augment their understanding of traditional financial statement analysis. The course places particular emphasis on understanding of how business decisions, accounting rules and choices, as well as company and industry nuances, may influence the financial statements and, by extension, any financial analysis. Over approximately two hours, you will gain an understanding of how the financial statements are interconnected and influence each other, learn an approach to conducting financial analysis that is used by corporate finance professionals and how to apply the teachings using a brief case study. In addition, the course will provide insight on the ratios that matter most to financial stakeholders (shareholders, companies, banks, equity investors) and the current market ‘rules of thumb’ for these ratios (ie, Debt-to-EBITDA). After completing the course, you will have a greater awareness of the financial statement relationships between line items on the income statement and balance sheet, understand the many internal and external influences that underpin these financial statements, and ultimately be able to deploy an approach to financial analysis that is used by corporate finance professionals. |
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 | | ASPE – Lender Community Expectations | | For users of ASPE prepared financial statements the key expectations will likely come from the lenders. Managing expectations of the lender community includes knowing how much information to provide and when to provide it, and is key to building and maintaining credibility. This session highlights general lender expectations before, during, and after the adoption of ASPE, discusses the benefits and risks of providing or not providing certain types of information, and discusses how to deal with problems, including defaults if and when they arise. |
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 | | ASPE Technical Update – Overview of Top 10 Standards and Issues | | What are the key implementation issues when adopting the new Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE)? This session addresses issues such as system changes, communicating with users, impacts on key metrics, and disclosures in the year of adoption, etc. And you'll also hear ideas on what you can do now to minimize the cost of converting to IFRS in the future. |
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 | | Audit Reform – Global Developments, the Canadian Response and Implications for Preparers | | Since the global financial crisis in 2008-2009, various policy-makers, regulators and others have been considering changes to the financial system to promote greater financial stability and improve audit quality. Canada has an enviable reputation on the world financial stage. However Canada will not be immune to changes taking place in the U.S and Europe. To ensure Canada's voice is heard, the CICA and CPAB have put together a working group to develop an appropriate response.
Two members of the working group on Audit Committees will provide commentary and analysis on the various issues under consideration and the proposed response. |
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 | | Business Combinations – Whats Next?' | | The revised IFRS standard on business combinations will have significant impact on a number of aspects of business combination accounting as we currently know it. With proper planning, organizations can position themselves to move faster than their competition as when M&A opportunities arise. Learn how the IFRS business combinations standard compares to Canadian GAAP and be prepared. |
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 | | Canadian Financial Reporting Collection (CFRC) - Members | Canadian Financial Reporting Collection is a comprehensive library of CICA Handbook and financial reporting resources, including the CICA Standards and Guidance Collection, Financial Reporting in Canada under IFRS, Guide to Accounting Pronouncements & Sources, and Guide to Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises. |
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 | | Canadian Financial Reporting Collection (CFRC) - Non-member | Canadian Financial Reporting Collection is a comprehensive library of CPA Canada official pronouncements and financial reporting resources, including CICA Handbook – Accounting, Financial Reporting in Canada under IFRS, Guide to Accounting Pronouncements & Sources, and Guide to Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises. |
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 | | Canadian Financial Reporting Collection (CFRC) - Non-member Combined | Canadian Financial Reporting Collection is a comprehensive library of CICA Handbook and financial reporting resources, including CICA Handbook - Accounting and Assurance, Financial Reporting in Canada under IFRS, Guide to Accounting Pronouncements & Sources, and Guide to Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises. |
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 | | Canadian Securities Reporter | Practical reference service designed to assist public companies meet securities reporting and disclosure obligations, including prospectus and continuous disclosure filings. Intended for senior financial reporting managers, securities practitioners, and corporate finance analysts, the service is also an indispensable online reference resource for professional staff engaged in public company audits or regulated transactions. |
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 | | Canadian Securities Reporting Advisor (CSRA) | Practical reference service designed to assist public companies meet securities reporting and disclosure obligations, including prospectus and continuous disclosure filings. Intended for senior financial reporting managers, securities practitioners, and corporate finance analysts, the service is also an indispensable online reference resource for professional staff engaged in public company audits or regulated transactions.
Also includes Canadian Securities Update semi-weekly email news service. |
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 | | Canadian Securities Update | Annual email news service provides timely updates on the latest developments in Canadian regulatory and financial reporting obligations. |
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 | | Certification, Internal Controls & the Move to IFRS | | IFRS will have a significant impact on many aspects of your business including the control environment, internal control over financial reporting, and CEO/CFO Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings. This session will help you address these critical issues related to your IFRS transition. |
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 | | Componentization – Capitalization Criteria and Depletion | This session provides a comprehensive overview of the capitalization criteria, accounting for depletion and the "component accounting" approach under IFRS. Throughout the session, examples of how the technical IFRS standards relate to the junior oil and gas industry is addressed. Specifically, this session focuses on the following: - Discussion of the capitalization criteria under IFRS, answering the question "what is eligible for capitalization?"
- Overview of the accounting treatment for borrowing costs under IFRS
- Comprehensive discussion of depletion and depreciation under IFRS and what it means to follow "component accounting"
- Practical application of the IFRS guidance demonstrated through examples targeted for the junior oil and gas industry
- Overview of related IFRS 1 "First-time Adoption of IFRS" transitional implications
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 | | Comptabilité et saine gestion d’une exploitation agricole — États financiers modèles à l’intention des producteurs agricoles canadiens | | (also available in English) | Maintenant une série de huit ouvrages
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| Pommes de terre et autres plantes de grande culture |
Production laitière |
| Arbres et vignes |
Production céréalière et oléagineuse |
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La série de publications Comptabilité et saine gestion d’une entreprise agricole – États financiers modèles pour les producteurs agricoles canadiens fournit un cadre général pour la présentation des résultats financiers des entreprises agricoles et pour l’établissement d’une information de gestion fiable et cohérente. En bout de ligne, l’uniformisation des pratiques en matière de comptabilité et d’information financière au Canada pour le secteur agricole contribuera à l’amélioration des exploitations agricoles de vos clients… et de leurs résultats financiers.
Publié par l’Institut Canadien des Comptables Agréés (ICCA) et élaboré par le Conseil canadien de la gestion d’entreprise agricole (CCGEA). |
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 | | Compte rendu de léquipe du Financement des sociétés de la CVMO' | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Cette séance porte sur l’actualité en matière de comptabilisation et d’informations à fournir, y compris les questions touchant les états financiers et les rapports de gestion. On y présente également un survol des projets d’élaboration de règles, dont celui sur la rémunération des dirigeants. |
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 | | Compte rendu du Conseil des normes comptables | | Cette piste audio française a été enregistrée lors du Colloque sur l’information financière et la comptabilité 2010, où des services de traduction simultanée vers le français étaient offerts. Les PCGR canadiens ne cessent d’évoluer, notamment avec le passage aux IFRS, pour les entreprises ayant une obligation d’information du public, et aux nouvelles Normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé. Cette séance est axée sur les priorités et les activités actuelles du CNC. |
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 | | Disclosure Overload – Coping Strategies | | The purpose of financial statement note disclosures is to provide explanatory information to help the reader understand the organization's financial performance and position. However, with increasing requirements, preparation of disclosures can quickly become an overwhelming checklist exercise. This panel of preparers, auditors and regulators will provide their views on how to contend with extensive disclosure requirements and ensure an organization's disclosures are providing appropriate information to the reader. |
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 | | Early Adopters Case Study One – Lessons Learned from Thomson Reuters & Brookfield Asset Management | | This session reviews the Canadian GAAP and IFRS reconciliations of Thomson Reuters and Brookfield Asset Management to highlight areas that will require particular attention. These reconciliations reveal that IFRS can have a significant impact on all financial statement accounts, including cash. Specific topics discussed include financial instruments, property plant and equipment, investment property, pensions and certain financial statement disclosures. |
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 | | Early Adopters Case Study Two – Lessons Learned from Other Early Adopters | | Various smaller Canadian companies, mainly in the extractive industries, received regulatory approval to adopt IFRS early. In this session we review some of the findings from those financial statements, focusing on the impact of IFRS on major accounting policies, key performance measures, and the overall look and feel of the financial statements. Whether you follow the extractive industry or not, this session helps you understand, plan for, and make the necessary changes to your analysis and valuation models in 2011. |
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 | | Exploration and Evaluation Assets – IFRS 6 | | This session reviews the purpose and content of IFRS 6 and how it affects accounting for your exploration and evaluation (E&E) assets. Then they present and explain an IFRS compliant E&E for a hypothetical junior oil and gas issuer that seeks to minimize the changes from how they currently account for E&E assets. Concluding, the presenters identifies aspects of this hypothetical policy where issuers could adopt alternative accounting treatments and still be IFRS compliant. |
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 | | Financial Literacy Requirement: What Does this Really Mean in an IFRS World? | | The obligation to be "financially literate" is a core requirement for Audit Committee members of non-venture issuers. The basic obligation does not change for Canadian companies after they make the transition to IFRS, but the steps required to meet and maintain the financial literacy standard may change dramatically. This session discusses this requirement, sets out some of the challenges of IFRS, and sets out some practical suggestions for committee members in addressing these challenges and managing the related risks. |
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 | | Financial Reporting – Investors' Views | | This panel session will discuss the results of a recent survey by CICA, PwC and Veritas Investment Research Corporation that looked at professional investors' views of the usefulness of financial reporting. The discussion should highlight areas where improvements are needed and suggest possible ideas to address users' issues. |
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 | | Financial Reporting...the Moving GAAPs | | Financial reporting standards are changing … whether you report using IFRS, Private Enterprise GAAP, Not-for-Profit GAAP, or Public Sector GAAP. Find out about the coming changes, when you can expect them and their impact on your responsibilities. |
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 | | Financial Statement Ratio Analysis | | If it’s been a while since you’ve had to generate or review financial statement ratios and interpret their results, this course is for you. You will learn about the four types of ratios: activity, liquidity, solvency, and profitability; the important ratios in each category, how they are constructed, and when to use them to get the information you need. The course uses the financial statements of two major Canadian competitors and shows you how to interpret the ratios in comparing the companies. |
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 | | Getting to the Finish Line – Practical Advice to Move Your Project Forward | | You have identified the differences between your current accounting practices and IFRS. Whats next? How do you move from accounting analysis to making the changes needed to implement IFRS in your organization and sustain the implementation through 2011 and beyond? This session provides practical advice on how to move your IFRS conversion to the implementation stage and includes techniques and tools used by companies who have moved into this stage, including the challenges, risks and issues encountered and how they were addressed. |
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 | | Hot Topics Part I: Exploration and Evaluation Companies | | This session features an interactive panel discussion on a number of accounting areas relevant to the mining exploration companies, in particular the application of IFRS 6 Exploration and Evaluation expenditures, the determination of a functional currency for a mining company in the exploration stage and later (IAS 21), accounting for flow-through shares, and whether a transaction should be accounted for as an asset acquisition or business combination. |
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 | | Hot Topics Part II: Development and Production | | Building on the previous session, a new panel reviews the practical application of a number of issues unique to the mining industry as companies move into development and production. Specific issues discussed include the capitalization of start-up costs, what gets capitalized and when does commercial production begin, how are bi-product credits treated, revenue recognition issues, metal streaming contracts and valuation of inventory, and depletion of mining assets. |
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 | | How to Audit a Project and Add Value – An IFRS Case Study | | The approach to auditing a project is vastly different from how operations are audited. Learn about the role of internal audit in a project, why internal audits participation is important, how projects benefit from internal audit's input, and when internal audit should be engaged during a project. The presentation incorporates an IFRS project currently in progress as a case study to illustrate a best practice for internal audit participation. As well, several scenarios is presented on "projects gone wrong" with follow-up discussion on prevention techniques. |
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 | | IASB Exposure Draft on Rate-regulated Activities – What it Means For Your Organization | | After receiving ongoing requests for guidance from the Canadian energy industry, and realizing the importance of rate regulation in North America, the IASB has responded with its proposals on the accounting for rate-regulated activities. Insights from industry leaders on what the proposals mean, including new incremental disclosures, how they will impact your IFRS transition plan, and what you need to do today to prepare for them. |
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| IASB Update | | This session discusses the overall direction and priorities of the IASB, including the key projects it is undertaking and the path forward for the IASB. |
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 | | IASB Update (via videoconference) | | This session will discuss the overall direction and priorities of the IASB, including the key projects it is undertaking and the path forward for the IASB. |
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 | | IFRS – Walking the Tightrope between Canadian Guidance and Interpretation – How Far Can We Go? | | Preparing financial statements in accordance with IFRS poses interesting challenges for Canadian adopters, particularly in the early years. Canadian standards setters are determined not to provide application guidance that could be misconstrued as providing a uniquely Canadian interpretation of the standards. At the same time, preparers are looking for a compass to guide them through the process of applying professional judgment in an unfamiliar standards environment. Join this panel of Canadian experts in a discussion of the dilemma of answering the call for application support without undermining the fundamental goal of establishing a globally recognized language of accounting. |
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 | | IFRS 1 First-time Adoption Essentials | | The session focuses on the general principles of IFRS 1, which involves a complex mix of retrospective application, mandatory exceptions and optional exemptions. The session also focuses on transition and disclosure requirements, emphasizing important disclosures required in the first reporting period of 2011 as well as providing practical examples of presentation and disclosure. |
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 | | IFRS 13 Fair Value: E-valueating the impact on both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities | | Fair value is a pervasive concept that impacts a wide range of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. IFRS 13 is applicable for fiscal years commencing on or after January 1, 2013 and it contains comprehensive guidance on how fair value should be determined for any standard that requires a fair value determination. Fair value may have to be calculated at initial recognition, on an ongoing basis or only periodically such as when recoverable amount is determined for impairment purposes. This session will introduce you to the types of assets and liabilities that will be most significantly impacted and what the major changes are to fair value determinations arising from IFRS 13. You will hear about which fair value calculations will require amendment and how to develop an efficient plan to apply the new requirements. |
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 | | IFRS and IT Process Changes | | The transition to IFRS will have a number of impacts on the organization as we approach convergence. Now is the time to consider the necessary changes on the internal processes, what solutions need to be undertaken to strengthen the work employees do under the existing system and what their expectations will be under IFRS. The impact of potentially having two sets of financial systems for the convergence year will require specific attention to current processes, as errors will allow for the potentially significant reporting issues which can cascade to impact not only financial reporting but also the image of the company. This session explores the process design issues and related controls needed to ensure a smooth transition. |
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 | | IFRS and Project Planning for Year One Convergence | | The implications of IFRS on the IT systems of an organization will be significant, necessitating the need to properly plan and implement the right solution to meet not only the organizational needs now, but also in the year of transition and to fully support functionality post conversion. This session explores the steps required to properly plan the IFRS transition project and evaluate potential pitfalls. If you are impacted by the IFRS conversion, this session is a must. |
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 | | IFRS and Tax Reporting Implications – Is Your Tax Department Ready? | | International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) will have a dramatic effect on every aspect of the tax life cycle. Planning, provisions and compliance will all be affected significantly. Among the items that will affect the tax area are the impacts of various accounting policy changes that alter the determination of accounting income, the starting point for current and deferred tax expense. The retroactive adoption of comparative financial statements under IFRS will see cumulative adjustments to determine appropriate tax filing treatments. Differences between IAS 12 and the Canadian tax accounting standard may affect the determination of deferred income taxes. These factors and others will need to be addressed by the tax departments and functions in your organizations – will they be ready? |
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 | | IFRS and the New World of Fair Value Measurement | | A widely held view is that IFRS contain many more requirements to perform fair value measurements than did pre-changeover Canadian GAAP. This session identifies the various instances in which IFRS require or permit fair value measurements. It also discusses the requirements of new IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement. Hear what a panel of experts (financial statement preparer, auditor and professional valuator) has to say about the implications of this new standard. |
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 | | IFRS Business Combinations – Practical Solutions to the Complex Rules | | Over the last several years there have been many changes in the accounting and disclosures of Business Combinations whether you are using IFRS or ASPE (or US GAAP). Have you kept up with these changes?
