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Faas Bypass
Is FAAS (Finance As A Service) Just a Way to Bypass Regulatory Oversight? CPA Canada’s new competency map for public accountants in small, 1 or

CSRS Compilation vs Notice To Reader
Given that CPA Canada has made it easier for accountants in industry to qualify as CPAs, and disrupted the nature of tax and compilation compliance

SUPERSIZE ME
Our Insatiable Appetite for Stuff (and Services) Average House Sizes 1950 to 2010 Average House Size 1950 to 2010 (SOURCE: Darrin Qualman’s Blog – 2018) AI Summary by

Canadians log more hours than other countries but the workforce is less productive. What gives?
CLAUDE LAVOIE PUBLISHED DECEMBER 12, 2023 Claude Lavoie was director-general of economic studies and policy analysis at the Department of Finance from 2008 to 2023.

INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT AMONG OLDER WORKERS
“Among Canadians, the rate of self-employment—that is, the number of self-employed workers as a share of total employment—has been relatively stable, hovering around 15% over

UNDERSTANDING THE SEISMIC SHIFTS IN CANADA’S ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
Five short decades ago, the economic landscape in Canada and the world was vastly different. Five decades before that farming was the dominant occupation, and