Marcus Lam, CPA, CA

Marcus is a Partner with MNP’s Private Enterprise Services team in Toronto and a member of the firm’s national Real Estate and Construction Services group, leading the firm’s audit and tax teams. He brings more than a decade of assurance experience with both private and public companies to his role, providing sound advice and solutions to help his clients achieve organizational success and meet their companies’ evolving needs. Proficient in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, he helps clients in the real estate and construction, manufacturing, and not-for-profit sectors navigate their companies’ growth, both locally and abroad.

Marcus works with a variety of standards and frameworks, including Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE), Accounting Standards for Not-for-Profit Organizations (ASNPO), and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). He is involved with deliverables reporting, proposal requests, and dealing with complex areas of accounting and internal control analysis. Marcus shares his experience in areas such as corporate governance, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance. He has experience helping clients go public and meet new compliance obligations for their successful initial public offerings in Asia.

Marcus graduated from the University of Waterloo with an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath) in finance and a Master of Accounting (MAcc). He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (CA) in 2012.

Marcus helps guide the professional development of Asian Canadians through MNP’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. He is a board director of the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association and the Federation of Asian Canadians Toronto, as well as an ambassador for the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto. He also serves as a deputy chair on the CPA Ontario discipline committee.