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Professionalism, by the book
Author : Surrey Leader Publish Date : Sunday, March 07, 2010

The Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada has announced the certification of Helen Stoutenburg of Surrey as a Certified Professional Bookkeeper (CPB). Stoutenburg owns HS Bookkeeping Service. The IPBC’s national mandate is to institute professional standards specifically for the C...

Be Wary of Home-Based Bookkeeping Scams
Author : Admin Publish Date : Tuesday, September 16, 2008

IPBC has recently received reports of an online scam targeting home-based bookkeepers. These individuals have signed up with a company, usually from the USA or the UK that promises to send them bookkeeping work to do at home. The company sends the bookkeeper an international money order "to c...

Credibility Helps in Unregulated Industry
Author : Adam Malik, The Bottom Line Publish Date : Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Before 2007, when businesses needed bookkeepers to look after their financial transactions, it may have been hard to distinguish between those who did and didn’t know what they were doing. But with the start-up of the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada in May of 2007, the line i...

Call Motions has launched the next generation of its Web-Based Account Receivable Notification Application under the new name A/R Connection
Author : A/R Connection Publish Date : Thursday, March 06, 2008

Press Release: Launch Call Motions has launched the next generation of its Web-Based Account Receivable Notification Application under the new name A/R Connection. NEW YORK — Call Motions, a leader in multi-modality messaging, today announced the launch of the application’s next generati...

Very Pleased to Extend my Congratulations
Author : Bill Siksay, MP, Burnaby-Douglas Publish Date : Friday, July 20, 2007

I am very pleased to extend my congratulations to you and the membership of the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. It is a great privilege to be able to serve and advocate for your colleagues and I wish you all the best in the coming year. ...

I Wish Your Newly Formed Organization Every Success
Author : Hon. John W. Foran, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Publish Date : Friday, July 20, 2007

Dear Mr. Skillen:   Thank you for your e-mail regarding the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada.   I wish your newly formed organization every success in its efforts to bring recognition to the many thousands of professional bookkeepers in Canada.  Bookkeepers are an i...

Pleased to Learn of the Establishment of IPBC
Author : Yasmin Ratansi, MP - Don Valley East Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

I am very pleased to learn of the establishment of the Institute of Professional Bookers of Canada (IPBC). As a national organization, the Institute will bring recognition to thousands of Certified Professional Bookkeepers (CPB) across the country, and provide Canadian business with certainty and c...

Bookkeepers Play an Important Role
Author : Victor Boudreau, Minister, Finance Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. Bookkeepers play an important role in the successful operation of many businesses in New Brunswick. Professional certification should only serve to strengthen this role....

Great Pleasure to Congratulate You, Your Colleagues and Bookkeepers Across Canada
Author : Steve Peters, M.P.P. - Elgin-Middlesex-London Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

It gives me great pleasure to take this opportunity to congratulate you, your colleagues and bookkeepers across Canada you represent on the establishment of your new organization, the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (IPBC)....

Welcome and Wish You Well from the Office of the Premier
Author : Shawn Graham, Premier, New Brunswick Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

On behalf of the Government of New Brunswick I would like to welcome the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. I would also like to wish you well in your mandate of bringing recognition to bookkeepers across Canada through the Certified Professional Bookkeeper designation....

Pleasure to Welcome
Author : Rich Coleman, MLA - Fort Langley-Aldergrove Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

It is my pleasure to welcome the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada to Surrey....

Very Happy to Provide Best Wishes
Author : Pearl Calahasen, MLA, Lesser Slave Lake Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

As the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lesser Slave Lake, I am very happy to provide best wishes to the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. Countless business environments benefit from trained professionals like Bookkeepers to help secure the processes associated with...

Pleasure and Honour to Offer Heartfelt Congratulations
Author : Monte Kwinter, M.P.P. - York Centre Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

It is a pleasure and an honour for me on behalf of the constituents of York Centre to offer my heartfelt congratulations and welcome to the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada....

Express my Congratulations
Author : Mario Silva, M.P. for Davenport Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

Please allow me to express my congratulations on the recent achievements of the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. In today's highly productive, highly competitive world, it is imperative that professional workers be amply qualified for their positions....

I Encourage People to Join
Author : Leonard Krog, MLA, New Democratic Official Opposition Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

Thank you for your recent email of May 15th, 2007. I reviewed the material on the web site. As a lawyer as well as an MLA, and therefore a member of a professional association, I have strong and supportive views of the importance of having professional associations....

Message from Honourable Nancy Allan, Minister of Labour and Immigration
Author : Dave Dyson, Executive Director for Honorable Nancy Allan Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

Thank you for your correspondence of May 15,2007, which you sent to the Honourable Nancy Allan, Minister of Labour and Immigration, regarding your newly amalgamated association. The Minister has asked that I reply to you directly....

