NOTES & NEWS
Notes from the Chair
By Olin Anton, FCPA, FCA
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t’s hard to believe that we’re nearing the end of 2015. This past year has been a busy one, full
of exciting developments in BC—none more important than the passage of CPA legislation
and the unification of our profession as Chartered Professional Accountants in June. It has
been a banner year for the profession in other provinces as well, as CPA legislation also came
into force in Newfoundland and Labrador (January), PEI (April), Alberta (July), and Manitoba
(September).
Canada-wide, the accounting profession reached a major membership milestone on October
1, with more than 200,000 CPAs supporting our global standing and influence as one of the
largest accounting bodies in the world. The profession is growing and thriving, and we hope
members are seeing the value of the CPA designation as we move closer to the vision of becoming the pre-e Z[