NOTES & NEWS
Financial Literacy Update
Member appreciation
CPA Canada hosted two member appreciation events in Vancouver
and Victoria this March to thank BC members who have contributed
to the success of the Community Connect Financial Literacy Program
over the past two years. More than 80 members attended the Vancouver
session, which was held on March 16 at the Vancouver Club, and another
30 members attended the Victoria session, held at the Marriott Inner
Harbour Hotel the following day.
Cairine Wilson, CPA Canada’s vice-president of corporate citizenship
and the executive responsible for the Financial Literacy Program, spoke
about a variety of current initiatives, including a recently published
book entitled The Procrastinator’s Guide to Retirement – How you can
retire in 10 years, authored by David Trahair, CPA, CA (Trahair is the
author of our cover story in this issue—see page 18). Wilson also
spoke about new financial literacy initiatives targeted at young people, those in the workforce, and seniors.
David Chiang, CPA, CA, CPABC’s vice-president of member services
and emcee of the Victoria event, told volunteers: “It’s wonderful to see
so many BC members continue to support CPA Canada’s financial
literacy initiatives and to hear the many stories about sessions held in
local communities across BC.”
Train-the-trainer
On March 18, CPA Canada and the CPABC Burnaby/New Westminster
Chapter co-hosted a regional train-the-trainer event at Hilton Vancouver
Metrotown in Burnaby. More than 60 members attended this breakfast
session to learn more about the national Community Connect Program.
Li Zhang, manager of CPA Canada’s Financial Literacy Program, spoke
about the various resources that have been developed to support
members who are interested in delivering financial literacy sessions
in their local communities. This was the second such session co-hosted
by the CPABC Burnaby/New Westminster Chapter, and it proved as
popular as the first.
To date, more than 1,400 BC members have attended train-the-trainer
sessions, and more than 100 sessions have been held across the province
at various schools, community centres, and libraries since the initial
training program was launched two years ago.
Cairine Wilson, VP of corporate citizenship for CPA Canada, speaks at the Vancouver member appreciation
event on March 16.
Li Zhang, manager of CPA Canada’s Financial Literacy Program, speaks at the Victoria member appreciation
event on March 17.
Get involved
To learn more about the Community Connect Financial Literacy
Program, visit CPA Canada’s website at cpacanada.ca and choose the
“The CPA Profession”>CPA Canada Financial Literacy>Financial literacy education tabs or email [email protected].
Nancy Zhao, CPA, CGA, education and recruitment chair for the CPABC Burnaby/New Westminster Chapter,
speaks at the Chapter’s train-the-trainer event on March 18.
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