Sponsorships & Events
Motions Confirmed at First Annual General Meeting
CPA Legislation Enacted in Yukon
NOTES & NEWS
Sponsorships & Events
Among CPABC ’ s various sponsorships and events this summer , one of the most notable was the inaugural annual general meeting , held on July 13 in Kamloops ( see page 5 and below ). Another big draw was the CPABC Whitecaps Game Night on August 12 , organized by our member services team . Thanks go to the CPABC Vancouver chapter for hosting a pre-game networking reception ! Over the past two months , CPABC ’ s recruitment team hosted and attended a number of events for professionals and post-secondary students interested in pursuing the CPA designation . Sponsored events included a GradusTalks : Startups panel discussion on July 13 , an accounting careers information session hosted by Abbotsford Community Services ’ Multi-Cultural & Immigrant Services program on July 15 , and the Progressive Intercultural Community Services ( PICS ) Society ’ s ninth annual “ Mega Job Fair ,” held in collaboration with the Business Expo 2016 ( formerly known as the BC Small Business Expo ) on August 4 . The PICS job fair is one of the largest job fairs held in the Lower Mainland . Other events this summer included a CPABC Careers in Business Panel , held in Vancouver on August 18 . Several CPA information sessions were held in August as well , and more are scheduled in September . Fall Recruit , CPABC ’ s annual roster of recruiting events for small , mid-size , and national public practice firms and CPABC-approved training offices , also got underway in August , with events scheduled in early September . Watch for the following events hosted or co-hosted by CPABC this fall : the 57th Annual Golf Tournament at the University Golf Club ( September 8 ), The ONE National Conference in Vancouver , co-hosted by CPA Canada ( September 19-20 ), the CPABC Member Engagement Tour ( October 3- November 29 ), and Convocation ( November 26 ). Sponsored events this fall include the Western Canada Government Finance Officers Association Conference in Kelowna on September 21-23 and the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade ’ s WE FOR SHE Conference on October 14 . For more information on CPABC ’ s sponsorships and events , visit the News , Events & Publications section of bccpa . ca .
Motions Confirmed at First Annual General Meeting
At the first annual general meeting of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia , held in Kamloops on July 13 , 2016 , the motions regarding the bylaws and the Code of Professional Conduct , as approved by the CPABC board , were presented to and confirmed by the membership to come into force in accordance with the Chartered Professional Accountants Act . At CPABC ’ s inaugural AGM – Dave Hallinan , FCPA , FCMA ( second from left ) with ( l to r ): outgoing board chair Olin Anton , FCPA , FCA ; Barry Macdonald , FCPA ,
FCA , the board ’ s newly elected second vice-chair ; Jamie Midgley , FCPA , FCA , CPABC ’ s executive VP of regulation & registrar ; and Richard Rees , FCPA , FCA , CPABC ’ s president & CEO .
CPA Legislation Enacted in Yukon
On July 18 , 2016 , Bill 97 , the Chartered Professional Accountants Act , was brought into force in the Yukon , legally establishing the Chartered Professional Accountants of Yukon ( CPAYT ), which now represents almost 200 members and students . The passing of the Act , which took place on May 17 , 2016 , was celebrated earlier in the summer at an all-member meeting held on June 23 , during which Yukon Cabinet Minister Currie Dixon announced the interim board . Serving on the CPAYT board are Kelly Steele , CPA , CMA ( chair ); Jason Bilsky , CPA , CA ; Robert Fendrick , FCPA , FCGA ; Cheryl Horoscoe , FCPA , FCGA ; Joanna Joniec , CPA , CMA ; and Mark Pike , FCPA , FCA . At the all-member meeting , Mark Pike was surprised with an election to Fellowship for his tireless contributions to the accounting profession in the Yukon . A profile of Mark is featured on page 46 .
L to R : CPAYT ’ s interim board : Rob Fendrick , FCPA , FCGA ; Joanna Joniec , CPA , CMA ; Cheryl Horoscoe , FCPA , FCGA ; Kelly Steele , CPA , CMA ; Jason Bilsky , CPA , CA ; and Mark Pike , FCPA , FCA , with Currie Dixon , minister of community services and minister of the public service commission for the Yukon .
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