United CPA: Why its good for business
Lunch and Program: 12:00 – 2:00 p.m
Mary Anne Davidson, Director, The Vancouver Board of Trade
Lori Mathison, Vancouver Managing Partner, Dentons Canada LLP
Richard Rees, CPA, FCA, President & CEO, CPABC
The Honourable Andrew Wilkinson, Minister of Advanced Education, Province of British Columbia
Managing the financial side of your business is essential to the success of your organization. Over the last few years, the three accounting designations in Canada (CA, CMA, and CGA) have worked towards merging under one designation, Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). Celebrate the proclamation of historic CPA legislation in British Columbia, which unites over 30,000 designated accountants in the province.
Minister Wilkinson has championed the passage of CPA legislation in B.C. He will be joined in a panel discussion with other industry experts where you will find out how this new entity will impact your business for the better and what CPA means for the accounting profession.
For business, CPA legislation means:
- Enhanced consumer protection with harmonized regulation and one regulator for all professional accountants.
- Protection of certain services to ensure that only individuals being regulated to CPA Canada standards are able to provide these services and be regulated accordingly.
- Secure rights to the global designation of choice.
- A rigorous internationally recognized professional accounting certification program for all designated accountants, which benefits employers who hire and train CPAs.
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