How will blockchain impact CPAs and their future roles? Find out firsthand from CPAs working with the technology today.
The assurance profession needs to evolve in order to address challenges, seize opportunities and lead change in this era of ongoing disruption. Find recommended actions from experts to help advance the value and relevance of audit.
May 15, 2019
The use of audit data analytics (ADAs) is an important advancement in audit innovation. Learn about CPA Canada's recent initiative on the use of ADAs in Canada.
Read about the latest updates and versions to WebTrust criteria.
Find out what auditors from nine public accounting firms are saying about their experiences in applying data analytics to their financial statement audit engagements and how others can leverage their insights.
Learn how your organization can identify key business risks related to information integrity and how to design and implement enablers and controls focused on the objective of information integrity.
We have compiled an inventory of useful external resources to help you understand the implications around financial reporting of cryptocurrencies.
This is your source for CPA Canada's tools and resources related to cybersecurity.
Learn about the new reasonable assurance engagement practitioners can perform on an entity’s cybersecurity risk management program using System and Organization Controls (SOC) for cybersecurity assurance engagement.
Learn the fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI) in the first of a planned series of publications to explore AI and its impact on the CPA profession.
The potent combination of big data and artificial intelligence is set to transform the way we work. Learn more from a CPA's perspective on how these disruptors may impact traditional accounting and finance roles.
Learn about considerations related to auditing an entity with material cryptocurrency assets and transactions under the Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS).
Canada needs an overarching framework for responsible data use, according to participants at CPA Canada's roundtable on the government's consultation on digital and data transformation. Read our report for additional ideas raised by business leaders.
CPA Canada supports the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) consultation on digital and data transformation. Learn about the work CPA Canada is doing in the technology and innovation space.
Learn about blockchain technology and familiarize yourself with the potential implications, opportunities and risks for capital markets and reporting.
Learn about the various sources of alternative or non-traditional data investors are using and how they are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to access and analyze this information.
This is your source for tools and resources to promote awareness, understanding and effective implementation of data analytics in audit.
Learn about considerations for the management of all entities in developing a cyber security risk management program, and obtain an update on the current disclosure environment for registrants and reporting issuers.
July 17, 2018
Data analytics enable auditors to explore large data sets to assess risk and identify outliers, resulting in improved audit quality. How easy is it, then, to implement data analytics in an audit?
Learn about the implications of IT for audit when applying certain requirements of CAS 330, The Auditor’s Responses to Assessed Risks, as it relates to designing and performing tests of relevant controls.