The presentation will cover an overview of the changes and what in particular are the regulators focused on when they do file reviews. Once the complexities are understood the presenter will provide some insight into what they have seen as practical solutions to address the complex accounting and disclosure rules. |
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 | | IFRS Cocktail | | International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are coming. Whether you have clients moving to IFRS or not, as a chartered accountant and SME advisor you want at least some understanding of IFRS. This session will provide a high level overview of IFRS including the principles that anchor IFRS, and an overview of some of the main differences in recognition, measurement and disclosure between IFRS and current Canadian GAAP. |
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 | | IFRS Industry Focus Workshop – Mining | This interactive workshop helps provide guidance to mining companies implementing IFRS and highlights key issues experienced working through IFRS transitions with both operating mining companies and junior exploration and development companies including: - Typical IFRS 1 exemptions used by mining companies
- Case studies of the impact on financial reporting of IFRS for global mining companies and early adopters in Canada
- Specific application issues of IAS 16 (PP&E), IAS 36 (impairment) and IAS 37 (provisions) relevant to the mining industry
- Impairment of assets (IAS 36): concepts of cash generating unit, recoverable amount, and key assumptions
- Update on IASBs Extractive Industries Project and Draft IFRIC interpretation on deferred stripping
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 | | IFRS Industry Focus Workshop – Real Estate | | The adoption of IFRS will fundamentally impact the financial statements of real estate enterprises. You will learn about the key differences between Canadian GAAP and IFRS in accounting for real property and consider practical implementation issues on matters such as the valuation of investment property, business combinations and provisions. The workshop also highlights the increased disclosure requirements of IFRS and other issues specific to the real estate industry. |
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 | | IFRS Industry Focus Workshop – Software/Tech Companies | The transition to IFRS for technology companies will involve some interpretation and application challenges unique to technology companies. This interactive workshop highlights some of those significant challenges affecting the technology sector such as: - First-time adoption of IFRS (IFRS 1)
- Business combinations
- Impairment
- Stock-based compensation
- Revenue Recognition, including the new exposure draft
- Government Grants
- Functional Currency
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 | | IFRS Reporting Issues for SEC Registrants | | Eric Spiekman discusses the emerging financial reporting issues relating to SEC rules and regulations, including financial statement requirements for registration statements, the use of private entity GAAP for certain financial statements and reporting issues related to continuous disclosure obligations. He also provides an update on SEC developments regarding the adoption of IFRS and the implications those developments have on Canadian Companies. |
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 | | IFRS Revenue Recognition Joint Project – Status Update and Potential Impact | | In November 2011 the FASB and IASB ("the boards") released an updated exposure draft, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The boards asked whether the proposed guidance is clear, and specifically requested feedback on: performance obligations satisfied over time; presentation of the effects of credit risk; recognition of variable consideration and the revenue recognition constraint; the scope of the onerous performance obligation test; disclosures in interim financial reports; and transfer of non-financial assets that are outside an entity's ordinary activities (for example, the sale of property, plant and equipment).
This session will review the responses to the exposure draft, including what specific industries have also asked the boards to address or clarify in the application of the proposals to certain industry-specific issues, and will also discuss the expected timing relating to this standard. |
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 | | IFRS Technical Update – IAS 19 Employee Benefits: Applying the New Requirements | | In June 2011 the IASB issued amended IAS 19 Employee Benefits. The amendments to the recognition, presentation and disclosure requirements are intended to ensure that the financial statements provide a clear picture of an entity's commitments resulting from defined benefit plans. The standard also includes amendments related to termination benefits and is effective from January 1, 2013. This session will focus on the practical application of IAS 19, using examples to illustrate the implementation of the new requirements. |
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 | | IFRS Technical Update – Joint Arrangements and Consolidations | | In May of 2011, the IASB issued two long-awaited standards - IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements and IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements. This session outlines the requirements of these new standards, intended in part to tighten up the accounting for off-balance sheet activities. Learn the effect of the new requirements on Canadian reporting entities, including the industries most likely to be affected. Also hear about the merits of early adoption of the changes. |
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 | | IFRS Technical Update – Revenue Recognition and Post Employment Benefits | | The IASB has published an amendment to IAS 19, 'Employee Benefits', which makes significant changes to the recognition and measurement of defined benefit pension expense and termination benefits, and to the disclosures for all employee benefits. The changes could significantly change a number of performance indicators and might also significantly increase the volume of disclosures.
For many years the IASB and FASB have been working on a new revenue recognition model to replace existing guidance. An Exposure Draft was issued in 2010 and a re-Exposed Draft is expected in August/September as there are still many areas being debated in the proposed revenue recognition model. This portion of the session provides an overview of the proposed changes and their impact on key industries. |
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 | | IFRS War Stories 1 – Lessons Learned From the Trenches | | As we go through the IFRS transition in Canada we all want to share our experiences so that our fellow comrades can learn from those that have gone before. Hear war stories from people who have been in the IFRS conversion trenches and survived. Panelists share their experiences of what worked well during their IFRS conversion process and what did not. Members of the panel are from companies that did not have large conversion teams but instead converted with existing staff and advisors. |
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 | | IFRS War Stories 2 – Beyond the Spreadsheet: Embedding Your New Financial Reporting Framework into Your Organization | | Does your organization have too many spreadsheets supporting your key monthly financial results? After your transition to IFRS are all your financial records including the general ledger, budgets, key performance reports and tax reporting still maintained in the old accounting framework with adjustments booked during the period-end closing process to report under IFRS? Hear about organizations that have successfully embedded IFRS directly into their underlying financial reporting and assisted key stakeholders in understanding the impact of the transition. |
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 | | IFRS/Private Enterprise Standards Applied to Tax Reporting | | With the transition later this year to International Financial Reporting Standards and its private company counterpart, Private Enterprise Standards, require some specialized knowledge to implement. This session reviews what tax practitioners need to know about the new standards as applied to tax reporting. |
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 | | IFRS: Key Issues from the Perspective of an Auditor and a Preparer | | This session is a conversation between a preparer and an auditor about the issues and actions that Audit Committees should take in dealing with the adoption of IFRS. The conversation will cover such topics as dealing with deadlines realistically, identifying and dealing with unclear or unresolved issues, disclosure of the quantitative effects of decisions, the realities of principles based accounting and managing the 2011 crunch. |
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 | | Impairments: The New Normal – Measuring Them, Recording Them, Reversing Them | | IFRS has brought with it a new set of rules applying to the impairment of assets. This session will explore the new rules as set forth in IAS 36 "Impairment of Assets", which requires annual impairment tests for certain assets and for any non-financial asset where there is an indicator of impairment. The discussion will include a review of qualitative triggers and quantitative measures that must be considered in assessing the potential for recording impairments, as well as those circumstances when an impairment loss should be reversed. |
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 | | Interim reporting – How Much Disclosure? | | IAS 34 differs from CICA 1751. It is sometimes a struggle to decide the topics and depth to include in interim financial results. This session gives the perspective of both a regulator and audit firm on what issuers should consider when drafting their interim financial reports and accompanying MD&A. |
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 | | ISA Engagement Forms | The ISA Engagement Forms are comprehensive practice assistance tools designed to assist practitioners with the implementation of International Standards in the audit of small- and medium-sized enterprises. |
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 | | Judgements and Estimates Under IFRS – A Primer | | The preparation of financial statements in this complex world requires management to make numerous judgements, estimates and assumptions. Further, IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements requires the disclosure of significant judgements made in the application of an entity's accounting policies, as well as major sources of estimation uncertainty. Disclosing the right balance of information without including immaterial items that obscure other, more critical judgements and estimates is a challenge for preparers and is currently a focus of Canada's securities regulators. This session will highlight how management can identify possible areas of material judgement and estimation uncertainty. It will also discuss approaches to "decluttering" financial statements by focusing on significant items only. |
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 | | Keynote Address - Colleen Johnston | | Colleen Johnston was recently named Canada's 2012 CFO of the Year. In citing the independent board's decision Ms. Johnston was described as someone who "truly epitomizes the modern CFO by applying a strategic approach to the opportunities and challenges that arise while making significant contributions to her community"
Colleen Johnston, a chartered accountant, first joined TD Bank Group in March of 2004 as Executive Vice-President, Finance Operations, after spending 15 years with Scotiabank in various senior positions. She was later appointed to TD's top financial post in November 2005. After her appointment to CFO, Ms. Johnston restructured TD Bank Group's entire finance department, seeking to focus less on numbers, more on playing key decision-making roles in the bank's most important initiatives, including TD's expansion into the U.S. |
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 | | L'utilisation des graphiques dans le cadre de l'information d'entreprise | | (also available in English) | | L’utilisation des graphiques dans le cadre de l’information d’entreprise décrit les principes de base et les meilleures pratiques de préparation de graphiques. Cette publication aidera la direction des sociétés à s’assurer que les graphiques sont exacts et bien présentés, de telle sorte que les investisseurs et les autres parties prenantes les comprendront facilement quand ils liront les rapports d’entreprise. Une brochure d’accompagnement intitulée Conseils pratiques sur la préparation des graphiques est offerte gratuitement à l’achat de cette publication. |
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 | | Leçons tirées : questions pratiques de dernière minute concernant las mise en oeuvre des IFRS | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Cette séance axée sur la pratique s’adresse en particulier aux PME. On y présente les tâches les plus importantes qui doivent être réalisées dès maintenant. Quel que soit l’état d’avancement de votre processus de transition, ces leçons tirées vous seront sans doute utiles au cours des prochains mois. Parmi les sujets abordés, mentionnons la documentation des méthodes comptables IFRS, la mise en œuvre de l’IFRS 1, la coordination avec les auditeurs et la préparation de vos premiers états financiers IFRS. |
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 | | Lessons from Deep in the Trenches – Early Adopters | | Thomson Reuters Corporation and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. are two Canadian companies that have been granted early adoption of IFRS. Join executives from these two organizations for a frank discussion of their experience adopting IFRS, and their advice for your adoption. |
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 | | Lessons Learned – Practical, Last Minute IFRS Implementation Issues | | This practical session, which is targeted towards small- to mid-sized companies, discusses the most important tasks to be done now. Wherever you are in your transition process, lessons learned will be shared to help you through the coming months. Topics to include documenting your IFRS accounting policies, implementing IFRS 1, coordinating with your auditors and drafting your first IFRS financial statements. |
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 | | MD&A – To Disclose or Not to Disclose | | MD&A is one of the most important communication vehicles that management uses to reach its companys stakeholders. Hear differing perspectives on what should be included in your MD&A to satisfy all of your stakeholders. |
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 | | New IFRSs for 2013 - FOUR Standards in TWO Days | – New for 2013!
(en anglais seulement)
June 10-11, 2013
CPA Canada Offices, Toronto, ON
November 18-19, 2013
CPA Canada Offices, Toronto, ON
This all-new course provides comprehensive knowledge of FOUR important IFRSs effective 1 January 2013. These four standards are complex, with potentially significant changes from your current practice. Get in-depth coverage of each through in-class lectures along with facilitated discussions of case studies to explore their practical application.
(No prerequisites required for this Course.)
