One of the big reasons for merging Canada’s accounting profes­sions is the global compe­tition nipping at their (our?) heels. One such challenger, as highlighted in the current CA Magazine, is the Chartered Global Management Accountant certi­fi­cation, a product of the American Institute of Certified Public Accoun­tants (AICPA) and Chartered Institute of Management Accoun­tants (CIMA). Cue Patrick […]

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The country’s profes­sional accounting bodies regulating the use of Chartered Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and Certified General Accountant desig­na­tions are currently deep into merger talks, as you might have heard. This affects me, of course, but I have a very pliable opinion on the merits of this path. Ultimately I’ve earned the CA desig­nation by passing […]

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Having spent the past 3+ years in internal audit, first for a global building materials manufac­turer and now with a Canadian retailer, I figured I ought to go for the certi­fi­cation and make it official. So, a couple months ago I committed to earning the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) desig­nation. The first step was to […]

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Got the email from the ICAO this afternoon at about 4:30. I was accepted as a member (i.e. a Chartered Accountant) on the March 24 committee meeting! So, with that, my blog has no purpose. It all began shortly after I passed the CKE in early 2006, and you’ve been following my journey down the […]

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The silence from this blog lately has been deafening. Time to pick the low-hanging fruit and churn out something, anything, to let my readers know I’m not dead yet. First of all, my buddy Krupo’s been cranking out quality, enter­taining posts every other day it seems. In this latest post on unions, he lays the smack […]

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