The Institute of Internal Auditors

Chairman’s Message
June 2008

It is with great pride that I write this message to you. It is a privilege to Chair a group of incredibly knowledgeable and experienced professional internal auditors who are willing to volunteer their time and effort to further Internal Auditing in Canada. The composition of the Canadian Council renews on the same cycle as IIA Chapters: June 1 to May 30. I encourage you to click on the Council member link to see who these audit leaders are: http://www.theiia.org/chapters/index.cfm/view.news_detail/cid/500/newsid/10389

The refreshed Council met on June 5 & 6 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. During this meeting we confirmed the Council’s top priorities to be in the areas of:

Advocacy
Communication
National Conferences
Revenue Generation
Canadian Institute

To act on these priorities, Council committees will develop plans for the upcoming year and will establish sub-committees, composed of other Canadian internal audit leaders, to lead Canadian Internal Auditing into the future. The committees and Vice-Chairs have been established as follows:

Senior Vice-Chair – Brian Brown, CIA
Vice-Chair Advocacy – Frans Blom, CIA
Vice-Chair Operations – David Pine, CIA
Vice-Chair Membership – Brenda Youle, CIA
Vice-Chair Education – Mohammed Siddiqui, CIA

More information about the committees’ plans and opportunities for the Canadian membership to participate will be presented at the 1st Annual Canadian Conference in Calgary in October. This will be the year to stand up and make a difference. I encourage all Canadian members to get involved. Simply send a quick note to myself or Luc Lavoie luc.lavoie@theiia.org indicating your passion for internal audit and willingness to explore how you can make a difference!

The Council has been busy on a number of fronts, a few of which I would like to highlight:

The First Canadian National Conference in Calgary has been organized and registrations are now open: http:/www.theiia.org/canada08/
The Canadian Professional Issues Committee has submitted a response to the Ontario Securities Commission and the Autorité des marchés financiers on the latest draft of 52-109 – Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings.
Concerns from Canadian members around the new Computer Based Testing process have been formally expressed to IIA Global. The new process is experiencing growing pains and the IIA continues to work with the provider to resolve any difficulties.
The process to select Canadian National Conference locations has been developed and a policy has been approved. The new process will take effect to select the location of the 2010 Canadian Conference.
Canadian representation and participation on IIA Global Strategic Plan sub-committees will commence over the summer.
A policy has been approved for the IIA Canada website to post job opportunities. This service will be developed throughout 2008.
A Canadian Institute Study has been initiated. Coinciding with the IIA North American Affiliate Study, a Canadian sub-committee will consider whether Canada should create its own IIA Affiliate.

The first two years of Council activities has been to establish the foundation to represent and further Canadian internal audit issues. With that foundation firmly in place, the focus will now change to engage audit leaders across the country to promote and develop the internal audit profession across Canada. Again, I encourage you to contact myself or Luc Lavoie luc.lavoie@theiia.org and indicate that you would like to get involved in creating the future of internal auditing in Canada.

See you in Calgary,

Todd Horbasenko, CIA, CCSA
Chair, IIA Canada Canadian Council
todd.horbasenko@edmonton.ca


	Chairman’s Message June 2008 It is with great pride that I write this message to you. It is a privilege to Chair a group of incredibly knowledgeable and experienced professional internal auditors who are willing to volunteer their time and effort to further Internal Auditing in Canada. The composition of the Canadian Council renews on the same cycle as IIA Chapters: June 1 to May 30. I encourage you to click on the Council member link to see who these audit leaders are: http://www.theiia.org/chapters/index.cfm/view.news_detail/cid/500/newsid/10389 The refreshed Council met on June 5 & 6 in St. John’s, Newfoundland. During this meeting we confirmed the Council’s top priorities to be in the areas of: Advocacy Communication National Conferences Revenue Generation Canadian Institute To act on these priorities, Council committees will develop plans for the upcoming year and will establish sub-committees, composed of other Canadian internal audit leaders, to lead Canadian Internal Auditing into the future. The committees and Vice-Chairs have been established as follows: Senior Vice-Chair – Brian Brown, CIA Vice-Chair Advocacy – Frans Blom, CIA Vice-Chair Operations – David Pine, CIA Vice-Chair Membership – Brenda Youle, CIA Vice-Chair Education – Mohammed Siddiqui, CIA More information about the committees’ plans and opportunities for the Canadian membership to participate will be presented at the 1st Annual Canadian Conference in Calgary in October. This will be the year to stand up and make a difference. I encourage all Canadian members to get involved. Simply send a quick note to myself or Luc Lavoie luc.lavoie@theiia.org indicating your passion for internal audit and willingness to explore how you can make a difference! The Council has been busy on a number of fronts, a few of which I would like to highlight: The First Canadian National Conference in Calgary has been organized and registrations are now open: http:/www.theiia.org/canada08/ The Canadian Professional Issues Committee has submitted a response to the Ontario Securities Commission and the Autorité des marchés financiers on the latest draft of 52-109 – Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings. Concerns from Canadian members around the new Computer Based Testing process have been formally expressed to IIA Global. The new process is experiencing growing pains and the IIA continues to work with the provider to resolve any difficulties. The process to select Canadian National Conference locations has been developed and a policy has been approved. The new process will take effect to select the location of the 2010 Canadian Conference. Canadian representation and participation on IIA Global Strategic Plan sub-committees will commence over the summer. A policy has been approved for the IIA Canada website to post job opportunities. This service will be developed throughout 2008. A Canadian Institute Study has been initiated. Coinciding with the IIA North American Affiliate Study, a Canadian sub-committee will consider whether Canada should create its own IIA Affiliate. The first two years of Council activities has been to establish the foundation to represent and further Canadian internal audit issues. With that foundation firmly in place, the focus will now change to engage audit leaders across the country to promote and develop the internal audit profession across Canada. Again, I encourage you to contact myself or Luc Lavoie luc.lavoie@theiia.org and indicate that you would like to get involved in creating the future of internal auditing in Canada. See you in Calgary, Todd Horbasenko, CIA, CCSA Chair, IIA Canada Canadian Council todd.horbasenko@edmonton.ca


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