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2011-12:
Wednesday Dec 7, 2011
11:30 - 2:00 pm Auditor Independence / Annual Christmas Lunch
Jacques Lapointe, Auditor General for the Province of Nova Scotia at the Halifax Club
Wednesday Nov 2, 2011
The Economy: Globally, Regionally and Locally The Bank of Canada's Monetary Policy Report David Amirault, Atlantic Canada Senior Representative, Bank of Canada, Research Department Fred Morely, Executive Vice-president and Chief Economist with the Greater Halifax Partnership Location: Halifax Club, 1682 Hollis ST., Halifax, N.S .
Sept 28, 2011
Mature Risk Management in a Risk–averse World
Bruce Manion FCMA, Executive Faculty Member, Canada School of the Public Service and past CFO and senior financial executive in a number of federal organizations (HRSDC, Canadian Heritage, National Defence)
Enterprise-wide and fully integrated risk management is one of the new battle cries for modern public sector management. At all levels of the Canadian public sector, individual organizations and governments as a whole are grappling with how to make mature and fully integrated risk management a reality of their operations
But how does a traditionally risk-averse environment at all levels of the country’s public sector lend itself to embracing this new approach to effectively identifying and managing risks as a key to continued organizational success? How do modern public sector organizations go beyond simply putting ticks in the right boxes of the many elements of a good risk management regime and actually live and breathe good risk management tailored to their own circumstances?
| June 1, 2011 |
Leading in Turmoil - How to Lead in Difficult Times We can each agree that times are difficult. With these difficulties there is comfort in knowing that one thing is always certain: BUDGET CUTS! And because each of us is a leader in our own right, we have to know how to lead others through these difficult times. This workshop will walk you through "How to lead in difficult times". Anyone can lead when things are going great, but take away a budget and look out - it gets ugly! How do you play your part in ensuring things run smoothly and that quality of service is not threatened? Hang on, it'll be quite a ride, but well worth it!” |
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| February 7, 2011 |
Canada Games
Mr. Morrisey is the driving force behind the Games management team and is responsible for the overall planning, organization and staging of the 2011 Games, in accordance with the objectives, policies and plans approved by the Board of Directors. He will spoke about the Games in general, and from a financial perspective and also discussed the legacy of infrastructure. |
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| December 10, 2010 |
Challenges in Advancing Transportation Safety & Christmas Luncheon Presentation to FMI Halifax Chapter by Jean LaPorte, FCGA, Chief Operating Officer, Transportation Safety Board of Canada. We were prepared for an interesting and unique presentation by Jean, we were in fact treated to 3 presentations by the many faceted personalities of Tom the investigator, Sam the Board member and Bob the representative from Treasury Board. Tom led us through the challenges of 3 phases of an investigation being: the Field portion which involves the initial assessment of the Investigation; the Analysis which can involve Laboratory work, Tests, and Research to reconstruct the chain of events leading to accident; and the Report production which, for quality assurance, is reviewed by the board within a specified deadline. Sam then addressed the audience to describe how the cost of the inconvenience to the public must be weighed against the cost of life and safety. over a 20 year period there have been 539 recommendations by the Board and 67% have been implemented fully satisfactorily. Sam went on to describe the various areas of transportation that in being reviewed including Fishing vessel safety, Passenger ferries with increasing number of passengers, Trains which are increasing in length to improve efficiencies, Airport congestion as a result of increased air travel, and safety management systems in general. Bob (the Alien) from Treasury Board was the last of the presenters. He helped to outline the occasional conflicting policies between the two agencies, including Financial reporting strategies, Resource Management issues and Strategic Reviews. Bob also outlined some possible remedies to the areas of concern. Jean (in his Triumvirate role) discussed how the Transportation Safety Board reacted to unforeseen last minute, near year end crises and other compliance issues and challenges. The Chapter President, Stu Jamieson, thanked the speakers, noting that he only had one token of appreciation for all four presenters. Jean is currently the Chief Operating Officer at the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. He is the most senior official responsible for running this federal government agency which conducts independent accident investigations into selected accidents and incidents in the marine, rail, air and pipeline modes of transportation. Prior to being appointed as COO, Jean worked a total of 25 years in a variety of positions with progressively more responsibilities, including the Chief Financial Officer position which he occupied for a period of 9 years.
