Profession

Profession

Deloitte used AI in $1.6M government report, but watchdog CPA NL says it can’t investigate

Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland and Labrador cannot investigate Deloitte Inc., the legal entity that produced flawed AI consulting report
Thought Leaders

Why isn’t the accounting profession more diverse? Research points to the real levers of change

This South African study uses Canadian academic research in its analysis of how minority students globally have been supported from university to practice
Profession

PCAOB finally publishes first audit inspection reports of Canadian accounting firms this year

Deloitte Canada and De Visser Gray LLP receive excellent reviews from defanged US audit watchdog under deregulatory pressure from Trump Administration
Profession

Canadian Public Accountability Board censures EY Canada over answer sharing on professional development courses

Settlement between Canadian audit watchdog CPAB and Ernst & Young LLP brings closure to cheating scandals involving three of the Big Four accounting firms
Profession

Regional accounting firms post good results in recent CPAB audit inspection reports

Audit watchdog Canadian Public Accountability Board posts 2025 inspection reports for Baker Tilly WM LLP, Crowe MacKay LLP, DMCL LLP, RSM Canada LLP
Profession

CPAB updates restrictions, releases inspection reports for regional accounting firms

Manning Elliott LLP, Smythe LLP, and American auditors Macias, Gini & O’Connell LLP previously restricted by Canadian Public Accountability Board enforcement
Profession

No significant findings reported by Canadian audit watchdog in reports on four Vancouver-based accounting firms

Davidson & Company LLP, D&H Group LLP, De Visser Gray LLP, and WDM Chartered Professional Accountants each have one office in Vancouver, British Columbia
Business

Web Summit: As employers push to adopt AI, many workers push back

A bullish KPMG Canada revealed at Web Summit Vancouver its junior employees must delegate tasks to AI tools, and focus instead on client relationship-building
Profession

Regulators and audit leaders discuss audit quality and confidence in Canada's financial reporting

Left to right: Stan Magidson, Canadian Securities Administrators; Peter Routledge, Superintendent, OSFI; and Sonny Randhawa, Canadian Public Accountability Board
Profession

Bridging Finance allegations just the latest in KPMG Canada audit quality criticism

Under new disclosure rules, Canada’s audit watchdog recently revealed that KPMG had the worst audit inspection results among the Big Four accounting firms
Profession

CPAB Annual Report: As transparency improves, so does audit quality at Canadian accounting firms

The Canadian Public Accountability Board reports a second consecutive year of improvement in audit firm inspection findings compared to historical results
Profession

Stratford’s newest Order of Canada member reflects on recent investiture

Patricia O’Malley, FCPA, FCA served as chair of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board and is a founding member of the International Accounting Standards Board