Shirley Tom, FCPA, FCGA, LPA

Managing Principal, Shirley Tom Professional Corporation

Oakville

Shirley has been engaged in public accounting and finance since the mid-1970s, including a long-term stint at a Bay Street law firm in the estates and trust practice area.  Shirley is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant (FCPA) and a Licensed Public Accountant (LPA).

She received her Certified General Accountant designation in 1989 and the prestigious FCGA award from CGA Canada in 2011. Shirley completed the rigorous program for her Chartered Director designation in 2012 and obtained her FCPA in 2014.  Shirley is the currently Past-President of Estate Planners Council of Halton (EPCOH).  Additionally, Shirley is a qualified Certified Executor Advisor (CEA) for estate related matters.  She is also a director and VP/Treasurer for the Brampton Golf Club.

As a past board director of the legacy CGAO, Shirley is passionate about cutting red tape for the small and medium practitioners and contributing to the ongoing changes in accounting standards.