This year, CPAWSB has made the commitment to recognize the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation as an observed statutory holiday. Since NDTR falls on a Saturday this year, CPAWSB will acknowledge the holiday across the western region on Monday, October 2 and all CPAWSB offices will be closed on that day.

The CPA profession is at the forefront of innovation, and today the CPA profession has released the Academic Integrity and the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy. This policy addresses the growing use of Generative AI within our program, setting clear guidelines for its responsible utilization.

Each year, CPAWSB presents its Exemplary New Professional Award to a single recent CPAWSB graduate in one of the four western provinces or three territories. Nominations for 2023 are now open. 

Every year, CPAWSB looks forward to finding exemplary new professionals. In 2022, we are proud and honoured to award Calvin Loi, CPA. Watch the video to learn about Calvin's journey!

CPAWSB recently published 2023 CPAWSB's Candidate Journey eBook, a book I co-edited with talented CPAWSB staff. To introduce the eBook to the CPAWSB, I wanted to share a short story about my messy accounting designation journey to provide a glimpse into our eBook and its purpose. 

Ask anyone who has waited for results for the national exam, and they will tell you that the days between writing and results release seem to pass extra S–L-O–W-L-Y. And while there is nothing we can do to help those days pass more quickly, there are a few things you can do to make sure that you can access your results smoothly on release day.

This article is Part 2 of The Arena, a two-part series introducing the 2023 CPAWSB's Candidate Journey eBook a zero-cost resource for current and aspiring Canadian CPA PEP candidates. Click here to access The Arena: Part 1.