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 | | Non-GAAP Financial Measures – Disclosure Issues | | This session will look at the evolution of non-GAAP financial measures under IFRSs. It will discuss disclosure issues and the decision making process in determining whether a measure should be presented as a non-GAAP measure in the MD&A or as an "additional GAAP" measure inside the financial statements. |
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 | | Normes pour les entreprises à capital fermé – Présentation générale | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Le Conseil des normes comptables a approuvé et publié la version définitive des normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé du Canada. Les entités qui optent pour une application anticipée peuvent déjà s’en servir pour présenter leurs rapports financiers. Toutes les entreprises à capital fermé devront choisir entre les IFRS et les Normes pour les entreprises à capital fermé pour les exercices ouverts à compter du 1er janvier 2011. Cette séance offre une vue d’ensemble des nouvelles normes pour les entreprises à capital fermé et des explications au sujet d’éléments clés, notamment les instruments financiers, les avantages sociaux futurs, les actifs incorporels, les pertes de valeur des écarts d’acquisition, la rémunération à base d’actions, les obligations liées à la mise hors service d’immobilisations, les impôts sur les bénéfices, les placements, les emprunts remboursables à la demande du créancier et les contrats de location. Les obligations d’information et les questions de transition sont également abordées. |
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 | | Operating in Emerging Markets - Effectively Managing the Associated Risks | | When you operate in emerging markets it is important to understand all the potential risks and effective operating policies and procedures to manage those risks. Emerging market risks include political risks such as regime change, anti-business laws and expropriation; operational risks including corruption, unpredictable law enforcement and a lack of infrastructure; and security risks including terrorism and travel risks. Cultural differences play an important role as does increased scrutiny from the North American - and to an increasing extent global - regulatory environment.
This will be an interactive session to help you validate whether you have considered all the risks that you could be exposed to by operating in emerging markets and to discuss practical solutions that companies have used to manage the risks successfully. |
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 | | Other Critical Accounting Issues for Junior Oil and Gas Companies | | This session covers the accounting for and the presentation of derivatives not designated as hedges, including the own-use exemption; the identification and measurement of embedded derivatives associated with convertible debt; share based compensation; including awards with graded vesting, forfeitures and measurement of cash-settled awards; royalty revenue recognition and presentation; joint venture arrangements and flow-through shares. |
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 | | Overview of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) | | In this session, the Chair of the AcSBs Private Enterprise Advisory Committee will discuss the AcSB's strategy for the future evolution of ASPE as well as provide an overview of the standards and key differences from the standards in Part V of the CICA Handbook and from IFRSs. |
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 | | Overview of IFRS Transition: Where We Are, Why We Came, and How Should Users Approach the Transition | | Within the next few months Canada will become the latest country to adopt IFRSs. The adoption of these standards will affect financial statement ratios and other metrics you use to make investment recommendations and other decisions. Companies will be required to prepare opening balance sheets under IFRS and the adoption will also have continuing impact on income and expense measurement. This session provides an overview of why this transition is being made in Canada and the key implications for financial statement users. |
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 | | Préparation des rapports trimestriels en IFRS | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Curieux de savoir à quoi ressembleront vos rapports trimestriels? Des experts traitent de la quantité de notes requises et se penchent sur des éléments tels que les notes relatives à la transition, aux méthodes comptables, aux estimations importantes et aux changements importants. |
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 | | Preparing Your Quarterly Reports Under IFRS | | Find out what your quarterly reports will actually look like! This panel addresses how many notes are required and consider such items as transition notes, accounting policies, significant estimates and material change notes. |
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 | | Private Enterprise Standards – A Comprehensive Overview | | The Accounting Standards Board has approved and issued the final accounting standards for private enterprises in Canada. These new standards are now available for reporting for entities that choose to adopt them early. All private enterprises will be required to decide between IFRS and Private Enterprise Standards for years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the new Private Enterprise Standards with explanations for key areas including financial instruments, employee future benefits, intangible assets, goodwill impairment, stock-based compensation, asset retirement obligations, income taxes, investments, callable debt and leases. Disclosures requirements and transition issues will also be discussed. |
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 | | Property, Plant and Equipment | | There are many subtle but significant differences between Canadian GAAP and IFRS requirements for accounting for property, plant and equipment. This in-depth session addresses capitalization, componentization, derecognition, impairments and decommissioning liabilities as they specifically apply to rate-regulated organizations. |
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 | | Putting Real D&A into MD&A for Better Integration in Reporting | | An effective MD&A should connect all the areas in a business that impact performance. This session will consider how integrated reporting can contribute to improving the MD&A and will dispel the myth that integrated reporting is a combination of MD&A and CSR reporting. |
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 | | REALpac Canadian REIT Handbook, Second Edition | Now available!
In today’s fast evolving legal and business environments, it’s imperative that existing REITs plus their trustees and staff, income trusts, and other entities considering conversion be as fully informed as possible. REALpac’s Canadian REIT Handbook, Second Edition provides deep and extensive coverage on the key aspects of REITs in a timely, accurate, and relevant fashion. |
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 | | REALpac IFRS Handbook: Recommended Accounting Practices for Real Estate Investment and Development Entities Reporting in Accordance with IFRS | Order your copy today!
The REALpac IFRS Handbook (“Recommended Accounting Practices for Real Estate Investment and Development Entities Reporting in Accordance with IFRS”) is a comprehensive guide for real estate investment and development entities in applying IFRS. The Handbook outlines recommended accounting practices, policies and disclosures in applying relevant IFRSs, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and related accounting interpretations, as issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee, for those transactions common to the real estate industry. |
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 | | Regulatory Environment - An Update | | This session is a unique opportunity to hear, directly from a senior member of Canada's securities regulatory community, about significant issues related to financial reporting in Canada's capital markets and will include areas relevant to the mining sector. Topics include impairment under IAS 36, critical judgments and estimation uncertainty, financial reporting complexity, current developments relating to emerging market issuers and highlights of current regulatory initiatives. |
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 | | Regulatory Update: What Audit Committee Members Need to Know | | Governance standards for Boards and their committees are again under review as a result of the recent financial crisis. While much of the pressure for change is coming from outside of Canada, Canadian governance standards will be affected by global change. Audit Committees need to understand emerging changes to governance standards both for the Audit Committee itself and for the Board overall. |
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 | | Social Media: Dealing with the Business Risks | | The use of social media is growing exponentially: everyone is tweeting, using facebook and posting YouTube videos which can go viral and have serious consequences. How do organizations control their company's reputation online? How do they control employees who decide to express their dissatisfaction online? This session will explore the risks of social media, as well as the rewards, and review best practices for creating an effective social media policy. |
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 | | Update From the Alberta Securities Commission | | This session reviews the impact that the transition to IFRS has on securities regulations and how this will impact junior oil and gas issuers. Key required disclosures, issues and timelines are discussed. |
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 | | Update from the Chief Accountant of Ontario Securities Commission | | This session addresses current accounting and reporting issues from the regulatory perspective, including insight into findings-to-date for IFRS reporting, and other issues impacting the Canadian regulatory reporting environment. Of particular interest to conference participants from private enterprises will be insight into current issues relating to business acquisition reporting. |
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 | | Update from the Chief Accountant of the Ontario Securities Commission | | This session will address current accounting and reporting issues from the regulatory perspective, including insight into experiences with IFRS reporting, and other issues impacting the Canadian regulatory reporting environment. Conference participants from private enterprises will benefit from perspectives on issues relating to reporting requirements for business acquisitions of private companies. |
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 | | Update from the Corporate Finance Group of the Ontario Securities Commission | | As the end of 2010 approaches, Canadian securities regulators will require companies to describe their IFRS financial statements in more detail and to be specific about the effect that changes in recognition and measurement will have on their net income and balance sheet. Representatives from the Ontario Securities Commission will tell you what they have seen already in company MD&A disclosures. How well are companies communicating their approach to IFRS adoption? What can you expect to learn from companies 2010 annual reports that will help you? As well, they will provide a general briefing on rule-making initiatives, such as executive compensation. |
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 | | Update From the Corporate Finance Group of the OSC | | This session discusses current accounting and reporting issues, including financial statement and MD&A issues, as well as a general briefing on rule-making initiatives, such as executive compensation, etc. |
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 | | Update from the OSC | | This session addresses current financial reporting topics relevant to market participants, with a focus on those related to the corporate governance and audit committee regimes. |
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 | | Valuations Part I - Methodologies and Techniques Used in the Mining Industry | | The valuation of mineral properties has a significant impact on financial reporting, from purchase price allocations resulting from a business combination to subsequent goodwill and noncurrent asset impairment tests. This session explores valuation methodologies and techniques that are commonly used in the industry. |
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 | | Valuations Part II: Applications to Financial Reporting | | Building on Valuations Part I, this session explores the financial reporting and disclosure implications of valuations prepared for impairment calculations, including determining the appropriate level of testing; i.e. asset, CGU or grouping of CGUs, and providing sensitivity and other required disclosures. |
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 | | Who's Using Which Standards? | | Public companies are transitioning to IFRS, private companies are generally transitioning to ASPE and governments continue to apply Public Sector Accounting Standards. Most other government organizations and all not-for-profit organizations are also required to adopt a new financial reporting framework in the next few years. This session discusses the various types of organizations, the financial reporting framework options available, the timing of the changes and the challenges in determining which framework is most appropriate when there is an option. The session also provides insight into the anticipated differences in accounting policies on transition, other than IFRS. |
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 | | Working Together – Finding the Balance in the Client/Auditor Relationship | | Time pressures, complex issues and the regulatory environment can make the relationship between clients and auditors difficult to manage, but the strength of that relationship can have a significant effect on the effectiveness of both parties. This will be an interactive session using audience polling technology. A panel including auditors and clients will respond to results of live polling questions, and provide insight on how they have been able to find the right balance in the relationship. |
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 | | Your IFRS 1 Transition Decisions and IFRS Financial Statements | | There are 20 choices – elective and exemptive – that need to be made on the adoption of IFRS. This session focuses on the key elections required to be developed for a junior oil and gas entity. Specific attention is provided to the oil and gas deemed cost exemption and how one actually goes through the process of the election. A sample junior oil and gas financial statement template is distributed and discussed, focusing on IFRS 1 disclosures as well as specific IFRS accounting policy notes. |
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INVESTIGATIVE & FORENSIC ACCOUNTING |
 | | 2008 Investigative and Forensic Accounting Conference | | Celebrating 10 years of Excellence in Investigative and Forensic Accounting Education. For Forensic Accounting Specialists, CAs and other professionals in business, industry or government who are looking for additional information, tools and resources in he Foresnic Accounting area. If you are a Financial Manager, CFO, Internal Auditor, Controller — this event is for you! |
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 | | 2009 CICA Investigative and Forensic Accounting | | The 2009 Investigative and Forensic Accounting Conference is relevant and concise including topics impacting todays Forensic Accounting Specialist. You now have access to today's leading authorities. Speakers, industry experts and peer leaders from the IFA and legal communities came together to share ideas that will propel you and your organization forward in this time of unprecedented global challenges. |
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 | | 2012 Investigative and Forensic Accounting Conference | October 23 - 24, 2012, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
Never has there been such a great demand for forensic accounting professionals – headlines about fraudulent schemes, scandals, litigation and corporate turmoil fill the news daily. The Annual IFA Conference is the source for essential education on key issues impacting the forensic accountant: fraud investigations; loss quantifications; litigation support; risk management; dispute resolution and insurance matters.
Part accountant, part detective – the forensic accountant analyzes financial evidence, assists in criminal investigations involving financial or insurance fraud, provides litigation support and testifies as an expert witness in the courts. The Annual Investigative and Forensic Accounting Conferencebrings together CAs and other business, industry and government professionals from across North America who are engaged in the field of investigative and forensic accounting. |
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 | | Advanced Topics in Family Law | | Expanding on presentations done at previous IFA Conferences, this session deals with more complex issues that arise with respect to income and property in the family law area, including stock options, non-recurring income, gifts v. loans and proving dissipation of assets. We also address working effectively with counsel and the collaborative process. |
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 | | Are You Ready to Be an Expert Witness? | | No matter how many times a forensic accountant steps into Court to give evidence, it is always a challenge. This presentation includes tips through mock examinations of two experts based on a fact scenario provided at the session. We address the role of the expert as well as trial issues, including the test for admissibility, challenges at the qualification stage and challenges during testimony. |
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 | | Combating the Dark Arts | | Forensic accountants are no longer immune from being sued by the targets of their investigations. Learn the new best practices that you must adopt to proactively thwart these novel methods of attack so you can keep the court's focus where it belongs — on the suspect.
During the course of this session you will receive a checklist of "Black Ops" to inoculate yourself from the emerging claims being made against public and private sector forensic accountants in the twenty-first century. Learn how the new Canadian torts of invasion of privacy and negligent investigation fundamentally change the way a forensic investigation must be conducted. |
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 | | Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act - The Role of the Independent Monitor | | This session explains the role of an independent monitor in the context of bribery and corruption regulatory enforcement, helping you understand how the monitor interacts with counsel and with the company.
