AI Ethics for Canadian CPAs (On-Demand - CPABC)
Overview
This course is a definitive guide created in May of 2026 to address the immediate and unprecedented technological disruptions facing our profession. The integration of artificial intelligence into financial services has fundamentally transformed our operational landscape, creating a severe "Accountability Gap" where technical capabilities frequently outpace institutional governance. By selecting this comprehensive, up-to-the-minute course, you are taking a critical and proactive step to protect your practice, your firm, and the public interest in the algorithmic age.
Watch a short promotional video of the course here:
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Applicable for
- Canadian CPAs and accounting professionals who are actively integrating AI into their tax, audit, and advisory workflows and need to protect their professional standing.
- Firm leaders, partners, and managers responsible for designing organizational AI governance, risk management policies, and managing vicarious liability.
- Auditors and assurance professionals navigating complex, opaque AI-driven client data and addressing the Canadian Public Accountability Board's "black box" concerns.
- Controllers and finance teams seeking practical defense mechanisms and "digital skepticism" strategies against sophisticated AI-enabled cybercrime and executive impersonation.
Learning Objectives
- Define your non-delegable duty of care and navigate the "Accountability Gap" between AI capabilities and professional standards.
- Apply the Triangulation methodology to independently verify AI outputs and combat factual, reasoning, and citation hallucinations.
- Implement strict Out-of-Band (OOB) verification protocols to defend against multi-agent AI, voice cloning, and executive deepfake fraud.
- Audit opaque algorithms and identify the four operational types of algorithmic bias to ensure human rights fairness.
- Design comprehensive firm-level governance policies to mitigate Shadow AI confidentiality breaches and establish "kill-switches" for autonomous agentic systems.
- Deploy the 2026 CPA AI Risk Framework to evaluate AI tool complexity and stakes, and apply the Signature Accountability Protocol to certify your independent judgment.
Content
You will leave this course armed not just with regulatory awareness, but with highly operational defense mechanisms. By mastering the Triangulation methodology, Out-of-Band verification protocols, and the 2026 CPA AI Risk Framework, you will be fully prepared to lead with integrity, ensure your professional resilience, and safely deploy these powerful technologies.
Course Content Created: May 2026
The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.Presenter
David Trahair, CPA, CAAbout This Product
On-Demand Courses by CPABC are recordings from live seminars, made available with any corresponding handout material, where available.
You will be able to print or save your electronic certificate of completion.
How to get started
Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.
Course Dates & Registration
- 4
- CPD Hours
- 0
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 5
- Credits
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.
AI Ethics for Canadian CPAs (On-Demand - CPABC)
- 4
- CPD Hours
- 0
- Ethics Hours
- 0
- AML Hours
- 5
- Credits
Overview
This course is a definitive guide created in May of 2026 to address the immediate and unprecedented technological disruptions facing our profession. The integration of artificial intelligence into financial services has fundamentally transformed our operational landscape, creating a severe "Accountability Gap" where technical capabilities frequently outpace institutional governance. By selecting this comprehensive, up-to-the-minute course, you are taking a critical and proactive step to protect your practice, your firm, and the public interest in the algorithmic age.
Watch a short promotional video of the course here:
Access expires 180 days from purchase date |
Applicable for
- Canadian CPAs and accounting professionals who are actively integrating AI into their tax, audit, and advisory workflows and need to protect their professional standing.
- Firm leaders, partners, and managers responsible for designing organizational AI governance, risk management policies, and managing vicarious liability.
- Auditors and assurance professionals navigating complex, opaque AI-driven client data and addressing the Canadian Public Accountability Board's "black box" concerns.
- Controllers and finance teams seeking practical defense mechanisms and "digital skepticism" strategies against sophisticated AI-enabled cybercrime and executive impersonation.
Learning Objectives
- Define your non-delegable duty of care and navigate the "Accountability Gap" between AI capabilities and professional standards.
- Apply the Triangulation methodology to independently verify AI outputs and combat factual, reasoning, and citation hallucinations.
- Implement strict Out-of-Band (OOB) verification protocols to defend against multi-agent AI, voice cloning, and executive deepfake fraud.
- Audit opaque algorithms and identify the four operational types of algorithmic bias to ensure human rights fairness.
- Design comprehensive firm-level governance policies to mitigate Shadow AI confidentiality breaches and establish "kill-switches" for autonomous agentic systems.
- Deploy the 2026 CPA AI Risk Framework to evaluate AI tool complexity and stakes, and apply the Signature Accountability Protocol to certify your independent judgment.
Content
You will leave this course armed not just with regulatory awareness, but with highly operational defense mechanisms. By mastering the Triangulation methodology, Out-of-Band verification protocols, and the 2026 CPA AI Risk Framework, you will be fully prepared to lead with integrity, ensure your professional resilience, and safely deploy these powerful technologies.
Course Content Created: May 2026
The information is current as of the creation or last updated date. While we strive to keep our inventory updated and periodically remove outdated titles, changes in accounting, tax, legislation and technology may occur. Purchasers should note the date and verify for themselves if the course is still relevant to their needs.Presenter
David Trahair, CPA, CAAbout This Product
On-Demand Courses by CPABC are recordings from live seminars, made available with any corresponding handout material, where available.
You will be able to print or save your electronic certificate of completion.
How to get started
Upon completion of purchase, go to mylms.bccpa.ca and log in using your CPABC Online Services credentials. Click “Go to your Courses and Materials” to go to your Learning Center, then find and click on your course title.
Course Dates & Registration
Starting April 1, 2026, a 2.1% fee will be applied to all credit card transactions. Learn more about this fee and how it relates to PD registrations.