CPA SK CONVOCATION 2023 CONGRATULATIONS!

On March 11th, CPA Saskatchewan held our first in-person Convocation since 2019 at TCU Place in Saskatoon! This was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our successful CFE writers from 2022, as well as our honour roll students, and Saskatchewan’s first-ever Governor General’s Gold Medal winner for the highest standing in Canada on the May 2022 CFE, which was awarded to Lixian Cao. Despite the blizzard that rolled in just in time for our celebration, we had nearly 800 graduates, their families, employers, and other CPA SK members in attendance to celebrate this significant achievement.

Unfortunately, the winter storms prevented Beth Wilson, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D, Vice-Chair of the CPA Canada Board of Directors, from attending in person. As a result, her motivational message was delivered to our graduates by our MC, Shelley Thiel, FCPA, FCA, CEO of CPA Saskatchewan. Rod Sieffert, CPA, CA, Chair of the Board at CPA Saskatchewan, and Yuen Ip, CPA, CMA, CEO of the CPA Western School of Business, were also on-stage to welcome our newest graduates to the profession.

Evening celebrations included a message and toast to the graduates delivered by Rod Sieffert; a toast to the employers, educators, and mentors was given by honour roll recipient Meagan Ireland; and a toast to the Families given by honour roll recipient David Robertson. Dinner and speeches were followed by a night of visiting, dancing, and some photobooth fun! Check out @cpa.saskatchewan on Instagram to see more photos and videos from the day. The celebration of our newest graduates continued on March 15th, when CPA Saskatchewan ran a feature in the Regina Leader Post and Saskatoon Star Phoenix with a graduate announcement and related articles promoting the profession.

Thank you to our sponsor, CPA Insurance Plans West, and to everyone in attendance for making the 2023 CPA Saskatchewan Convocation a wonderful celebration of our graduates!