Dear Members,
Over the past two years, it has been my primary goal to realize the adoption of a new strategic plan for CGA-Canada. The process we undertook to achieve that goal was comprehensive and rigorous. With input from a broad range of CGA stakeholders and with a thorough assessment of our current environment, we have crafted a dynamic new strategy to support the growth and enhancement of our designation in the years to come.
This plan emerges from three major themes that form the philosophical basis on which we will build all future activities:
- To deliver high value to members
- To be a leading player within our profession
- To be a protector of the public interest
Certified General Accountants are part of a proud profession. As the fastest growing accounting designation in Canada, our 41,000 members and 23,000 students rely on their national and provincial CGA associations to create an environment where they can realize their individual career aspirations and meet the increasingly complex demands of a rapidly evolving profession.
CGA-Canada, working closely with affiliated CGA provincial and international associations, has succeeded in positioning CGAs to provide outstanding leadership. Employers are increasingly seeking CGAs to fill a wide range of leadership roles, while organizations from all sectors look to CGAs to meet their complex consulting needs.
This success has been part of a well planned and well executed strategy which has guided us over the past decade or more, to ensure the CGA designation maintains its position of strength in this rapidly changing competitive environment.
CGA continues to expand its wings internationally. We support members in all parts of the world. We are actively involved in a number of key international accounting professional bodies including board representation at the International
Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the presidency of the Interamerican Accounting Association (IAA) and representation on the board of the Fédération internationale des experts-comptables francophones (FIDEF). These and other
international activities have enhanced and solidified our international presence.
Our innovative CGA education program continues to evolve, remaining relevant and attractive to students and potential students.
The CGA designation carries with it a high degree of responsibility to the general public and to society at large. CGAs and their national and provincial associations are strong advocates of ethical professional practices. This ethical philosophy
will never be compromised and forms one of our strongest guiding principles.
This is CGA-Canada’s strategic plan. However CGA-Canada has undertaken the development of this new strategic plan in its capacity as one of a group of affiliates within a national federation framework. Collective issues that concern the federation as a whole are also addressed within this document.
The next ten years will have a significant impact on our profession. Through the implementation of this new strategic plan, which is now in the hands of our President and Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Ariganello and his team, we
intend to ensure that CGAs not only ride the wave but influence the direction of that wave as we move ahead to the future.
And finally, I would like to thank the members of CGA-Canada’s Strategic Planning Committee(1) for their most valuable contribution to this process.
Committee members brought their experience, wisdom and insights to the table and the final result truly reflects their key contributions.
Sincerely,
Dany Girard, BBA, FCGA
Chair,
Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
(1)The members of the Strategic Planning Committee included:
Dany Girard, FCGA (Original Chair)
Jackie Poirier, FCGA (Current Chair)
Anthony Ariganello, FCGA, CPA (Delaware)
John Carpenter, FCGA
Lynda Carson, FCGA
Ron Colucci, FCGA
Michael Geiger-Wolf, FCGA
Alain Girard, FCGA
Lyle Handfield, FCGA
Alain Laplante, FCGA
Terry LeBlanc, FCGA
John Nagy, FCGA
Len Pietrzykowski, FCGA
Gordon Ruth, FCGA
Ken Thacker (Facilitator — Association Resource Centre)
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