KPMG

KPMG LLP is the Canadian member firm of KPMG International, the coordinating entity for a global network of professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and advisory services, with an industry focus. The aim of KPMG International member firms is to turn knowledge into value for the benefit of their clients, people, and the capital markets. With nearly 94,000 people worldwide, member firms provide audit, tax, and advisory services from 717 cities in 148 countries.
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Deloitte

Deloitte, Canada's leading professional services firm, provides audit, tax, financial advisory and consulting services through more than 6,100 people in 47 locations across the country. As far back as 1845, our founders began pioneering the development of professional standards. Today, we continue to reflect their progressive mindset by serving our clients with results, quality and integrity.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers

In Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers has more than 4,300 partners and staff in locations from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia. For more than 98 years, we have provided industry-focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients in four areas: Corporate accountability
Risk management
Structuring and mergers and acquisitions
Performance and process improvement
As part of a larger network of over 130,000 people in 148 countries, we work to provide clients with the best of our collective thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and enhance value for our clients and their stakeholders.
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Ernst & Young

As a global leader in professional services, Ernst & Young is committed to restoring the public’s trust in professional services firms and the quality of financial reporting.
Breadth of Services. Our professionals worldwide provide a broad array of services in audit, tax, corporate finance, transactions, online security, enterprise risk management, and the valuation of intangibles.
Quality in Everything We Do. Integrity and professional competence are the cornerstones of our firm. We work hard to earn and maintain our clients' trust and confidence. To ensure that we provide quality professional services in an independent, objective, and ethical manner, we have implemented a number of professional development initiatives and quality and compliance safeguards, including state-of-the-art methodology, quality control policies, and supporting tools, technology and training.
Great Place to Work. We can't be a great organization without great people—that’s why we put our people first. We believe we can create the most value and confidence for our clients—through outstanding solutions and services—only by first creating value and confidence for our people. We strive to help everyone achieve both their professional and personal goals through an environment that fosters growth and provides continuous opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge. And we’re proud of our outstanding accomplishments and the awards that recognize them.
Good Neighbour and Citizen. We help make our communities better places to work and live. In addition to the generous contributions of time and money by our people, we have a long-standing tradition of philanthropy through our support of institutions of higher education, cultural agencies, and the communities in which we operate. Our firm sponsors activities at colleges and universities; promotes issues of importance to our profession; and is an enthusiastic supporter of the arts.
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Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton LLP is a leading firm of chartered accountants, management consultants and other professional advisers serving entrepreneurial people and organizations Canada-wide. Together with Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in Quebec, we have over 100 offices across the country. And as a member of Grant Thornton International with offices in more than 100 countries, we have the resources to advise you next door, nationwide and worldwide.
Grant Thornton LLP is committed to providing customized service that is practical and results oriented. Our clients span all sectors of the economy, with our industry experience shaped by the profile of local economies in which we operate.
Whatever stage your business is at, your Grant Thornton adviser is there to advise and help you through the transitions, big and small. We ask the right questions because we've been helping our clients with the challenge of change for over 60 years.
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BDO Dunwoody

At BDO, we strive to live and work by these six principles:
* Quality Our profession is founded on integrity. We take pride in our services and employ standards that are updated to reflect the ever-changing work environment. This commitment to quality enhances the reliability of our information.
* Accessibility Our team of professionals is always accessible. But they're also a lot more. Where permitted by our professional rules, they work with you to understand your needs and to develop new strategies for growth whenever and wherever you need them.
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Commitment There's strength in numbers. And there's strength in relationships too. Where appropriate, we believe that our commitment to supporting, understanding, and helping to build your business can often have much more meaning than the numbers themselves.
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Teamwork We work together to combine the strongest resources and the best expertise to meet your business needs. Then, where appropriate and permitted, we work with you and your staff to meet your business's goals and to help you create and exceed new expectations.
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Involvement For non-public companies, we promise to learn about your business, to understand its potential, and to explore new ideas and strategies to help you grow your business. We jump in.
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Expertise We offer in-depth service support. From assurance and accounting to taxation and where appropriate, strategic business advice for your business, we’re always there when you need us.
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Meyers Norris Penny

Meyers Norris Penny is an independent member of Baker Tilly International. Baker Tilly is a network of high-quality, independent accountancy and business services firms, all of whom are committed to providing the best possible service to their clients, in their own marketplaces, and across the world, wherever the client needs help.
Baker Tilly is the 10th largest network in the world by fee income and is represented by 122 firms in 75 countries, with a global aggregate fee income of $1.82 billion US and 18,600 staff worldwide. In 2003, the network experienced a 17% growth in revenue (July 1, 2004).
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Collins Barrow

