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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) [a] of Canada provided the framework of broad guidelines, conventions, rules and procedures of accounting.In early 2006, the AcSB decided to completely converge Canadian GAAP with international GAAP, i.e. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as set by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), for most entities that must ...
1902 – The Dominion Association of Chartered Accountants (DACA) is incorporated by Private Act of the Parliament of Canada. (SC 1902, c. 58) 1934 – The Canada Companies Act is amended to provide for the involvement of the DACA in setting standards for accounting policies.
The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) establishes accounting standards [1] for use by private enterprises and private sector not-for-profit organisations in Canada. The AcSB contributes to the development of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) by participating in consultations and activities of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to ensure Canadian publicly ...
The Accessible Canada Act (ACA; French: Loi canadienne sur l'accessibilité) is a Canada-wide accessibility act that applies to the federal public sector, Crown corporations, and all federally-regulated organizations, [2] building on the Canadian Human Rights Act and focuses on the prohibition of discrimination based on disability.
Asset impairment was first addressed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in IAS 16, which became effective in 1983. [2] It was replaced by IAS 36, effective July 1999. [2] In United States GAAP, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduced the concept in 1995 with the release of SFAS 121. [3]
CGA-Canada joined the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) to integrate operations under the CPA banner in 2015. CPA Canada is the new national accounting body formed by the merger of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the Society of Certified Management Accountants (CMA) in 2013, and now Certified ...
International Accounting Standards Board (2011). "IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment". International Financial Reporting Standards: required for annual periods beginning on 1 January 2012. London: IFRS Foundation. ISBN 9781907877360. International Accounting Standards Board (2011). "IAS 36 Impairment of Assets".
The Society of Professional Accountants of Canada (SPAC) was established in 1978. A Federal Charter was granted to the Society as a Corporation by letters patent under the Provision of Part II of the Canada Corporations Act. The CIAPA is the oldest accounting institution in Canada, and is now under the control of the Society.