Shane Onufrechuk , FCPA , FCA Shane is a partner in tax services at KPMG LLP in Vancouver and a leader in the forestry and public-private partnership ( P3 ) sectors . Shane joined Sheinin & Company in 1996 and obtained his CA designation the following year . He was a partner with the firm from 2004 to 2008 , when he became a senior tax advisor with Davis LLP — the predecessor firm to DLA Piper ( Canada ) LLP . At Davis , he went on to develop an internal tax education program to help the firm provide enhanced expertise to P3 and other clients . He joined KPMG in 2013 . Shane has been a speaker , instructor , and author for a number of organizations , including the CA School of Business , CPA Canada , the Canadian Tax Foundation , the University of British Columbia , and Thomson Reuters . Since 2014 , he has served on KPMG ’ s
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Senior Management Development Committee , helping to develop the next generation of tax professionals and select those ready for partnership . Shane makes numerous contributions to the profession . He currently chairs the CPABC Professional Development Tax Advisory Group and was both a member and chair of its predecessor body , the ICABC Professional Development Taxation Advisory Group . Similarly , he is the current chair of CPABC ’ s Taxation Forum and was chair of its predecessor body , the ICABC Taxation Forum . In addition , he served as vice-chair of the CPA Education Foundation from 2014 to 2015 . Shane received ICABC ’ s Ritchie W . McCloy Award for his contributions to the accounting profession in 2012 , and KPMG ’ s Community Leader Award in 2014 . The latter celebrates the volunteer efforts of those who have made an outstanding impact in their community . These volunteer efforts have included serving as a director of the Human Dignity Initiative , a charity that raised funds to provide solar lighting to communities that lack infrastructure . And he is currently a director with the Vancouver Arts in Our Hearts Society , a not-for-profit organization that brings performances by international and local artists to Vancouver ’ s inner-city schools .
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