Credit Unions
Credit unions play a key role in Canada’s financial system. We’re here to help you navigate this dynamic industry, empowering you to stay competitive and profitable.
Consulting
Our deep industry experience can assist your credit union in addressing strategy, people, process, or technology, creating a strong bottom line, engaged employees and a sustainable future.
Transaction Accounting Advisory Services
In a world of constantly evolving accounting standards, having access to current, in-depth knowledge and advice can be a game changer.
Technology Solutions
Whether you seek to reach new members, better serve your existing members, increase your cyber security, mitigate technology risk, or improve your efficiency and effectiveness, MNP’s Technology Solutions team is here to help.
Canada has a vibrant and thriving network of credit unions — one that is making steady gains by creating collaborative partnerships, staying true to the cooperative principles, and living their vision of being an integral part of their communities. To stay competitive and profitable, you need respond to external forces, such as changing demographics, consolidation, and dynamic member needs and internal forces, like staffing, operational effectiveness, and changing technology, while balancing the credit union system forces in play.
MNP is a leading national accounting, tax and business consulting firm for Canada’s credit unions. We have invested more time and resources into understanding credit unions and their dynamic landscape than any other firm. Proudly serving more than 135 credit unions across Canada, MNP has developed a diverse suite of services designed to strengthen credit union leadership, knowledge and financial position.
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Business Training Program
Gain confidence and develop the tools you and your business member community need to succeed.
Credit Union Support and Involvement
We are proud supporters of various initiatives and organizations promoting Canada’s credit unions.
Insights
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Confidence
November 30, 2020
It's time to embrace sustainable finance
How credit unions can use their cooperative values as a springboard to greater relevance in a rapidly changing banking industry.
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Confidence
September 28, 2020
Business Resilience Planning: Preparing your Credit Union for Long Term Success
Watch our latest video to learn about the road ahead for credit unions.
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Performance
June 16, 2020
COVID-19: Impact on Expected Credit Losses
Financial institution have flexibility when reporting expected credit losses under international financial reporting standards.
Contact our Credit Unions Team
Annette Bester CPA, CA, CIA, ICD.D
Partner, National Credit Union Leader
Annette Bester, CPA, CA, is MNP’s National Credit Union Leader and an Audit Risk Partner in MNP’s Saskatoon office. A trusted business advisor, Annette draws on two decades of experience working with credit unions and business clients, supporting them and helping them strengthen their leadership.
Annette helps provide the vision and strategy steering MNP’s Credit Union Services group — one of Canada’s largest — to provide accounting, tax and advisory services to more than 135 Canadian credit unions.
Annette provides expert advice on technical accounting and business issues, helping ensure clients’ financials remain strong and compliant with reporting requirements.
She has provided audit, review and business consulting services to ownermanaged businesses in diverse industries. Annette’s experience has led to her exceptional understanding of credit unions and the members they serve. To further support the credit union sector, she facilitated a strategic partnership between MNP and Conexus Credit Union developing webinars on strengthening business acumen.
Annette obtained her Bachelor of Commerce degree (Honours) from the University of Saskatchewan in 1999. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (CA) in 2002. As a Saskatchewan Capital Network board member, Annette is working to enhance Saskatchewan’s start-up ecosystem by connecting investmentready companies to investors.
Steven Luckie
Partner - Financial Services Institutions Leader
Alan Cosgrave CPA, FCPA (IRL), CIA , CFSA, CICA, CRICP, CPSCP
Regional Managing Partner, BC Advisory
