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They see what those numbers say about your business. They see the people behind those numbers and the roles they play in contributing to your success. They see what those numbers can be doing for you.
What a Certified General Accountant can do for you goes beyond the tax and audit activities typically associated with accountants. CGAs are highly trained and equipped to handle the varying needs of your business, no matter the size or sector. Whatever their role, be it CFO, COO, controller, analyst or public accountant, a CGA provides invaluable insights that go into making important financial and business decisions.
", colRight: "From large corporations to small businesses, all levels of government to not-for-profit organizations, Certified General Accountants’ broad spectrum of expertise leads to greater productivity, efficiency, sustainability and growth in today’s organizations.
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So whether it’s financial forecasting or helping in the acquisition of a new business, a Certified General Accountant’s skills can lead you to great success in these ever-changing economic times.
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Whatever your definition of efficiency, it affects your personal bottom line. A Certified General Accountant can help you find better ways of doing what is already being done. As part of your senior management team a CGA can employ new practices, watch over internal procedures or make sure specific operations are justifying their expense.
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Whether it’s overseeing a business’ operations, creating cost-reducing initiatives or evaluating performance, a CGA can help your company not only survive, but thrive in the competitive business world.
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It is comforting to know that someone can make sure the growth and profit you are experiencing today is not coming at the expense of the air you’ll breathe tomorrow.
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Certified General Accountants understand risks and they understand the toll risk can take on not just your financial capital but your human capital as well. CGAs can not only assess risk, but also navigate around it. That’s part of looking beyond the numbers and seeing the big picture. It is what a CGA is eminently qualified to do.
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Taylore Ashlie Director,
Communications CGA-Canada
Telephone: 604 605-5055
Cell: 604 307-0212
Email: tashlie@cga-canada.org
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If you live outside Canada and have a question about the CGA Program of Professional Studies or are interested in getting information about the Program, please email your request to internationalinquiries@cga-canada.org.
To view the websites of other CGA associations, please select from the Choose a CGA menu at the top of this page.
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Statement of Intent. CGA-Canada respects and upholds an individual’s right to privacy and to protection of his or her personal information.
This CGA-Canada Web Site Privacy Policy (“Policy”) is intended to comply with Canada’s federal privacy laws including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (S.C. 2000, c 5) and the ten key principles of the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information (CAN/CSA – Q830-96).
This Policy applies to all visitors to the CGA-Canada web site
Personal Information.
“Personal information” is personally identifiable information such as your name, residential address and email address and includes information about any services or products you may subscribe for or acquire from CGA-Canada, credit card information and billing records. Personal Information is collected by CGA-Canada only when you, as a visitor to our Web site, specifically and knowingly choose to provide it to us.
Publicly available information, such as a directory listing of your name, address, telephone number and electronic address is not considered personal information.
Collection and Use of personal information
Non-Personal Information. When you browse through this web site, you do so anonymously. CGA-Canada does not collect personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us by interacting with the site or submitting an inquiry to us. Our servers automatically log information about visits to this web site in the normal course of establishing and maintaining web connections. The server logs record statistical information, such as visitors’ IP addresses, time and duration of visit, and web sites visited. We collect this information so that we may continuously improve our web site content. These statistics are reported in aggregate form only. We do not link server log information to any other data in a way that would enable us to identify individual visitors.
Submitting Inquiries. You may submit an inquiry to us through the “Contact Us” portion of the site. We may ask for certain personal information such as your name, e-mail address, and so on, if you identify yourself as a current member of a provincial or territorial Canadian or overseas Certified General Accountants Association or through a student number indicating your registration as a student in the CGA Program of Professional Studies with one of the Certified General Accountants Associations affiliated with CGA-Canada. We collect this information in order to enable us to respond to your inquiries in as thorough a manner as possible.
Purposes for Collection, Use, and Disclosure. If you do provide us with personal information, CGA-Canada will use the personal information to communicate with you and provide you with requested information. We may also use personal information to provide you with more information related to our services and organization.
Consent. The provision of personal information by a visitor to our web site constitutes consent for CGA-Canada to collect, use, and disclose personal information for the purposes stated in this Policy. You may also withdraw your consent to any further collection, use or disclosure of personal information which you may have provided at any time by giving CGA-Canada prior reasonable notice.
Release of Personal Information. Unless you specifically authorize CGA-Canada to release your personal information, or release is required or permitted by law, CGA-Canada will not sell, lease or trade your personal information to other third parties. Anonymous or “non-personal” information gathered by CGA-Canada through your use of our web site may be used for technical, research and analytical purposes. We do not use or disclose personal information for any purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with your consent or as required by law. Personal information is retained only as long as is necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
Accuracy. CGA-Canada will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that personal information is as accurate, complete, and current as required for the purposes for which it was collected. If you find any inaccuracies in our information, please inform us and we will make the appropriate corrections promptly.
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Security. Our web site has industry standard security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. While there is no such thing as “perfect security” on the Internet, CGA-Canada will take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of your personal information.
Links to Other Web Sites. Our web site contains links to other web sites. CGA-Canada is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other web sites and expressly disclaims all liability associated with your use of and the content of such other sites.
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Accountability. CGA-Canada is accountable for all personal information under its control. CGA-Canada has appointed a Privacy Officer who is designated as responsible for our privacy policy. The Privacy Officer can be reached by:
Email: privacyofficer@cga-canada.org
Telephone: 1-800-663-1529
Regular Mail: Suite 100, 4200 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5J 5K7
Attention: Privacy Officer
Access. You have the right to access your personal information under the control of CGA-Canada. Upon request in writing to the Privacy Officer at the address listed above, you will be informed of the existence, use, and disclosure of your personal information and you will be given access to that information. Except in limited circumstances, as specifically provided by applicable privacy legislation, CGA-Canada can tell you whether we hold personal information about you. CGA-Canada will only refuse access to information about you in those circumstances permitted or required by applicable privacy legislation. If CGA-Canada refuses access to you, reasons for such refusal will be provided. Exceptions may include information that contains references to other individuals or information that cannot be disclosed for legal or security reasons.
Revisions to this Privacy Policy. The development of CGA-Canada’s policies and procedures for the protection of personal information is an ongoing process. Due to changes in technology and legal requirements, we may revise this policy from time to time. Please ensure that you refer to the current version of the CGA-Canada Privacy Policy.
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