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IN THIS ISSUE

President’s Message ...... 1

Education Update .......... 2

Fraud Summit Recap

Upcoming Events

Member News ............... 3

Scholarship Winners

Welcome new members!

Volunteers needed!!

Certification Corner ....... 4

Congratulations!

CGAP Certification

Pearson Vue Update

Communication page..... 5

AGM Registration

We are the IIA

Winnipeg Chapter!

A proud member of the

Institute of Internal

Auditors since 1950, the

Winnipeg Chapter has

more than 275

members and is part of

the global IIA

membership of more

than 170,000 internal

audit professionals.

IIA Winnipeg offers

local training, education

and networking via our

meetings and events.

Join us for breakfast,

lunch, or better yet

become a member and

take advantage of all

we have to offer.

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Did you know that May is International Internal Audit Awareness

month?

Advocacy is major focus for the IIA, including at our chapter level. We have received a

proclamation from the province of Manitoba declaring May as Internal Audit Awareness

month in Manitoba, we’ve gone into university and college classrooms promoting our

profession and we have arranged for a volunteer event at Winnipeg Harvest at the end of

the month to promote our profession and support our community needs.

I encourage each of you to consider how you can personally increase the awareness of

Internal Auditing within your own organizations, within your circle friends or even other

professional associations. Check out the IIA’s website for ideas on raising awareness and

fun activities being held around the world.

As a service to members, we have recently arranged several roundtables for our members

to come together to connect with others in similar circumstances to share their experiences

and challenges. Special thank you to our event coordinators and our sponsors:

� Small Audit shop roundtable sponsored by New Flyer Industries

� CAE roundtable sponsored by PwC

� ICoFR roundtable sponsored by Air Canada

Janet Hnytka, our VP of Member Services, and I attended the IIA’s Chapter leadership

conference in Orlando last month. This was an amazing opportunity for us to enhance our

understanding of the IIA as an organization; learn about the new tools available for chapters

to serve their members better; and we expanded our network of peers from chapters across

North America who are also passionate about promoting our profession and supporting our

members. I’m excited to put some of these ideas into action for the upcoming year with our

new board being elected at our AGM this month. If you haven’t already registered, use this

link https://ssl49.pair.com/echapter/Register/IIAWpg/IIAWpgRegV3.html

See you all there,

Bridget Cabral, CA, CRMA

President, IIA Winnipeg Chapter

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EDUCATION UPDATE

Our first IIA Winnipeg Fraud Summit was a Hit!

Recognizing the need for more fraud related training in

Winnipeg, on March 19, 2014 the chapter held a day-long

conference focused on fraud-themed topics.

Around 65 participants took in six speakers and a panel

presentation at the Delta Winnipeg. Keynote Carol Bellringer,

Auditor General of Manitoba, kicked off the day with her theme

“Fraud Happens”. Throughout the rest of the day, the speakers

and panel touched on various aspects of fraud detection and

investigation which had the participants’ heads spinning with

thoughts of what might be going on their organization. The

participants reacted enthusiastically to the presentations and

the feedback was great.

The organizers also noted a number of opportunities to improve the Summit in future years and we’re

excited to start planning the 2nd annual Winnipeg Fraud Summit.

Mark your calendars now for March 18, 2015 for our next Fraud Summit

2014-2015 IIA Winnipeg Events Planning is now underway for next year’s education

program, and we need YOU! If you would like to assist in

organizing an event or if you just have ideas, we would love

to hear from you. We are always looking for luncheon

topics/speakers and we want to know what kind of training

or seminars would most benefit our members. Please

contact Kerri Elyk, Vice President Education Services

(kerri.elyk@grainscanada.gc.ca, 204-983-8379) if you have

any comments or suggestions about our program, of if you’d

like to volunteer.

Next Target – 2015

March 18, 2015

Delta Hotel, Winnipeg

IIA Canada’s next FREE members

only webinar

• Delivering the Value in “Value for

Money” Audits

June 10, 2014, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET

Looking for a specific seminar?

A listing of all seminars held across Canada is now

available on the IIA Canada website.

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MEMBER NEWS

Congratulations to our Scholars!

Congratulations to our first IIA Winnipeg chapter

scholarship recipients Troy Woods and Derek Blanchard.

Each of these students have had work experience within an

internal audit department and demonstrated commitment

to their studies, the community and the growth of our

profession. Each will receive a $500 scholarship to be

awarded at our AGM on May 27th.

Welcome new members

The IIA Winnipeg Chapter is proud to welcome new

members who recently join our chapter (February to April

2014). We are looking forward on meeting you in our

upcoming luncheons and seminars!

