Chris Ireland

Chris joined PPI in 2003 with over 20 years of experience in tax, estate and trust planning including several years as a Tax Partner in the Vancouver office of an international accounting firm. In 2005 Chris assumed responsibility for PPI’s national planning services team, which provides advanced professional expertise and support in financial, estate and succession planning. He received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP). Chris has taught and coordinated the CICA specialized tax course, ‘‘Advanced Tax Issues for the Owner Managed Business’’ and has written extensively in the area of tax planning and wealth preservation.Chris is a member of the Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting (CALU), The Canadian TaxFoundation, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and past president of the Estate Planning Council of Vancouver. He is a frequent speaker at tax conferences and professional and industry meetings.