Contents
November/December 2014
Cover Story
In Focus
5 Notes & News
17 This and That
Arlene Gee/iStock/Thinkstock
Key Indicators from the 2014
BC Check-Up
38 Professional Development
Highlights from the integrated
fall/winter program
12
40 Q&A
BC Check-Up, 2014 edition
Resources: The driver of BC’s economy
18
BC CPAs Weigh In on the
Economy
Harold Calla, CPA, FCGA, on
building the economic self-reliance
of Canada’s First Nations
43 Members in Focus
Recurring Columns
20
CPA Labour Market Outlook
30 Finance
Evaluating future prospects for
accountants in BC
CPABC Fall Conference;
announcements and accolades;
2014 Golf Tourney; CMABC Fellows
and Life Members; CGA-BC award
winners; CGA-BC Chair’s Banquet
& Awards Gala
54 Member Profile
32 Public Sector
24
Regulatory Roundtable
28
Meet the Marketing and
Business Development Team
29
CPABC Social Media
Stay connected
Working to improve financial
literacy
Carol Bellringer, CPA, CA, FCA
Auditor General of BC
Addressing the mismatch
between budget preparation and
accounting
34 Tax
Spousal and joint partner trusts
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3
Notes from the Leadership
Budget submission
Fall Recruit recap
CPABC Fall Conference recap
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