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AcSB

Private Enterprise Advisory Committee

About the Advisory Committee

The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) established the Private Enterprise Advisory Committee in 2010 to assist the AcSB in maintaining and improving accounting standards for private enterprises.

Staff Contact(s)

Eric English, CPA, CA Principal, Accounting Standards

Phone number  +1 647 264 8277
Email address  [email protected]

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Members

The Committee consists of:

  • a Chair, who is appointed by the AcSB; and
  • 15 to 25 other members with a range of backgrounds and experience, including preparers, users, and accounting practitioners involved with private enterprise financial statements.

Members are generally appointed for a three-year term and are eligible for reappointment. Members are expected to have an in-depth knowledge of the accounting standards for private enterprises and of their application in practice.

Meetings

The Committee normally meets four to six times a year. Meetings are not open to the public. A summary of discussions of each Committee meeting will be made available shortly after each meeting.

Meeting & event summaries

See all meetings & events summaries
October 8, 2024 Private Enterprise Advisory Committee Notes – October 8, 2024

The Committee held a meeting on October 8, 2024, and discussed Financial Statement Concepts, Related Party Combinations, ASPE Climate Awareness, and more. Read the meeting notes for full details!

July 18, 2024 Private Enterprise Advisory Committee Notes – July 18, 2024

The Committee held a meeting on July 18, 2024, and discussed the Detailed Review of ASPE, Financial Statement Concepts, and the Preface. Read the meeting notes for full details!

May 9, 2024 Private Enterprise Advisory Committee Notes – May 9, 2024

The Committee held a meeting on May 9, 2024, and discussed relief from recognition of intangible assets and amortization of goodwill, insurance contracts with cash surrender, and more. Read the meeting notes for full details!

Michel Charbonneau

CPA auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers S.R.L./S.E.N.C.R.L.
Montréal, QC
Chair

Ali Abid

CPA, CA
Care Group of Pharmacies
Vaughan, ON
Member(s)

Adam Rybinski

CPA, CA
Ernst & Young LLP
Toronto, ON
Member

Allan Foerster

FCPA, FCA
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, ON
Member

An Lam

CPA, CA
Baker Tilly WM LLP
Toronto, ON
Member

Brenda Cormier

CPA, CA
PSB Boisjoli, LLP
Montréal, QC
Member

Christine Morrow

CPA, CA
FBT Inc.
St. Catharines, ON
Member

Claudia Calce

CPA auditor, CGA
Demers, Beaulne - S.E.N.C.R.L.
Montréal, QC
Member

Heather Strati

CPA, CA
Deloitte LLP
Vaughan, ON
Member

James O'Neil

CPA, CA
KPMG LLP
Halifax, NS
Member

Jason Low

CPA, CA
McElhanney Ltd.
Vancouver, BC
Member

John Rudnick

MBA HBA, CFA
RBC
Woodbridge, ON
Member

Kelly Khalilieh

FCPA, FCA
McGovern Hurley LLP
Toronto, ON
Member

Krista Ryan

CPA, CA
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ottawa, ON
Member

Lauren Vail

CPA, CA
BDO Canada LLP
Charlottetown, PE
Member

Lucie Lavoie

CPA auditrice
Mazars, S.E.N.C.R.L.
Montreal, QC
Member

Nasir Mahmood

CPA, CA
Ozery Pita Break Inc.
Vaughan, ON
Member

Nelson Winia

CPA, CA
MNP LLP
Grande Prairie, AB
Member

Richa Khanna

CPA, CA
RDK Partners LLP
Aurora, ON
Member

Sarah Laverty

CPA, CA
Grant Thornton
Toronto, ON
Member

Sean Smith

CPA, CA
Palmer Badger & Company
Winnipeg, MB
Member

Steve Chen

First West Capital
Vancouver, BC
Member