Resources

Read PSAB’s plain and simple overview of our Exposure Draft, “Employee Benefits, Proposed Section PS 3251.” The first phase of this multi-phase standard focuses on discount rate guidance and deferral provisions. Learn more about our key proposals and submit your comments on the Exposure Draft by November 25, 2021! 

Need help evaluating a government business enterprise's financial self-sufficiency or viability during the COVID-19 pandemic? PSAB’s new how-to guidance offers insights into how you can do so.

PSAB’s new standard on Public Private Partnerships was issued in April 2021. Read our plain and simple overview of this new standard, which addresses the accounting and reporting of infrastructure procured through public private partnership arrangements.

This international summary comparison document provides an overview of the differences between the two reporting models. This comparison is helpful given PSAB’s decision to adapt IPSAS principles when developing future standards. Please note: The comment deadline for PSAB’s Exposure Draft, “Financial Statement Presentation, Proposed Section PS 1202” is June 30, 2021. 

This international summary comparison document provides an overview of the differences between the two conceptual frameworks. This comparison is helpful given PSAB’s decision to adapt IPSAS principles when developing future standards. Please note: The comment deadline for PSAB’s Exposure Draft, “Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting in the Canadian Public Sector” is June 30, 2021.

Use this visual while reviewing PSAB’s proposals for a revised reporting model to support your understanding of the proposals and to better understand how the various statements are interconnected. Please note: The comment deadline for PSAB’s Exposure Draft, “Financial Statement Presentation, Proposed Section PS 1202” is June 30, 2021. 

A plain and simple overview of the key proposals in the Exposure Draft, “The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting in the Canadian Public Sector,” including proposed changes addressing key stakeholder concerns from the last round of consultations. Please note: The comment deadline for this Exposure Draft was extended to June 30, 2021.

The revised conceptual framework will be the foundation for establishing public sector accounting standards for years to come. This visual outlines the main concepts proposed for a revised conceptual framework in an easy-to-understand way – supporting your understanding of our proposals. Please note: The comment deadline for PSAB’s Exposure Draft, “Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting in the Canadian Public Sector” is June 30, 2021.

A plain and simple overview of the key proposals in the Exposure Draft, “Financial Statement Presentation, Proposed Section PS 1202,” including proposed changes addressing key stakeholder concerns from the last round of consultations. Please note: The comment deadline for this Exposure Draft was extended to June 30, 2021. 

Have your say on PSAB’s Government Not-for-Profit Strategy Consultation Paper II. This plain and simple overview outlines the options considered and the decision-making criteria used to evaluate them in proposing an updated Government Not-for-Profit Strategy. Please note: The comment deadline for this Consultation Paper was extended to June 30, 2021.