Latest News & Events
CMA Canada's Strategy Mapping Seminar - Vancouver
| Date: |
Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
| Time: |
8:30 am – 4:00 pm |
| Location: |
Fairmont Hotel Downtown Vancouver
Boardroom
900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver , British Columbia
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For more information or to register, please click here.
GST and Cross-Border Tax Update Webinars by CMA BC and CCH
Get insight into these two key tax issues from Canada’s top tax experts. Our 2007 Tax Webinars were a huge success, attended by hundreds of tax professionals. Now you have the same opportunity. Your clients count on you to be current and now you can “catch-up” in real time, right at your desk. You can even ask questions.
Click here for details - http://cch.ca/tr/sem.aspx.
Books at Breakfast - Good to Go with Discount!
When was the last time you ran across a great business book but didn’t have time to read it, let alone consider its potential impact on your business? Books at Breakfast is a gathering of professionals to review and discuss the ideas from some of the best business books published. It’s also an opportunity to meet a cross-section of professionals from a variety of industries and sectors. Each session is facilitated by a member of the Tekara Organizational Effectiveness team, and the focus is on the practical application of the concepts and principles from the book. All CMABC members receive a 10% discount upon registration.
For more information, please click here.
Corporate Controllership Program
| Date: |
November 14-20, 2008 |
| Location: |
The Banff Centre, Banff, BC |
Click here for the brochure. For more information, or to register, visit: www.controllership.ca
For more information on British Columbia offerings, contact:
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
PD Department
Suite 500, One Bentall Centre
505 Burrard Street, Box 22
Vancouver, BC V7X 1M4
(604) 681-3264 or 1-800-663-2677 | Fax: (604) 684-1267 | Email: pdreg@ica.bc.ca
CFO Leadership Program
| Dates: |
May 24 - 30, 2008 |
October 18 - 24, 2008 |
| Location: |
Banff Rocky Mountain Resort |
Westin Whistler |
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Banff, AB |
Whistler, BC |
click here for the brochure. For more information, or to register, visit: www.cfoleadership.ca
For more information on British Columbia offerings, contact:
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
PD Department
Suite 500, One Bentall Centre
505 Burrard Street, Box 22
Vancouver, BC V7X 1M4
(604) 681-3264 or 1-800-663-2677 |
Fax: (604) 684-1267 | Email: pdreg@ica.bc.ca
Trusts: The Thorny Issues
May 14th, 2008
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel in Vancouver, BC
Trusts law is complex and constantly evolving. Whether you are a general practitioner, an investment manager or specialist trust lawyer, an understanding of both the fundamentals and intricacies of trusts is crucial to your practice.
This conference will provide you with the latest information on trusts and the opportunity to discuss problems and share solutions with leaders in the field. By attending this conference, you will eliminate the mystery of trusts and gain practical tips and planning techniques that you can immediately use in your practice.
For more information, download a PDF of the brochure or visit our website at www.pbli.com/717.
The Vancouver Board of Trade - Upcoming Managers’ Toolbox ® Event
Thursday, May 15, 2008
SUSTAINABILITY: The next unfair marketing advantage?
Marc Stoiber, President, Change
| Location: |
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver - Pacific Ballroom
900 West Georgia Street |
| Time: |
Registration: 7:30 a.m. |
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Program: 7:45 – 9:45 a.m. |
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Coffee, juice and muffins included |
| Price: |
$63 members and guests / $95 future-members (+GST) |
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Reserved tables of 6: $456 members / $741 future-members (+GST) |
For more information or to register, please click here.
Career Connections 2008
| Date: |
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 |
| Time: |
TBA |
| Location: |
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre |
The Western Regional Office of FINTRAC, Canada's Financial Intelligence Unit provides the following information:
Many changes are being made to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and associated regulations. These legislative and regulatory amendments will take effect over the course of the next two years, with the first dates being February 10, 2007 and June 30, 2007. The third date to follow is June 23, 2008 which will bring into force the vast majority of new requirements.
