2018 CPABC Post-Secondary Recruitment Framework

CPABC and the leading accounting firms in the area have just released details of the recruitment dates and framework that will be in place this coming Spring and Fall.

Firms will be adhering to consistent offer acceptance dates which will be June 29, 2018 and October 5, 2018 for the spring and fall recruit periods, respectively. This allows firms flexibility in setting their own application, interview, and offer delivery dates throughout the spring, summer, and fall. It also should help alleviate stress on students by allowing them to make informed decisions in respect of all offers available to them, prior to accepting.  

The firms that have agreed to the Framework are: BDO, Crowe MacKay, Davidson & Company, Deloitte, DMCL, D+H Group, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Manning Elliott, MNP, PwC, Smythe LLP, Wolrige Mahon.

Full details of the 2018 CPABC Post-Secondary Recruitment Framework are outlined here.

Applications now open for PwC Fall 2018 full-time roles

PwC Canada has just opened some new campus positions! Since there’s been a lot of interest in PwC, students can now apply once every three months. Therefore, students who applied in September are eligible to re-apply!

Roles are now open and the deadline for students to apply is 8:59pm PST on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018. All roles are for full time positions starting in Fall 2018. Below is a breakdown of the roles:

  • New Associate, Assurance (Vancouver & Surrey)
  • New Associate, My Solutions (Vancouver & Surrey)
  • New Associate, Risk Assurance (Vancouver)

You can learn about the open roles, PwC’s tech enabled recruitment process and about a career at PwC on our website.

KPMG Ace the Case

Hot on the heals of Langara’s own case competition KPMG have just announced that entries are now open for their “Ace the Case” competition.

Ace the Case is a 2-day case writing workshop where students are able to learn about case writing, as well as network with KPMG Professionals at all levels within the firm. The local winners of each of KPMG’s 4 main regions in Canada will have an all-expenses paid trip to one of the regional offices to compete for the national title!

Applications close January 11 at 9pm and the competition itself will be held on January 26 and 27 at KPMG’s Vancouver office.

As an added bonus Langara Accounting instructor Ronald Wong has kindly offered to answer any questions students might have in regards to what they should include in their application. To reach Ronald please email him here.

Find below the official flyer with all the details.

KPMG Ace the Case 2018 Details