20 Jun 2018

Information security is crucial in our field to ensure data confidentiality.

This is why we develop top-notch tools that meet clients’ needs and industry security standards.

ClientAccess enables you to share all the information needed for an ongoing assignment, consult your history, receive email alerts when something is changed in your file and communicate easily with our team of professionals.

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07 Jun 2018

Motivated by the desire to always better meet the needs of its clients in an ever-changing environment, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton is proud to launch a new ethics and anticorruption practice.

The implementation of transparent, sustainable commercial practices will help establish an atmosphere of trust with your business partners. Thanks to our analysis, support and monitoring services, you will be able to put into practise the main guidelines of standard ISO 37001 with regard to ethical governance.

Joining forces with two experts in the fight against corruption…

Our professionals from the Management Consulting team are teaming up with two experts in the field: Marc Tassé, proactive ethics and anti-corruption specialist, and Patrice Poitevin, internationally renowned anti-corruption expert. Both are advisors with the Canadian Centre of Excellence for Anti-Corruption (CCEAC).

… to create a recognized practice with a complete service offering

By combining our talents, we can help our clients benefit from leading-edge ethics and compliance expertise.

For more information, don’t hesitate to contact our experts and consult our service offering.

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30 May 2018
Pierre Fortin
Partner | CPA | Management consulting

Our firm provided its municipal expertise during the 2018 annual meetings of the Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ).

As an official partner, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton is proud to be involved once again in this unique forum where municipal players got together to discuss major issues. The theme of the 97th edition was “Passer de la parole aux actes” (Putting Words into Action), a reminder that’s imperative to follow through on reforms undertaken in recent years in the municipal sector.

This event, the most important in the municipal sector, took place from May 16 to 18, 2018 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy.

In an interview at the meetings, Pierre Fortin, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Management Consulting Partner, underlined the firm’s leadership in the industry, with over 300 municipalities among its clients.

Pierre goes on to explain: “We support and guide municipalities to help them with their management and growth.” On another note, the accounting firm has developed a new ethics and anti-corruption practice and makes significant investments in the digital sector.

 

Are municipalities ready for the legalization of cannabis?

Pierre Fortin participated in a workshop called “Le monde est stone : parlons cannabis!” (Everyone is stoned: Let’s talk about weed!). This panel touched on the issues surrounding the anticipated coming into effect of the act legalizing the purchase, sale and consumption of cannabis. Pierre presented the example of Colorado, a liberalized and regimented market from which much inspiration can be drawn.

“While there are certain differences, in particular with regard to public health, the legislative framework of the City of Denver is comparable to what we have in Montréal when it comes to government levels and the sharing of competences,” he says.

“Income generated by the tax on the sale of cannabis in Denver, as well as its share of the State Shareback, will be $21.2M in 2018, that is, about 1% of the total $2G operating budget.”

The idea for this conference came from an assignment that Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton carried out for the City of Montréal to establish an accurate fair portrait of the services and operations that will be influenced by this legalization. The firm was also asked to study financial impact scenarios.

20 Jun 2018  |  Written by :

Pierre Fortin is a partner at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton. He is your expert in Management...

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22 May 2018
Bernard Grandmont
Consulting Partner | FCPA | Assurance

A stringent procedure is surrounding the large-scale events that call on independent accounting firms to ensure the credibility of the voting process.

In the Journal de Montréal, reporter Emmanuelle Plante interviewed Bernard Grandmont, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Partner and Public Accountant, about this procedure.

You must prepare ahead of time to ensure that the vote takes place properly. Bernard Grandmont is regularly called upon to oversee the smooth operation of programs with a voting process. Mr. Grandmont and his team have been involved in programs such as Le banquier, La Voix, Occupation double, Danser pour gagner, the Adisq and Artis galas. The process requires that several precautions be taken.

Mr. Grandmont explained, “When a program provides for a substantial reward at its conclusion, you generally need someone independent and impartial to ensure that everything is done according to the rules. We meet with the people in charge of the various components: web, SMS and telephony providers. Everything is closely monitored to make sure there are no IT glitches, that each platform is secure, and that no intrusion is possible. We have a very rigorous process to ensure the security parameters.”

Read the article published on April 28th (in French).

20 Jun 2018  |  Written by :

Bernard Grandmont is a consulting partner at Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton.

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