Barry F. Travers

Partner, National Leader – Public Sector Tax and Special Tax Projects

KPMG in Canada

Barry is a partner and National leader of our public sector tax practice, with over 30 years’ experience in public sector organizations with a specific emphasis on higher education, health care, charities and NPO’s. Barry is a highly skilled income tax practitioner with vast experience in domestic corporate reorganization and tax planning for large private and public sector organizations. Barry has also been fully trained in excise tax legislation and is a key advisor on income tax and indirect tax planning to large public sector organizations across Canada. Barry is a Coordinator and lecturer and develops materials for CPA Canada’s In-Depth Tax program which trains the new generation of income tax professionals in Canada.

  • Indirect Tax
  • Tax
  • B.Comm. (cum laude), Saint Mary's University, Halifax

  • FCPA, FCA Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta

  • Wealth, Gift and Inheritance Tax Planning

  • Succession Planning

  • Shareholder Agreements

  • Buying and Selling a Business

  • Board Member, Edmonton YMCA

  • Chair of the Audit Committee, Edmonton YMCA

  • Board Director, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation

  • Member, CICA Tax Education Committee

  • Coordinator, CICA In-Depth Tax Program