XBRL Canada Seminar - INTRODUCTION TO XBRL for Canadian Issuers

TORONTO, March 11 /CNW/ - If XBRL has not been your radar to date, it must be by this summer. This year and early next year over 300 Canadian companies will need to file XBRL with the SEC. The U.S. is following many other jurisdictions that have successfully implemented XBRL around the world. As Canadian public companies complete their IFRS transition, Canadian regulators will most likely begin a dialogue around an XBRL mandate.

Now is the time to get familiar with the basics of XBRL.

This seminar introduces XBRL - what it is, how it works, how it is best used.  We will examine the concept of taxonomies, focusing on the US, IFRS and Canadian taxonomies. As well as explaining instance documents and showing how they are prepared.

In addition, a review of implementations around the world where XBRL is used for regulatory, taxation and other government filings.

Instructors are Gerald Trites, FCA, of XBRL Canada and Wasim Thaha, of Newsfile, both of whom have extensive experience with XBRL.

Date:  April 7, 2011
Time:  8:30 am - 12:00 pm ET
Location:  Office of the CICA, 277 Wellington St. West, Toronto, ON

Registration fee: $175 CDN

To register, please go to www.xbrl.ca

Coffee, juice and muffins will be available starting at 8:00 am ET

XBRL Canada is supported and administered by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.