Carey A. Blair

Partner, Audit

KPMG in Canada

Carey A. Blair is a Partner in KPMG’s Audit practice based in Canada. He obtained his CA working for the Moncton Office of KPMG where he placed second in the province of New Brunswick among writers. Carey spent three months working with KPMG in Sydney, Australia as part of a work exchange program in 1998 and transferred to the Halifax office in the fall of 1999. Carey has over 14 years of professional experience in serving audit clients in Atlantic Canada. He is KPMG’s Financial Instrument and Derivative Resource (FDR). This allows him to participate in a number of audits in Atlantic Canada to provide assistance in complex financial instruments. Carey is an IFRS specialist at KPMG which has required him to attend technical training courses and perform regular IFRS updates over the past 2 years. In this role, Carey is actively engaged in providing IFRS transition services to Atlantic Canada based clients.

  • B.Comm., Mount Allison University

  • CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia

  • Financial Statement Auditing

  • US GAAP

  • Private Business GAAP

  • International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

  • Internal Control Audit and Advisory Services

  • Initial Public Offerings

  • Securities Offerings