Subject & Research Guides: Accounting: Accounting Tools

Standards & Regulations

CPA Canadian Standards & Guidance Collection
CPA International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Accounting Standards Board Canada (AcSB)
The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) is an independent body with the authority to develop and establish accounting standards for use by all Canadian entities outside the public sector.
Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (AASB)
The Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) has the authority, as reflected in federal and provincial Business Corporations Acts and other legislation and securities regulations, to set generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) for financial statement audits.
FASB Accounting Standards Codification
International Financial Reporting Standards
International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation

Canada Revenue Agency - Businesses
Find regulatory information regarding payroll, GST/HST, tax, sole proprietorships and partnerships, corporations, imports and exports and more.
CPA Tax Resources

EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Database of public securities and forms filed by American and international public companies with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval)
Provides access to most public securities documents and information filed by public companies and investment funds with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) in the SEDAR filing system.
SEDI: System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders
Canada's on-line service for the filing and viewing of insider reports as required by various provincial securities rules and regulations.

Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)
Securities regulators from each of the 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada have teamed up to form the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA). The CSA protects Canadian investors from unfair, improper, or fraudulent practices and fosters fair and efficient capital markets.
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Nova Scotia Securities Commission was established to provide investors with protection in accordance with Nova Scotia's securities laws from practices and activities that tend to undermine investor confidence in the fairness and efficiency of capital markets.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.