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Partner in Touche Ross in 1987. Rick was elected an FCA in
2008.
First elected to Council in 2007, Rick served as Secretary-Treasurer
from 2009 to 2010. In 2010-11 he was appointed Second
Vice-President and he served as First Vice-President this past
year.
National Update
Progress continues on uniting the Canadian accounting profession under the new Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant
(CPA) designation. Visit CPACanada.ca for more information.
Alberta CMA and CGA boards release unification proposal
In support of the Unification Framework and new CPA Certification
Program, the Alberta CMA and CGA boards issued a
provincial unification proposal, based on common principles.
ICABC vote shows positive results
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (ICABC) released
the preliminary results of its members’ vote held in May.
Results indicate that of the 4,800 members who voted, 52%
support the unification of the existing accounting Acts into
one Act; 9% believe that elected Council should decide; and
39% do not support unification.
Leaders express solid support for unification
A united profession under the CPA designation is a strategically
sound and practical long-term solution that is in the best
interests of Canadians, according to 26 out of 28 influential
Canadian and international stakeholders surveyed.
Academic paper concludes unification can enhance selfregulation
An academic analysis authored by William Lahey, Associate
Professor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, concludes
that unification would strengthen and streamline the
profession’s self-regulatory function and enhance its capacity
to fulfill its mandate to protect and advance public interest.
Details of the new Canadian CPA Certification Program
An immediate priority of the unified accounting organization
would be developing the Canadian CPA certification program.
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He has also served on the Institute’s Corporate Governance
and Nominating Committee, as well as the Institute’s Advisory
Committee on Public Accounting. Rick was Chair of the Audit
Committee in 2008-09 and Chair of the Membership Linkages
Committee in 2010-11.
Rick has been an active member of the Winnipeg volunteer
community, having served as a volunteer with such organizations
as the United Way, the Associates of the I.H. Asper
School of Business, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and
several other community-based organizations.
Rick and his wife Merril were married in 1979. They have three
children – Kyle, Lauren, and Kelli. Rick enjoys curling and golfing
and has also been also an avid runner, having completed 10
half marathons.
Additional details of a potential new Canadian CPA certification
program are now available online at CPACanada.ca.
ICANL announces initial results of its member vote show
support for unification
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland and
Labrador (ICANL) released the initial results of its member
advisory vote held in June. Sixty-one percent (468) of ICANL
members voted, with 62% of those voting in favour of the
ICANL Boards’ merger proposal; 32% voting against and 6%
voting to let the elected Board decide. Another 77% of participants
voted in favour of becoming affiliated with a national
body of CPAs should CPA emerge as the predominant accounting
designation in Canada.
ICAPEI vote show support for unification
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of PEI (ICAPEI) released
the preliminary results of its advisory vote held in June,
with 72% of those who participated voting in support of the
ICAPEI merger proposal. A more detailed break-down of results
was not available at press-time - watch CPACanada.ca for
a more thorough look at the results.
Update on Ontario unification discussions
In May, CMA Ontario and CGA Ontario announced that they
are no longer participating in unification discussions. CA
Ontario has pledged to continue its efforts to support the
adoption of the CPA designation and the unification of the
Canadian accounting profession in accordance with the eight
guiding principles as set out in the Unification Framework.