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Each year several hundred CAs take the time to volunteer with the Institute. Their efforts and talents make a huge difference to both the profession and the wider community. We always have a need for volunteers, both within the profession and to fulfill requests from community organizations. There are several ways to volunteer your talents and expertise with the Institute:
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The active involvement of established CAs to review member conduct or achievements is key to our self-governance process. Our standing peer review committees cannot exist without member volunteers.
The role of the Recognition Committee is to assist and advise members and others in the generation of nominations for merit awards (Fellow of the Chartered Accountants, Distinguished Service Awards, and Early Achievement Awards) and to develop nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award and honorary membership. The committee is also responsible for establishing procedures, forms, and relevant communications for the merit generation and selection process, as well maintain communications with members, students, and firms to encourage nominations for merit awards.
The Recognition Committee consists of the following:
· At least six members
· At least three members who are FCAs
· At least three members who are not FCAs
· No member of the committee may be a member of the Merit Review Committee or Council.
· Members of the committee are not eligible for nomination or receipt of any award during their service on the committee.
· Committee members serve three to five years to allow for a planned and balanced rotation of membership.
The role of the Merit Review Committee is to review all nominations for merit awards and recommend to Council candidates for the following merit awards (Lifetime Achievement Awards, Fellows of the Chartered Accountants, Distinguished Service Awards, Early Achievement Awards, and Honorary Membership). The Merit Review Committee meets at least annually in January to consider nominations and makes recommendations to Council.
The Merit Review Committee consists of the following:
· No members of the committee may be members of the recognition committee or Council.
· Committee members serve five years to provide high continuity and to allow for a planned and balanced rotation of membership.
Registrations is responsible for all aspects of member, public accounting firm, professional service provider, and professional corporation registration, including CPD reporting as required by RAPA.
Responsibilities of the Registration Committee include:
· Consider and decide applications for registration in accordance with the Act, regulation, by-laws and resolutions.
· Maintain communications with registrants.
· Advise Council on relevant strategy and policy matters.
· May, in the manner prescribed by Council, delegate any of its functions, powers or duties.
Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies comprised of CA volunteers and appointed public members. A Discipline Tribunal adjudicates allegations of unprofessional conduct, hears evidence, makes findings of guilt and innocence and imposes penalties. An Appeal Tribunal adjudicates appeals of decisions of Registration and Practice Review committees and Discipline Tribunals. The Tribunals area provides secretarial and logistical support and monitors compliance with orders.
When an allegation of unprofessional conduct is referred to the Discipline Tribunal Roster Chair, a tribunal of at least three people is selected to hear the matter. Under the Regulated Accounting Profession Act [RAPA], the Discipline Tribunal Roster Chair selects a tribunal from the roster, which must include 25% public members. When a Notice of Appeal is filed the Appeal Tribunal Roster Chair appoints three people to hear the matter, one being a public member.
If you agree to volunteer for the Discipline/Appeal Roster your name will be submitted for Council approval. Once approved, your name will be placed as a volunteer on the Discipline/Appeal Tribunal roster. On average there are ten discipline hearings and ten appeal hearings arranged by the Institute in a year. A discipline hearing is normally scheduled for two to three days, however in some instances a hearing may go six to eight days or be concluded in one day. A volunteer may be asked to sit on one or two tribunals during the year.
To be a volunteer on the Discipline/Appeal Tribunal Roster you must have held your CA designation for a minimum five of years and have no discipline record.
The Complaints Inquiry Committee reviews complaints that have been investigated to determine if the matter should be referred to a disciple hearing. In addition, it reviews settlement proposals regarding matter that have been referred to a hearing. It review decision of disciplines and appeal tribunals to determine finding and/or orders that should be appealed.
Responsibilities of the Complaints Inquiry Committee include:
· Making decisions on complaints in accordance with the Act, regulation, by-laws and resolutions.
· Compliance with the Act, regulation, by-laws and resolutions in carrying out its responsibilities.
· Maintaining communications with registrants and staff as deemed appropriate.
· Advising Council on relevant strategy and policy matters.
· Reviewing and deciding whether to approve settlement agreements in accordance with the Act [s. 74].
· Making decisions on whether to appeal decision of discipline tribunals and appeal tribunals in accordance with the Act, regulation, by-laws and resolutions.
To be a volunteer on the Complaints Inquiry Committee you must have held your CA designation for a minimum of five years and have no discipline record.
Bylaws & Rules Committee/Discipline Advisory Board
Responsibilities of the By-laws and Rules Committee include:
· Advise Council regarding proposed changes to:
o the regulations
o the by-laws and
o the rules of professional conduct and related guidelines (referred to as Council interpretation by the ethics standards harmonization committee and other institutes)
· Provide rulings in accordance with these resolutions.
· Comply with the Act, regulation, by-laws and resolutions.
· Maintain communications with registrants as deemed appropriate.
· Any proposed changes to the rules or guidelines are to be communicated to the Ethics Standards Harmonization Committee (ESHC) of the CICA by the By-laws and Rules Committee. ESHC forwards proposed changes to rules and guidelines to provincial institutes for comment. After reviewing comments from the provincial institutes, ESHC makes a recommendation to all provincial institutes concerning the proposed changes.
Responsibilities of the Discipline Advisory Board include:
· Advise Council regarding proposed policies and procedures for the discipline process.
· Oversee a training and development process for those CAs and public members involved in the discipline process.
· Oversee a system to document past decisions as a basis for fostering learning and consistency.
To be a volunteer on the Bylaws & Rules Committee/Discipline Advisory Board you must have held your CA designation for a minimum of five years and have no discipline record.
The objective of practice review is protection of the public by assessing the compliance with professional standards of members/firms that perform assurance, compilation and other specified engagements, and by taking appropriate follow-up or remedial action in instances of non-compliance. The public is further protected by practice review providing an educational experience to members/firms.
The Practice Review Committee is responsible for making decisions with respect to practice reviews in accordance with the Regulated Accounting Profession Act, regulations, by-laws and council resolutions. The committee also approves procedures, maintains communications with registrants and advises council on relevant strategy and policy matters. The Committee consists of a minimum of seven Chartered Accountants, two Certified Management Accountants and a Public Representative. The Committee meets up to seven times a year, beginning in September and ending in June.
The Committee is composed of individuals who collectively possess the experience and technical knowledge needed to address the broad range of circumstances that will come before it. This includes current knowledge of the standards in the CICA Handbook in the areas of accounting, assurance, and compilations.
To be a volunteer on the Committee you must be a CA in good standing with a minimum of fives years of current relevant public accounting experience. All CA Committee members must be approved by Council. The members serve a three year term. Consideration is given to geographic location as well as size of firm to ensure the committee is representative of the firms being assessed.
Download the Volunteer Registration Form.