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CIA Practice Education Course – 20 years in

Many of you will fondly remember the CIA Practice Education Course (PEC) for its gigantic binder full of colourful post-it notes with your carefully organized sections that helped you successfully complete the three-hour, open book exam required prior to 2018.

Celebrating 30 years of ASNA at the 2020 Convention

What’s the one event that brings together more than 600 aspiring actuarial students from across Canada? That offers two days of career-building opportunities with some of Canada’s top employers? And whose emphasis on fun is as important as learning?

CIA Board of Directors: Behind the scenes

We all know the overarching responsibility of the CIA Board is to oversee the strategic direction and governance of the CIA, working with councils and Head Office to help carry out the CIA’s vision of financial security for Canadians

Amelia Burns, FCIA(2019)

I was excited by the idea that I could actually “do math” as a career in a way that was mechanical but that also required more judgment and discernment than the number-crunching careers I had been considering.

“Pitching in just feels good”

The importance of volunteering has almost become a mantra for Sharon Giffen, CIA President from 2017–2018.

Message from the President: the table is set for this fall

For most of us, the end of summer marks a return to routine. For my part, I am already into my third month at the helm of the CIA, and let me tell you, we’re in for a particularly stimulating year.

National Volunteer Week recap

not only at the heart of what we do but how well we do it.

Carly Wybrow on Learning Through Volunteering

I became an actuary in December of 2016; however, I started my path to becoming an actuary almost 15 years earlier than that. I think I wanted to be an actuary early on because it was a clear path to a career that used my strengths.

Serving on the CIA Board: the Why, the How, and the Who

The 2019 Board elections are underway, and once again the CIA seeks enthusiastic, skilled professionals to serve. Thinking about running? To help you decide if it’s the right fit for you, we asked current and former Board members what serving […]

Ponderings from the Prairies

This article originally appeared in the CIA (e)Bulletin. By John Dark, FCIA, CIA President Hard to believe that my term as President is half done—and still no impeachable offenses have emerged!! It’s certainly been an interesting time. Even though I […]