Collins Barrow is Canada's mid-market alternative for accounting, tax and business consulting solutions. We serve a wide range of business, government, non-profit, agricultural and individual clients in local, regional, national and international markets. Collins Barrow is Canada's largest association of Chartered Accounting firms.
The difference between Collins Barrow and other accounting firms can be found in many areas including our operating philosophy and structure, our resources and skills, our networks, our affiliations and the clients we serve. We are committed to guiding principles that include standards for service, accessibility, fast assignment turn-around, seamless communications, integrity and adding value. We are more than just accountants, we help our clients examine the way they do business, focus on key success factors and effect change within the business that improves shareholder value.
Our goal is to partner with our clients and be relied upon as a contributing factor to their success. The resources we use include highly educated and well-trained accountants, business consultants, tax specialists, financing and valuation specialists, litigation support experts, and others working in tandem as part of our client's management team. Using state of the art technology, we fuse strategy with results in an effort to help our clients grow.
Typically, our clients come from two different environments:
1. Entrepreneurs who have grown and require a wider range of services; 2. Mature companies who have become disenchanted with the value and attention they receive from their big four service providers.
Our Web site is designed to provide an electronic tour of our association and some information that we hope is of value to you. If you have questions or comments, please contact one of our partners. We are here to communicate with you and to assist you in any way we can.
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RSM Richter

Entrepreneurs have been the focus of our firm for more than seven decades. Founded in 1926, we have built a strong reputation for innovation, growing and evolving with the realities of a competitive business world. We're proud to say that our clients have done the same.
Today, RSM Richter is one of the largest independent accounting, business advisory and consulting firms in Canada. Our ability to help owner-managed organizations anticipate and meet complex challenges is why we are still the firm that means business for entrepreneurs.
Innovation is the key to our approach, combined with the ability to generate results quickly. RSM Richter offers a full range of advisory and consulting services, supported by in-depth industry knowledge and national and international experience. Strategically located in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary with an international affiliation covering all major markets, RSM Richter is always there to respond to client needs.
Creative results-oriented people are the backbone of our firm. More than sixty partners and principals are accessible and prepared for hands-on client involvement. Their advice is based upon relevant front-line experience and strong industry acumen. Over four hundred highly-trained professional team members work closely with clients, offering personal service and a commitment to superior quality.
Entrepreneurial companies continue to drive economic growth, and RSM Richter is there to help give them a competitive advantage. That's why RSM Richter means business.
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HLB Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP

Our people
We are a team of dedicated and creative results oriented professionals. We are committed to providing clients with insightful, timely advice and efficient, personal service that will exceed their expectations and contribute to mutual growth.
This capacity to exceed expectations derives largely from our values. These values reflect the kind of people we are. They determine our culture and our approach.
Integrity
The SLF team acts with the utmost integrity in all their actions. Our reputation and the preference by clients to use our services depends as much on our ethical standards as it does on our expertise. We acknowledge a responsibility to our clients and each other to conduct ourselves in a manner that is beyond reproach at all times.
Teamwork
Teamwork is integral to our approach. The depth and diversity of expertise that exists within our organization contributes to a broad bank of knowledge. By sharing this knowledge we are able to capitalize on the power of collaboration to provide clients with a superior standard of service.
Value added approach
In helping clients achieve their goals we strive to provide services that add value to their business. Our strong reputation of flexibility and creativity has provided many clients with outcomes they may not necessarily have expected, but certainly required.
Building relationships Our capacity to grow with our clients depends upon the quality of our relationships. We have a strong commitment to communicate openly and honestly with clients, and believe it’s our unique blend of individual abilities, energy and updated knowledge that makes the real long-term difference to the strength of our relationships.
We care
Our success depends upon how well we service our clients. We demonstrate genuine care through the provision of value added service and close personal attention combined with excellent technical competence.
A global perspective
In today’s business environment, globalization is synonymous with change. As global communications become more sophisticated, so is business increasingly conducted on a worldwide basis. It is imperative that we serve our clients in all parts of the globe. That’s why we have developed an international reach. We can focus our resources on business people with problems that need to be solved at an economic price with an efficient level of service.
While we pride ourselves on our level of professional expertise within our local environments, our powerful international connection with HLB International enhances our ability to offer clients more extensive advice on a wide range of assignments. HLB is one of the largest independent accounting and advisory groups in the world.
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