The session also discusses the requirements of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) and other bribery legislation and how to establish an anti-corruption policy within the framework of an anti-fraud regime. |
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 | | Criminal Use of Gemstones | | With recent amendments to Canadas anti-money laundering legislation including the diamonds, gemstones and precious metals sector there is an acknowledgment of the money laundering risks associated to these commodities. There is also a need to know more about an industry and related commodities that are still very much unregulated. Corporal Kelly Ross is an expert on the criminal use of diamonds and jewellery and discusses some of the exploit opportunities afforded by this commodity and sector. |
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 | | Cross-border Fraud Litigation | | Fundamental technological changes have brought about a marked increase in the amount of fraud that is perpetrated across borders, and this is particularly apparent between Canada and the United States. Types of cross-border fraud include: bust outs or bankruptcy fraud, credit-card and debit-card fraud, high yield investment schemes, internet and tele-marketing fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. Unscrupulous individuals rely on the difficulties (some perceived and some real) of pursuing cross-border claims in an attempt to avoid the consequences of their fraudulent schemes. When contemplating cross-border fraud litigation, it is necessary to evaluate a number of issues, such as: Where do you sue? What about criminal fraud charges in Canada? When will a judgement obtained in the US be enforced in Canada? How can you get evidence from citizens in another country? What interim relief is available to ensure funds or assets are not dissipated before judgement is obtained? What mechanisms are available to find or force disclosure of assets or property? How can a fraud victim participate in a cross-border civil class action? In generally addressing these questions, consideration and analysis will be given to the recent developments in cross-border fraud litigation and how such developments have impacted Canadian private international law. |
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 | | Current Litigation Issues | | This session provides an update on current issues in investigations and litigation relevant to the CA•IFA. Mary Jane practices general commercial litigation with an emphasis on insurance law, professional negligence and product liability, and has extensive experience in the organization and conduct of forensic and fraud investigations. |
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 | | Damages – A Detailed Study Under Section 8 of PM | | The quantification of damages arising from pharmaceutical litigation can take different forms, the majority of which traditionally stem from a finding of patent infringement. Claims under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations are relatively new and address situations where generic pharmaceutical manufacturers seek to recover damages arising as a result of being unlawfully kept off the market by branded companies. Quantifying damages in these situations requires an understanding of the applicable law, detailed research and forensic review as well as intimate knowledge of damage quantification principles. Jerry and Andrew address the legal framework in this field, and present a case study that demonstrates the application of various damage principles in a real world situation. The principles demonstrated in this session are not unique to this type of litigation but rather can, and should be considered in other situations. At the end of this session, you will have an understanding of claims under section 8, an awareness of different heads of damage that can arise in different situations and the principles behind quantifying those damages. |
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 | | Damages Quantification | | Many business losses, particularly those caused by personal injury, may be difficult to quantify. Using settled case examples, we discuss how to avoid being trapped in "accountant" mode. Instead, using available data, develop a loss quantification approach which accords with economic realities of the business which was affected. |
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 | | E-discovery and the Sedona Principles - Why They Matter to IFAs | | Changes to civil procedure rules and the Canadian Sedona Principles continue to warrant evolution in the role and responsibilities of forensic accountants involved in litigation-related assignments. This presentation provides a refresher of the Canadian Sedona Principles so that forensic accountants can discuss them with confidence. It also highlights how forensic accountants can contribute to the eDiscovery process and add value for their clients or employers. |
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 | | Expert Witness – A View From the Bench | | The issues an IFA faces as expert witness include: qualification as an expert, factors influencing the weight of the experts evidence, expert vs. fact witness, form and content of reports and the role of opinion where opposing experts have very different opinions. This session offers a perspective to assist IFAs in understanding, and improving their role as expert witnesses. |
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 | | Fraud in Property Management: from Kickbacks to Chargebacks | | Property management is the invisible business behind many other successful businesses. Without it, there would be no skyscrapers or shopping malls. However, behind the facade of shinny glass windows and impressive views lies an industry under siege. After the real estate collapse of 2008, this industry has come under additional pressures and scrutiny. Stagnant salaries and lack of oversight have resulted in property managers becoming more vulnerable to the prospect of kickbacks. Increasingly difficult-to-meet earnings targets have translated into exaggerated common area maintenance costs and other related costs which are normally charged back to tenants.
This session explores the areas susceptible to property management fraud and how forensic accountants can help their client detect and recuperate charges from their property managers. |
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 | | Fraud Recovery | | An effective fraud recovery action plan is created on a case by case basis and is driven by the facts. This session addresses how to tackle both unique and common issues that arise when seeking and subsequently enforcing orders granting injunctive relief. |
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 | | Generation XYZ – Boomers, Xers, Millennials | | The truth about the generations is that your organizations future prosperity depends in large part on Boomers learning to trust and invest in members of Gen X and Gen Y. Understanding today's multi-generational workforce and the new realities that come with it, is a critical factor in achieving business success. |
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 | | How Do You Catch a Cloud and Pin It Down? | | It seems like everyone is moving to the cloud! And the cloud is having an impact on forensic investigations. How do you secure and access information stored in the cloud — potentially in multiple locations and around the world? Which jurisdiction's laws apply? What if the data moves?
This session will help you anticipate a variety of legal challenges that impact the work of forensic accountants. |
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 | | How I'm Going to Steal Your Data | | Using real-life examples used from recent security breaches, Robert takes the "attackers" perspective and demonstrates how physical and logical security has been by-passed, leading to the loss of valuable corporate data. He identifies the most common weak points in network and computer security and gives hands-on demonstrations of some of the tools used to take advantage of these vulnerabilities. As each weakness is described, he demonstrates the controls that could be used to provide enhanced security and minimize loss to the organization. |
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 | | How to Conduct an Anton Piller Search and Seizure | | The proliferation of electronic data and the use of the Internet has increased the risk that confidential information may be disseminated and evidence may be destroyed prior to trial. The Anton Piller Order is a powerful civil remedy, granted without notice, that allows for the search and seizure of documents and goods in order to preserve them as evidence for trial. In this session, you will learn the steps involved in securing and executing an Anton Piller Order and what that means to the forensic accountant and the investigation team. Privilege and the process involved regarding an Anton Piller Order will also be discussed. Practice specialists in Anton Piller Orders, Ms. Ferron and Mr. Bredt walk us through the process involved and share stories of their experiences of obtaining and executing Anton Piller Orders. |
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 | | IFRS and the IFA – Getting Ready for 2011 | | Are you ready for the upcoming changes in the financial and accounting world? In recent months there has been much activity surrounding the future of financial reporting by private enterprises in Canada. The Accounting Standards Board is currently reviewing letters received in response to the Invitation to Comment on proposals for Financial Reporting by Private Enterprises, as well as responses to the Framework for Owner-Manager Enterprises (FOME). Join Ron Salole for a timely update on the current state of affairs and find out what as an IFA you need to know to address the challenges and opportunities IFRS will bring. |
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 | | Insolvency and Fraud: Where Did the Money Go? | | This session reviews recent trends in — and the relationship between — the areas of insolvency proceedings and fraud investigations, and how forensic accountants and insolvency professionals each play a key role within both an investigative and an insolvency context. Topics include how forensic accountants can assist in the insolvency process with matters such as identifying and quantifying losses potentially due to fraud, asset tracing, computer forensics and data analytics.
The presenters also discuss powers and remedies available to insolvency professionals under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and related statutes, and how these can assist forensic accountants during investigations. |
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 | | Introductory Topics in Family Law | | Forensic accountants continue to be sought out to assist in various family law matters.
This presentation provides an overview of the areas where an IFA may assist in these matters including income determination under the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the Federal Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines and establishing the net worth of matrimonial property. |
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 | | Legal Issues in Fraud Investigations | | The law provides the fraud investigator with a variety of opportunities to acquire more information from a variety of sources, while at the same time posing an ever-increasing source of liability to any investigator who fails to take advantage of these opportunities to do a complete and unbiased investigation. In this session, you will learn about recent changes to the law posing new opportunities and threats to you, and how they impact on what the law now requires you to do. |
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 | | Litigation Involving Investment Advisors | Forensic Accountants can provide assistance as these types of claims are common when individuals, companies or other entities incur losses on their investment portfolios. Given the recent volatility in stock markets it is anticipated there will continue to be significant litigation. Calculating losses can be an important aspect of these cases. This session covers litigation involving investment advisors from the perspective of a forensic accountant and a lawyer: - Overview of the law in this area, including common types of claims advanced against investment advisors;
- The role of the forensic accountant from the lawyers perspective, including the manner in which they can maximize their effectiveness;
- Assessment of these claims from a damages perspective, including key issues and documents to analyze in preparing an assessment as well as important assumptions that will have to be made as part of the assessment;
- Significant legal cases the forensic accountant should be aware of;
- Evolving issues and trends in this area of litigation, including specific reference to damages assessments.
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 | | Lost Book of Business – Damage Quantification Techniques and Emerging Issues | In a number of court cases across Canada, including appeal decisions and pending Supreme Court of Canada cases, investigative and forensic accountants are retained to assist in quantifying damages in disputes involving commercial books of business. These types of cases can involve many types of firms, including investment advisors, insurance agencies, advertising firms, etc. The claims are typically made by the firm seeking compensation for the loss of customers or clients to departing employees. Some cases involve breach of contract (i.e. employment contracts) and some involve breach of fiduciary duties (i.e. employee, officer and/or director). This presentation addresses how the IFA can assist counsel in quantifying damages in such cases. The specific issues include: - Why disputes over books of business are becoming more frequent
- Types of books of business
- How damages can be quantified
- A review of Canadian legal cases, including 2 recent significant cases that this speaker has been personally involved with
- Other issues raised by Canadian courts.
After this session, you will be sensitive to issues regarding damages in cases involving commercial books of business. You will be aware of alternative methods to quantify damages and be alert to issues being raised by Canadian Courts in such cases. |
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 | | Reconciling Lost Profits to the Value of a Business | | There are situations where lost profits should equal the value of the business but there are other circumstances where these two calculations may be different: sometimes significantly. This session examines the differences between these two quantification techniques and demonstrates how these two different approaches could be reconciled to improve the validity of expert reports. |
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 | | Settling Quantum Valuation Disputes Under Insurance Policies | | If you were asked by an insurer or lawyer to act as an "appraiser" (essentially an arbitrator) in respect of a business interruption or other valuation dispute under an insurance policy, would you know what to do, what the proper procedures are, or how to conduct yourself? In this session, you will learn how the formal appraisal process works under the Insurance Act and get valuable practical advice from one of Canadas leading insurance lawyers about this little known mechanism, and potentially lucrative practice area, for resolving quantum disputes. |
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 | | The Battle with Fraud - Who Is Winning? | | The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has reported that in its 2010 survey, participants estimated the typical organization loses 5% of its annual revenue to fraud. Applied to the estimated 2009 Gross World Product, this figure translates to a potential total fraud loss of more than $2.9 trillion. Applied to your organization - How much is it?
If you want to reduce your organization's risk of becoming a victim of fraud, you need to understand who is committing the fraud, why and how. This session looks at how a fraud occurs and what can be done to help battle the increasing losses and costs of fraud in your organization.
The session reviews the Corporate Fraud Check-up and provide attendees with useful fraud risk assessment tools to be used in your organization. It will also alert you to the Do's and Don'ts when a fraud is suspected. The wrong first steps could ultimately jeopardize the entire investigation. |
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 | | The Confession Interview: Ethical, Legal, and Psychological Implications | | On February 7, 2010, Detective Jim Smyth elicited a compelling confession from Colonel Russell Williams. The examination of the Williams investigation reveals the ethical, legal, and psychological challenges of investigative interviews; an understanding of which is critical for the forensic accounting to master in order to shape positive investigative outcomes.
Starting with a review of Canada's confession laws and the pitfalls that may arise if the forensic accountant does not have the requisite understanding of these laws, the session discusses various interview models and their applicability to IFA practitioners when dealing with confession interviews. In addition, video footage from the Williams interview is reviewed. |
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 | | The Do's and Don'ts of Reporting Writing | | All forensic accountants write reports — many different kinds of reports — for employers, for clients or for court purposes. This session is targeted at forensic accountants who have less experience writing forensic reports. The presenters discuss the different types of reports that are commonly prepared by forensic accountants as well as required content and key considerations to ensure effective communication. |
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 | | The Expert Witness | This session is designed to help the IFA move to the next level of expert witness. You will learn what litigation support is and what it is not, how to develop expert witness skills, how to market these skills, how to prepare for and present testimony, and how to assist the litigator after completing your testimony. Being an Expert Witness in 2008 In recent years there has been increasing scrutiny regarding the roles of experts in legal matters, whether in a consultative role or as an expert to appear in and assist Canadian courts. In order to provide exceptional and unassailable assistance to lawyers and clients, experts must understand their duties and responsibilities, to both the courts and their clients. There is increasing use of experts in legal matters and a consequential increase in scrutiny, monitoring and, in some cases, overt attacks upon your work. Topics covered include: - Understanding your duties and distinguishing them within the context of your retainer, whether you are a consultative expert or a court – appointed expert;
- Discussing the standards of admissibility of expert evidence in Canadian courts which is necessary to ensure that you will be recognized and admitted as an expert in your field in court and that your testimony will be admissible;
- Understanding the change in the environment regarding the production of an experts working files – how that happens, why that happens, and what you can or should do to protect yourself and your client from this potentially invasive discovery process;
- Understanding the difference between a consultative expert and a Court-appointed expert, and providing yourself with the ability to discuss the roles with counsel or clients who retain you;
- Understanding the issue of privilege and how that pertains to you as both a consultative and a Court appointed expert; and
- Understanding the movement towards more exhaustive e-discovery and how that will pertain to your practice.
