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 · July 14, 2026
The Practice Economics Issue

Everyone quotes $270,000. Almost nobody earns it.

The $270,000 median owner draw is the figure the profession loves to quote. It is a median across all firm sizes, and for most independent firms it is a mirage. This issue is about the number behind the number: what your practice actually returns, whether it could run without you, and how to measure your own.

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Published July 14, 2026
What’s inside
  • 01Everyone quotes $270K. Why most owners never see it.
  • 02Introducing Practice Pulse, built around the two questions that do not change
  • 03Karbon, Ignition and the repricing of the stack
  • 04Firm in Focus: LiveCA — the firm that priced itself differently from the start
  • 05Five questions to answer before your next fiscal year

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.