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NOTES & NEWS

CPABC CareerConnect Employer Showcase 2018

CPABC will be hosting its third annual CareerConnect Employer Showcase on May 17 , 2018 , at the Vancouver Convention Centre East Ballroom . The event will connect CPABC members , candidates , students , and prospects with as many as 50 organizations from a variety of sectors , including industry , government , public practice , and recruitment . Employers will have the opportunity to network with CPAs during an exclusive member luncheon and will meet with future CPAs and prospects later in the afternoon . Future CPAs and prospects will have the opportunity to get professional headshots taken , obtain career advice , and have their resumés reviewed . For more information about this year ’ s Employer Showcase and to learn how to get involved in the CareerConnect program , contact Stéphanie Roy , CPABC ’ s employer relations manager , at sroy @ bccpa . ca .

A snapshot from the second annual CareerConnect Employer Showcase . Photo by Aaron Aubrey .

How Much Do Babies Cost ?

New CPA Canada Book Looks at the Numbers

On February 10 , CPA Canada and CPABC cohosted an event at Science World at TELUS World of Science in Vancouver to launch CPA Canada ’ s newest financial literacy publication , Babie $ – The real story of how much they cost . The book is the latest addition to an expanding list of resources in Community Connect , CPA Canada ’ s national financial literacy initiative . Authored by Lisa van de Geyn , a freelance writer who previously worked as the editor of Today ’ s Parent and as a researcher at Chatelaine magazine , Babie $ – The real story of how much they cost aims to help new and expectant parents create a baby budget , plan parental leave , explore different childcare options , and understand the hidden costs associated with a growing family . The Vancouver event followed an initial book launch in Toronto , which took place on January 19 . Both events attracted interest from many community organizations as well as local media . More than a dozen CPABC members , along with their partners and newborn children , attended the Vancouver event , where guests had the opportunity to meet the author and receive a copy of the book .

Above : Lisa van de Geyn , author of Babie $ - The real story of how much they cost . Below : Bilal Kathrada , CPA , CA ( right ), a partner with Clearline , brought his family to the Vancouver event .

Receive a free electronic copy CPA Canada has a special ebook offer for members that runs until March 31 , 2018 . To obtain your free ebook version of Babie $ – The real story of how much they cost , visit the online CPAstore at castore . ca and enter the promo code “ FLBABY .” After March 31 , the book can be ordered through CPAstore at a cost of $ 19.99 ( hard cover ) or $ 3.99 ( ebook ).

Request a free financial literacy session Through CPA Canada ’ s Community Connect program , several hundred CPABC members are available to deliver a variety of free financial literacy sessions to local community groups , schools , religious organizations , and businesses . To review a program catalogue that outlines the various offerings and to request a free session , visit cpacanada . ca / en / the-cpa-profession / financial-literacy / financial-literacy-education .

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