This CGA-Canada report stresses the overall importance of corporate sustainability reporting, including what this practice, which covers environmental, social, and governance issues, can offer on a mutually beneficial basis to both the corporation and the public. Published December 2011. [pdf].

This short question and answer interview with Tracy Black, CGA, President of CGA Nova Scotia, features Ms. Black’s perspective on issues facing her professional association; recollection of a major project she was involved with for the association; her work as a practitioner; and some personal and family views.

This article, by Mindy Abramowitz, CGA, discusses the importance of having a succession plan in place — both in terms of one’s business, and for personal retirement — well before the time comes to execute such a plan. The author lists a number of steps to take for proactive succession planning in business.

This perspective, written by Terry LeBlanc, FCGA, Chair of the Board for CGA-Canada, discusses the leading role CGAs are taking in bringing their valuable experience to academic endeavours across Canada, both for the benefit of members and for the public at large. This article was originally published in the January-February 2012 issue of CGA Magazine.

This article discusses international economic prospects for 2012. It focuses on difficulties in the Eurozone, and high prospects of a recession there — perhaps severe — and the potential spill-over effects this may have in other industrialized countries, especially the United States, as well as in emerging markets, particularly China.

Your competitive advantage starts here! No matter what sector of business you’ve chosen as your focus, CGA-BC’s Professional Development seminars can help you take your career and your organization to new heights.

This online video seminar is a complement to SOX and SOX North: Overview. It focuses on implementation issues related to changes in securities legislation and assurance standards. Specifically, it will address U.S. experience with section 404 of SOX and what that experience foretells for CSA NI 52-111. It describes strategies firms should consider when implementing...

The 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act introduced the most sweeping set of changes to securities laws in more than 70 years. Moreover, its impact spilled over into assurance requirements. If you are employed with, or prepare statements for, a public company, do you know what SOX means for you? Furthermore, the impact of SOX has not been confined just to the United States. Its regulations and proscriptions have been imported into Canada in the form of...