November 8, 2018
This publication explains recent developments on KPIs and an initiative to enhance their credibility through assurance.
Help your client understand what they need to know and do when they receive third-party requests to provide supplementary information.
Learn about a new standard for reports on supplementary matters under Canadian Standards for Related Services (CSRS) 4460.
Help your client identify the key issues to consider when they or a third party requests a report to obtain assurance on an entity’s compliance with an agreement or a specified authority.
The world is going through a period of unprecedented change. The audit and assurance profession must innovate, collaborate, educate, adapt and experiment to evolve and advance the audit going forward.
Download our reporting guide, which aims to promote consistency in practitioners' reports by providing guidance for commonly occurring reporting circumstances.
Is it time for your audit committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the external auditor? Our tool provides guidance to help you perform an effective review and communicate a well-informed conclusion to the board.
August 10, 2018
The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) developed a draft Framework on Reporting Performance Measures. Could this be a first step towards criteria that enable auditors to provide assurance over performance measures?
Learn about the new requirements pertaining to attestation and direct engagements to report on an entity's compliance with an agreement or specified authority.
Take advantage of this useful step-by-step guide that will help audit committees and management identify relevant AQIs, and understand how they can be used to spark discussions about improving audit quality.
Learn about common pitfalls auditors might encounter when applying certain requirements of CAS 330: The Auditor's Responses to Assessed Risks, as it relates to designing and performing tests of relevant controls.
Learn about the implications of IT for audit when applying certain requirements of CAS 330, The Auditor’s Responses to Assessed Risks, as it relates to designing and performing tests of relevant controls.
Learn about the WebTrust seal program for Certification Authorities.
Find examples of proper usage of the WebTrust seal and mark, and learn about renewing, revoking, and suspending seals.
Find a list of practitioners enrolled in the WebTrust program.
Learn about how blockchain technology may affect the audit and assurance profession, from its impact on the financial statement audit to opportunities that may arise in a blockchain-enabled world.
Learn about the changes to the combined CAS/PCAOB auditor's report for 2017.
December 18, 2017
The Monitoring Group is reviewing the international auditing and assurance standard-setting process, and the outcome could have significant implications for the Canadian landscape.
This reporting alert provides an update of recently issued guidance by Canadian securities regulators on the disclosure of cyber security risks and incidents.
Help your client understand what they need to know regarding the new review engagement standard.