In order to resolve a disciplinary proceeding before a Panel of the Disciplinary Committee concerning alleged professional misconduct while a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia "(“ICABC”), the member has agreed that their membership in the Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (“CPABC”) will be voluntarily suspended until August 29, 2018.
The professional misconduct alleged against the member includes breaches of ICABC’s Rules of Professional Conduct and the CPA Code of Professional Conduct relating to a conviction for the criminal offence of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, in circumstances where the member was driving at approximately 100 kilometres an hour over the posted speed limit while having a blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit specified in the Criminal Code. The member has admitted these allegations.
As a suspended member of CPABC, the member cannot use or display the designations “Chartered Professional Accountant”, “Chartered Accountant”, or “Professional Accountant”, the initials “CPA”, “CPA, CA”, or “PA”, or imply, suggest, or hold out that they are a Chartered Professional Accountant or a Professional Accountant.