XBRL Canada Releases a New Online Course

XBRL Canada, in collaboration with the CICA, has introduced a new online course, “Advances in Financial and Business Reporting”. It contains 3 hours of content, including reworked video extracts and a visual knowledgebase based on the CICA’s ROI Webinar event last May, which was moderated by Pam Campagnoni or the CICA and featured Mike Willis of PwC and Molly Cotter of Emera Inc.

The online course covers following aspects of XBRL:

Introduction reviews the present situation and identifies the various pressures that are bringing about advances in business and financial reporting.

Global Adoption summarizes the global situation, developing a new perspective by identifying the geographic areas adopting XBRL and who, within those areas, are sponsors of change.

Technology Overview provides an insight into the components of the XBRL platform and how iXBRL represents an alternative solution.

Implementation discusses the various issues and potential pitfalls that can arise with implementation.

Benefits highlights the achievements made and who has benefited;

Future reveals an insight into the direction that business and financial reporting is now taking, particularly in Canada.

Unlike other online courses, this course contains three levels of content: learners can opt for the one-hour Strategic, two-hour Informational, or three-hour Detailed level.  Successful completion of the test questions at the end of the course permits learners to claim the relevant number of CPD-qualifying hours.

Check out the course at the XBRL Canada Website.

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Final Update: Ottawa Conference/Seminar
Efficient and Effective Government Reporting
October 17 & 18, 2012 

TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2012 /CNW/ - Data management and data standardization are crucial to many governments and companies in fulfilling their mandates and communicating with their stakeholders. The predominant solution to data standardization is XBRL. The XBRL Canada Annual Conference is being held in Ottawa on October 17th, with a great Seminar on the 18th, register now.

The program is an exciting one! Keynote Speaker will be Daniel Kelly, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, who will speak on the needs of independent business for savings in the costs of compliance with government requirements.

Gianluca Garbellotto will explain how significant savings are being achieved in the Australian SBR Program. And David Blaszkowsky, of the US Dept of Treasury will outline key initiatives under way and planned within the US Government in this area. And Bill Foster will describe the implementation of XBRL at Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO).

An afternoon panel will discuss the issues around Implementation of Standardized Data and will include many of these speakers as well as senior representatives of key government departments and agencies, such as CRA, Statscan and OSFI. The full program can be viewed at www.xbrl.ca, including the seminar on the morning of October 18th.

Register by going to the XBRL Canada website at www.xbrl.ca.

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

Efficient and Effective Government Reporting October 17, 2012 - Room Block Extended until Friday

TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2012 /CNW Group/ - The XBRL Canada Annual Conference is being held in Ottawa on October 17th, with a great Seminar on the 18th. The room block set aside for registrants at favourable rates at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier has been extended until Friday October 5. Now is the time!!

The program is an exciting one! Keynote Speaker will be Daniel Kelly, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, who will speak on the needs of independent business for savings in the costs of compliance with government requirements.

Gianluca Garbellotto will explain how significant savings are being achieved in the Australian SBR Program. And David Blaszkowsky, of the US Dept of Treasury will outline key initiatives under way and planned within the US Government in this area. And Bill Foster will describe the implementation of XBRL at Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO).

An afternoon panel will discuss the issues around Implementation of Standardized Data and will include many of these speakers as well as senior representatives of key government departments and agencies, such as CRA, Statscan and OSFI. The full program can be viewed at www.xbrl.ca. It includes a seminar on the morning of October 18th.

Register by going to the XBRL Canada website at www.xbrl.ca.

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