In force: 2024-05-09
15. In addition to the acts derogatory to the profession mentioned in the Professional Code (chapter C-26), derogatory acts include, for a chartered professional accountant, being subject(1) to a final decision by a court finding the chartered professional accountant guilty of an offence under any tax Act, any securities Act or an anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist financing Act in Canada or abroad, or under a regulation adopted thereunder; or
(2) to a final decision by an administrative body finding that the chartered professional accountant has contravened a tax Act, a securities Act or an anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist financing Act in Canada or abroad, or a regulation adopted thereunder.
A chartered professional accountant subject to such a decision shall inform the syndic of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec, in writing, within 10 days following the decision.
716-2024O.C. 716-2024, s. 15.