A scheduled regular meeting of the CPA Alberta Board was held via Zoom on December 9, 2020. Major business items dealt with at the meeting included the following:
- In his report, Board Chair Darrell Jones FCPA, FCMA reviewed recent developments at CPA Alberta, including results from the September 2020 writing of the CFE that were announced on November 27. He noted that there were 744 successful CFE writers from Alberta, with four of Alberta’s writers achieving recognition as part of the National Honour Roll.
- The Board reviewed nominations for CPA Alberta’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient(s). A final selection was made and the recipient(s) will be announced shortly.
- The Board reviewed and approved a preliminary draft of the 2021/22 CPA Alberta Corporate Business Plan. The plan, along with a proposed 2021/22 budget, will be brought forward for approval at the March 11, 2021 meeting of the Board.
- The Board approved a change in CPA Alberta Directives to reflect a tax standard change. This change will be announced in December 2020.
- The Board heard reports from the following non-statutory committees: Audit and Risk, Bylaws and Rules, Governance, CPA Assist, and Human Resources and received reports from the following statutory committees: Registration, Conduct and Discipline, and Practice Review.
The next scheduled meeting of the Board will be on March 11, 2021.
