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The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) finalized CSDS 1 and CSDS 2, plus its Criteria for Modification Framework. Learn more and access resources to support your reporting.

The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) has launched its first Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDSs). The release of these standards marks a significant milestone in sustainability disclosure, enabling Canadian organizations to align with a global reporting baseline.

Help the AASB address issues and challenges related to modernizing several International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). We want to revise these standards to reflect how advancements in technology are affecting auditors’ work. Our new Audit Evidence and Risk Response Advisory Group will explore ISA 330, The Auditor's Responses to Assessed Risks; ISA 500, Audit Evidence; and ISA 520, Analytical Procedures. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this exciting work! Apply by January 31, 2025.

The AcSB wants your feedback on its proposed amendments to Section 3840, Related Party Transactions. These proposed narrow-scope amendments address accounting for a combination between enterprises or businesses under common control. Submit your comments by February 14, 2025. 

Join the AcSB for a virtual roundtable discussion (in English) to learn about the IASB’s Exposure Draft, “Provisions – Targeted Improvements.” Don’t miss this chance to share your feedback directly with us to help inform our response to the IASB. Register now to save your spot!

Watch the video recording of our Group’s December meeting. Agenda topics included IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, focusing on accounting for debt modifications amid falling interest rates, along with various year-end financial reporting reminders. Don’t miss out on the latest IFRS news! Watch our meeting for a limited time, on demand.

Watch a video recording of the Public Sector Accounting Discussion Group meeting on November 28, 2024, where we discussed recent IPSASB exposure drafts on natural resources and sustainability. Find out how we continue to work with PSAB to influence the development of international public sector accounting standards.

The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) is proud to release Indigenous Matters: What We Heard. This document acknowledges Indigenous participation and feedback related to Indigenous matters during the public consultation on Canada’s first sustainability disclosure standards in 2024. It also reinforces the CSSB’s commitment to building new pathways to support integrating Indigenous perspectives into the standard-setting process.

On November 27-28, 2024, the CSSB met virtually to discuss its 2025-2026 Annal Plan, confer about educational guidance for Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standard (CSDS) 1 and CSDS 2, approve the final 2025-2028 Strategic Plan consultation paper, and to engage in an Indigenous Peoples education session about Métis peoples in Canada.  

The AcSB discussed Subsequent Measurement of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles, Contributions, Financial Statement Concepts, Improvements to Presentation and Disclosure of Investments for Pension Plans, and more. Read the Decision Summary for full details.