Details of the changes can be found in the following documents that were published in the Canada Gazette:
- On June 27, an Order in Council (SI/2007-64) was published regarding the coming into force of certain provisions of Bill C-25. There are several different coming into force dates for Bill C-25 amendments, spanning 2007 and 2008. There are also some provisions that have no coming into force date yet established. The Order in Council can be found at: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2007/20070627/pdf/g2-14113.pdf
- On June 27, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Registration Regulations (SOR/2007-121) were published. These Regulations cover the registration of money services businesses and will come into force on June 23, 2008. The document can be found at: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2007/20070627/pdf/g2-14113.pdf
- On June 27, Regulations amending certain Regulations made under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (SOR 2007-122) were published. These include amendments to existing regulations covering reporting entity obligations (customer due diligence enhancements, attempted suspicious transaction reporting, etc). They have several coming into force dates: June 30, 2007, June 23, 2008, and June 23, 2009. The document can be found at: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2007/20070627/pdf/g2-14113.pdf
FINTRAC’s Web site will be updated on an ongoing basis over the course of the next 12 months. The office consolidations on the Act page and Regulations page will be updated according to when the provisions take effect. In addition, summaries of all changes affecting reporting entity obligations will be published. These will be followed in late 2007 and early 2008 by new or revised guidelines and other publications.
http://www.fintrac.gc.ca/intro_e.asp
Manulife Bank – Manulife One Account
The Manulife One account is an efficient Money Management System whereby monthly income in your account immediately gets applied to the mortgage and or consolidated debt. This reduces the principal amount being used for the time that it's there and reduces the interest being charged. Bills can be paid and funds withdrawn as normal, however for the time your money was in the account, it was working for you by paying down debt and having less interest coming out of your pocket. Sub-accounts can be arranged that will calculate the interest separately. The year-end statement indicates how much interest is tax-deductible and how much is not.
For further details including a 1 minute video and comparison calculator visit www.manulifeone.ca
To arrange for a speaker at local breakfasts, tradeshows and other events to provide your clients with a tool that would benefit their practice and their clients debt management, contact Laura Williams, Banking Consultant, Manulife Bank - Manulife One
PH: 778-228-1126
FX: 866-527-7357
lauram_williams@manulife.com
Terms and Conditions for Financial Review and Assurance Contracts
Over the past several months, under the leadership of the Procurement Governance Office and with participation from vendor representatives, the government has undertaken a review of the terms and conditions which apply to financial review and assurance contracts undertaken for government. This review was initiated as a result of specific vendor issues brought to the Office’s attention, and resulted in changed terms and conditions to meet the needs of vendors providing these services to government.
The review has now been concluded, and the resulting amended terms and conditions for these contracts have been implemented across government.
These terms and conditions can be viewed at the following website:
http://www.pc.gov.bc.ca/psb/GSA/GSA_index.htm
Email Communication - Spam
Filters
Spam protection is a vital component of your network's security
strategy due to the vast quantities of fraudulent, inappropriate
and offensive emails being delivered to businesses every day.
However, spam filters are not perfect and studies show that
an increasing number of legitimate email messages are being
caught.
We believe that some of CMABC's legitimate email communications
to our members are being caught in a number of organizations'
spam filters. Here are some steps to take if you are not receiving
email communication from CMABC.
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Log onto the Member Access
portion of our website and check to see if the email address
listed in your profile is correct |
| 2. |
Check with your IT administrator
to see if your organization has a spam filter in place |
| 3. |
Ask your IT administrator to
add the cmabc domain (@cmabc) to the spam filter's list
of addresses that are automatically allowed to pass through
the filter. This list is often called a "whitelist" |
| 4. |
If your organization's spam
filter cannot be customized in this way, provide us with
an alternate email address where we can reach you. |
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