GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
By Full Name
Abbreviation
Accounting Development Fund (Joint SFU/ICABC)
Accounting Development Fund (Joint UBC/ICABC)
Accounting Standards Board (CPAC)
Accounting Standards Oversight Council
Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises
Accounting Standards Review Board (CPAC)
Advanced Certificate in Accounting
Advanced Certificate in Accounting & Finance (CPA)
Alternative Disclosed Basis of Accounting
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Approved Training Office
Association of Insured Chartered Accountants
Assurance & Auditing Standards Oversight Council
Atlantic School of Chartered Accountancy
Audit & Assurance Standards Board
Auditing Standards Board (CPAC)
ADF/SFU
ADF/UBC
AcSB
AcSOC
ASPE
ASRB
ACIA
ACAF
ADBA
AICPA
ATO
AICA
AASOC
ASCA
AASB
AuSB
British Columbia Insolvency Practitioners Association
Board of Examiners (CPAC)
BCIPA
BOE
Canadian Academic Accounting Association
Chartered Accountants Group of Eight
CPA Insurance Plans West (formerly CAIPW)
Canadian Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Professionals
Canadian Auditing Standards
Canadian Insolvency Foundation
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
Canadian Professional Engagement Manual
Canadian Public Accountability Board
Chartered Accountants Education Foundation
Chartered Professional Accountants Education Foundation
Chartered Accountants Liability Insurance Company (CICA)
CA Provincial Committee for Ongoing Education
CA Pooled Professional Development
CPA Western School of Business
CPA Training Office
CPA Reciprocity Exam (formerly CA Reciprocity Exam – CARE)
Certified General Accountants of BC Educational Foundation
Certified Public Accountant (US)
Common Final Exam
Confederation of Asian & Pacific Accountants
Continuing Professional Development
Council of Chairs
Council of Chief Executives
CAAA
CAGE
CPAIPW
CAIRP
CASs
CIF
CICA
CPAC
CPEM
CPAB
CAEF
CPAEF
CALICO
CAPCOE
CAPPD
CPAWSB
CPATO
CPARE
CGAEF
CPA
CFE
CAPA
CPD
CoC
CCE
Determination & Recommendation
Differential Reporting Advisory Committee
Diploma in Accounting Program (UBC)
Discipline Tribunal
Discipline Working Group (working group of Public Trust Task Force)
D&R
DRAC
DAP
DT
DWG
Education Reengineering Task Force (Vision)
Employment Standards Act
Ethics Standards Harmonization Committee (CICA)
Expanded Experience Opportunities
Exposure Draft
ERTF
ESA
ESHC
EEO
ED
Fellow Chartered Accountant
FCA
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GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
By Full Name
Abbreviation
Fellow Certified General Accountant
Fellow Certified Management Accountant
Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant
Framework for Owner-Managed Enterprises
FCGA
FCMA
FCPA
FOME
Global Accounting Alliance
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
General Index of Financial Information
Governance Reengineering Task Force
GAA
GAAP
GAAS
GIFI
GRTF
Provincial Chartered Professional Accountants
Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bermuda
Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba
Chartered Professional Accountants of New Brunswick
Chartered Professional Accountants of Newfoundland
Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Northwest Territories
Chartered Professional Accountants of Nova Scotia
Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
Chartered Professional Accountants of PEI
Chartered Professional Accountants of Saskatchewan
Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Yukon
Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec
PCPA
CPAAB
ICAB
CPABC
CPAM
CPANB
CPAN
ICANWT
CPANS
CPAO
CPAPEI
CPAS or CPASK
ICAY
CPAQ or The Ordre
Independence Task Force (CPAC)
Industry, Public Sector & Other
Interamerican Accounting Association (CICA)
Interamerican Accounting Conference
Inter-Institute Communications Committee (CICA)
International Accounting Standards Committee (CICA)
International Audit and Assurance Standards Board
International Auditing Practices Committee (CICA)
International Federation of Accountants
International Financial Reporting Standards
International Organization of Securities Commission
International Qualifications Appraisal Board (CICA)
International Qualification Exam
ITF
PSO or TOPP
IAA
IAAC
IICC
IASC
IAASB
IAPC
IFAC
IFRS
IOSCO
IQAB
IQEX
Joint Research Steering Committee (CICA)
JSC
Managers, Owners, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs
Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation
Members in Business and Industry Task Force (CPAC)
Member Relations Task Force
Mutual Recognition Agreement
MOPEs
MOUC
MIBI
MRTF
MRA
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (USA)
National Branding Committee
NASBA
NBC
Post-secondary institution
Provincial Institutes of Chartered Accountants
Practical Experience Requirements (pre-certification)
Practice Review & Licencing
Pre-professional Education Program (CPA)
Professional Conduct Enquiry Committee
Professional Development
PSI
PICA
PER
PR&L
PREP
PCEC
PD
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GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
By Full Name
Abbreviation
Professional Education Management Committee (CPAC)
Professional Education Program (CPA)
Professional Engagement Manual
Professional Learning and Development Strategy Committee
Professional Liability Insurance Committee (CPAC)
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“peekaboo”)
Public Interest & Integrity Committee (CPAC)
Public Sector Accounting Board (CPAC)
Practice Inspection Program Standing Subcommittee
Public Accounting Working Group
Public Trust Committee (CPAC)
PEMC
PEP
PEM
PLDSC
PLIC
PCAOB
PIIC
PSAB
PIPSS
PAWG
PTC
Qualifications Committee (CPAC)
Quality Assurance Manual
QC
QAM
Regional Education Directors Group (CICA)
Rules of Professional Conduct
REDG
RPC
Task Force on Standard Setting (Vision)
Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement (between BC and Alberta)
Training Outside Public Practice
TFOSS
TILMA
TOPP or IPSO
Uniform Evaluation Exam
UFE
Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
Western Region Forum
WSCPA
WRF
Pre-approved Program Leader
Experience Verification Route
Practical Experience Reporting Log
Practical Experience Reporting Tool
Pre-approved Program Route
PAPL
EVR
PERL
PERT
PPR
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