Following this session, you will better understand the different roles that you may be asked to undertake and, by implementing our suggestions you will become a more effective expert and will be better protected against any scrutiny you may face in the provision of your services. |
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 | | The Role of the Forensic Accountant in International Arbitration | | The resolution of complex commercial and regulatory disputes is increasingly being dealt with through international investment arbitration. Coincident with this increasing role is the need for expert assistance when prosecuting or defending an investment claim. This session discusses the important role that forensic accountants can play to increase the chance of success of an investment claim and some of the challenges of providing expert evidence in this form of dispute resolution. |
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 | | The Truth or Not the Truth? | | This session helps you determine whether or not the person you are dealing with is telling the truth. We explain how to efficiently and effectively build your case and, at the same time, lower the risk that key information has been omitted or misrepresented. We review identifying interview objectives, preparing for the interview, using proper interviewing techniques, detecting deception, and dealing with objections and denials.
The skills that are discussed will be useful in many situations, such as meetings with clients, interviewing witnesses and testifying in court. |
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 | | The Use of Hindsight in Damages' Quantification - What are the Rules and What are the Consequences? | | This presentation addresses a significant issue that must be dealt with in every case involving the quantification of economic damages: When are damages calculated? at the time of the triggering event? or, at the time the expert's report is prepared? The answer to this question will have an impact on the choice of discount rate (if any) and will significantly impact the expert's findings. Case law on this topic continues to develop. This session reviews some of the more interesting judgments related to the issue. |
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 | | Understanding Your Clients E-discovery Needs and Fears' | | This session looks at the concept of e-discovery from a clients perspective in order to help IFAs support their clients in accordance with the applicable legislation, case law and best practices. Horror stories are used to illustrate the dos and don'ts of e-discovery. The session concludes by making you aware of what lies ahead in terms of technologies, issues and future case law. |
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 | | When Fraudsters Claim Privilege | | Legal advice is often procured by fraudsters for ulterior motives, and legal services frequently facilitate fraudulent transactions. Legal advice may be used to plan a fraud, or a misstatement or incomplete statement of that advice may be used to create an ambiance of legality for what is, in reality, wrongful conduct. After an investigation begins, fraudsters usually attempt to claim privilege in order to cloak their improper conduct. |
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NEW ASSURANCE SERVICES |
 | | 2008 National Conference for Audit Committees | | Responsibilities and expectations of audit committee members are being tightly defined and increasingly regulated...and the required time commitment continues to rise. Audit committee members must play a leadership role in the areas of financial reporting, effective disclosure, corporate ethics, and regulatory compliance for their organizations. They provide the necessary oversight that is demanded today by shareholders and other stakeholder groups. Presentations are designed and delivered to develop existing and future audit committee members — providing knowledge, insight, practical perspectives, and best practices around roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues. |
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 | | 2009 National Conference for Audit Committees | | Audit Committee members of Canadian companies of all sizes are facing an unprecedented number of challenges in an environment of ever increasing complexity and regulation. This informative conference will raise your understanding of the critical issues |
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 | | 2010 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | This annual conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. General and concurrent sessions will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | 2010 National Conference for Audit Committees | | The National Conference for Audit Committees featured keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and panel discussions – all delivered by experienced professionals from across the country. Sessions were designed to develop existing and future audit committee members with the focus on roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues. |
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 | | 2010 National Conference for SME Advisors | | The National Conference for SME Advisors is a two-and-a-half day conference that delivers hands-on practical and proven tools to build a better SME practice and other businesses for your clients. This event is designed exclusively for chartered accountants – sole practitioners, and partners and managers in accounting firms who advise small and medium-sized businesses. |
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 | | 2011 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The CICA Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. Extensive coverage of the latest developments in both IFRSs and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | Auditing Standards are Changing Too! | | Find out how the Audit Report and the Engagement Letter are changing, how managements responsibilities will also change, how these changes integrate with the transition to IFRS and, ultimately, how they will affect the work of the Audit Committee. |
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 | | CAS (Canadian Auditing Standards) Update | | The Canadian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) is adopting International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) as Canadian Auditing Standards (CASs) for the audits of financial statements. Once effective, the CASs will constitute Canadian generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) for financial statement audits. The CASs come into effect for audits of financial statements for periods ending on or after December 14, 2010. Join Phil Cowperthwaite for an overview of the new CASs and, in particular, practical insight into what impact this will have on the SME Advisor. |
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 | | Clients4Life | Clients4Life is the definitive guide to delivering outstanding service in your firm. The book has been written by seasoned professionals and provides practical recommendations that have been tested in the real world of accountancy. Clients4Life is an invaluable read for everyone in your office with in-depth advice on how to make small changes that will have a big impact on your client management and retention. |
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 | | GDP – Mise à jour | | Cette piste audio française a été enregistrée lors du Colloque national de 2010 pour les conseillers de PME, où des services de traduction simultanée vers le français étaient offerts. Le Guide du praticien (GDP•CA) est l’un des outils d’audit et de certification les plus utilisés par les petits et moyens cabinets. À quelques mois de l’entrée en vigueur des Normes canadiennes d’audit (NCA), le GDP a été entièrement révisé pour tenir compte des nouvelles normes. Lors de cette séance importante, on présente le nouveau GDP•CA, des possibilités et des idées en lien avec la mise en œuvre des nouvelles NCA à l’aide du GDP•CA, les formulaires qui ont changé et les raisons qui ont motivé les changements, la façon d’utiliser les formulaires et d’en réduire le nombre, ce que vous et votre personnel devez savoir, des suggestions de formation et des indications détaillées (aucun formulaire nouveau) pour les missions d’examen et de compilation. |
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 | | NCA (Normes canadiennes d'audit) : état de la situation' | | Cette piste audio française a été enregistrée lors du Colloque national de 2010 pour les conseillers de PME, où des services de traduction simultanée vers le français étaient offerts. Le Conseil des normes d’audit et de certification (CNAC) du Canada a adopté les Normes internationales d’audit (normes ISA) à titre de Normes canadiennes d’audit (NCA) pour les audits d’états financiers. Une fois en vigueur, les NCA constitueront les Normes d’audit généralement reconnues (NAGR) du Canada pour les audits d’états financiers. Les NCA entreront en vigueur pour les audits d’états financiers des périodes closes à compter du 14 décembre 2010. Phil Cowperthwaite présente un aperçu des nouvelles NCA et, plus particulièrement, des renseignements pratiques sur leurs répercussions pour les conseillers de PME. |
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 | | New Auditing Standards and the Impact on Audit Committees | | The Canadian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) is adopting International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) as Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS). These changes have implications for Audit Committees. Learn about the new CAS requirements, including the greater transparency of information sharing by auditors and Audit Committees, the required dialogue and written communications that the auditor must have with the Audit Committee, and the auditors standard report. |
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 | | Outils d'aide au financement pour les PME | | (also available in English) | | Feuille de route en matière de financement d’entreprises, la publication Outils d’aide au financement pour les petites et moyennes entreprises vise à aider les gestionnaires et les propriétaires d’entreprise à accéder aux divers moyens, services et solutions de financement disponibles sur le marché, en leur indiquant notamment où se diriger pour obtenir du financement, comment structurer une entente et comment éviter les pièges. |
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 | | Outils de planification de la relève pour les propriétaires d'entreprise | | (also available in English) | | La planification de la relève est un processus qui consiste à explorer les options qui s’offrent à vous pour protéger la valeur de votre investissement durement acquis dans l’entreprise et à choisir la stratégie de sortie qui convient pour vous, votre entreprise et votre famille. Que vous souhaitiez garder l’entreprise au sein de la famille ou en récolter les fruits pour passer à autre chose, sa transmission est un processus dont l’organisation et la mise en œuvre nécessitent de la réflexion, de la planification et du temps. La publication Outils de planification de la relève pour les propriétaires d’entreprise vous fournira l’information et les outils dont vous avez besoin pour mettre à exécution votre plan de relève. |
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 | | PEM – An Update | | The Professional Engagement Manual (PEM) is one of the most widely used audit and assurance tools by small to mid-sized practitioners. With the move to Canadian Auditing Standards (CASs) just a few months away, the PEM has been completely revised to address the new standards. Attend this important introduction to the new PEM and learn opportunities and ideas for implementing the new CASs using the PEM, what forms have changed and why, how to use and reduce the number of forms to be completed, what you and your staff need to know, training suggestions, and expanded guidance (no new forms) for review and compilation engagements |
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 | | Succession Planning Toolkit for Business Owners | | (aussi disponible en français) | Succession planning is the process of exploring your options so you can protect the value of your hard-earned business investment and choose the right exit strategy that makes sense for you, your business and your family. Whether you want to keep the business in the family or harvest the proceeds and move on, succession is a process that requires thought, planning and time to arrange and implement. Succession Planning Toolkit for Business Owners will give you the information and tools you need to help put your succession plans into action. |
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 | | The New CASs | | This session focuses on the new CASs (Canadian Auditing Standards) for both publicly accountable and private enterprises, explaining what the new standards will mean to you as a client. |
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 | | Who's Using Which Standards? | | Public companies are transitioning to IFRS, private companies are generally transitioning to ASPE and governments continue to apply Public Sector Accounting Standards. Most other government organizations and all not-for-profit organizations are also required to adopt a new financial reporting framework in the next few years. This session discusses the various types of organizations, the financial reporting framework options available, the timing of the changes and the challenges in determining which framework is most appropriate when there is an option. The session also provides insight into the anticipated differences in accounting policies on transition, other than IFRS. |
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NOT FOR PROFIT |
 | | 2011 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The CICA Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. Extensive coverage of the latest developments in both IFRSs and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | Who's Using Which Standards? | | Public companies are transitioning to IFRS, private companies are generally transitioning to ASPE and governments continue to apply Public Sector Accounting Standards. Most other government organizations and all not-for-profit organizations are also required to adopt a new financial reporting framework in the next few years. This session discusses the various types of organizations, the financial reporting framework options available, the timing of the changes and the challenges in determining which framework is most appropriate when there is an option. The session also provides insight into the anticipated differences in accounting policies on transition, other than IFRS. |
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 | | 2007 Public Sector Financial Reporting Conference | | After a very successful first year, the conference has been expanded to a comprehensive day and a half, featuring leading-edge sessions on critical issues confronting the Canadian public sector. This conference is for: provincial and federal public sector leaders and senior staff with controllership, treasury, or budget functions; senior staff with financial responsibilities in agencies, departments and ministries. |
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 | | Collection fiscale pour dirigeants financiers (CFDF) | | (also available in English) | Êtes-vous un dirigeant financier ayant la responsabilité de surveiller la comptabilisation des impôts sur le revenu?
Restez à l’affût des nouveautés relatives à l’impôt sur le revenu qui peuvent avoir une incidence sur :
- Les provisions pour impôts trimestrielles ou annuelles. L’aspect le plus difficile de la comptabilisation des impôts sur le revenu est le recensement des changements apportés à la législation fiscale et des autres événements dès qu’ils se produisent afin que la comptabilisation puisse refléter correctement les événements de la période.
- Planification à long terme en vue des modifications de la législation fiscale qui influeront sur la fonction observation fiscale ou sur les flux de trésorerie d’une société.
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 | | Financial Executive Tax Collection (FETC) | | (aussi disponible en français) | Are you a Financial Executive who has oversight responsibility for accounting for income taxes?
Be aware of the latest income tax developments that may affect:
- Quarterly or annual tax provisions. The most challenging aspect of accounting for income taxes is identifying changes in tax law and other events when they occur, so the accounting can accurately reflect the events of the period.
- Longer-term planning for changes in tax laws that will impact a company’s tax compliance function or cash flows.
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PUBLIC SECTOR |
 | | 2011 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The CICA Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. Extensive coverage of the latest developments in both IFRSs and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | 2013 Public Sector Financial Reporting and Accounting Course | (en anglais seulement)
September 9-11, 2013
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, Ottawa, ON
This two-and-one-half day course focuses on the practical application of PSAB standards in real-life government situations. Each module consists of a technical lecture followed by either case studies or short exercises and an opportunity for smaller group discussions. Case studies are designed to illustrate the application of concepts and information learned in the lecture. This course allows flexible attendance – refer to the topics and tuition sections below. |
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 | | CICA Public Sector Accounting Handbook (PSACC) | | (aussi disponible en français) | The CICA Public Sector Accounting Handbook provides you with all the information you need on accounting and assurance as it relates to the public sector. It contains the accounting standards for federal, provincial, territorial and local governments and government organizations.
Available in Loose Leaf, DVD, Internet and Download formats |
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 | | Manuel de comptabilité de l'ICCA pour le secteur public (SPCOM) | | (also available in English) | Le Manuel de comptabilité de l’ICCA pour le secteur public fournit tous les renseignements pertinents sur la comptabilité et la certification dans le secteur public. Il contient les normes comptables applicables aux gouvernements fédéral, provinciaux et territoriaux, ainsi qu’aux Administrations locales et aux organismes publics.
