Independent verification. Unqualified confidence.
Assurance exists to answer a fundamental question: can stakeholders rely on these financial statements? The answer must come from an independent practitioner whose opinion is grounded in evidence, professional standards, and the disciplined application of audit methodology.
Axial performs assurance and review engagements with a commitment to rigour that reflects the seriousness of the opinion being issued. Every engagement — whether an audit, a review, or a compilation — is executed in full accordance with Canadian professional standards.
Audit Engagements
Full-scope audit engagements performed under Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS), providing reasonable assurance that financial statements are free from material misstatement. Designed for organisations whose stakeholders — lenders, investors, regulators, or boards — require the highest level of independent verification.
Review Engagements
Review engagements performed under Canadian Standards on Review Engagements (CSRE 2400), providing limited assurance through inquiry and analytical procedures. Appropriate where stakeholders require independent scrutiny without the full scope of an audit.
Compilation Engagements
Compilation of financial statements from client-provided records, prepared in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. No assurance is expressed, but the statements benefit from the rigour and accuracy of professional preparation.
Not-for-Profit & Regulatory Assurance
Assurance engagements for not-for-profit organisations, charities, and entities with regulatory reporting obligations. Axial understands the specific standards, disclosures, and governance requirements these organisations face.
The value of an audit is not the report. It is the discipline applied in reaching the opinion.