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Use this visual while reviewing PSAB’s proposals for a revised reporting model to support your understanding of the proposals and to better understand how the various statements are interconnected. Please note: The comment deadline for PSAB’s Exposure Draft, “Financial Statement Presentation, Proposed Section PS 1202” is June 30, 2021. 

A plain and simple overview of the key proposals in the Exposure Draft, “The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting in the Canadian Public Sector,” including proposed changes addressing key stakeholder concerns from the last round of consultations. Please note: The comment deadline for this Exposure Draft was extended to June 30, 2021.

A plain and simple overview of the key proposals in the Exposure Draft, “Financial Statement Presentation, Proposed Section PS 1202,” including proposed changes addressing key stakeholder concerns from the last round of consultations. Please note: The comment deadline for this Exposure Draft was extended to June 30, 2021. 

Have your say on PSAB’s Government Not-for-Profit Strategy Consultation Paper II. This plain and simple overview outlines the options considered and the decision-making criteria used to evaluate them in proposing an updated Government Not-for-Profit Strategy. Please note: The comment deadline for this Consultation Paper was extended to June 30, 2021.

At its recent meeting, the Board discussed the International Strategy project and PSAB’s response to the Consultation Paper on Sustainability Reporting by the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation. Read the Decision Summary for full details.

At its recent meeting, the Board discussed the Employment Benefits project, the 2021-2022 Annual Plan and Risk Assessment, and the Interim Performance Report. Read the Decision Summary for full details.

At its recent meeting, the Board discussed Public Private Partnerships and Financial Instruments. Read the Decision Summary for full details.

COVID-19 continues to impact Canada and the world. We are each experiencing and navigating the challenges, and the standard-setting boards are no exception. We are reprioritizing work to adapt to our new environment, continuing to create helpful resources, and even launched a new online community platform to further pivot our operations to the digital environment.

New PSAB chair Clyde MacLellan provides a fall video update on five key initiatives stakeholders can watch for starting in 2021, including the Board's international strategy and forthcoming strategic plan.

Topics discussed included the private sector counterparts aspect of the government not-for-profit organization (GNFPO) definition, determining when for-profit activities of a GNFPO may impact its classification as such, and an emerging issues roundtable offering suggestions for PSAB to consider.