Mark Lam
Partner, Head of Quality Monitoring, National Risk Management
Executive summary
Mark is a Partner at BDO Canada with over 20 years of experience in various assurance and accounting issues impacting both public and private enterprises. As the Head of Monitoring and Remediation, he oversees the Quality Assurance Review program for all business lines and provides practice leadership to promote firm quality.
In his previous role as Director of Technical Assurance and Accounting Training, Mark's primary responsibilities were to oversee firm training initiatives and provide technical guidance on complex assurance matters. He was also responsible for writing publications, interpreting new and upcoming standards, and responding to consultations on complex financial reporting issues.
Mark is passionate about learning and development and has taken on various teaching positions at University of Toronto and York University at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In the past, he has been a marker at the School of Accountancy, a provincial reviewer of the Uniformed Final Evaluation, and an author of CPA exams.
Professional affiliations
Member, Heads of Monitoring and Remediation Working Group, BDO Global (2022-present)
Member, One Conference Advisory Committee, CPA Canada (2022-present)
Member, Quality Management Task Force, CPA Canada (2021-present)
Member, Advisory Group on Implementation of Canadian Auditing Standards, CPA Canada (2019-2022)
Member, Professional Judgement Topic Working Group, BDO Global (2018-2022)
Member, Fraud Topic Working Group, BDO Global (2018-2021)
Member, Sampling Topic Working Group, BDO Global (2018-2021)
Member, Canadian Audit Quality Roundtable, CPAB (2019-2020)
Member, Small Medium Enterprises Task Force, CPA Canada (2014-2019)
Member, Advisory Group on Global Audit Training, BDO Global (2012-2019)
Chair, Board of Evaluators, CPA Ontario (2015-2017)
Member, Board of Evaluators, CPA Ontario (2010-2014)
Professional designations and education
BComm, University of Toronto
CPA CA, Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, Canada
CPA, Board of Accountancy of New Hampshire, USA