Course :
01 Jan 1970 in

Instructors:

• Chris Boland
  Chris Boland is a professional consultant offering full service solutions to assist clients with their transition from Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). He is a Canadian Chartered Accountant, and also holds the Certified Management Accountant designation. Chris has extensive experience with matters such as IFRS, SOX, anti-fraud measures and corporate governance. Prior to establishing his public practice, Chris was General Manager (Accounting, IFRS, Internal Controls and Tax) at Canada Post Corporation. His earlier positions at other organizations included being CFO and VP Finance; Director of Tax and Treasury, Controller; Manager of Financial Reporting and Controller (Overseas Operations); Manager of Financial Reporting; and Budget Analyst. He was also an Auditor at the Office of the Auditor General.
   
• Bruce Byford (Grant Thornton)
  Bruce is a partner at Grant Thornton LLP in Canada, and he has significant IFRS experience. He is the IFRS practice leader for Grant Thornton in Alberta and is also responsible for Grant Thornton’s transition to IFRS nationally, including planning and managing the implementation from a competency development perspective. Bruce is currently the partner responsible for many of Grant Thornton LLP’s IFRS client engagements in Alberta, and he leads four IFRS industry peer groups. In addition, Bruce is an experienced trainer and public speaker.