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The Canadian accounting voices worth following

Most lists of "accounting influencers" are the same twenty-five American names recycled between directory sites that have never read any of them. This one is regional, deliberately short, and says what each person is actually good on.

Updated 2 August 2026 — reviewed annually.

Canada has a smaller and much less publicly visible scene than its neighbour, and a lot of Canadian practitioners simply follow US commentary that does not reflect their tax or regulatory reality.

Who to follow

Listed alphabetically, not ranked — a league table of real people is a fight nobody needs.

Ryan Lazanis CPA, CA

Founder, Future Firm (Montreal)

Founded Xen Accounting in 2013, one of Canada’s first fully cloud-based firms, and sold it to the Equiom Group in 2018. Now runs Future Firm, reaching thousands of firm owners weekly with material that is consistently tactical rather than motivational.

Anderson Petergeorge CPA

Co-founder and Business Lead, Quanto

Came to accounting technology via KPMG, Scotiabank and CPP Investments, and now builds automation for firms acquiring and scaling. Unusually good on the finance side of firm M&A because he has done it from the investor seat.

Mike Libbey

Contributor, The Firm

Writes for The Firm on practice operations from a Canadian perspective — a viewpoint under-represented in a conversation dominated by US commentary.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top accounting influencers in Canada?
Ryan Lazanis of Future Firm is the most widely followed Canadian voice in practice management — he founded Xen Accounting in 2013, one of Canada's first fully cloud-based firms, and sold it to the Equiom Group in 2018. Anderson Petergeorge, co-founder of Quanto and formerly of KPMG, Scotiabank and CPP Investments, writes on firm acquisition and scaling. Canada's publicly visible scene is genuinely smaller than its neighbour's.
Why is the Canadian accounting scene smaller online?
Canada has a large profession but comparatively few practitioners publishing publicly, and a great deal of Canadian accounting commentary comes from academics and technical specialists rather than from firm owners posting about practice. The practical effect is that many Canadian accountants follow US commentary that does not match their tax or regulatory position.
Where should Canadian accountants look for relevant commentary?
Canadian Accountant is the main independent national publication, and CPA Canada and the provincial bodies publish substantial research and guidance. For practice management, most Canadians supplement with US and international sources — which is workable for firm strategy but should not be relied on for anything technical, given how different the tax and privacy regimes are.