Convergence to IFRS: The Canadian experience

Abstract

AbstractBeginning in January 2006, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) announced its decision to replace Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for public companies. That decision impacted Canadian investors and businesses and changed the way financial information is reported in Canada. So how have things gone since the decision was made? What has Canada learned? And what can the United States learn from the Canadian experience? The authors have found some answers. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.