The XBRL Canada Online Course

Advances in Business and Financial Reporting

XBRL Canada is offering an online course tht introduces the subject of XBRL to a Canadian audience. It is structured in three-levels, Strategic, Informational, and Detailed, which enables you to delve into XBRL to the extent you wish to. The content is fast moving, and consists of video extracts and access to a visual knowledge base.

Whatever your level of interest -  - this course will help you to understand XBRL-facilitated advances now happening worldwide, taking you through Global Adoption, Fundamentals, Implementation, Benefits, and the Future.

You do not have to commit at the outset to a particular level, just follow your interest as you move through the course, bearing in mind that the levels are cumulative. When you are ready to take the exam at the end, you simply select the appropriate one based on the level(s) you have followed. (Note that there is a $25.00 admin charge to cover course management costs.)

XBRL is a reality around the world and it is just a matter of time until it becomes adopted in Canada. This course is an opportunity to provide you with the tools you need to plan for it before it happens, whether that includes setting up an XBRL function in the enterprise or making sure the next accounting software you buy is XBRL ready so that you can move seamlessly into the XBRL environment when it becomes necessary.

The course can be found at this link.