Welcome your Organization
Author : Carol Mitchell, M.P.P. - Huron-Bruce Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

I wanted to take a moment to welcome your organization, the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada, to Ontario....

Recognize the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada
Author : Brian Masse, MP - Windsor West Publish Date : Monday, July 16, 2007

I would like to recognize the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (IPBC) and their mission as a national not-for-profit association to help inform and educate Canadian bookkeepers about gain accreditation in their field....

Group Aims to Build Better Bookkeepers
Author : The Montreal Gazette Publish Date : Friday, July 13, 2007

Organization to regulate profession. Association will train, test, register those who prove they know what they are doing The computer entrepreneur is the new executive director of the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada, a fledgling organization aiming to register and regulate Canada's...

Honoured to Offer Congratulations
Author : Dr. Kuldip S. Kular, MPP, Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale Publish Date : Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Greetings to all Institute Members: I am honoured to offer my congratulations to the wonderful and new Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. As Member of Provincial Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale in Ontario, I am pleased to see this non-profit organization come together t...

A Message from the Premier
Author : Gordon Campbell, Premier Publish Date : Thursday, June 28, 2007

As Premier of the Province of British Columbia, I am pleased to congratulate the staff and management of the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada......

Group aims to build better bookkeepers
Author : Ian Austin, The Province Publish Date : Thursday, June 21, 2007

'If you hire the wrong person, it could cost you a lot of money' by Ian Austin, The Province Thursday, June 21, 2007 Gordon Skillen wants to build a better bookkeeper. The Surrey computer entrepreneur is the new executive director of the Institute of ProfessionalBookkeepers of Canada, a fledgling...

It Is My Great Delight to Welcome
Author : Michael D. Prue, MPP, Beaches-East York Publish Date : Monday, June 04, 2007

It is my great delight to welcome the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. As the Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches-East York, I am happy to see a unique and valuable organization such as the Professional Bookkeepers come to fruition. An organization such as this can only add ...

Congratulations
Author : Peter Julian, MP Burnaby-New Westminster Publish Date : Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Congratulations to the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada! As a new non-profit national association, your organization brings recognition to the tens of thousands of bookkeepers across Canada who will earn their professional designation as a Certified Professional Bookkeeper......

Pleased to Extend my Sincere Congratulations
Author : Ken Boshcoff, MP, Opposition Critic for FEDNOR, Thunder Bay-Rainy River Publish Date : Monday, May 28, 2007

As a Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River, I am pleased to extend my sincere congratulations to the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada on its recent founding. In my career roles in both business and politics, I have witnessed how valuable expert bookkeeping is to the succes...

Accounting Standards in Canada
Author : AcSB - Accounting Standards Board Publish Date : Friday, May 25, 2007

Implementation Plan for Incorporating IFRSs into Canadian GAAP (as of March 31, 2007) 1. In January 2006, the AcSB adopted its Strategic Plan, which includes the decision to move financial reporting for Canadian publicly accountable enterprises to a single set of globally accepted high-quality sta...

Pleasure to Welcome
Author : Thomas A. Lukaszuk, MLA, Edmonton - Castle Downs Publish Date : Tuesday, May 22, 2007

It is my pleasure to welcome the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. The business community in Canada will benefit from having a professional organization which standardizes the practice of bookkeeping and bookkeepers themselves will benefit from an organization that provides them with...

Congratulations on the Launch of IPBC
Author : Andrea Horwath, MPP, Hamilton East, Ontario Publish Date : Friday, May 18, 2007

As the Member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton East, Ontario, I am writing to extend my congratulations and best wishes on the formation of the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada......

Congratulations
Author : Kevin Flynn, MPP Oakville Publish Date : Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Congratulations on the establishment of your new, national non-profit institute providing services to Canada's professional bookkeepers. Your organization's goal of fostering an environment, knowledge, and the resources your members need to develop excellence in bookkeeping is laudable......

Pleased to Congratulate and Welcome
Author : Dwight Duncan, MPP, Minister of Energy, Windsor-St.Clair Publish Date : Wednesday, May 16, 2007

I am pleased to congratulate and welcome the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. The creation of this association is wonderful news as it will bring recognition to the tens of thousands of bookkeepers across Canada......

Pleasure to Welcome
Author : Dave S. Hayer, MLA Surrey - Tynehead, Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism and Immigration Publish Date : Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Thank you for informing me of the formation of the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada. It is my pleasure to welcome this new non-profit national association and congratulate the tens of thousands of bookkeepers across Canada who will now be able to earn the professional designation ...