Like all immigrants, newcomer accountants need to start their career and earn [...]

Internationally trained professionals come to Canada with dreams and [...]

Registered Professional Accountants Association of Canada (RPAC) is hosting a [...]

A designation is important for accounting professionals in order to give clients [...]

Vincent Dong, the founder of Language Education for Accounting Professionals (LEAP), can now add a few more letters at the end of his name. Vincent Dong, CA, RPA is now a new member of the designation Registered Professional Accountants (RPA). In light of new business partnership between LEAP [...]

I think any accountant would agree that asking for information is a vital part of their job.  That being said, not every request for information is the same. The level of inconvenience of the request, and the business relationship between the accountant and whomever they are asking, relies [...]

Coming from overseas to start an accounting career in Canada comes with many challenges. Deciding whether or not to strive for a Canadian accounting designation and subsequently determining how one’s education and experience measure up to exemptions can be confusing and time consuming. [...]

Being a professional who’s first language is not English comes with challenges. Having the ability to self-correct and improve the quality of your written work can help overcome the difficulties of communicating effectively in a professional environment. Here are three tips that will help [...]

On Tuesday, March 6th, The fourth annual conference for internationally trained professionals (ITP Conference) took place in Windsor, Ontario.  Immigrants who moved to the Windsor area from around the world, with varying professional backgrounds, gathered at the Caboto club in hopes of hearing [...]

Verbal communication is one of the skills employers look for in employees, according to Investopedia.com . André McNeil writes, “In order to get work done, you may need to communicate with multiple departments in the organization.” Expediting a product or function for customer and [...]

The Canadian CA, CMA CGA merger just got a little smaller since the Alberta CAs left the unification attempt as of February 9th. Officially titled “Uniting the Canadian Accounting Profession”, CAs, CMAs and CGAs nationwide have been involved in talks about a merger since May 2011. [...]

Speaking a new language is difficult for most, especially in a business setting. Interacting with clients, coworkers, bosses, all involve communication of messages of varying importance and complexity. Avoid the clarity of your spoken message being compromised; be aware of these 2 pronunciation [...]