November 2022 PD News

Hundreds of Professional Development Topics Available to Choose From!

The 2022 CPD requirements deadline is coming up fast and CPA Manitoba has hundreds of live broadcast and on-demand seminar topics to choose from to assist with your learning needs. Check for new topics as they are added throughout the fall.

A few in-person seminars are also being offered, including the popular Income Tax Update and new application courses for CAS 315 and the Quality Management Guide.

NEW FOR 2022 – On-demand registrations must be completed by December 21 for delivery of credentials before the end of the year. Orders made after December 21 will be processed the first week of January.

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Seminar Spotlight - November

November 9 – The Truth about Colonialism – Then and Now - Participants of this half-day session will be provided with an overview of the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and will learn about the impact of colonialization from contact until today.
November 15 (in-person) or December 16 & 19 (virtual): Audit Engagements - Application of CAS 315 Revised Standard - Revised CAS 315, Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement, is effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2021, many which would be December 2022 year-ends.
November 8 & 9: GST/HST – Specific Topics - Failure to be aware of the complexities of the GST and HST can result in lost recovery opportunities or worse, large tax assessments. This course presents advanced GST/HST topics to enhance your knowledge about Canada’s value-added-tax. Concepts related to the application and the recovery of GST/HST will be discussed.
November 10 & 17: The Focused CPA - Finding and Maintaining Focus in the Age of Distraction - One of the greatest challenges for CPAs today is maintaining a clear, focused mind amidst a sea of distractions and competing interests. This course provides participants with a clear understanding of the problem many of us are experiencing today; finding our focus, maintaining it for longer than a few minutes, being productive, accessing our brain’s ability to think more deeply and problem solve, and experiencing joy and connection, both in our work and our personal lives.
November 14: The Interaction Model – How to prevent unhealthy conflict - The Interaction Model is a communication tool that allows for an honest and respectful approach to dealing with misunderstanding and conflict. Participants will walk away with an understanding of the Interaction Model and how to use it effectively to build better work and personal relationships.
November 28: How to create an Ethical Workplace - This course aims to provide practical guidance to organization leaders on how to create a more ethical workplace. Using a step-by-step framework, attendees are shown how to make ethical business decisions, involving multiple stakeholder interests.
November 29 (virtual) or January 10 (virtual): Quality Management- Application of CSQM 1 & 2 for Providers of Assurance Services - This session will provide examples of common quality control objectives, risks and responses for small to mid-size firms and provide you with the opportunity to tailor these to your firm’s specific circumstances.
November 30: Understanding the Employment Standards Act - In Manitoba firms are governed by the Employment Standards Act. It is an ever-changing piece of legislation that can be difficult to navigate. This course will support accountants, as business owners, to navigate employment standards in Manitoba.

On Demand Seminar Spotlight on Leadership

Conflicts of Interest Unpacked - Conflicts of interest can certainly cause serious harm when they are mishandled, yet their occurrence is not unusual in our professional lives. In this course, you’ll learn about some of your key professional obligations regarding conflicts of interest.
How to Provide Effective Feedback and Improve Engagement – This course will introduce the latest research in providing effective feedback to discuss how managers can mentor and develop their staff while also improving firm retention of top talent.
How to Succeed as a First Time Manager - Moving from an individual contributor to a first-time management role requires a major leap in your career. It’s a completely different role. Your new job is to create the conditions for others to succeed, not to do the work yourself. As a manager, you must develop the skills of effective delegation and motivation and avoid the trap of micromanagement.
Influencing without Authority - Leaders are recognizing that if they want to achieve results in this environment, they must be good at influencing others. Participants will learn why being able to influence has become one of the most important leadership skills in the modern workplace, and how to influence in a professional and effective way.
Intercultural Leadership - This course is about being an effective leader in diverse contexts with team members from a variety of cultures and backgrounds. This calls for respect and an authentic desire to learn to be a better leader to diverse teams. You may find this course to be challenging at times, as it encourages each participant to examine, re-evaluate and change long-held beliefs, biases, assumptions and behaviours.
Strategic CFO Leadership Program - Learn to move beyond the accounting and processing side of the finance function and become forward looking and strategic.
Working together – Four Generations in the Workplace - Does it seem like there are more disagreements at work? It might be because you are working with 4 generations in the workplace. Each generation develops based on reactions to prior generations, significant global events, and even the movies and music that they watch. A great workplace embraces the diversity of the generations, appreciates each group for their strengths, and learns to motivate and manages each group effectively.

PD Passes

We are pleased to keep our PD Pass prices the same as they have been for the past five years. PD Pass credits are valid until March 31, 2023.

The PD Pass provides a savings option for business professionals interested in taking multiple seminars at a discounted price. The non-transferable Personal PD Pass can be used to mix and match any combination of live-stream, in-person, conference and on-demand topics and comes in two sizes, 21 credits and 35 credits.

A Corporate PD Pass can be used to mix and match any combination of live-stream, in-person, conference and on-demand topics. All staff in your organization are eligible to use it.

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