The results came in wicked-fast: earlier this afternoon the viral video-supported campaign by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario bore fruit. They scored the highest ever turnout, a record of 27.6% of the membership, with 85.4% voting in favour. Here's the press release explaining what...

The CA students who will soon be newly minted Canadian Chartered Accountants are giddy or recovering from their celebratory parties today. The UFEblog, which I have spoken of highly , has served its namesake well by offering detailed coverage. Links to all the jurisdictions' results websites are...

While Ontario's successful writers of the 2011 UFE prepare to party at the Westin Harbor Castle, the Globe offers its takes on the ongoing merger saga . Alberta's CAs recently decided to back out of the merger talks, while Ontario drives on towards June's non-binding vote. Much whinging has...

Congratulations to the successful writers of the 2011 Uniform Final Evaluation! A special shout-out to fellow CA blogger Jaycee - she made it as well! She was posting a very readable account of her experiences leading up to the exam - it's well worth a read on her site . Ontario results are available...

This a wonderful and mostly altruistic action: any CA from Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia or Bermuda can click on this link here , to go a page where you can tell your local provincial Institute of Chartered Accountants to donate $25 to a charity...

There's a curious disconnect at the School of Accountancy which many CAs no doubt forget about a few years after their attendance: what you need to know to pass the exams diverges to an interesting degree away from what you're supposed to learn in class. As for attending those classes, there...

"Frack, no one told about this side of the game!" While Ontario's 2009 January CKE writers eagerly await their results - coming out this Friday - last week the West Side writers including one talented young blogger got results from Module 1 of the CASB . I'm glad to report that our...

One of the rites of passage for CA students is filling out their professional experience declaration. Every province in Canada has its own twist, but in Ontario you fill out the CA Student Experience Certification Report . One of the trickiest questions you'll be challenged with - aside from pulling...

If you're not familiar with CA firms, you may be a little surprised to know that there's such a thing as "recruiting season." Employers will come around university and college campuses during set times of the year - both in Canada and the US - to interview potential employees en masse...

This is what I think of when you say consulting . The link pops up straight to a chart outlining a ten point scale showing how close someone is to quitting. Despite what you're about to read below, this is one scenario where you can actually replace many of the instances of the word "consultant"...