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CheckMark Autumn 2009This issue includes: how to implement a paperless office; small firms discuss training CA students in non-traditional paths; celebrating Ontario's 75 new FCAs; how to become a CEO; ICAO Award of Outstanding Merit recipients honoured; and more. Economic Downturn ResourcesThe Institute offers a number of services and resources for members who are searching for guidance and information during the economic downturn. 2009-2010 Fall/Winter PD CatalogueThe Institute’s Fall program of half-day to two-day courses includes over 550 presentations in 26 locations around Ontario. National CA Letter to Provincial Ministers on the AITView a letter from Kevin Dancey, FCA, President and CEO of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, to provincial Ministers negotiating the final terms of revised Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) provisions respecting occupational and professional mobility. A New Chartered Accountants Act for OntarioEntirely new legislation governing the accounting profession in Ontario has been tabled at Queen’s Park. The Accounting Professions Act would replace the previous Chartered Accountants Act, 1956, with the Chartered Accountants Act, 2009. The Value of the Audit in Challenging TimesView a National Post op-ed by the Institute on the role of audits in the context of today’s market uncertainty - and the need for only the most qualified professionals to do the work. Interprovincial labour mobility, yes. Lower standards, no.View a major Toronto Star op-ed by the Institute sounding a cautionary note on looming revisions to the Agreement on Internal Trade. Celebrating The Next Generation of CAsDecember 16, 2008 An Easy Way for CA Training Offices to Fill Student PositionsIf you are a CA Training Office looking to fill a position that will count towards the CA Student practical experience requirement, why not post your job description on the Institute’s new CA Student Job Postings website? Exemption From Licensing For Public Accounting Services Provided Without RewardThe Ontario government recently adopted an amendment to Ontario Regulation 238/05 that reinstates the exemption from the requirement to be licensed, in order to provide public accounting services without reward. Public Accounting and the AITThe Institute’s CAs for Change campaign has now turned to the case for nationally consistent qualification standards for public accountants. View a special Globe and Mail supplement leveraging the current Agreement on Internal Trade debate respecting occupational credentials. |
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