Time: May 4th, 2014 (Sunday) 15: 00--16: 30
Location: Room 501, Jiageng 2
Speaker: Peter Secord, Associate Professor of Accounting, Saint Mary University
Moderator: Jinshuai Hu, assistant professor of accounting, IFAS
Topic: The Canadian Accounting Merger: A New Landscape- Including discussion of how to become a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant Abstract:
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For over 100 years, Canada has had multiple professional accounting societies, most recently involving three streams toward qualification. In 2011, however, a merger was proposed among these societies which – although it will take four years to complete fruition – has revolutionized and rationalized the organizational structure, the curriculum and the path to qualification for the future of the Canadian accounting profession.
This presentation provides a summary outline of the merger process and the development of a common body of knowledge curriculum with distinct steams and specialties, and discusses in detail the path to completion of the new designation, the CPA – Chartered Professional Accountant.
