Sarnia Students Compete in CA-Sprott Business Competition

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 3, 2012) - Students from Sarnia's Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School are competing in the CA-Sprott Business Competition (CA-SBC) on Friday, May 4. In total, 24 teams totaling 48 students will battle other teams from across the province to come out on top in the popular on-line business simulation. Almost 5,000 students from across Ontario took part in the CA-SBC, which runs from February until the May 4 finals.

Developed by Carleton University's Sprott School of Business and sponsored by the Ontario CA Institute, the CA-Sprott Business Competition (CA-SBC) pits high school students against one another as they experience the joys and challenges of running their own company, all while competing for cash prizes. Players make decisions relating to marketing, accounting, sales and more, while guiding their web-based virtual companies to glorious success or ignominious failure. The CA-SBC also provides high school business teachers with an innovative, hands-on teaching tool for their classrooms.

This year's finalists are:

Classic (introductory):

• York Mills Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
• Humberside Collegiate (Toronto)
• Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (Kingston)
• The Woodlands Secondary School (Mississauga)
• Georgian Bay Secondary School (Meaford)
• A Y Jackson Secondary School (Toronto)
• John Cabot Catholic Secondary School (Mississauga)

Xtreme (advanced):

• South Carleton High School (Goulbourn)
• Woburn Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
• Iroquois Ridge High School (Oakville)
• Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School (Sarnia)
• The Woodlands Secondary School (Mississauga)
• Lisgar Collegiate Institute (Ottawa)
• A Y Jackson Secondary School (Toronto)

About the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario:

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario is the qualifying and regulatory body of Ontario's 35,000 Chartered Accountants and 5,000 CA students. Since 1879, the Institute has protected the public interest through the CA profession's internationally recognized standards of qualification and the enforcement of its rules of professional conduct. Chartered Accountants are the professionals Canada's business leaders trust to help make the financial, strategic and leadership decisions that matter. The Institute's website is: www.icao.on.ca and the student website is www.guidetorulingtheworld.ca.

About the Sprott School of Business:

Carleton University's Sprott School of Business is the business school of choice for students, employers, business and community members interested in exploring complex business issues. Our innovative programs, interdisciplinary research, collaborative partnerships and outreach are aligned to contribute to, influence and lead business and society by: providing our students with the knowledge to compete; pushing the frontiers of business knowledge; promoting intra- and entrepreneurship; adding value to society and seeking a future that is both ethical and prosperous. We align our teaching, research and partnerships along three core strengths: international focus, innovation and responsible management.