Media Advisory – XBRL Canada Seminar – Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Toronto, Ontario – XBRL Canada is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a seminar on Wednesday October 29, 2014 at the Offices of CPA Canada, 250 Wellington St W, Toronto, Second floor.

The seminar will be geared towards public companies reporting to the SEC.

Eric E. Cohen of PwC (US) will be discussing how to improve processes and controls for XBRL filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Ilya Vadeiko of Findynamics, will be discussing how XBRL is used for analysis

Topic	Time
Speaker: Eric E. Cohen, PwC (US)
Overview of the filing rules under SEC Rule 33-9002 The Rule The EDGAR Filer Manual Other Guidance and Best Practices	9:00 – 9:40
Understanding and applying the US GAAP Taxonomy	9:40 – 10:10
Break	10:10 – 10:20
Inhouse or outsource: compare and contrast	10:20 – 10:35
Bringing XBRL in-house	10:35 – 10:50
Tools for preparation, validation and analysis	10:50 – 11:10
Pitfalls to avoid: Common XBRL errors	11:10 – 11:25
Who (or what) is using your XBRL?	11:25 – 11:40
Process and control considerations	11:40 – 11:55
Call to Action/Q&A	11:55 – Noon
Lunch	Noon to 1:00PM
Speaker: Ilya Vadeiko, Findynamics, Creators of XBRLAnalyst
How XBRL is Used for Analysis	1:00PM – 2:30PM
Speakers: Eric Cohen, Ilya Vadeiko and Wasim Thaha
Q&A	2:30 – 3:30PM

The cost to attend is $50 for members, $100 for non-members. Also, attendees will receive a 50% discount for a 3 month subscription to XBRLAnalyst.

Be sure to reserve this date. Registration is available on the XBRLCanada website at www.xbrl.ca.

XBRL Canada is sponsored and administered by CPA Canada.

For further information, please contact: XBRL Canada, Gerald Trites, Project Director, (416) 602-3931, Email:gtrites@xbrl.ca