This annual report, written by Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart, reviews developments related to Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act (PIPEDA) between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011.

Some time ago I posted the fascinating case involving the Third Part Civil Penalty. This review is from CCH’s Financial Planning Newsletter. The Court found that the penalty imposed under section 163.2 of the Act is a criminal penalty, not a civil one ...

I have always found the concept of what fair value is and how to determine it an interesting subject. This Deloitte newsletter explores practical and technical aspects of applying IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement in four specific areas affecting financial instrument valuations and disclosures ...

Target costing, a concept used by many successful Japanese automotive, electronic and other businesses is a fundamentally different way to look at the relationship of prices and costs. this arcle will outline target costing, it's benefits, process and tools to help implement this method in your organization. A very helpful article for any company looking to reduce costs.

This blog by the law firm LaBarge Weinstein, LLP, which is headquartered in Ottawa, discusses the latest trends and developments in business law.

Conventional teaching on how to "retire" isn’t working — and is actually contributing to financial stress. What' the secret to retirement? Find out with this webcast. Implement it into your practice and see significant results next year. Without changing your current systems, simply change your perspective, and you will have found the secret to financial and business success.

Explore different techniques to add colour to your reports, from vibrant professional looking diagrams, to workflow charts and elaborate equations; Excel can be used to create these and more. This course is loaded with techniques to help you engage your reader so that you can do more than just present numbers; you can deliver the message.

IT expert Michael Sugrue presents this practical and hands-on webcast on cloud computing. Discover what cloud computing really is and learn how businesses are using the cloud. Michael will discuss the challenges of cloud computing, review the terms, and demo some of the current cloud solutions available for businesses.

To make Excel truly sing, you need to understand how to make it react dynamically to changes in scenarios. Learn the purpose of logic and reference functions and how to use them. Take a deep dive into lookup functions including VLOOKUP(), and become a master of Excel functions.

Explore the mathematical, statistical, and financial functions that apply to accountancy and financial management. Starting with calculation of basic statistics, through forecasting and generating a Net Present Value schedule, this course works through key functions that every accountant needs to know.