Mar 21
The sixth annual CA Case Competition recently wrapped up, with twenty-two teams from across Western Canada starting the qualification round by submitting You Tube responses to a case on February 9. Eight of those teams were selected to compete in the live round on March 15 and 16 in Edmonton, including students from: Capilano University …
Mar 19
Kyle Hendin, CA, was recently presented with the Kouri Berezan Heinrichs Outstanding Facilitator Award at the Winnipeg CA convocation ceremony. The award is presented annually to facilitators from across the CASB region who demonstrate special contributions to students’ learning. This year, the award is presented to facilitators from Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba. Nominations are …
Feb 14
On Friday, February 7, 22 teams of third-year students in Western Canada received a case question by email. Twenty-four hours later they submitted their responses via YouTube. The judges had the challenging task of selecting from these entries the finalists for the 2013 Case Competition. In alphabetical order by institution, the finalists are: Capilano University …
Jan 29
CASB extends congratulations to the 2012 Kouri Berezan Heinrichs award recipients. Through the generosity of the Edmonton firm Kouri Berezan Heinrichs Chartered Accountants and their gift to the Chartered Accountants’ Education Foundation, CASB has established the Kouri Berezan Heinrichs Award to annually recognize outstanding CASB facilitators. This year’s recipients are: Jessica Stock, CA (Alberta) Brock …
Jan 22
Registration for CASB’s spring session–Modules 1, 2, 3, 5–runs from January 21 until March 4. Forms are available on the CASB website. Information about registering for the CPA program will be available from the CPA profession in the spring.
Jan 10
When CASB received the UFE results from the CICA, we learned that 2012 saw another year of over 1,000 successful candidates from the West. We also learned that two of the twenty-one CASB students named to the National Honour Roll share the top honours as Regional Gold Medallists. We profiled Alberta’s Paula Overguard on Tuesday. …
Jan 08
When CASB received the UFE results from the CICA, we learned that 2012 saw another year of over 1,000 successful candidates from the West. We also learned that two of the twenty-one CASB students named to the National Honour Roll share the top honours as Regional Gold Medallists. Today we profile Alberta’s Paula Overguard. Paula …
Jan 03
CASB is pleased to announce Dr. Ed Bukszar as the new CEO. Ed has a long history of experience with graduate-level business education, both as an administrator and faculty member at Simon Fraser University, where he spent four years as the associate dean responsible for graduate programs at the Segal Graduate School of Business. Ed …
Dec 21
The CASB offices will be closed over the holidays as follows: CASB Edmonton: December 21 from 3pm Pacific (4pm Mountain/5pm Central) until January 2 at 7am Pacific (8am Mountain/9am Central) CASB Vancouver: December 21 from 5pm Pacific (6pm Mountain/7pm Central) until January 2 at 8am Pacific (9am Mountain/10am Central) Our email and voicemail systems …
Nov 13
New and experienced CAs find facilitating a rewarding experience. As a facilitator, you guide students through the CASB tasks and face-to-face sessions, helping them develop the professional competencies that they will need to be successful in their careers. As a bonus, many facilitators find facilitating a great way to stay current on ever-changing technical standards. …