Independence Standing Committee consultations

The Independence Standing Committee (ISC) assists the Public Trust Committee (PTC) by recommending high-quality independence standards for proposed adoption by the provincial bodies in their own codes of ethics for use by all Canadian CPAs.

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About the Independence Standing Committee (ISC)

The ISC's responsibilities include:

  • recommending for PTC approval and proposed adoption by the provincial bodies, future changes to maintain and renew the independence standards such that they are no less stringent than the requirements included in the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' (IESBA) International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the IESBA Code) unless in respect of a particular provision it is prohibited by law or regulation or it is determined not to be in the public interest
  • exposing for public comment in Canada the proposed changes to the Independence requirements of the IESBA Code, to invite comments on the technical content and whether there may be Canadian specific circumstances that would require a change to the IESBA Code proposal

Exposing proposed changes to the IESBA Code

The ISC exposes proposed changes to the IESBA Code to invite comments from Canadian stakeholders on:

The technical merit of proposed changes to the Independence requirements in the IESBA Code, for consideration by the profession's PTC in preparing its response to IESBA on behalf of the Canadian CPA profession

Canadian-specific circumstances of a legal, regulatory, or public interest nature that should be considered with respect to the IESBA proposals, to assist the ISC in recommending changes to maintain and renew Rule 204, Independence, such that it is no less stringent than the IESBA Code

Read the ISC's current invitations to comment on the IESBA's proposals

ISC invitation to comment on the IESBA Exposure Draft, Proposed Technology-related Revisions to the Code.

Comments to the ISC are requested by May 17, 2022.Submit comments

Comments to the IESBA on its Exposure Draft, Proposed Technology-related Revisions to the Code, must be received by June 20, 2022.

ISC invitation to comment on the IESBA Exposure Draft, Proposed Revisions to the Code Relating to the Definition of Engagement Team and Group Audits.

Comments to the ISC are requested by May 3, 2022.Submit comments

Comments to the IESBA on its Exposure Draft, Proposed Revisions to the Code Relating to the Definition of Engagement Team and Group Audits, must be received by May 31, 2022.

Resources

The IESBA invites you to join its upcoming webinar on April 5, 2022 at 7:00 am EST on its recently released exposure draft, Proposed Technology-related Revisions to the Code.