iGAAP: IFRS for Canada, A comprehensive reference guide by Deloitte, 3rd Edition

Dr. Peter Chant, FCA, is a partner in the National Assurance and Advisory group at Deloitte & Touche LLP. He is a former member and Chair of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board and was co-Chair of the CICA/FASB Task Force that developed the current Canadian and FASB standard on segmented information. He was also a member of the FASB's Task Force on Business Combinations that developed the FASB's current standard on that topic, and a member of the G4+1 Group of standard setters, which included the Chairs of the IASB, FASB and the Canadian Accounting Standards Board. He has published a textbook on advanced accounting in Canada, and was co-author of a research paper on accounting for joint ventures that was published by the G4+1. He is currently the Chair of Task Force on Non-GAAP Performance Measures of the Canadian Performance Reporting Board of the CICA. He has a Ph.D. in Accounting and Information Systems from Northwestern University.

Karen Higgins, FCA, is a partner in the National Assurance and Advisory group at Deloitte & Touche LLP and is the National Director of Accounting Services for the Canadian firm.  She is a member of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board and was formerly a member of the Emerging Issues Committee. She is one of the leaders of the IFRS Services Group for the Canadian firm focusing on the development and delivery of IFRS training and IFRS implementation services to clients. She advises clients across all industry sectors with a focus on the financial services industry. Karen is the Canadian subject matter leader for the financial instruments, hedging and derivatives advisory practice. She is responsible for providing accounting and advisory services to clients for complex derivatives, structured transactions or hedging issues, as well as being responsible for the implementation of the financial instruments related accounting standards under Canadian GAAP, U. S. GAAP and IFRS.

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