Offert en volume à feuilles mobiles, et en formats DVD, Internet et téléchargement. |
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 | | Who's Using Which Standards? | | Public companies are transitioning to IFRS, private companies are generally transitioning to ASPE and governments continue to apply Public Sector Accounting Standards. Most other government organizations and all not-for-profit organizations are also required to adopt a new financial reporting framework in the next few years. This session discusses the various types of organizations, the financial reporting framework options available, the timing of the changes and the challenges in determining which framework is most appropriate when there is an option. The session also provides insight into the anticipated differences in accounting policies on transition, other than IFRS. |
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RISK & CONTROL |
 | | 2005 Canadian Conference on IT Audit, Governance and Security | | Co-presented by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) — Toronto Chapter and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) — Toronto Chapter. This conference delivers the interactive and practical training IT professionals need to expand their knowledge while maintaining their competitive edge. The conference features sessions on state-of-the-art practices and management strategies presented by leading IT audit, governance and security experts. |
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 | | 2006 Canadian Conference on IT Audit, Governance and Security | | Co-presented by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) – Toronto Chapter and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) – Toronto Chapter. The ideal conference for IT Audit professionals including Auditors, Chief Information Officers, Chief IT Security Officers. Chief Financial Officers with responsibility for the IT function and others with an interest in IT Audit Governance and Security matters. |
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 | | 2008 Canadian Conference on IT Audit, Governance and Security | | Co-presented by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) — Toronto Chapter and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) — Toronto Chapter. This two-day conference featured keynote addresses from top IT innovators and concurrent sessions in three distinct learning tracks (IT Audit, IT Governance & IT Security). |
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 | | 2008 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The conference that financial reporting professionals from across Canada attend for the latest authoritative information on the rapidly changing world of financial reporting and accounting. This conference is for: CAs and other professional accountants in industry and public practice; CFOs, directors of corporate accounting and financial reporting, VPs and directors of finance, other financial executives, controllers and senior accountants, investor relations professionals; corporate and securities lawyers, securities analysts, fund managers; regulators and regulatory compliance officers; auditors, public accountants and business advisors. |
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 | | 2009 Canadian Conference on IT Audit, Governance and Security | | Co-presented by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) — Toronto Chapter and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) — Toronto Chapter. This two-day conference featured keynote addresses from top IT innovators, concurrent sessions in audit, governance, security, and other topics including IFRS impact on systems and IT solutions. This event delivered the practical training IT and financial professionals need to expand their knowledge while maintaining their competitive edge. |
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 | | 2009 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | At this years Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference expert speakers delivered interpretations and insight on current technical issues, laced with practical, real-life examples to help deal with the critical issues that are relevant to organizations. |
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 | | 2010 Canadian Conference on IT Audit, Governance and Security | | Co-presented by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors ( IIA) – Toronto Chapter and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) – Toronto Chapter This two-day conference featured keynote addresses from top IT innovators, concurrent sessions in audit, governance, security, and other topics including IFRS impact on systems and IT solutions. This event delivered the practical training IT and financial professionals need to expand their knowledge while maintaining their competitive edge. |
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 | | 2013 In-Depth Brokers and Investment Dealers Course | (en anglais seulement)
September 25-27, 2013
St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Centre, Toronto, ON
This top-rated course is considered the definitive training program for professionals providing audit, assurance and other services to brokers and investment dealers, and for professionals who work in a securities-broker or dealer setting. The program consists of a pre-course on-line module and in-class technical lectures with hands-on work sessions delivered by brokerage industry experts. The course provides participants with an intermediate level of knowledge of the Canadian securities industry and the operations and function of brokers and investment dealers, including regulatory requirements. |
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 | | An Introduction to the 'Risk IT' Framework | | Risk is an important management concern. Boards pay attention. In theory, risk should be important everywhere in organizations. Risk IT is an excellent risk framework for use in IT. Alas, IT risk management practice often doesnt follow this, or any, best practice. This presentation introduces Risk IT and discusses the gap between theory and practice. |
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 | | Auditing End User Controls | | Controls over end user computing tools continue to be a topic of discussion as organizations realize the extent to which they are relying on these "non-IT managed" tools for financial and operational activities. Organizations continue to struggle with appropriately identifying end user computing tools requiring controls and implementing controls for them. This has posed a challenge to auditors, internal and external, in being able to effectively and efficiently audit end to end processes and specific high risk processes, which make use of end user computing tools. The session discusses best practices related to end user computing controls and how to overcome challenges faced in auditing end user controls. |
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 | | Auditing Wireless Networks – How Vulnerable Are You? | | Do you really want to wait for a breach of security to discover just how vulnerable your wireless network is? With the global explosion of wireless technology, it is even more crucial to protect the integrity of your organizations information from unauthorized access. But, how do you know what the right controls are? How can you be sure that you have controls that can provide assurance that your network is as secure as possible and still allow for the unobstructed flow of information? In this session you can explore developments in IT auditing that will allow you to answer these questions and address some of the major emerging risks in managing wireless networks. |
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 | | Certification, Internal Controls & the Move to IFRS | | IFRS will have a significant impact on many aspects of your business including the control environment, internal control over financial reporting, and CEO/CFO Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings. This session will help you address these critical issues related to your IFRS transition. |
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 | | Digital Analysis Tools | | Digital analysis means different things to different people. The appropriate level of audit automation is also different from company to company, depending on a number of factors such as size and culture. These factors impact the appropriate type of digital analysis to put in place and the tools to utilize. This session describes the scope and range of digital analysis, the available tools and how they are used, and the future direction of digital analysis tools. |
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 | | Email Confidentiality, Integrity & Retention Requirements | This interactive session provides participants with an overall understanding and answers questions regarding e-mail confidentiality, integrity and retention requirements including: - What is Information Security and why is messaging confidentiality and integrity important?
- Overview of Public and Symmetrical message encryption technologies used to ensure that message confidentiality and integrity are maintained
- Auditing messaging systems (MS Exchange, Domino)
- WebTrust and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) audits
- Typical messaging system audit exposures
- Messaging retention requirements and the growing need to maintain evidence for court
- Beyond email: a look at Web 2.0 and Instant Messaging confidentiality, integrity and retention needs
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 | | IT Outsourcing and the Challenge for Management Control | The rise of IT Outsourcing has increased the potential for corporate data loss, requiring organizations to address how best to manage their information assets. This session reviews the key issues for information asset protection relating to IT Outsourcing and how best to manage them by: - Correctly identifying and classifying information assets
- Assessing the impacts of corporate governance and other industry requirements
- Determining sources of Assurance (i.e. Internal or External Audit)
- Value of Assurance Reports from an Outsourcer and User Perspective
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 | | Risk Oversight: How are Audit Committees Discharging this Fundamental Responsibility? | | The role of the Board with regard to risk oversight is increasingly challenging, and Boards are wrestling with which Board committee has the required expertise to provide oversight on particular risks. Some organizations involve the entire Board on risk oversight, some delegate different risks to different committees, and some have chosen to have a separate risk oversight committee. Learn from experienced Audit committee members how different organizations are handling this responsibility, and in particular, what areas of risk oversight the Audit Committee is assuming, and which areas are being delegated to other committees. |
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 | | Safe Spreadsheets and Good End-User Computing Practices | | Good end-user computing practices can help companies harness the power of low-cost and flexible tools while managing the risks of significant errors. The widespread corporate use of spreadsheets has increased recently with the blend of aging applications and pressing business requirements (eg, IFRS conversion). This session provides guidelines to effectively develop safe spreadsheets and end-user computing tools so that the risk of significant errors to companies’ operations and financial reporting is minimized. |
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 | | SOX 404 – Transformation from Prescriptive to Principle & Risk Based Approach | | With the evolution of SOX 404 legislation there has been a definitive migration from a prescribed approach for management certification to one based on key principles and risks unique to your organization. Increased emphasis on managements judgment has provided an opportunity to focus attention on what matters most while still adhering to 404 legislation. Proper understanding and discernment, valid and living risk assessments and the implementation of sustainable processes/ approaches for living with 404 are predominant factors for success. This session considers these concepts in further depth while exploring current trends and possible future directions. |
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 | | Technology Risk Assessment – Avoiding Crisis | | Identity theft, regulatory impairment, inappropriate release of private information, internal sabotage, and a host of other conditions now motivate companies to gain control of a volatile range of threat and risk conditions. The trend is clear: in both courts of law and public opinion, companies will increasingly rely on technology risk assessments to better defend the enterprise against emerging threats – threats from hackers, saboteurs, accidental disclosures and automated identity theft. The strongest motivating factor for assessing technology risk across the enterprise is preventive risk management. Companies now understand that preventing a crisis can be far less costly than recovering from one. Almost as important as prevention, the research indicates companies are responding to regulatory compliance requirements. In an era when identity theft continues to rise and the impact to the target organization can be devastating, and when government privacy statutes mandate complex compliance, preventive risk management is crucial to defending both the enterprise and the brand. This session explores one companys experiences in this area. |
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 | | The Rising Risk of Mobile Technology | | Mobile data is often ignored or paid little attention, resulting in unprecedented loss of devices containing corporate data and personal and private information. This session focuses on delivering a clear understanding of the risks involved and provides the high level tasks needed to reduce or eliminate those risks. One of the immediate initiatives involves knowing what you have and the session explores the key tasks involved in this crucial step. It then moves on to examine the key risks, including an exploration of what the future may bring. An examination of the tasks, methods and tools available to properly govern this critical aspect of technology will conclude the session. |
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 | | Web Vulnerabilities | | This session covers the most current web vulnerabilities affecting corporate networks today. Leveraging the SANS Top 20, the session also focuses in on: the most current issues affecting business today, with a specific focus on the most common application, network, and web vulnerabilities observed in the wild today; how the two most common web attacks are exploited, SQL injection and cross-site scripting; why so many web applications are being created with vulnerabilities right out of the gate; methods to mitigate some common mistakes in web development; real-world issues facing business as a result of these vulnerabilities, plans of attack and preventative maintenance with a specific focus on whitelisting – one of the most effective and over-looked tools in our security arsenal today. |
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 | | Why Should Auditors Care About Privacy Management Controls? | | Learn about the value of Privacy Management Controls and how audit can play a key role in identifying privacy risks. Experience has shown that organizations, regardless of size and mandate, do need to manage privacy breach risks like any other business risks. In todays digital economy, organizations find that personal information about their customers, employees and partners are more susceptible to a wide range of privacy breaches with potentially significant business implications. This session explores these issues and how to identify privacy breach risks and implications. |
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RISK MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE |
 | | 2008 National Conference for Audit Committees | | Responsibilities and expectations of audit committee members are being tightly defined and increasingly regulated...and the required time commitment continues to rise. Audit committee members must play a leadership role in the areas of financial reporting, effective disclosure, corporate ethics, and regulatory compliance for their organizations. They provide the necessary oversight that is demanded today by shareholders and other stakeholder groups. Presentations are designed and delivered to develop existing and future audit committee members — providing knowledge, insight, practical perspectives, and best practices around roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues. |
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 | | 2009 IFRS Conference for the Junior Oil & Gas Industry — Practical Guidance for Implementing IFRS | | Presented in cooperation with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Sepac. This industry-driven conference will provide you with comprehensive knowledge of the key standards impacting the oil and gas industry, as well as, practical solutions for implementing IFRS. All sessions will be delivered with the goal of providing practical guidance for small to mid-sized oil and gas companies with limited resources for implementing IFRS. |
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 | | 2009 National Conference for Audit Committees | | Audit Committee members of Canadian companies of all sizes are facing an unprecedented number of challenges in an environment of ever increasing complexity and regulation. This informative conference will raise your understanding of the critical issues |
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 | | 2010 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | This annual conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. General and concurrent sessions will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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 | | 2010 National Conference for Audit Committees | | The National Conference for Audit Committees featured keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and panel discussions – all delivered by experienced professionals from across the country. Sessions were designed to develop existing and future audit committee members with the focus on roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues. |
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| 2012 CICA Conference for Audit Committees | November 20-21, 2012, Toronto, ON
This conference features keynote addresses, panel discussions and technical updates, and is designed to develop existing and future audit committee members. Topics include the latest developments in financial reporting and audit committee expectations, emerging governance requirements and issues, regulatory developments and other current topics relevant to this important board committee. This conference provides a unique opportunity to discuss issues and challenges with colleagues from across the country. |
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 | | 2013 Advanced HST/GST Course | (anglais seulement)
Financial Services Topics
June 6-7, 2013
CPA Canada Offices, Toronto, ON
This Advanced HST/GST Course in Financial Services Topics is designed for alumni of the In-Depth HST/GST Course, and other experienced indirect tax professionals who are eager to expand and clarify their existing knowledge of Financial Services.
Attendees will benefit from detailed lectures, robust reference materials and exciting class discussions led by senior Partners who are recognized thought-leaders in the financial services topics. |
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 | | 2013 In-Depth Brokers and Investment Dealers Course | (en anglais seulement)
September 25-27, 2013
St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Centre, Toronto, ON
This top-rated course is considered the definitive training program for professionals providing audit, assurance and other services to brokers and investment dealers, and for professionals who work in a securities-broker or dealer setting. The program consists of a pre-course on-line module and in-class technical lectures with hands-on work sessions delivered by brokerage industry experts. The course provides participants with an intermediate level of knowledge of the Canadian securities industry and the operations and function of brokers and investment dealers, including regulatory requirements. |
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 | | 2013 In-Depth HST/GST Course | (en anglais seulement)
June 9-14, 2013 Registration Open!
Pillar and Post Inn, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
This comprehensive indirect tax training course is for the new commodity tax professional and also makes an excellent refresher for the experienced practitioner. This course is viewed as the industry standard for training, and a must-have for the serious indirect tax professional.
Our In-depth offering begins with web-based, self-study lessons to bring the students up to speed on the basics of indirect tax, and is followed-up by six days of intensive in-residence lectures and small facilitated workgroups. Each lecture is led by a respected indirect tax Partner with an excellent track record for explaining complex tax knowledge in an effective format. Students are then able to instantly apply their new found knowledge in small tutorial groups which take place after each lecture. |
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 | | 2013 In-Depth Transfer Pricing Course – Part I (E-Learning) | (en anglais seulement)
Available Online Now
The CICA is proud to offer the brand new In-Depth Transfer Pricing Course - Part I (E-Learning), as Canada's premiere training course for transfer pricing professionals. This e-learning course will provide grounding in the basic principles of Canadian transfer pricing, and help students explore some of the most critical issues that international businesses need to understand.
