Practitioner’s pulse guidance webinars

Keep your finger on the pulse of the accounting profession. Get clear and timely updates, live or on-demand, on current accounting, audit and assurance, tax and technology developments that will affect your practice.

CPA Canada is your trusted source for recent developments or hot topics in accounting, assurance, tax and practice management. Get insightful guidance to better understand and apply new auditing and assurance standards and practice management trends.

Drive value for clients with the following free, practical webinars covering:

the latest information on standards, guidance, tools and procedures
recently released tools to assist in the implementation of new standards, such as auditor reporting, review engagements and compilations
industry specific information — for accounting and tax — plus emerging areas such as audit data analytics, cryptocurrencies, and artificial intelligence
key audit related technologies and how they can benefit your firm and your clients
recent and proposed regulatory initiatives

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Practitioner’s Pulse (June 2023): Going Concern

Tune into this webinar to hear highlights from CPAB’s thematic review on Going Concern and learn about proposed changes to CAS 570, Going Concern from the AASB.

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Sustainability Reporting and Assurance Webinars

Tune into this two-part webinar to learn about the rapidly evolving sustainability landscape. Hear about recent developments in sustainability reporting and assurance standards and regulatory requirements, and the implications and opportunities for CPAs.

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Practitioners pulse (December 2022): Audit evidence

Join members of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board’s Audit Evidence Advisory Group, who will discuss the major changes being proposed to CAS 500, Audit Evidence.

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Practitioners Pulse (October 2022): Sustainable debt

Tune into this webinar for an introduction to the exploding sustainable debt market and for developments in the sustainability reporting and assurance landscape relevant to CPAs, both globally and in Canada.

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Quality management and practical application considerations

Join us for this live discussion with practitioners who will share their experiences to-date in developing a system of quality management and applying the requirements of the new quality management standards.

Practitioner’s pulse (May 2022): Technology

Join us for this webinar featuring presentations from a public company audit regulator, an international standard setter and an audit practitioner on the use of technology in the audit, followed by a live Q&A session.

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Practitioner’s pulse (March 2022): Addressing fraud

Listen to this webinar to hear representatives from the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) and the Canadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB) share their perspectives on the auditor’s responsibilities related to fraud in an audit.

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Practitioner’s pulse (April 2022): CAS 315

Join us for this webinar to hear a representative from the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) and practitioners from BDO share key revisions and enhancements to revised CAS 315, as well as tips for implementation.

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Practitioner’s pulse (October 2021): Sustainability assurance

With global sustainability standards on the horizon, listen to this webinar for an introduction to sustainability reporting and to learn about a CPA's role in third-party assurance over sustainability information, including Canadian and global trends.

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Practitioner’s pulse (June 2021)

Learn about the new suite of quality management standards. Listen as the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) shares highlights of the new standards as well as considerations for small firms as you prepare for implementation.

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Practitioner’s pulse (March 2021)

Join us for this webinar on the impacts of COVID-related support programs when conducting audits and reviews of annual financial statements. Includes FAQs and examples to assist you on this topic.