STIC - Accounting: The Legislative Framework

Overview

ACTIVITY: Lecturette, followed by individual exercise

TIME: 1 hour, 20 min.

LEARNING OUTCOME:

Participants will know what legislation affects them professionally, will have read and understood the Public Accountancy Act and will understand the two sides of the debate over control of licensing for public accountants .

DESCRIPTION:

• Use the lecture notes and overheads to guide your lecture.
• Instruct participants to take out their copy of the Public Accountancy Act from their Resource Package and complete the exercise on pages 27 . Take up answers as a class using the Answer Key provided.
  • Order the Public Accountancy Act from Publications Ontario
  • (416) 326-5300 or 1-800-668-9938. You can also obtain it through the Internet at www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/90p37_e.htm
• Instruct participants to read the article " Accountants lock horns on control of licensing" on pages 28-29 and to answer the questions that follow on page 30 . Take up results as a class.

Downloads

All downloads are in Adobe Acrobat PDF.

Download a print version of the above lesson plan and related handouts and overheads.

Legislative Framework Overview [170 KB, 13 pages]

• Lesson Plan
• Lecture Notes
• Overhead 6
• Answer Key
• Participant Workbook pages 25 - 30

Download the complete Facilitator's Guide and Participant's Workbook.

• Full Facilitator's Guide - Overview & Orientation [540 KB, 62 pages]
• Full Participant's Workbook - Overview & Orientation [500 KB, 55 pages]