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Andrщe Lavigne, CA Andrщe Lavigne, CA, is a senior principal with the Guidance and Support group of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the national practice area leader for small and medium size practices (SMPs) and small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). She leads the CICAs efforts to identify the needs of SMPs and SMEs, and works collaboratively with external stakeholders, CICA and provincial institute staff, volunteers and subject matter experts to plan the programs and effectively execute the strategies to ensure that chartered accountants are well informed and appropriately supported to respond effectively to market demands and, more specifically, to apply the standards. |
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John Tabone, MBA John Tabone is the Manager of Member Value and Research Services at the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. John oversees the market research function at the CICA and is involved with the Business Monitor, Managing a Public Practice, Financial Literacy and CA compensation surveys as well as a large volume of internally focused research. He shares his research findings in his monthly column in CAmagazine. In addition to research, John's group is responsible for a variety of value-added member services. John is also on the board of the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association where he founded the CMRP (Certified Marketing Research Professional) designation. John holds an MBA from York University and has worked for the CICA for just under 15 years. |
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Jean-Franчois Trщpanier, CA, CPA (Illinois) Jean-Franчois Trщpanier is a member of the AASB Task Force on Audit Reporting Implications of the New Canadian Auditing Standards. He is also a member of the AASB Task Force on Reporting on Information Encountered During the Financial Statement Audit. He has ten years of experience in assurance with the professional standards group at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, a member firm of Grant Thornton International. In this capacity, he assists engagement teams in resolving complex assurance related issues. He also develops training material and drafts communications dealing with emergent assurance issues. Jean-Franчois Trщpanier holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Graduate Diploma in Public Accountancy from HEC-Montrщal. |
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Brian J. Wilson, LLB, CA, TEP Brian J. Wilson practices tax as a partner in the law firm of Wilson Vukelich LLP. His areas of practice include domestic and international tax planning for individuals and businesses. He has written and spoken extensively to various business and professional groups including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Tax Foundation and York University. He is the co-author of several CICA publications and is also past lecturer and coordinator of the CICA In-Depth Tax Course and the Wealth Preservation and Accumulation for Canadians tax course. |
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Robert G. Young, FCA Bob Young is a partner In KPMG Canadas National Assurance and Professional Practice group, focusing on private business clients. Bob chaired the task force of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Bob was also a member of the advisory committee to the AcSB in developing Part II of the CICA Handbook-Accounting; he currently serves on the Private Enterprise Advisory Committee that continues to provide input to the AcSB on the maintenance and enhancement of Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises. |