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 | | An Auditors Perspective on Your Move to IFRS: A Panel Discussion' | | Moderated by an experienced preparer, these panel members discuss what their clients can expect in the new world post conversion to IFRS. Issues such as note preparation, conflict of interest, support for note disclosures and the impact of the move to IFRS on audit letters are discussed. |
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 | | Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statement Relationships | | This more advanced course is designed for finance professionals seeking to augment their understanding of traditional financial statement analysis. The course places particular emphasis on understanding of how business decisions, accounting rules and choices, as well as company and industry nuances, may influence the financial statements and, by extension, any financial analysis. Over approximately two hours, you will gain an understanding of how the financial statements are interconnected and influence each other, learn an approach to conducting financial analysis that is used by corporate finance professionals and how to apply the teachings using a brief case study. In addition, the course will provide insight on the ratios that matter most to financial stakeholders (shareholders, companies, banks, equity investors) and the current market ‘rules of thumb’ for these ratios (ie, Debt-to-EBITDA). After completing the course, you will have a greater awareness of the financial statement relationships between line items on the income statement and balance sheet, understand the many internal and external influences that underpin these financial statements, and ultimately be able to deploy an approach to financial analysis that is used by corporate finance professionals. |
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 | | Audit Literacy versus Financial Literacy: The Role of Professional Skepticism | | Audit committee members generally have a heavy workload and just getting through all the requirements in a timely fashion is often the major focus. In order to be an effective audit committee member, it is important that members remain objective in their thinking. Their role should be to probe and challenge management assertions rather than rubber stamp decisions. This session explores how audit committee members get the views and information from below and beyond senior management, and how they can probe and ensure that they have the complete picture rather than just senior management's viewpoint. |
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 | | Auditing Standards are Changing Too! | | Find out how the Audit Report and the Engagement Letter are changing, how managements responsibilities will also change, how these changes integrate with the transition to IFRS and, ultimately, how they will affect the work of the Audit Committee. |
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 | | Breakfast Session: Tax Oversight and the Audit Committee | | The Canada Revenue Agency and its counterparts around the world are intensifying their scrutiny of corporate governance as an indicator of tax compliance. Boards, CEOs and CFOs are expected to be more accountable for corporate tax planning strategies, and in some countries Audit Committees are taking on more responsibility for oversight of the corporate tax function. Companies will be risk rated by authorities, and rewarded or punished depending on their governance "report card." In this session, Ernst & Young tax professionals discuss the changing landscape, and how Audit Committees can play a key role in tax oversight. |
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 | | CEO/CFO Certification: Why this is still a Key Topic for Audit Committees | | CEO/CFO certification has been a requirement for TSX-listed companies for a number of years, yet CSA compliance reviews in 2010 and 2011 continue to show significant deficiencies in the certification process. This session discusses this issue, highlights the legal implications for directors and provides practical advice in creating a "best in class" certification process, including potential key questions for management and the external auditors. Ultimately this will allow directors and in particular audit committee members to increase their confidence in their organizations' disclosures and financial reporting. |
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 | | Compte rendu de léquipe du Financement des sociétés de la CVMO' | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Cette séance porte sur l’actualité en matière de comptabilisation et d’informations à fournir, y compris les questions touchant les états financiers et les rapports de gestion. On y présente également un survol des projets d’élaboration de règles, dont celui sur la rémunération des dirigeants. |
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 | | Corruption: How Audit Committees Manage Compliance with Canada's | | More and more Canadian organizations are recognizing that there are often tremendous growth opportunities in the developing world. Many of these countries operate under different laws and cultural norms than what we take for granted in Canada, and corruption is often common practice. Audit committees need to be aware of current legislation both in Canada and in other markets where their organizations operate, and the financial and reputational consequences of being offside the legislation. This session will help directors focus on key questions they need to be asking of management to ensure a rigorous assessment of corruption risk has been made and a program is in place to mitigate this risk. |
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 | | CPAB Developments: Implications for Your Audit | | CPAB's role is to build public confidence in the integrity and high quality of independent auditing in Canada. To do this, CPAB assesses the fundamentals and policies of auditing firms that participate in their oversight program, reviews a selection of individual audit files and provides feedback to the firms. This session will focus on how these reviews affect audit firms, their audit planning and execution, and the audit committee. |
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 | | CPAB Update: The Role of the Audit Committee in Improving Audit Quality | | One of the functions of the Audit Committee is to advise the Board regarding the selection and performance of the auditor, but the committee can also play a role in improving audit quality. This session addresses improving audit quality and provides an update on themes from CPAB roundtables with Audit Committee members, as well as CPAB Inspection findings. |
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 | | Due Diligence: What Should You Consider Before Joining an Audit Committee? | | The invitation to join a board of directors and its audit committee, can be very appealing. With hindsight, many former and current directors have concluded that they did not undertake sufficient due diligence prior to acceptance. Drawing on the insights offered during the conference, this interactive session provides guidance on the types of questions a prospective board member should be asking; how to assess a board's culture; and suggestions for starting out as a new board member. |
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 | | Emerging Governance Challenges for Canadian and Global Organizations | | Good governance is a key part of the mandate for every board, and most governance issues have audit committee implications. This session explores examples of large global organizations that have experienced significant challenges in this area, and how they have rectified these difficulties. It also focuses on current best practices, including how important it is to have senior management set the "tone at the top" in order to establish a corporate ethic that truly permeates the whole organization. |
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 | | Financial Literacy Requirement: What Does this Really Mean in an IFRS World? | | The obligation to be "financially literate" is a core requirement for Audit Committee members of non-venture issuers. The basic obligation does not change for Canadian companies after they make the transition to IFRS, but the steps required to meet and maintain the financial literacy standard may change dramatically. This session discusses this requirement, sets out some of the challenges of IFRS, and sets out some practical suggestions for committee members in addressing these challenges and managing the related risks. |
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 | | Financial Reporting...the Moving GAAPs | | Financial reporting standards are changing … whether you report using IFRS, Private Enterprise GAAP, Not-for-Profit GAAP, or Public Sector GAAP. Find out about the coming changes, when you can expect them and their impact on your responsibilities. |
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 | | Global IT Security: What Boards and Audit Committees of Organizations Must Know to Minimize Risk | | The IT security landscape is ever complex and changing at a rapid pace. Audit committee members cannot be expected to understand and keep up with evolving threats. Nevertheless, they are required to review and make recommendations on IT security issues and related risks for major IT investments within their companies. Therefore, boards and audit committees must find a way to manage this paradox in order to minimize risk.
In this session, we discuss how audit committee members can:
• Stay abreast of new IT security trends by leveraging existing processes
• Evaluate the risk tolerance of your organization
• Use business-driven Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of the IT security program within your organization
Using financial industry best practices, we also enact a Chief Information Security Officer's presentation to the audit committee of a fictitious financial institution. The short presentation offers dashboards on security trends, critical KPIs for executives, as well as action plans. |
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 | | Going Viral: Emerging Threats to Critical Human Infrastructure | | Have you considered the potential impact on people and businesses if a pandemic such as SARS or H1N1 affects a critical number of your staff? Can your operation continue if key human resources or facilities are quarantined or become unavailable? This session explores emerging public health threats to an organization’s most vital resource – people, and includes strategies to prepare for and reduce the impact of such threats. Learn about the basics of emergency management, critical success factors of an emergency response plan, and key community resources and partnerships that organizations need to properly plan to prevent or respond to pandemic threats. |
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 | | How Audit Committees Can Improve their Value Add to the Company | | The Audit Committee mandate generally requires the committee to spend a significant amount of time ensuring that directors meet their responsibilities in respect of the preparation and disclosure of the financial statements and related reports, including internal controls. The challenge and opportunity for the Audit Committees is to also provide proactive value to the financial management of the company. This session explores some of the opportunities to add value to the company. |
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 | | IFRS Update: What You Need to Know About Forthcoming IFRS Developments | | Most public accountable enterprises have now been through one IFRS reporting cycle. However IFRS continues to evolve: there are accounting issues under review and it is important for audit committees to be aware of what areas are under development and in the pipeline, and the implications for their organizations. This session provides a practical and pragmatic approach to help audit committee members get comfortable with judgments, impairments, valuation issues and other new developments. |
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 | | International Developments on the Global Auditing Framework: Implications for the Audit Committee | | Reporting relationships between the audit committee, management, and auditors is changing. The European Commission and the UK Financial Reporting Council have made proposals to enhance the integrity and transparency of financial reporting. The PCAOB has adopted and submitted for SEC approval Auditing Standard No. 16, "Communications with Audit Committees" that encourages vigorous communication between the auditor and audit committee. This session provides an update of proposed changes, how they may impact audit committees, and CICA and CPAB plans to respond. |
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 | | IS Outsourcing Used to Be Easy – What Happened? | | As outsourcing models continue to evolve to meet changing business requirements, it is important that your audits continue to focus on the key elements of IS auditing. Learn how to conduct effective IS outsourcing audit reviews. |
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 | | Making Accounting Policy Choices Under ASPE | | This session discusses different accounting policy choices, such as taxes, consolidations, joint ventures, pensions, and internally generated intangibles. The pros and cons of each choice are examined as well as their effect on the financial statements. |
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 | | MD&A – To Disclose or Not to Disclose | | MD&A is one of the most important communication vehicles that management uses to reach its companys stakeholders. Hear differing perspectives on what should be included in your MD&A to satisfy all of your stakeholders. |
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 | | New Auditing Standards and the Impact on Audit Committees | | The Canadian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) is adopting International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) as Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS). These changes have implications for Audit Committees. Learn about the new CAS requirements, including the greater transparency of information sharing by auditors and Audit Committees, the required dialogue and written communications that the auditor must have with the Audit Committee, and the auditors standard report. |
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 | | PCGR pour les entreprises à capital fermé : choix de méthodes comptables | | Des services de traduction simultanée vers le français seront offerts. Cette séance traite de divers choix de méthodes comptables en ce qui concerne les impôts, la consolidation, les coentreprises, les prestations de retraite et les actifs incorporels générés à l’interne. Les avantages et les inconvénients de chaque choix seront abordés, de même que leur incidence sur les états financiers. |
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 | | Regulatory Update: What Audit Committee Members Need to Know | | Governance standards for Boards and their committees are again under review as a result of the recent financial crisis. While much of the pressure for change is coming from outside of Canada, Canadian governance standards will be affected by global change. Audit Committees need to understand emerging changes to governance standards both for the Audit Committee itself and for the Board overall. |
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 | | Risk Oversight: How are Audit Committees Discharging this Fundamental Responsibility? | | The role of the Board with regard to risk oversight is increasingly challenging, and Boards are wrestling with which Board committee has the required expertise to provide oversight on particular risks. Some organizations involve the entire Board on risk oversight, some delegate different risks to different committees, and some have chosen to have a separate risk oversight committee. Learn from experienced Audit committee members how different organizations are handling this responsibility, and in particular, what areas of risk oversight the Audit Committee is assuming, and which areas are being delegated to other committees. |
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 | | The Changing World of Shareholder Engagement: How Audit Committees Can Help | | The world of shareholder engagement is changing. Shareholder communications have been a central part of a board's fiduciary responsibility but now boards are under increasing pressure to engage more frequently and meaningfully with shareholders. At the same time activist shareholders are playing more of a role. This session discusses strategies to enhance shareholder confidence in the board's oversight of the company. It deals with the risk and benefits of engaging shareholders, and suggests new ways to effectively interact with them. |
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 | | The Shifting Landscape of Social Media: What Audit Committees Need to Know | | Social media has dramatically changed the communications landscape, presenting a new and uncharted risk for boards and organizations. Social media presents many challenges. It allows little time to prepare communications in an environment where anyone can participate, at times acting as a catalyst for other risks. But it also brings substantial opportunities. This session presents the risks associated with social media, as well as the risks associated with ignoring this important communications device. It will also suggest how to use social media as an effective media tool. |
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 | | Update From the Corporate Finance Group of the OSC | | This session discusses current accounting and reporting issues, including financial statement and MD&A issues, as well as a general briefing on rule-making initiatives, such as executive compensation, etc. |
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 | | Update from the OSC | | This session addresses current financial reporting topics relevant to market participants, with a focus on those related to the corporate governance and audit committee regimes. |
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 | | Why Should Auditors Care About Privacy Management Controls? | | Learn about the value of Privacy Management Controls and how audit can play a key role in identifying privacy risks. Experience has shown that organizations, regardless of size and mandate, do need to manage privacy breach risks like any other business risks. In todays digital economy, organizations find that personal information about their customers, employees and partners are more susceptible to a wide range of privacy breaches with potentially significant business implications. This session explores these issues and how to identify privacy breach risks and implications. |
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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISES (ASPE) |
 | | 2011 Business and Industry Conference | | November 29-30, 2011, Toronto, ON
The successful senior financial officer in today’s Canadian corporation depends on a combination of technical expertise, soft skills, strategic finesse, and professional judgment. This two-day event offered a comprehensive blend of sessions that address the most relevant and current topics with insight on what’s coming next. Join your peers from other Canadian companies to discuss common challenges, explore parallel opportunities, and build your professional network. |
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 | | ASPE: What Did You Miss? | | As our private clients move from pre-changeover GAAP to ASPE, we have all run into some unexpected difficulties and questions about application of the new framework. This session discusses some of the practical intricacies of adopting ASPE such as off-market rate loans, disclosure of fair value bumps and financing and transaction costs. |
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 | | Guide sur les normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé (NCECF) | | (also available in English) | Le Guide sur les Normes comptables pour les entreprises à capital fermé (NCECF) est spécialement conçu pour vous aider à approfondir votre connaissance et votre compréhension des dispositions de la Partie ll du Manuel de l’ICCA – Comptabilité. Il sera publié en plusieurs volets de manière échelonnée, le premier visant à donner aux professionnels financiers des indications sur l’application des normes aux regroupements d’entreprises, à la réévaluation intégrale des actifs et des passifs, aux états financiers consolidés, aux filiales, et aux placements. |
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 | | Guide to Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises | | (aussi disponible en français) | | A comprehensive guide to the application of the new accounting standards that were developed specifically for private Canadian enterprises, the Guide to Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises will help to improve your knowledge and understanding of the requirements in Part II of the CICA Handbook – Accounting. Using illustrative examples, charts and diagrams, this first release of the Guide covers business combinations, subsidiaries, consolidated financial statements, non-controlling interests, comprehensive revaluation of assets and liabilities, and investments. |
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS |
 | | 2011 Business and Industry Conference | | November 29-30, 2011, Toronto, ON
The successful senior financial officer in today’s Canadian corporation depends on a combination of technical expertise, soft skills, strategic finesse, and professional judgment. This two-day event offered a comprehensive blend of sessions that address the most relevant and current topics with insight on what’s coming next. Join your peers from other Canadian companies to discuss common challenges, explore parallel opportunities, and build your professional network. |
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 | | 2011 Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference | | The CICA Financial Reporting and Accounting Conference is Canada’s leading financial reporting and accounting event and provides an up-to-date and extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing both publicly traded and privately held corporations in Canada. Extensive coverage of the latest developments in both IFRSs and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises will be delivered by prominent Canadian, US, and international speakers. |
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| 2012 - Accounting Changes for Lessees and Lease Analysis Tool - Are You Ready? | | Audio synchronized to PowerPoint presentation: 15 slides, length 00:48:21.
