ICAA Spur-tacular
On September 21, 2010, the ICAA will host the
Centennial Spur-tacular: An evening in support of the Chartered Accountants Education Foundation of Alberta. In true Western spirit, we will host the event at the BMO Centre, Stampede Park in Calgary.
This fundraising event is an opportunity to celebrate a milestone for the CA profession in Alberta, celebrate with CICA colleagues, and most importantly, raise funds for the foundation which ultimately furthers our profession as a whole.
For more information, click
here.
CApitalize
The Fall 2010 issue of CApitalize is now being circulated to students across Alberta. CApitalize is produced on a semi-annual basis and is designed to introduce students to the Chartered Accounting profession in Alberta. It is distributed to about 4,000 readers, including university, college, and high school students, as well as career couseling and other student-oriented centres.
Merit Awards
Do You Know an Outstanding CA? Nominate them for a Merit Award today!
Merit Awards recognize candidates who have brought honour to the profession by their achievements in business and their contributions to the community. There are three categories of recognition open for nomination: Fellows of the Chartered Accountants, Distinguished Service and Early Achievement. The Nomination Deadline for the 2011 Merit Awards is October 31, 2010.
For more details on the awards and how you can submit your normination, click here.
New CATOs
The University of Alberta & KWB LLP (Tax) become CA Training Offices
The ICAA would like to congratulate the University of Alberta and KWB LLP (Tax stream) on being approved as CA Training Offices (CATOs). They join several Alberta organizations training CA students in the corporate or government sector. A complete list of these CATOs is available at
www.CATOadvantage.ca.
To learn more about the new CA training opportunities please contact James Filice CA, Manager, CA Training Office Program, at 780-409-2566 or
j.filice@icaa.ab.ca; or Amanda Radakovitch, ICAA Communications Officer, at
a.radakovitch@icaa.ab.ca.
Profession Updates
Looking for the latest update on the transition to IFRS? Wondering what's new in the world of Canadian Auditing Standards? Searching for information on GAAP for Private Enterprises?
The Professional Updates section of the ICAA website contains a series of recent updates pertaining to the CA profession, including resources issues by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) and the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB).