Notes & News
Notes from the Chair
By Olin Anton, FCPA, FCA
I
t is a great honour to be writing my first column for CPABC in Focus, as I begin my term as
the inaugural chair for CPABC. Having been involved in unification since its early days, it’s
gratifying to see all of the planning and hard work of the past few years come to fruition, and
humbling to have an opportunity to play such a pivotal role in our organization’s first days.
As this issue of CPABC in Focus was going to print, our profession underwent the final stage of
unification with the proclamation of the Chartered Professional Accountants Act. This historic
moment was celebrated at two events held on June 24: the first, an all-members meeting where
CPABC’s annual report and audited financial statements were presented to the membership; the
second, a luncheon co-presented with the Vancouver Boar