Common Acronyms

The following are common acronyms used in relation to the CA profession.

ICANS		Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia
AEF ASCA CPD GAAP GAAS LLC LLP MPD PABNS PSR UFE ITAC WTCC		Accounting Education Foundation Atlantic School of Chartered Accountancy Continuing Professional Development Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally Accepting Auditing Standards Limited Liability Corporation Limited Liability Partnership Mandatory Professional Development Public Accountants Board of Nova Scotia Professional Standards Review Uniform Evaluation Insurance Training & Consulting [location for ICANS PD courses] World Trade and Convention Centre [location for ICANS PD courses]
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CICA		The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
AcSB AcSOC Alliance AE IFA AO ARC ASB ASDB BOD BOE CAAA CGNC CoCo COP CPAB CPRI CSE EIC ERTF GAAP GAAS HRCC IPEC IPES IPHC IQAB LLTF MIEGs MOPEs MOU NCC NSC PIIC PLIC PSAB SITF SPC SSC TFOSS TR UFE		Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Oversight Council Alliance for Excellence in [specialty group - within CICA] Alliance for Excellence in Investigative and          Forensic Accounting [specialty group] Accredited Organization [specialty group - outside CICA] Academic Research Committee Assurance Standards Board Assurance Services Development Board Board of Directors Board of Examiners Canadian Academic Accounting Association Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee Criteria of Control Council of Presidents Canadian Public Accountability Board Canadian Performance Reporting Initiative Council of Senior Executives Emerging Issues Committee Education Reengineering Task Force [now completed] Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally Accepting Auditing Standards Human Resources and Compensation Committee Interprovincial Education Committee Interprovincial Education Services Interprovincial Harmonization Committee on        Rules of Professional Conduct International Qualifications Appraisal Board Legal Liability Task Force Members In Industry, Education and Government Managers, Owners, Professionals & Executives Memorandum of Understanding National Communications Committee National Specialization Council Public Interest and Integrity Committee Professional Liability Insurance Committee Public Sector Accounting Board Specialization Implementation Task Force [now completed] Specialist Certification Program Syllabus Subcommittee Task Force on Standard Setting [now completed] Terms of reference Uniform Evaluation
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Accounting Designations & Awards
CA CA·CBV CA·CIA CA·CIRP CA·CISA CA·IFA CA·IT CACBV CACIA CACIRP CACISA CAIFA CBV CEA CGA CIPA CIRP CISA CMA FCA FCGA FCIRP FCMA		Chartered Accountant Registered CA specialist in chartered business valuation Registered CA specialist in internal audit Registered CA specialist in insolvency and restructuring professional Registered CA specialist in information systems and control Registered CA specialist in investigative and forensic accounting Registered CA specialist in Information Technology CA specialist in chartered business valuation CA specialist in internal audit CA specialist in insolvency and restructuring CA specialist in information systems and control CA specialist in investigative and forensic accounting Canadian Business Valuator Certified Environmental Auditor Certified General Accountant Canadian Insolvency Practitioners Association Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional Canadian Information Systems Auditor Certified Management Accountant Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Fellow Certified General Accountant CA Fellow specialist in insolvency and restructuring Fellow of the Society of Management Accountants of Canada
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National CA Firms
BDO D&T E&Y GT KPMG PwC		BDO Dunwoody LLP Chartered Accountants Deloitte & Touche LLP Chartered Accountants Ernst & Young LLP Chartered Accountants Grant Thornton LLP Chartered Accountants KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chartered Accountants
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Other Canadian Bodies - Canadian
ASCA CAPCOE CCAF CEAA CGAAC CGANS CICBV CMANS ICAA ICAB ICABC ICAM ICAN ICANS ICANWT ICAO ICAPEI ICAS ICAY NBICA OAG OCAQ PICA/Ordre		Atlantic School of Chartered Accountancy Chartered Accountants Provincial Committee for Ongoing Education Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation Canadian Environmental Auditors Association Certified General Accountants Association of Canada Certified General Accountants Association of Nova Scotia Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators Society of Management Accountants of Nova Scotia Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bermuda [member of the CICA] Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Northwest Territories Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants of Prince Edward Island Institute of Chartered Accountants of Saskatchewan Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Yukon Territory New Brunswick Institute of Chartered Accountants Office of the Auditor General Ordre des comptables agrs du Quebec Provincial Institute of Chartered Accountants/Quebec Ordre
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Other Accounting Bodies - International
AICPA CAPA CPA FASB FEE FIDEF FMAC IAA IAAER IAPC IASC ICAA ICAB ICAC ICAEW ICAI ICANZL ICASCO IFAC IIA NASBA SAFA SAICA		American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants Certified Public Accountant Financial Accounting Standards Boards [US] Fedration des Experts Comptables Europens Fedration Internationale des Experts Comptables Francophones IFAC Financial and Management Accounting Committee Interamerican Accounting Association International Association for Accounting Education and Research International Auditing Practices Committee International Accounting Standards Committee Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados Institute of Chartered Accountants of The Caribbean Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland Institute of Chartered Accountants in New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland International Federation of Accountants Institute of Internal Auditors [see CIA] National Association of State Boards of Accountancy [US] Southern Asian Federation of Accountants South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
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Other Bodies & Designations
CAF CAFP CAIFA CAMC CBA CFA CFE CFP CLU CIA CIDA CIFP CMC CCRAP CSI CTF FEI FEIC FFI IPSC ISAR ISO NRTEE OECD RFP WTO		Canadian Association of Family Enterprises Canadian Association of Financial Planners [see RFP] Canadian Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors Canadian Association of Management Consultants Canadian Bankers Association OR Canadian Bar Association Chartered Financial Analyst Certified Fraud Examiner Certified Financial Planner Chartered Life Underwriter Certified Internal Auditor Canadian International Development Agency Canadian Institute of Financial Planning Certified Management Consultant Canada Customs And Revenue Personnel Canadian Securities Administrators Canadian Tax Foundation Financial Executives Institute Financial Executives Institute Canada Family Firm Institute [US] International Public Sector Committee United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on          International Standards of Accounting and Reporting International Organization for Standardization National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Registered Financial Planner World Trade Organization
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Regulatory Bodies
CDNX CSA FESCO FPSC GATS IMF IOSCO ISACA NSSC OSC PAB SCC SEC TSE		Canadian Venture Exchange Canadian Standards Association Forum of European Securities Commissions Financial Planners Standards Council General Agreement of Trade in Services International Monetary Fund International Organization of Securities Commissions Information Systems Assurance and Control Association [with CISA] Nova Scotia Securities Commission Ontario Securities Commission Public Accountants Board Standards Council of Canada Securities Exchange Commission [US] Toronto Stock Exchange
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Educational
AAA ASCA CAAA CAPCOE CASB		American Accounting Association Atlantic School of Chartered Accountancy Canadian Academic Accounting Association Chartered Accountants Provincial Committee for On-going Education CA School of Business

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