This session reviews the upcoming proposed lease accounting changes, which are expected to require that all leases be recorded on the balance sheet. The session discusses what the proposals could mean for business and demonstrates a lease analysis tool designed to assist participants in preparing for and implementing these proposals. |
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 | | 2012 Financial Reporting Conference for the Mining Industry | (en anglais seulement)
December 5-6, 2012
The Hilton Toronto Hotel, Toronto, ON
The adoption of IFRS created some unique challenges for the Canadian mining industry including uncertainty for mining companies on how to interpret and apply the new standards and concerns of diversity in practice across the industry. This conference provided technical updates for all the key standards impacting the industry and lessons learned to date, along with sessions addressing broader areas of interest and concern to financial professionals in this industry. |
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 | | 2012 Financial Reporting Conference for the Oil and Gas Industry | June 6-7, 2012, Calgary, AB
The adoption of IFRS created some unique challenges for the Canadian oil and gas industry and created uncertainty for oil and gas companies on how to interpret and apply the new standards, along with concerns of diversity in practice across the industry. This industry-drive conference provides technical updates for all the key standards impacting the industry and lessons learned to date, along with sessions addressing broader areas of interest and concern for financial professionals in this industry. |
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 | | 2013 Financial Reporting Conference for the Mining Industry | (en anglais seulement)
December 2-3, 2013 Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto, ON
The Canadian mining industry faced some unique challenges in adopting IFRSs and the challenges continue with the newly issued IFRSs effective January 1, 2013. How are the standards interpreted and applied by mining companies and how can the industry ensure consistency of practice among the companies? This conference will provide technical updates and lessons learned to date for all the key standards impacting the industry, along with sessions addressing broader areas of interest and concern for financial professionals in or serving this industry. It also provides a unique networking opportunity to discuss issues and challenges with colleagues in your industry. |
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 | | 2013 Financial Reporting Conference for the Oil and Gas Industry | (en anglais seulement)
June 5-6, 2013 The Metropolitan Conference Centre, Calgary, AB
OR attend this event as a virtual conference*
The adoption of IFRS created some unique challenges for the Canadian oil and gas industry and created uncertainty for oil and gas companies on how to interpret and apply the new standards, along with concerns of diversity in practice across the industry. This industry-driven conference will provide technical updates for all the key standards impacting the industry and lessons learned to date, along with sessions addressing broader areas of interest and concern for financial professionals in this industry. This conference will also provide a unique opportunity to discuss the issues and challenges you face with colleagues and peers from across the country. |
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 | | 2013 IFRS Immersion 1 Course (core topics) | (en anglais seulement)
June 3-6, 2013 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
This highly acclaimed four-day course provides comprehensive coverage of several of the core IFRS standards. The program includes in-class technical lectures followed immediately by a smaller facilitated workshop that uses practical case studies to apply the information covered in the lecture. Receive a "Certificate of Completion" demonstrating completion of four days of intense IFRS Training. |
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 | | 2013 IFRS Immersion 2 Course (Specialized Topics) (No prerequisites) | (en anglais seulement)
August 12-15, 2013 Registration Now Open!
The Westin Nova Scotian
Halifax, NS
December, 2013
Downtown Toronto, ON
NEWLY DESIGNED! NEW FLEXIBLE FORMAT FOR 2013
This course provides comprehensive coverage of several important IFRS standards relating to specialized topics. Each module consists of an in-class lecture followed by discussions of case studies led by experienced facilitators.
New for 2013, this course is offered on a modular basis, with eight modules over four days. Complete the Course at your own pace. Register for four days or take only what you need right now. Focus your time and money on addressing specific challenges you and your clients are facing in an ever-changing business environment.
Once all eight modules are completed, you will receive a special “Certificate of Completion” demonstrating your commitment in comprehensive and specialized IFRS Training. |
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 | | 2013 In-Depth Brokers and Investment Dealers Course | (en anglais seulement)
September 25-27, 2013
St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Centre, Toronto, ON
This top-rated course is considered the definitive training program for professionals providing audit, assurance and other services to brokers and investment dealers, and for professionals who work in a securities-broker or dealer setting. The program consists of a pre-course on-line module and in-class technical lectures with hands-on work sessions delivered by brokerage industry experts. The course provides participants with an intermediate level of knowledge of the Canadian securities industry and the operations and function of brokers and investment dealers, including regulatory requirements. |
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 | | AcSB Update | Canadian GAAP has changed with the adoption of IFRSs, and Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE). As well, significant changes have been made in the not-for-profit arena. This session provides an overview of the current priorities and activities of the Accounting Standards Board. |
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 | | ASPE Technical Update - Overview of Top 10 Standards and Issues | | Garry Cook discusses the following "top 10" topics relating to ASPE: key issues on first-time adoption; key exemptions; restrictions on retrospective adoption; fair value issues; share based payments; presentations and materiality on first-time adoption; marketable securities; key policy choices; key disclosures; consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements. |
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 | | Farm-In/Farm-Out Case Study | | The year 2011 had considerable farm-in / farm-out activity on developed and producing ("D&P") properties on their own and as part of larger transactions also involving exploration and evaluation assets. This case study session works through an example of farm-ins and outs in the D&P phase and the treatments adopted by Canadian companies, and also briefly touches on alternative treatments adopted in the E&E phase. |
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 | | Financial Statement Users - A Panel Discussion | | Financial statement users are a diverse group with many varied needs with respect to financial reporting. In this session, three financial statement user groups – an analyst, banker and audit committee member – discuss their needs with respect to financial reporting, as well as highlighting their issues and concerns with the current disclosures that companies are providing. |
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 | | IFRS – Walking the Tightrope between Canadian Guidance and Interpretation – How Far Can We Go? | | Preparing financial statements in accordance with IFRS poses interesting challenges for Canadian adopters, particularly in the early years. Canadian standards setters are determined not to provide application guidance that could be misconstrued as providing a uniquely Canadian interpretation of the standards. At the same time, preparers are looking for a compass to guide them through the process of applying professional judgment in an unfamiliar standards environment. Join this panel of Canadian experts in a discussion of the dilemma of answering the call for application support without undermining the fundamental goal of establishing a globally recognized language of accounting. |
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 | | IFRS and the New World of Fair Value Measurement | | A widely held view is that IFRS contain many more requirements to perform fair value measurements than did pre-changeover Canadian GAAP. This session identifies the various instances in which IFRS require or permit fair value measurements. It also discusses the requirements of new IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement. Hear what a panel of experts (financial statement preparer, auditor and professional valuator) has to say about the implications of this new standard. |
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| IFRS Implementation Issues | | This session discusses the practical issues of IFRS implementation from the perspective of the regulator, the advisor and, perhaps most importantly, the preparer. |
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 | | IFRS Reporting Issues for SEC Registrants | | Eric Spiekman discusses the emerging financial reporting issues relating to SEC rules and regulations, including financial statement requirements for registration statements, the use of private entity GAAP for certain financial statements and reporting issues related to continuous disclosure obligations. He also provides an update on SEC developments regarding the adoption of IFRS and the implications those developments have on Canadian Companies. |
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 | | IFRS Technical Update - Leases | | Accounting for leases can be complex and can have a significant impact on an organisation's financial statements. The IASB has proposed a number of fundamental changes to lease accounting that, if incorporated into a final standard, would have significant and far-reaching financial reporting implications for organizations. This session investigates the proposed changes and demonstrates the impact of these changes through the use of worked examples. |
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 | | IFRS Technical Update – Joint Arrangements and Consolidations | | In May of 2011, the IASB issued two long-awaited standards - IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements and IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements. This session outlines the requirements of these new standards, intended in part to tighten up the accounting for off-balance sheet activities. Learn the effect of the new requirements on Canadian reporting entities, including the industries most likely to be affected. Also hear about the merits of early adoption of the changes. |
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 | | IFRS Technical Update – Revenue Recognition and Post Employment Benefits | | The IASB has published an amendment to IAS 19, 'Employee Benefits', which makes significant changes to the recognition and measurement of defined benefit pension expense and termination benefits, and to the disclosures for all employee benefits. The changes could significantly change a number of performance indicators and might also significantly increase the volume of disclosures.
For many years the IASB and FASB have been working on a new revenue recognition model to replace existing guidance. An Exposure Draft was issued in 2010 and a re-Exposed Draft is expected in August/September as there are still many areas being debated in the proposed revenue recognition model. This portion of the session provides an overview of the proposed changes and their impact on key industries. |
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 | | IFRS War Stories 1 – Lessons Learned From the Trenches | | As we go through the IFRS transition in Canada we all want to share our experiences so that our fellow comrades can learn from those that have gone before. Hear war stories from people who have been in the IFRS conversion trenches and survived. Panelists share their experiences of what worked well during their IFRS conversion process and what did not. Members of the panel are from companies that did not have large conversion teams but instead converted with existing staff and advisors. |
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 | | Impairment - A Discussion of the Key Issues | | 2012 Financial Reporting Conference for the Oil and Gas Industry, June 6-7, 2012, Calgary, AB
A panel of industry representatives discusses the key decisions that have been made, and will continue to be made, regarding impairments. Topics include CGU groupings, decommissioning costs, discount rates, and other matters. |
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 | | Joint Arrangements - Impact of IFRS 11 | | IFRS 11 comes into effect January 1, 2013. This session discusses the impact this new standard will have on purchase and sale of working interest, and creation of Joint Arrangements, as well provides the facts and circumstances referred to in IFRS 11. |
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 | | Keeping Abreast of Changes to IFRSs | | This session outlines the recent significant changes made to IFRSs that will become effective in 2012 and 2013. It will also provide you with insights into the ever changing IASB agenda and an update on projects the IASB has underway to significantly amend its standards on Revenue Recognition, Leases and Hedges. |
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 | | Latest Updates | | Overview of other standards of interest including extended coverage of Leases, if Exposure Draft has been released. |
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 | | Message from the Chief Accountant of the Alberta Securities Commission | | With the conversion to IFRS, many issuers are choosing to incorporate additional measures into their financial statements. This session comments on the concerns that the ASC has with some of these measures and recent changes to CSA Staff Notice 52-306 Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Additional GAAP Measures. This session also includes a discussion of recent developments at the ASC and CSA. |
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 | | New IFRSs for 2013 - FOUR Standards in TWO Days | – New for 2013!
(en anglais seulement)
June 10-11, 2013
CPA Canada Offices, Toronto, ON
November 18-19, 2013
CPA Canada Offices, Toronto, ON
This all-new course provides comprehensive knowledge of FOUR important IFRSs effective 1 January 2013. These four standards are complex, with potentially significant changes from your current practice. Get in-depth coverage of each through in-class lectures along with facilitated discussions of case studies to explore their practical application.
(No prerequisites required for this Course.)
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 | | Reserves & Resources - Understanding the Different Codes and their Impact on Financial Reporting | | This session discusses the technical reporting requirements under certain international reserves and resources standards including CRISCO and 43-101 and the related financial reporting considerations. It covers hot topics as well as recent and potential future developments related to reserve and resource reporting. It also highlights the key financial reporting considerations related to reserves and resources and their implications for areas such as impairment and depreciation. |
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 | | Update from the Chief Accountant of Ontario Securities Commission | | This session addresses current accounting and reporting issues from the regulatory perspective, including insight into findings-to-date for IFRS reporting, and other issues impacting the Canadian regulatory reporting environment. Of particular interest to conference participants from private enterprises will be insight into current issues relating to business acquisition reporting. |
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 | | Who's Using Which Standards? | | Public companies are transitioning to IFRS, private companies are generally transitioning to ASPE and governments continue to apply Public Sector Accounting Standards. Most other government organizations and all not-for-profit organizations are also required to adopt a new financial reporting framework in the next few years. This session discusses the various types of organizations, the financial reporting framework options available, the timing of the changes and the challenges in determining which framework is most appropriate when there is an option. The session also provides insight into the anticipated differences in accounting policies on transition, other than IFRS. |
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