XBRL Canada Aims High in 2008: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

The recent XBRL International Conference in Vancouver pointed to the strong forward momentum of XBRL in Canada and around the world, as described in this press release: XBRL Canada Aims High in 2008: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Home Page - XBRL as used for financial reporting by business users.

Charles Hoffman, the father of XBRL, has set up a blog - Financial Reporting Using XBRL. It will certainly be worth watching. Home Page - XBRL as used for financial reporting by business users.

For a comprehensive update on the state of XBRL in the world, you can download the latest XBRL International Progress Report at: http://www.xbrl.org/ProgressReports/

FT.com / Home UK / UK - Financial reporting faces up to XBRL

XBRL is attracting a good deal of attention around the world as an answer to facilitating the transition to International Accounting standards and streamlining financial reporting. In this article in Financial Times, some comments from important supporters are explored. FT.com / Home UK / UK - Financial reporting faces up to XBRL

OSC: Media Centre: Speeches: || CVMO: Centre des Média: Discours:

David Wilson, Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, gave a speech on Monday in Vancouver at the 16th XBRL International Conference in which he expressed strong support for XBRL, and stated that the Commission is encouraging its use. His speech is on the OSC website at: OSC: Media Centre: Speeches: CVMO: Centre des Média: Discours:

The new Canadian taxonomy for the Notes to the Financial Statements has been officially acknowledged by XBRL International and is now available at the following link. The taxonomy covers the disclosures required by Canadian GAAP in the notes and enables (along with the previously acknowledged PFS Taxonomy) the preparation of a full set of financial statements, with notes, in XBRL in conformity with Canadian GAAP The new taxonomy can be downloaded at the following link: Welcome to XBRL Canada