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CPA Canada reduces operating budget with staff cuts due to accounting profession standoff

National organization has run two deficits in the past five years, says changes needed to ensure long-term success in challenging operating environment
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The top Canadian accounting stories of 2023

From greedflation to a CPA standoff, it was a year when regulators got tough with auditors and the Supreme Court of Canada issued an earth-shattering tax decision
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The 10 most popular Canadian Accountant stories of 2023

From ChatGPT to foreign firms to Big Four layoffs, which story did readers click on the most in the past year? And which story came out on top?
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Faye Pang: Building a cloud accounting hero at Xero

Daughter of immigrant entrepreneurs wants to help small business owners
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Obituary: Everett Colby, charismatic Ottawa-area accountant, dies at 57

Accounting career allowed former Chair of CGA Ontario and principal of Colby McGeachy Professional Corporation to indulge his passions
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From Lysyk to Ford: An accountant’s constructive criticism on COVID-19

The Auditor General’s report gave Ford both positive and negative feedback
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Why Bonnie Lysyk was right to criticize Doug Ford

The Auditor General of Ontario has a broad mandate to exercise judgment. That includes reporting on the province's pandemic response
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Has Doug Ford learned from the COVID-19 criticism of Ontario’s Auditor General?

Bonnie Lysyk was critical of Ontario’s pandemic response. Was it warranted?
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Top 10 Canadian accounting stories of 2020

Canadian accountants proved their essential value during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Canadian Accountant’s most popular articles from 2019

These were the accounting stories that grabbed your attention in 2019
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The top 10 global accounting stories of 2019

Audit regulation tops the list in our annual review of accounting news headlines
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Auto industry titan Sergio Marchionne, FCPA, FGCA, FCA, dead at 66

Italian-Canadian CPA shook the auto world by rescuing Fiat and Chrysler from bankruptcy
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Brian Hunt: The Canadian Accountant Interview

The longtime leader of audit regulation in Canada discusses the tremendous changes in the audit profession
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Meet the Canadian accountant who became a YouTube star

Linda Raynier became a social media star as a career coach and strategist who helps professionals find fulfilling careers
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An accountant’s tale of identity theft

What happens when your personal information is stolen by a notorious fraudster? Wayne Haymer shares his story
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Puppy Love: This CPA volunteers for two foster dog and adoption rescue agencies

Accountant and ardent dog-lover Paulina Konopacka manages rescue volunteers and a bevy of foster pups
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How I built my business: Erica Willick of Sisters in Shape

Erica Willick, CPA, CA, founded the online personal training business, Sisters in Shape, and fitness magazine, Gorgo