Hello! My name is Christine Cooke and I am excited to be your instructor for this course. I have been teaching online and in-person taxation courses at McMaster University since 2013.

I am a full-time professor in the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business at Fanshawe College, teaching all levels of Taxation and Small Business Management in the Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting & Management Degree Programs. I made the switch to Education full-time in 2018 and previously worked in Public Accounting for 18 years, focusing on Small Business Management & Taxation for a variety of clients in many industries.

I hope that I can provide you with a combination of both academic and practical knowledge that you will find valuable!

Claire St. Pierre is a Licensed Public Accountant based in Hamilton, Ontario. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Certified General Accountant (CGA) who has taught all levels of financial, management accounting, taxation, and finance courses. Claire has also acted as a SME for various courses and authored program audit case studies and online materials for CGA Canada and CGA Ontario.