XBRL Canada Fourth Annual Conference

The Fourth Annual Conference of XBRL Canada will be held at the Toronto Convention Centre on October 6 and 7. The morning of the 6th will include a series of presentations by prominent experts on the SEC, IFRS and the IFRS Taxonomy. As well, the morning will feature speakers representing some of the Canadian companies that have had to file XBRL data with the SEC to date. There will also be a discussion panel.

This is an opportunity for all companies that are going to fall under the SEC rules for XBRL filings to gain an insight on what they need to do for planning purposes.

The afternoon of the 6th will see a workshop led by Eric Cohen, global XBRL expert, on the use of the IFRS taxonomy. Then on the 7th there will be a session led by prominent professor, Efrim Boritz, FCA on the assurance implications of XBRL.

This will be the biggest XBRL Canada Conference ever, so make a note of those days and check for developments on the XBRL Canada Website. Registration details will be posted on the site next week.