Commonly Used Acronyms

ATO Approved Training Office
BOD Board of Directors
BOE Board of Examiners
CASB CA School of Business
CICA Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
COP Council of Presidents (CICA)
CPAB Canadian Public Accountability Board
CPD Continuing Professional Development 
CSE Council of Senior Executives
FCA Fellow Chartered Accountant
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAAS Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
IFA Investigative and Forensic Accounting
IQAB Inter Provincial Qualification Appraisal Board
LLP Limited Liability Partnership
MDP Multi Disciplinary Practice
MIEGs Members in Industry, Education and Government
MOPEs Managers, Owners, Professionals & Executives
MPAcc Master of Professional Accounting
PCC Professional Conduct Committee 
PD Professional Development
PICA Provincial Institutes of Chartered Accountants
PLIC Public Liability Insurance Committee
PSAB Public Sector Accounting Board
QC Qualifications Committee
TFASS Task Force on Assurance Services
TFOSS Task Force on Standard Setting
UFE Uniform Final Evaluation
WCASA Western CA Services Association
WFO Western First Officers

 

Provincial Institutes

ICAA  Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta 
ICAB  Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bermuda
ICABC Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
ICAM Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba
ICAN Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland
ICANS Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia
ICANWT Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
ICAO Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
ICAPEI Institute of Chartered Accountants of Prince Edward Island
OCAQ Ordre des comptable agrs du Quebec
ICAS Institute of Chartered Accountants of Saskatchewan
ICAY Institute of Chartered Accountants of Yukon Territory