Canada Chapter of ICAP Members organized Session to meet the Management Committee

Canada Chapter of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) Members (The Canada Chapter) organized a session for its members to meet the Management Committee on 15 September 2018 at the Huron Park Community Centre, Mississauga. The session was attended by members from the Greater Toronto Area and other cities. For the members living in other cities of Canada, the event was broadcasted live through webcast.

The Chairman of Canada Chapter, Rauf Ali Jan opened the formal part of the session by welcoming all the in-person and online participants.  He outlined the role of the Chapter about the professional activities for the members of Canada from time to time.

ICAP is a prominent, oldest and large professional organization of Pakistan, having over 7,500 members globally.  The Canada Chapter is represented by members of the Institute living in Canada. In Canada, there are more than 300 ICAP members. The Chairman,   Rauf Ali Jan; Vice Chairman, Mohammad Nadeem; Secretary, Ms. Urooj Fatima Vohra; Head of Financial Affairs, Farrukh Anwar; and Joint Secretary,   Shamshad Husain also spoke on the occasion about the role of Canada Chapter and provided details of ICAP’s collaboration and communication with Canada’s professional accounting bodies and other international professional organizations.  

The main areas of focus discussed were the recognition of ICAP designation in Canada and the efforts being done to promote it; the efforts to engage members in Canada, particularly through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and other networking events, including assistance provided to new immigrants in Canada in settling in the country; and  arrangement of examination centre in Canada for students pursuing Chartered Accountancy in Canada and the United States.