The Curated
A publication for Canadian firm partners

The intelligence layer for independent CPA firms.

Platform moves, vendor changes, regulatory signals, and firm-level decisions — researched and written for partners who want to stay ahead of what's shaping the Canadian accounting landscape.

Current Issue · June 25, 2026
The Capacity Issue

The talent shortage is not a hiring problem. It is a structural one.

Canadian CPA firms are not losing a staffing cycle. They are navigating a demographic shift that has been building for a decade and will not reverse on its own. This issue examines what the numbers say, what CPA Canada's restructuring means for the pipeline, and what partners can do now.

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Published June 25, 2026
What’s inside
  • 01The talent pipeline is shrinking. What the numbers actually say.
  • 02CPA Canada's new governance model and what it means for your firm
  • 03Karbon launches Kai. Countable launches Luka.
  • 04Firm in Focus: Welch LLP, Ottawa — 108 years and still building from within
  • 05Five actions for partners navigating the capacity gap

We care about this industry. Deeply.

The Curated exists because we believe Canadian CPA firms and the businesses they serve deserve a publication that works as hard as they do. We are passionate about the Canadian fintech and accounting ecosystem — and we want firms, their people, and the CPA designation itself to thrive. Every issue is built around that conviction: deep research, high standards, and content that makes partners meaningfully better at what they do.

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We do the research. So you can spend your time leading your firm, not scanning the noise.
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Partner-level depth. Written for the person making the decision — not a summary of someone else's take.
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Canadian focus. The accounting technology and practice landscape here is distinct. We cover it that way.
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Built with you. We want to understand what firm partners need and build The Curated around that — issue by issue.