Jo-Ann Lempert, FCPA, ICD.D, CPA auditor

Jo-Ann Lempert, FCPA, ICD.D is a Partner and the leader of MNP’s Real Estate and Construction niche for the province of Québec. She specializes in the application of accounting principles to complex transactions under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Canadian Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) and Accounting Standards for Not-for-Profit Organizations (NFPO).

Jo-Ann works with organizations requiring specialized expertise in complex standards in financial reporting relevant to certain market sectors, including public companies, REITS, exempt market dealers, and other reporting issuers. She also has significant experience taking companies through the listing process, from private company to publicly listed entity.

Jo-Ann is a contributing author for Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, a Course instructor for the Order of Chartered Professional Accountants of Quebec and the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario, and author of Knowledge Based Audits of International Entities published worldwide by Wolters-Klower.

She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of TSX-listed Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust (INO-UN), and acts as Audit Committee chair.

Jo-Ann earned the prestigious title of Fellow of the Ordre des comptables professionels agrées du Québec (FCPA) in 2016. She was designated as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) in 2000. She earned her Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Entrepreneurship) degree from McGill University in 1998 and completed her Diploma of Accounting at Concordia University in 1999.