CPD Sources - Where are you getting your CPD?

As every CA’s professional role is unique, so are the CPD needs for each member. While the Institute offers an abundance of PD seminars to help members access the professional knowledge they require, the membership is so diverse such that not every relevant topic can be offered. To assist members identify other sources of CPD, we have compiled a sample of the many CPD sources available.

Provider¹	Comments/Website	Options Outside Vancouver Area	Verifiable On-Line Options²	Low Cost Options
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA)	CICA Continuing Education - www.cpd.cica.ca CA Specialist Designations and Strategic Partnerships - www.cica.ca/career-development/ca-specialization/index.aspx Free CICA webinars - - www.cica.ca/career-and-professional-development/webinars/item11048.aspx CICA E-learning products - http://www.calearningcentre.ca	X	X	X
Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (ICABC)	ICABC PD offers over 500 seminar titles for you to choose from, including in-house presentations, PD on Audio. www.icabc-pd.com/pd-seminars.php Web-Based PD Seminars http://www.icabc-pd.com/pd-seminars.php Participate on a technical committee - www.ica.bc.ca/kb.php3?pageid=1499&term0=volunteer+opportunities Instruct ICABC PD courses.	X	X	X
CA School of Business (CASB)	Become a CASB facilitator or CASB marker - www.casb.com	X	X	X
Regional CA Associations	Check with your Regional CA Association for upcoming events. Fraser Valley CA Association - www.fvcaa.ca	X		X
International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)	www.ifac.org	X		X
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)	www.ifrs.org	X		X
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)	www.fasb.org	X		X
International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD)	www.ibfd.org		X	X
Professional Firms	Many accounting and law firms host free seminars, offer webinars and post publications on their websites. BDO Dunwoody www.bdo.ca Deloitte www.deloitte.ca and www.deloitte.com Ernst & Young www.ey.com Grant Thornton www.grantthornton.ca KPMG www.kpmg.com PWC www.pwc.com Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP – www.ahbl.ca Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP www.blakes.com Borden Ladner Gervais LLP www.blgcanada.com Davis LLP www.davis.ca Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP www.farris.com Dentons (formally Fraser Milner Casgrain) www.dentons.com Lawson Lundell LLP www.lawsonlundell.com McCarthy Tétrault www.mccarthy.ca	X	X	X
Other Accounting Bodies	If you are a non-resident of British Columbia, check with your Provincial CA Institute or your local accounting organization.	X		X
Educational Providers and Institutions
Universities and Colleges	Check universities or colleges for continuing education or executive programs. Some offer distance-learning programs. University of British Columbia (UBC) - Continuing Studies - www.cstudies.ubc.ca Sauder School of Business – UBC Executive Education - www.sauder.ubc.ca/exec_ed Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Continuing Studies - www.sfu.ca/cstudies/mpprog Segal Graduate School of Business - www.business.sfu.ca/segal University of Victoria Continuing studies (UVic) - www.uvic.ca/students/continuing University of Victoria – Business - www.business.uvic.ca Royal Roads University - www.royalroads.ca University of Northern BC (UNBC) - Continuing studies - www.unbc.ca/continuingstudies Athabasca University - Distance learning and online university - www.athabascau.ca British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) – www.bcit.ca Langara College – www.langara.bc.ca Vancouver Community College (VCC) – www.vcc.ca Douglas College - www.douglas.bc.ca Kwantlen Polytechnic University – www.kwantlen.ca Capilano University – www.capilanou.ca Camosun College – www.camosun.ca College of New Caledonia – www.cnc.bc.ca	X	X	X
Conference Board of Canada	www.conferenceboard.ca	X
CCH Canada Limited	www.cch.ca	X		X
Federated Press	www.federatedpress.com	X		X
Institute of Internal Auditors	www.theiia.org	X	X	X
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners	www.acfe.com	X	X	X
Canadian Society of Customs Brokers	www.cscb.ca	X	X	X
Institute of Corporate Directors	www.icd.ca	X		X
Institute of Governance	www.iog.ca	X
The Directors College	www.thedirectorscollege.com	X
CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst)	www.cfainstitute.org	X
Financial Planners Standards Council	www.fpsccanada.org	X
CSI (Canadian Securities Institute)	www.csi.ca	X	X	X
Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators	www.cicbv.ca	X		X
Canadian Payroll Association	www.payroll.ca	X	X
Canadian Management Centre	www.cmctraining.org	X		X
Canadian Association of Management Consultants	www.cmc-canada.ca	X	X	X
BC Human Resources Management Association	www.bchrma.org	X		X
Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA)	www.isaca.org	X	X	X
Chief Information Officer Association of Canada	www.ciocan.ca	X		X
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC	www.cle.bc.ca	X		X
Justice Institute of BC	www.jibc.ca	X
Pacific Business and Law Institute	www.pbli.com	X
Financial Management Institute of Canada	www.fmi.ca	X		X
Business Families Foundation	www.businessfamilies.org	X	X
Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada	www.ipbc.ca	X	X	X
Business Associations and Clubs
Financial Executives International (FEI)	www.feicanada.org	X		X
Vancouver Board of Trade	www.boardoftrade.com			X
Chamber of Commerce	www.bcchamber.org Contact your local Chamber for upcoming events: www.bcchamber.org/directory/index.html	X		X
Canadian Tax Foundation	www.ctf.ca	X
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)	www.gfoa.org	X
Treasury Management Association of Canada	www.tmac-toronto.ca	X		X
Association for Financial Professionals	www.afponline.ca	X	X	X
Canadian Association of Family Enterprise	www.cafenational.org	X
American Management Centre	www.amanet.org	X	X
Toastmasters	www.toastmasters.org			X
Other	Check with your trade association or regulators for events, seminars and presentations relevant to your industry.
Public Resources
CRA	www.cra-arc.gc.ca	X		X
Canada Border Services Agency	www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/events	X		X
Ministry of Finance - BC	www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/TaxProfessionals	X		X
Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services	www.labour.gov.bc.ca	X		X
British Columbia Securities Commission	www.bcsc.bc.ca/events.asp www.investright.org/index.aspx	X		X
Small Business BC	www.smallbusinessbc.ca	X		X
Vancouver School Board	www.continuinged.ca			X
Vancouver Parks & Recreation	www.vancouver.ca/parks		X	X
Develop Your Own Learning Program
Study Groups	Convene a group of business associates or peers to meet periodically. Come together to share ideas and work through real issues, or take turns presenting topics of interest to all.	X		X
Your Workplace	Gather colleagues within your organization. Take turns presenting on topics relevant to your industry or your department.	X		X
Coaching	Work with a career coach to help you perform at your best.	X

This is just a sample of the many CPD sources available. The ICABC does not endorse any of these providers--this sample list has been provided as a service to help members identify relevant sources of CPD.
CPD can be verifiable or unverifiable. On-line CPD is verifiable only if it involves the successful completion of an examination or certification .

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