The Curated
A publication for Canadian firm partners

The intelligence layer for independent CPA firms.

Platform moves, vendor changes, regulatory signals, and firm-level decisions — researched and written for partners who want to stay ahead of what's shaping the Canadian accounting landscape.

Current Issue · June 17, 2026
The AI Issue

Your clients are already using AI. They just haven’t told you.

Nearly 7 in 10 Canadian small businesses now use AI regularly — up from 52% last year. Most of them are not asking their accountant first. The Intuit QuickBooks 2026 AI Impact Report puts numbers behind a shift that is already changing what your clients expect from you.

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Published June 17, 2026
What’s inside
  • 01Your clients are already using AI. They just haven’t told you.
  • 02The three barriers holding clients back — and why they are your opening
  • 03Intuit Accountant Suite launches in Canada — what it means for your tech stack
  • 04AI is now a first stop for tax questions. The risk to your clients is real.
  • 05Five things to do with this data before your next client review

We care about this industry. Deeply.

The Curated exists because we believe Canadian CPA firms and the businesses they serve deserve a publication that works as hard as they do. We are passionate about the Canadian fintech and accounting ecosystem — and we want firms, their people, and the CPA designation itself to thrive. Every issue is built around that conviction: deep research, high standards, and content that makes partners meaningfully better at what they do.

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We do the research. So you can spend your time leading your firm, not scanning the noise.
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Partner-level depth. Written for the person making the decision — not a summary of someone else's take.
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Canadian focus. The accounting technology and practice landscape here is distinct. We cover it that way.
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Built with you. We want to understand what firm partners need and build The Curated around that — issue by issue.