📅 Event Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
The Levelling Up for Excellence Bookkeepers Conference runs a full day at the RA Centre on Thursday, October 15, built around how AI is reshaping bookkeeping work. The organizers’ argument is that automation raises rather than lowers the value of judgment, clean systems and confident pricing — which makes it a useful day for an accounting student trying to understand where the entry-level work is heading. It is a working conference for practising Canadian bookkeepers, so expect a professional room rather than a student event.
Event details
- Organizer: Liz M Raymond
- Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026
- Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Venue: RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, ON K1H 7X7
- Cost: From CA$335.61
- Register: Eventbrite listing
Why it’s worth going
The programme is pitched at bookkeepers who want to raise their standards and strengthen their practice as AI tools become standard, covering pricing, systems and client relationships alongside the technology itself. For a student, the draw is hearing practitioners talk candidly about which parts of the job are being automated and which are becoming more valuable — a more concrete picture of the profession’s direction than most classroom discussions offer, and a room full of people who hire.
Going in prepared
This is the most expensive event on our Ottawa list at CA$335.61 and up, so it is worth checking whether your school or student association subsidises professional-development tickets before booking. If you are going, come with specific questions about tooling and pricing rather than general career questions — the audience is practitioners, and that is where the useful conversations will be.
Full details and tickets are on the Eventbrite listing.
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