Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) / Comptables professionnels agréés du Canada (CPA Canada)
Registration:
37
of
151
(2013-04-15
to
2014-04-15)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Federal government budget with respect to government spending control
- Federal government budget with respect to tax and debt reduction.
- Personal Information Protection and Electronics Document Act (PIPEDA) with respect to promoting and developing privacy resources and awareness
- Reforms to liability provisions through proposed amendments to the Bank Act
- Reforms to liability provisions through proposed amendments to the Cooperative Credit Associations Act,
- Reforms to liability provisions through proposed amendments to the Insurance Companies Act
- Reforms to liability provisions through proposed amendments to the Trust and Loan Companies Act
- Reforms to transfers of ownership of businesses to third parties with equal assessment on intergenerational transfers.
- Representation regarding reforms to legislation/regulation on extending privilege to qualified non legal tax professionals
- Revisions to Income Tax Act in respect of Capital Cost Allowance (CCA)
Policies or Program
- Adoption of XBRL-Canada business reporting tool
- Competition Bureau Report on Study of Self-Regulating Professions with respect to chartered accountants
- Discussion and input on public policy options with respect to reform of Canada's retirement savings/pensions system
- Dual-designation certification program (CMA/CPFA) for public servants. CPFA is a British-based designation that is now offered with CMA to all levels of government in Canada. CMA is a Certified Management Accountant and CPFA is a Certified Public Finance Accountant.
- Government management practices and comptrollership. Education of public sector for comptrollers to work in government financial positions. Promoting excellence in comptrollership in the public sector
- Interested in working with federal government on national/international programs with regard to professional foreign credential recognition.
- Interested in working with federal government on programs with regard to financial literacy
- Monitoring and making representation on Canada Revenue Agency administrative practices related to third party liability provision enforcement.
- Red Tape Reduction and submission/recommendations to the Red Tape Commission
- Representation to the Canada Revenue Agency regarding Canada Revenue Agency policy on "Acquiring Information from Taxpayers, Registrants, and Third Parties" with respect to access to auditors/accountants working papers.
- Web Trust and Sys Trust assurance services with respect to recommendations for system reliability, ecommerce and certification audits
Regulation
- Input and/or proposed amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Regulatory framework in respect of verification and reporting
- National securities regulation as it affects Canada's capital markets
- Recommendations for improvements to regulations affecting the operation of Canada's capital markets and reporting, disclosure and verification of information used by these markets