PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tax for Controllers
This course will help controllers of private
companies stay current on a range of income
tax, GST/HST, and related compliance issues.
Oct 27-28, 9am-5pm, Prince George
Nov 9-10, 9am-5pm, Abbotsford
Nov 17-18, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Nov 30-Dec 1, 9am-5pm, Victoria
Dec 6-7, 9am-5pm, Surrey
HR for Small Business
Human resources has been referred to as
a necessary evil, but this session will dispel
myths and show that HR can be a positive
force! Whether you’re struggling with
knowing where to start or you’re looking to
implement more effective HR, this session will
provide you with a nuts and bolts foundation.
Nov 23, 9am-12:30pm, Vancouver
Catching Up: Five Years of Income
Tax Developments
This seminar will enable those who haven’t
regularly taken tax update seminars to get
caught up on the notable developments in
federal income tax over the past five years.
Nov 3, 9am-5pm, Kelowna
Nov 10, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Dec 5, 9am-5pm, Coquitlam
“Simple Strategy – Simply Said”
This one-day program is designed to help
you win in the new competitive landscape
by building clear, compelling, executable
direction for your business or clients. You
will leave the program understanding how to
build a strategy that will help increase revenue,
engage team members, and develop deeper
relationships with clients.
Nov 23, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT &
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Managing My People
This interactive course will focus on helping
managers get the best out of their people in
order to increase business success. It will show
managers effective ways to work with their
teams in order to maximize engagement.
Nov 2, 9am-5pm, Victoria
Nov 7, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Bridging the Generational Divide
In this fun, engaging, and enlightening
session, we will discuss what each generation
brings to the table and how you, as a leader,
can engage the hearts and minds of your entire
four-generation team. We’ll also explore
whether harmony at work is attainable and
if employee loyalty is extinct.
Dec 5, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
MORE UPCOMING PD SESSIONS…
Assurance & Professional Practice
Update
This seminar will review recent revisions to
the CPA Canada Handbook – Assurance,
focusing on the new audit reporting standard
and the revised review engagement standard.
It will also discuss related implementation
guidance and basis of conclusion documents
issued by CPA Canada and the Auditing and
Assurance Standards Board.
Oct 13, 1:30-5pm, Victoria
Oct 17, 1:30-5pm, Kamloops
Oct 26, 1:30-5pm, Vancouver
Nov 1, 1:30-5pm, Kelowna
Nov 8, 1:30-5pm, Prince George
Nov 8, 1:30-5pm, Surrey
Nov 24, 1:30-5pm, Abbotsford
Dec 14, 1:30-5pm, Vancouver
Excellence in Team Performance
This session will help you assess your team’s
performance and craft a plan to address any
barriers you identify. It will provide best practice research on team development, share real
examples of measures that have affected team
performance, and review tools from both
Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a
Team and Stephen Covey’s The Speed of Trust.
Nov 22, 8-10am, Vancouver
Practical Tips for Controllers and
CFOs
Using anecdotes and examples, this seminar
will provide a wide range of useful tips for use
in your work—tips not normally found in
seminar handouts or textbooks. Participants
will also have a chance to share experiences
and benchmark practices with peers.
Nov 28, 9am-5pm, Victoria
Nov 29, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Budgeting and Financial Mgmt
This interactive full-day seminar will enable
participants to understand and use financial
information, adopt a disciplined approach to
managing budgets, and communicate with
financial specialists. Participants will learn the
principles of financial management and how to
apply these principles when making decisions
that may affect financial performance.
Oct 18, 9am-5pm, Prince George
Oct 19, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
Nov 9, 9am-5pm, Surrey
Nov 15, 9am-5pm, Kamloops
Nov 21, 9am-5pm, Abbotsford
Nov 24, 9am-5pm, Victoria
Dec 1, 9am-5pm, Nanaimo
Dec 6, 9am-5pm, Coquitlam
Dec 8, 9am-5pm, Vancouver
PD CONFERENCES
Practitioners’ Potluck
This conference will give practitioners a
forum in which to exchange ideas and
discuss issues relevant to managing a
successful public practice in BC. It will
feature relevant and practical learning
sessions that focus as much on professional
growth as they do on technical knowledge.
Oct 25, 8:30am-5pm, Vancouver
Estate-Planning Conference
This joint conference from the Society
of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Vancouver and CPABC will provide
participants with up-to-date, practical,
and leading-edge estate-planning
information, as well as access to highly
regarded speakers covering current and
relevant estate-planning issues.
Oct 27, 8:30am-5pm, Vancouver
Members in Business and
Industry PD Day
This popular conference offers members
in industry a highly efficient way to
obtain practical information for use in
the workplace. Keynote and