The need for strong financial professionals within our Province is growing. The Department of Finance is very pleased to announce that by working in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland (ICAN) and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA), the Office of the Comptroller General, Department of Finance, has been accredited as a Chartered Accountant training office.

This unique professional training opportunity was previously only available to individuals employed by Chartered Accounting firms or with the Office of the Auditor General. The training program developed by the Office of the Comptroller General has met the rigorous standards of work experience and competency development required for this professional program and was approved by the ICAN Board on March 14, 2008.

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first province in the country to receive this accreditation. We are very proud to be one of the leaders in providing this new opportunity to aspiring finance professionals.

This certification represents a positive step forward for the Province�s overall human resources requirements by expanding the opportunities available to train professionally designated accountants and increasing the number of university graduates to be employed in the Province.

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to provide a training environment which meets the standards of the CA profession.  In addition to the new program to train Chartered Accountants, the Provincial Government currently provides a training environment for CMA and CGA students.

I ask all members to join me in congratulating the Office of the Comptroller General on becoming an accredited Chartered Accountant training office.
 

2008 04 16                                                  2:25 p.m.