AcSB

Agriculture Advisory Group

About the Advisory Group

The Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) established the Agriculture Advisory Group in April 2017 to provide advice to the AcSB on its project to develop authoritative guidance related to the accounting for biological assets and agricultural produce.

Staff Contact(s)

Katharine Christopoulos, CPA, CA Director, Accounting Standards Board

+1 416 204 3270

[email protected]

Membership

The Group consists of:

a Chair, who is a member of the AcSB; and
15 to 20 other members with a range of backgrounds and experience including farmers, preparers, practitioners, users, government employees and an academic.

Meetings

The Group is expected to meet approximately four times in 2017. Meetings are not open to the public. A summary of discussions of each Group meeting will be made available shortly after each meeting.
For upcoming meetings, visit the AcSB calendar.

Adam Vervoort

CPA, CGA

BMO Financial Group

Kingston, ON

Member

Allan Melvin

Bishop & Company Chartered Accountants Inc.

Halifax, NS

Member

Anita Fowsar

CPA auditor

Duke CPA Inc.

Cowansville, QC

Member

Bertrand Montel

Groupe Agéco

Québec, QC

MNP LLP

Chilliwack, BC

Member

Greg Pate

Brantwood Farms

Member

Jean-Paul Allaire

CPA

Unicoop Cooperative Agricole

Ste-Marie, QC

Member

Jennifer Thompson

CPA, CGA

Province of Nova Scotia - Department of Finance and Treasury Board

Member

Kim Gerencser

Collins Barrow Guelph Wellington Dufferin

Elora, ON

Member