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“I didn’t know what accountants did’ – GGFL’s Deborah Bourchier reflects on a career well spent.
Teenage co-op student Deborah Bourchier arrived at GGFL in January 1980, recruited from the University of Waterloo where she was studying math and accounting, and where the campus population was significantly larger than the northern Ontario town of Mattawa where she
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GGFL Named ‘Best of the Best’ by INSIDE Public Accounting for 2020
GGFL has once again been named one of INSIDE Public Accounting’s ‘Best of the Best Accounting Firms’ for North America. GGFL was one of just 6 firms in Canada to receive the honour. Recipients are assessed through an in-depth survey and analysis of 50 criteria
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Recruiting and On-Boarding Remotely
Carleton University co-op student Alina de la Fuente joined GGFL in early May and immediately made history. She became the first co-op student the firm has ‘onboarded’ remotely. None of the usual handshakes. No welcoming lunch or chats over coffee – just remote
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GGFL Wins Best Of Accounting Award For Service Excellence
GGFL is very pleased to announced that we have won the 2020 Best of Accounting Award for providing superior service to our clients. We heard from close to 500 clients and we were pleased to learn that 75% of clients rated us a 9 or 10 out of 10! “Our clients have
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Christian Perry: GGFL’s newest partner
GGFL is delighted to announce that Christian Perry has joined the firm’s partner team. Christian started working at GGFL as a first-term co-op student in 1994 and prior to his new appointment was an associate partner. “Christian’s commitment to the firm and to
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GGFL Goes 4 for 4 in CPA CFE Exams
Congratulations to GGFL’s four staff accountants who successfully completed the CPA Common Final Examination (CFE). GGFL is extremely proud! Way to go: Sydney Depper – Staff Accountant, Assurance and Advisory Services Kassem Darwiche – Staff Accountant,
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