Up-to-date information and background knowledge can help support and grow your business internationally. On this page you can access a range of articles, books and online resources providing quick links to information such as accounting standards, GAAP comparisons and background knowledge.
Useful links
Accounting standards
Accounting Standards Board, Canada (AcSB)
Body responsible for developing and issuing local accounting standards. Also known as the Conseil des Normes Comtables (CNC).
Accounting Standards Updates by Jurisdiction: Canada
Updates from Deloitte's IAS Plus service.
Accountancy and auditing bodies
National
Regional
Comparisons
IFRS – Canadian GAAP Differences Series
Series of documents issued by BDO providing detailed information on the key differences by topic.
IFRS compared to Canadian GAAP: An overview
Third edition of the KPMG comparison report, published in May 2010.
Comparison of IFRSs (Part I) and Canadian GAAP (Part V) (PDF 839.40kb/130 pages)
Detailed comparison from the AcSB, published December 2009.
Implications of Moving to IFRSs for Existing Canada/US GAAP Differences (PDF 121.19kb/9 pages)
Summary of Canadian and US GAAP conflicts and US GAAP and IFRS conflicts published by the AcSB in March 2007.
Other resources
CA Magazine
Online edition of the monthly magazine for chartered accountants in Canada. Includes an archive of the print edition back to January 1997.
Online articles
The library provides access to a range of articles in full text from leading business, finance and management journals.
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Articles and books in the Library collection
Selected books
Each selected book features specific accounting information on this country – click on the links for more details. Alternatively, contact us if you have a particular enquiry or need further help consulting these titles.
International Corporate Procedures
LS Sealy et al (eds.)
A regularly updated looseleaf publication in three volumes, this reference work includes information on tax and accounting and features model company accounts. The model accounts are presented in the standard format for each country with original language and English language versions presented together.
World Accounting
John D Gould, Kurt S Schulzke and LL Orsini
Each country entry contains sections on the framework of accounting (including the regulatory and standard setting regimes), individual accounting topics, auditing and appendices which can include commonly used terms and acronyms and example financial statements. This is a regularly updated looseleaf reference work comprised of three volumes.
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