• Stephen Green

• Eric Johnstone

• Paul Jones

• Matthieu Lazarow

• Shaun McKee

• Linda Noto

• Bibi Paul

Internal Auditors Supporting our Community – Volunteers Needed!!

We are planning a community volunteer night to give our members an opportunity to get together as a

professional group and give back to the community.

Winnipeg Harvest

Thursday, May 29, 2014

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Winnipeg Harvest is a non-profit, community based organization that is a food distribution and training centre.

Their goals are to collect and share surplus food with people who are hungry and to offer training opportunities

to help people step up and out of poverty.

Volunteers will be responsible for various duties, including sorting through surplus amounts of food, dividing

bulk items into individual/family portions, and boxing food and preparing it for distribution in the community.

There is limited space and only the first 20 can participate.

Please contact Janet Hnytka, VP Member Services, at j.hnytka@dgcm.ca or 204-926-1739 if you are interested in

volunteering.

For those who are unable to volunteer, show your community spirit by bringing a tin for the bin at our Annual

General Meeting on Tuesday, May 27th.

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CERTIFICATION CORNER

Congratulations!

The Winnipeg Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

recognizes the following individuals who have recently attained either

the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Risk Management

Assurance (CRMA) designation:

• Janice Dungca, CIA, CRMA, CCSA, Acklands Grainger, Inc.

• Shawna Graham-Gross, CIA, Manitoba Agricultural Services

Corporation

• David Hammerback, CIA, CRMA, CA, Consultant

• Maria Lim, CIA, CMA, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries

Certified Government Auditing Professional® (CGAP®)

The CGAP certification program is designed

especially for auditors working in the public

sector at all levels — federal/national,

provincial, local, quasi-governmental, or

crown authority — and is an excellent

professional credential that prepares you for

the many challenges you face in this

demanding arena.

Pearson Vue Testing Centre

As you may have heard, Winnipeg does not currently have a Pearson Vue testing

centre. The volunteers on your Winnipeg chapter board have been working with

IIA HQ and Pearson Vue to get a new local test centre so our members don’t have

to travel in order to earn their IIA designations. We have been advised that

Pearson Vue is close to finalizing details with a new local test centre and we hope

to have good news by the end of May. Please stay tuned.

The CIA (CIA®) designation is the only

globally accepted designation for

internal auditors and the standard by

which individuals demonstrate their

professionalism in internal auditing.

Earning the CIA designation is a

valuable accomplishment and a

professional advantage for auditors

at all stages of their careers, including

chief audit executives, audit

managers, audit staff, and risk

management staff, as well as

students enrolled in an accounting or

other business or financial degree

program.

The Certified Risk Management

Assurance (CRMA®) designation is a

mark of professional distinction for

internal audit practitioners. Earning

the CRMA will assist you in

demonstrating your ability to provide

assurance on core business processes

in risk management and governance,

educate management and the audit

committee on risk and risk

management concepts, focus on

strategic organizational risks, and add

value for your organization.

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COMMUNICATION PAGE

Volunteer Opportunities Interested in helping out your IIA Winnipeg Chapter? Be

a volunteer. Our chapter is always on the look-out for

volunteers for our events such as luncheons, seminars,

conference and other activities. Please send an email to

Janet Hnytka at j.hnytka@dgcm.ca to have your name

added to our volunteer database.

Annual General Meeting The Slate of Nominees for the 2014-2015 Board of Directors was emailed to you on April 28th. Ensure you

exercise your democratic right by attending the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday May 27th

at the St.

Boniface Golf Club. Join your fellow chapter members in an interactive luncheon that is designed to inspire

excellence, innovation and the delivery of exceptional service. To Register go to:

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Contact us! Contact us anytime at our email address: iiawinnipegchapter@gmail.com

CAP Summary - We’ve reached GOLD!

Congratulations to everyone for supporting our

chapter activities which allowed us to achieve the

highest chapter administration points (CAP) level by

March this year. We have therefore maintained

our Platinum status. This is a testament to a very

successful chapter year which had an amazing start

with the National Conference.

Below are some of the activities that have earned

us CAP points. If you are performing a service to

the Internal Auditing profession, as indicated in the

example activities below, please let us know.

Service to Members:

• Two social events

• Luncheons and Seminars

• Roundtables

• Over 20 new certifications

• Member communications

Service to Profession:

• Increase in new members

• Speaking engagements

• IIA National conference

• 2014 Fraud Summit

• Volunteers on National and International

IIA committees

Chapter Administration:

• Reporting chapter activity

• Maintaining our chapter website