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NOTES & NEWS

Sponsorships & Events

Throughout the year , CPABC sponsors and attends a number of events to raise awareness of the CPA designation . On May 18 , CPABC attended the inaugural release of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade ’ s Economic Scorecard 2016 . The scorecard reports on 32 indicators and compares Greater Vancouver against 20 similar international jurisdictions . The scorecard research was conducted by the Conference Board of Canada , and is said to be the most significant public policy work the board of trade has released in more than 20 years . The report also identifies seven key challenges for Greater Vancouver : transit infrastructure , housing affordability , port expansion , productivity levels , educational attainment rates , tax rates , and head offices . Members can learn more about the board ’ s research at boardoftrade . com / scorecard2016 . This spring , CPABC sponsored the Government Finance Officers Association of BC Conference ( see page 8 ), co-sponsored Business in Vancouver ’ s CFO of the Year Awards ( see page 50 ), and attended the Local Government Management Association of BC Conference . CPABC also hosted its spring Pacific Summit in May ( pages 44-45 ) and relaunched the CPABC CareerConnect Employer Showcase in June . Over the past two months , CPABC ’ s recruitment team has hosted a number of events for post-secondary students and working professionals interested in pursuing the CPA designation . Events included CPA information sessions at BCIT , Camosun College , SFU , UBC , and UVic , as well as a “ Breakfast with the PROs ” speakers ’ event , where career services staff from Kwantlen Polytechnic University described how to cultivate authenticity and accountability in a job search . To connect post-secondary students with CPAs , the recruitment team also hosted its semi-annual Connect Night ( page 12 ). Employer outreach included lunch and learn sessions about CPA programs with BC Transit , the Canada Revenue Agency , Horizon Recruitment , and Leed Advisors . To help promote the accounting profession at the high school level , CPABC held its inaugural COIN Competition ( page 9 ), and hosted information sessions at Belmont Secondary , Heritage Woods Secondary , and Sutherland Secondary . Watch for the following events this fall : The ONE National Conference , hosted by CPA Canada and CPABC in Vancouver on September 19-20 , and the Western Canada Government Finance Officers Association Conference in Kelowna on September 21-23 . For more information on CPABC ’ s sponsorships and events , visit the News , Events & Publications section of bccpa . ca .

CPABC Hosts Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

On May 11 , 2016 , Olin Anton , FCPA , FCA , and Richard Rees , FCPA , FCA , hosted Nilesh Vikamsey , vice-president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ( ICAI ), at the CPABC office . The ICAI delegation included local members Deepak Arora , CPA , CGA , Vijay Kumar Gupta , and Ganesh Sharma . The ICAI is a statutory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs of the Government of India , responsible for regulating the chartered accountants in that country . It is the second-largest accounting body in the world , with a strong tradition of service to the public interest and to the Indian economy . Watch for future networking events between the local members of the ICAI and CPABC .

ICAI VP Nilesh Vikamsey ( third from right ) presents a gift of friendship to outgoing CPABC board chair Olin Anton , FCPA , FCA , on behalf of the ICAI .

Reminder ! CPABC Annual General Meeting : July 13 , 2016

CPABC ’ s inaugural annual general meeting will take place at 4:00 p . m . on Wednesday , July 13 , 2016 , at the Coast Hotel & Conference Centre , 1250 Rogers Way , Kamloops , BC . Member reception to follow .

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