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| November 3, 2010 |
Managing in a Deficit Environment: Proven Approaches to Cost Reduction
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| September 29, 2010 |
Government 2.0: The Intersection of Technology, Public Policy and Political Aspirations Speaker: Omar Rashid, Director of Municipal Government Security, Microsoft Canada |
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| April 15, 2010 |
Auditor General Presentation
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| January 20, 2010 |
Competency Based Professional Development Morning Session Speaker: Norma Hubley, CA, Senior Director - Transformation Management, Capacity Building and Community Development Sector - Office of the Comptroller, Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat "Competencies, we all hear about them, but has anything been done with competencies in the real word? The Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) of Canada has developed a professional development apprenticeship program based entirely on competencies. After receiving approval as a non-traditional office for Chartered Accountant students, the OCG used competencies for all aspects of the program, from recruitment to promotion. Using lessons learned from this program, the OCG will be introducing more competency based learning opportunities within their ranks, particularly for CGA and CMA students to facilitate their learning process." Speaker: Janet Briggs, Sr. Advisor - Workplace Initiatives - Nova Scotia Department of Finance "Senior financial executives across Government of Nova Scotia, have recognized the strategic need for a sustainable, highly skilled Financial Community within government. Recruiting and retaining our most valuable resource, skilled human resources, is becoming increasingly competitive. To position the NS Government at the leading edge senior financial executives are implementing a new initiative referred to as the "HR Strategy for the Financial Community." Through this strategic initiative, specific competencies have been identified for the government's Financial Community which will carefully develop its existing talent and ensure a balanced approach to future recruitment. These competencies are an integral part of the Financial Community's human resource processes, including career planning, training and development and recruitment." Writeup: Jan 20, 2010 Session Summary 
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| December 2, 2009 |
Christmas Lunch with Minister of Finance for Nova Scotia, Graham Steele |
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| October 8, 2009 |
Leadership Development Speaker: Monique Clairoux, Senior Director of the Internal Audit Capacity Building and Community Development Sector at the Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada. |
| January 15, 2009 | Accountability from the Perspective of the Comptroller General Comptroller General Rod Monette presented his views of the cycles in accoutability and the role of financial managers in ensuring appropriate and intelligent financial control, especially in those times when systems cannot be let to run themselves on autopilot. Changing Canadian GAAP - International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Ian Hague, Principal, AcSB & Chair of the AcSB IFRS Advisory Committee presented timelines, application, and areas of most significant change, with the adoption of IFRS for publicly accountable business enterprises, government business entrerprises, and government business type organizations. Ian Hague's IFRS Powerpoint Presentation 
Comptroller General Rod Monette's Powerpoint Presentation
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| October 29, 2008 | Monetary Policies and Atlantic Canada David Amirault, Senior Representative with the Bank of Canada, provided an analysis of current monetary policy and the implications for Atlantic Canada. Roy Spence, Director - Borrowing Program and Debt Management, NS Dept of Finance addressed the implications of interest rates on the Provincial Debt portfolio. |
| September 17, 2008 |
Demographics in the Public Sector—Financial and Workplace Impacts
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| May 21, 2008 |
Nova Scotia’s 2008 Provincial Budget
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| February 20, 2008 |
Future Outlook – Economic Development
Nova Scotia Sustainable Development
HRM Strategies to Success
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| December 12, 2007 | CFO Model in Government and CFO Certification of Financial Statements The session was followed by our 7th Annual Christmas Social. Speakers:
Bill Matthews
Deloitte & Touche - Public Sector CEO/CFO Certification
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| October 17, 2007 | Governing in the Public Sector The Chapter held a second Professional Development Workshop with Speaker Jeannine Lagasse of the Nova Scotia Treasury & Policy Board. Twenty-one people were present for an informative presentation. |
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| September 19, 2007 |
Confronting Fraud Presentations: |
