Learn how your board of directors can constructively engage with stakeholders to help sustain the long-term interests of an organization.
Learn how your organization can identify key business risks related to information integrity and how to design and implement enablers and controls focused on the objective of information integrity.
Learn about the changes in the new and revised auditor reporting suite of standards.
This briefing provides board members with a framework to identify and assess modern tax risks. It also outlines how leveraging management's knowledge and external experts can help strengthen the tax governance structure of an organization.
CPA Canada responded to the CSA's Proposed National Instrument 52-112 Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure. Learn about the key areas we believe require closer examination.
Download our handy guide for a summary of CPA Canada's corporate governance resources.
Canada wants to shift capital to support climate change and sustainable development. As a signatory of the Paris Agreement on climate change, Canada is committed to a global pact toward more sustainability for the global economy.
Climate change is a business issue. This publication outlines 20 questions for boards of directors to ask in overseeing organizational risk management, business strategy and performance in the context of climate change.
Read about how management can effectively select and disclose key performance indicators (KPIs) in their corporate reporting to better meet investor information needs.
These useful external resources will help you understand and apply best reporting practices on non-GAAP measures.
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 CPA Canada’s general principles and disclosure framework for preparing MD&A reports.
Are you interested in learning more about integrated reporting? This Spotlight series highlights innovative corporate reporting trends and practices, and how companies can take advantage of them.
Find out what you can do to prepare early in your career to be well-positioned to obtain a board role.
Learn about Audit Data Analytics (ADA) and sample questions that audit committees might consider asking the auditors of their organizations regarding the use of ADAs.
This is the first video in our three-part series. These videos describe the roles and responsibilities of external auditors, helping audit committees properly evaluate their work.
This is the second video in our three-part series. These videos describe the roles and responsibilities of external auditors, helping audit committees properly evaluate their work.
This is the third video in our three-part series. These videos describe the roles and responsibilities of external auditors, helping audit committees properly evaluate their work.
Read about the role of audit committees and how they may develop a robust process to effectively oversee KPIs presented in an issuer's MD&A and earnings press releases.
What do management and audit committees need to know about the new auditor reporting standards? This FAQ addresses the key concepts and questions relevant to management and audit committees.
This is your source for tools and resources to promote awareness, understanding and effective implementation of the new and revised auditor reporting standards.
Fulfill your role as a director by learning about effective oversight of pension and group benefit plans.
This reporting alert provides an update of recently issued guidance by Canadian securities regulators on the disclosure of cyber security risks and incidents.
CPA Canada's women's leadership initiatives provide resources and education to further the advancement of women in the profession and provides support through a variety of vehicles such as webinars, profiles, conferences and resources.
Are you considering joining the board of a small organization or are you a small company owner or manager? Our publication will help you understand the role of an advisory or fiduciary board.
Gain insights from 20 years of academic research on non-GAAP measures. Leverage this research from academics around the world to better understand some of the reporting, governance, regulatory, and educational aspects relating to non-GAAP measures.
Learn the major elements directors and senior leaders of NFP organizations should consider when contemplating a merger.
Learn the major factors directors of NFP organizations need to consider for CEO succession.
This document provides a robust framework to help directors oversee mergers and acquisitions effectively and ensure shareholder value is maximized.
Many boards are challenged by effectively overseeing strategy. This document will provide you with a practical framework to help fulfil your duty as a board member to oversee a strategy designed to maximize shareholder value.
Our newly updated document provides insightful answers to 20 questions directors should ask internal audit practitioners to ensure organizations build value effectively in today’s complex risk environment.
Receive a broad overview of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
In this case study, learn how outdoors retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is responding to the impacts of climate change.
Update your knowledge of anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing obligations for accountants and accounting firms under the PCMLTFA legislation and its regulations, and receive additional guidance based on the results of FINTRAC’s past examinations.
Learn how Metro Vancouver’s transportation authority, TransLink, is responding to the challenges of climate change.
The most significant contributor to a high performing board is the quality and experience of individuals serving on the board and the way they work together. Get useful information for directors, shareholders and other interested in building and sustaining an effective board.
Find out about the three sets of voluntary reporting and related guidance: integrated reporting, sustainability reporting and ESG reporting.
In this case study, learn how Winnipeg-based travel company Frontiers North Adventures is responding to the challenges of climate change.
Serving as a director of a publicly listed corporation exposes an individual to a myriad of potential liabilities imposed by federal and provincial legislation and common law. Make sure you and your fellow board members and officers are protected.
Learn how the highly-regarded and internationally-recognized Corporate Finance qualification is tailored exclusively to the demands of corporate finance and how it can benefit your career. Education registration re-opens in Summer 2019.
Strengthen your accounting abilities by leveraging the broad range of high-quality educational materials and opportunities available on the websites of the legacy accounting organizations.
Access high-quality professional development courses and recorded presentations to strengthen your accounting competencies at CPA Learning Centre, a legacy CPA resource that is still available to CPA members.
Use this guide to help you or your firm establish an effective anti-money-laundering compliance program to minimize the risk of non-compliance penalties.
Use some key questions to learn about social enterprise and what it means for your not-for-profit organization (NFP).
Confused about the role of IT in helping to meet strategic goals? Receive an overview of the benefits and key considerations for developing an information technology (IT) governance program.
Learn what you should consider when deciding to go public, what your company should have in place before you do and what life will be like once you've done it.
Learn to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt sustainability practices that benefit their communities, customers and financial positions, as well as the environment.
This document covers the business impacts and governance challenges associated with the environmental and social issues that are increasingly part of today's business landscape. Challenges include stakeholder trust and relationships as well as how environmental and social laws and regulations impact a company's competitiveness, risk profile and resilience.
Sustainability practices can have a positive impact on business performance and the finance function plays a key role in ensuring these practices are incorporated into an organization for long-term success. Find out about sustainability as it relates to the role of the finance function in North America and the UK.
Learn how to focus on enhancing longer-term corporate interests despite the immediate pressures of an economic downturn.