| Professional
Associations |
Descriptions |
|
Advocis
(Financial Advisors Association of Canada)
|
Advocis is the brand name
of The Financial Advisors Association of Canada. In September
2002, members of the Canadian Association of Insurance and
Financial Advisors (CAIFA) and the Canadian Association of
Financial Planners (CAFP) voted in favour of merging their
two groups to create Advocis, Canada's largest association
of professional financial advisors, with members in 50 Chapters
across the country. |
Canadian
Academic Accounting Association
(CAAA) |
The
CAAA is an organization of accounting educators, professional
accountants and others who are involved in, or concerned about,
research and education in accounting and related areas. |
| Canadian
Institute of Chartered Accountants
(CICA) |
The
CICA represents CAs and students in Canada and Bermuda and conducts
research into current business issues and sets accounting, auditing
and assurance standards for business, not-for-profit organizations
and government. It issues guidance on control and governance,
publishes professional literature, develops continuing education
programs and represents the CA profession nationally and internationally. |
Canadian
Securities Institute
(CSI) |
The Canadian Securities Institute
delivers the Canadian Securities Course (licensing towards securities
trades). |
| Certified
General Accountants of Alberta
(CGA
Alberta) |
As
an integral partner of CGA Canada, CGA Alberta is a self-governing
professional organization that awards the CGA designation to
qualified candidates in Alberta. |
| Certified
General Accountants of Canada
(CGA
Canada) |
CGA
Canada is a national self-regulating association of CGAs and
students. It sets national educational standards and professional
standards and practices, provides services to affiliates and
members, contributes to international accounting standard setting,
and represents CGAs nationally and internationally. CGA Canada
works with its provincial affiliates to deliver the CGA program
of professional studies. |
| Certified
Management Accountants of Alberta
(CMA
Alberta) |
As
an integral partner of CMA Canada, CMA Alberta is a self-governing
professional organization that awards the CMA designation to
qualified candidates in Alberta. |
| Certified
Management Accountants of Canada
(CMA
Canada) |
In
addition to providing CMAs with innovative career resources
and professional development opportunities, CMA Canada is committed
to building a powerful designation that addresses the changing
needs of current and future members. |
Credit
Institute of Canada
(CIC) |
The Credit Institute of Canada
issues the Fellow of the Credit Institute designation. |
| Financial
Management Institute (FMI) - Alberta Chapter |
The
Financial Management Institute (FMI) is part of a national organization
of financial management professionals with chapters across Canada.
Their purpose is to share best practices in the management of
Public Sector resources. The Alberta chapter membership includes
federal, provincial and municipal employees as well as some
private sector members in both Edmonton and Calgary. |
|
Financial
Planners Standards Council (FPSC)
|
The Financial Planners Standards
Council issues the Certified Financial Planners designation. |
| Forensic
Accounting and Litigation Support |
This
site provides information on forensic accounting and litigation
support. Forensic
Accounting provides an accounting analysis that is suitable
to the court which will form the basis for discussion, debate
and ultimately dispute resolution. |
| Institute
of Chartered Accountants of Alberta
(ICAA) |
ICAA
is a self-governing professional body that provides leadership
to CAs and CA students in the best interests of the public and
the profession. ICAA works in partnership with other provincial
and territorial institutes and the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants (CICA) to support national standards and programs. |
| Institute
of Internal Auditors
(IIA) |
The
IIA serves members in internal auditing, governance and internal
control, IT audit, education, and security worldwide. The world's
leader in certification, education, research, and technological
guidance for the profession, the Institute serves as the profession's
watchdog and resource on significant auditing issues around
the globe. |
| Treasury
Management Association of Canada
(TMAC) |
TMAC
is a federation of regional associations of professional treasury
managers in Canada. Members are responsible for treasury functions
in the multi-billion dollar Canadian marketplace, including
cash flow analysis, cash management, electronic commerce, forecasting
foreign exchange, money markets, risk management, short and
long term borrowing & investing trade finance. |
| Training
and Education Sites |
Descriptions |
| Athabasca
University |
Offers
distance education; students can complete the courses that
make up the first three years of the training required by
the professional accounting associations. |
| Concordia
University College of Alberta, Edmonton |
Offers
programs in Accounting, Finance and Business. |
| Grant
MacEwan College, Edmonton |
Offers
an Accounting co-op program. |
| King's
University College, Edmonton |
Offers
a 4-year B.Comm program with courses in Accounting. They also
offer a
financial administration program. |
| Lakeland
College, Vermilion |
Offers
an applied Degree in Financial Services. |
| Mount
Royal College, Calgary |
Offers
an Accounting Diploma program. |
| Norquest
College, Edmonton |
Offers
an accounting assistant program. |
| Northern
Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton |
Offers
a Continuing Education Certificate in Accounting and Bachelor
of Applied Management - Finance. |
| Southern
Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary |
Offers
Continuing Education and full-time programs. |
| University
of Alberta, Edmonton |
Offers
a Corporate Finance Diploma in partnership with the Institute
of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and Certified Management
Accountants of Canada. In addition, the following programs
are offered by the Government of Alberta in partnership with
the University of Alberta:
|
| University
of Calgary |
Offers
4-year and 5-year co-op Bachelor's Degree in Commerce; a 3-year
Bachelor of Accounting Science covering levels 1-3 of the Certified
General Accountants Association of Canada program. |
| University
of Lethbridge |
Offers
co-op accounting programs in Lethbridge, Edmonton and Calgary. |
| Alberta
Government Links |
Descriptions |
| ALIS:
Alberta Learning Information Service |
ALIS
is Alberta's on-line gateway for career, learning and employment
information and services. The site is provided through a provincial
government partnership of Alberta Human Resources & Employment
and Alberta Learning. The ALIS website provides information
to help Albertans with career planning, post-secondary education
and training, educational funding, job search, labour market
trends, and workplace information. |
| The
Personnel
Administration Office (PAO) has links to a variety of information
on employment
with the Alberta public service. Career development links
are highlighted below. |
| APS
Jobs Website |
Current
career opportunities in the Alberta public service. See
also: Essentials
for Job Applicants. |
| Career
Management Guide |
Provides
information and resources to assess interests, skills, and career
goals. |
| Alberta
Public Service Human Resource Plan |
Includes
the goal, strategies, measures and a status report on our progress. |
| Employee
Information |
Provides
Alberta public service employees with information on essential
aspects of their employment. |
| Learning
and Development Toolkit |
Provides
information and resources to support learning and development. |
| Students
and Graduates |
Information
for students and graduates on co-op opportunities, work experience
and summer jobs, internships and intern network, and more. |
| Other
Career Development Links |
Descriptions |
| JobsEtc.ca |
JobsEtc.ca
Today is produced by the Government of Canada. The site features
information on career exploration, training, and more. |
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