Registration Information and Conditions GENERAL (All Registrations)

COURSE CANCELLATION   1.   Courses with insufficient enrolment two weeks prior to course date will be cancelled. Registrants will be advised and may enroll in alternative courses (subject to availability) or receive a full refund.   2.   If a course is cancelled due to severe weather conditions notice will be posted on the home page of the ICANS website www.icans.ns.ca   REFUNDS   NO REFUND will be made for cancellations received after the deadline date of Oct. 15th, 2010 for Passport purchases or 2 weeks prior to any other course date. Refunds for withdrawals before those dates will be subject to a handling charge of $25 plus HST per course. LUNCHES   Lunches are not included in the price of a course. Participants of all course offerings are on their own for lunch.   ACCOMMODATIONS   Registrants are responsible for their own accommodation arrangements.   For hotels offering corporate discounts please Click here.   COURSE MATERIAL   All course material will be distributed at the course site (to the registered participants only), unless otherwise stated in the course description.   NON-MEMBERS   Chartered Accountants who are members of other Provincial Institutes may register as "members" on the registration form, please provide your CICA member number (found on your fee invoice or CA Mag mailing label). Registration is also open to sufficiently qualified non-members, with the stipulation that members receive preference up to the course deadline date.  After that date, all applications will be equally received.  We encourage your participation.     TIMES Please refer to course descriptions for course times. Check course outlines on ICANS’ website (www.icans.ns.ca under Continuing Education) for the most recent changes.    CONFIRMATIONS   Confirmation reports for course registrations are mailed approximately two weeks prior to the course date.  For registrations received after this date, confirmation will be faxed or emailed.  If you do not receive a confirmation two days prior to the seminar date, please contact the Institute.  Please note: Confirmation is provided as a courtesy.  It is not an integral part of the registration process.  All assessments apply whether or not a registrant receives a confirmation letter.   LOCATIONS   ICANS PD Courses will take place in the ICANS Learning Centre, WTCC for PD week (Nov 15th – 19th) and Delta Sydney for Cape Breton PD week (Nov 22nd – Nov 26th)  Seminar locations and dates are subject to change. Please see individual course descriptions in this brochure of locations of each course and check on-line for complete addresses. Please check www.icans.ns.ca under Continuing Education for the most up-to-date information.   The Institute is committed to making our professional development programs accessible to all members. All course facilities are wheelchair accessible and we will provide reasonable accommodation for participants with disabilities upon request. Please contact us at least one month prior to the course date to request accommodation.   Please Note: Seminar locations will also be confirmed on acknowledgements. Seminar locations and dates are subject to change. Please refer to your confirmation or this website for most current updates.

Passport Registrations

REGISTRATION Deadline for the purchase of PASSPORTS is Oct. 15th, 2010.   To register, complete and return the Passport Registration Form together with your payment to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia (ICANS). To attend any session, the PD PASSPORT holder must register two weeks prior to any seminar deadline.  Regular pricing applies for course registrations received after the deadline dates.  Registrations are handled on a "first come, first serve" basis.   PASSPORT IDENTIFICATION   A PD PASSPORT card is issued in the member's name (during the fall sessions) and must be shown at the registration desk.  ICANS reserves the right to ask for picture identification.   PASSPORT EXPIRY   Valid for PD activities from May 1st to the following April 30th.   “NO SHOW”   No-shows are attendees who register through a passport, but do not attend and do not notify the Institute at least 5 full business days prior to the course date.  No refund and/or credit, partial or full, will be given to “no-shows” and they will forfeit the portion of the PD Passport used to register for the seminar.   ADDITIONAL COURSES Any additional courses above the maximum allowance per passport can be taken at a reduced rate of $175 plus HST per full-day (not available for non-members) and $90 plus HST per half-day course (not available for non-members). REFUNDS   NO REFUND will be made for passport cancellations received after Oct. 15th, 2010 .  Refunds for withdrawals before that date will be subject to a handling charge of $25 plus HST per course.   CONDITIONS   Individual PD Passport ·    Fee of $600 plus HST for members and $750 plus HST for non-members. ·    Attend up to five (5) full-days of passport valid courses. You cannot register for courses that are scheduled at the same time!! ·    NO SUBSTITUTIONS will be permitted.  Individual PD Passports are non-transferable and passport holders may need to provide ID at time of course. ·    Passport is issued to an individual and not to a firm.  ICANS reserves the rights to the PD Passports.  Inappropriate use of the PD Passport will result in the immediate cancellation of privileges with NO REFUNDS.   Organization PD Passport ·    Fee of $2,000 plus HST for members and $2,300 plus HST to include non-members. ·    Organization participants may attend the equivalent of 9 full-day passport valid courses. ·    Non-member Organization Passports entitle an organization to register members and non-members for up to 9 full-days, additional offerings can be added to this passport for members only, at the reduced fees, if more than 9 days are required for non-members, either an additional passport must be purchased or payment of full registration fees for the additional non-member registrations. ·    An organization can register any number of members for any given passport valid course(s), but they must be employees of that organization.  All persons included on an Organization Passport must be registered by the passport deadline date, no additional participants can be added to an Organization Passport after the deadline date. ·    ICANS reserves the rights to the Organization Passports. Inappropriate use of the Organization Passport will result in the immediate cancellation of privileges with NO REFUNDS.