The CPAs in the area.

Building solid fiscal frameworks for private enterprises and non-profit organizations.

Does anything related to financial reporting and tax make your head spin? Or maybe your accounting process runs like clockwork, but you’re not sure how to use its data to make calculated decisions.

Either way, you’re in the right place.

Who We Are

We’re a full-service boutique CPA firm located in Port Moody, serving clients all over the Lower Mainland.

Our passion is helping private companies and non-profit organizations of all sizes and stages achieve accounting and financial success.

Why?

Entrepreneurship is in our DNA. We know what it’s like to take risks and lay everything on the line to build something that makes a difference. And more importantly, we understand what it takes to win long-term.

We’ll help you create a balanced accounting and tax foundation so you can sleep soundly at night, knowing your accounts are in good hands.

Your success is our success.

Our Non-Negotiables

Partnering With You

Our ultimate goal is to link arms with you to grow your business. We want to establish a relationship where you can depend on us as your trusted advisors who are ready to provide assistance whenever needed.

Adding Real Value

We’re not interested in overcomplicating (or overpricing!) things like data entry and financial statement preparation. Instead, we streamline the basics and focus on helping you access and effectively use high-quality information to steer your organization in the right direction.

Staying Current & Tech Savvy

We keep a hawk’s eye on three things: regulatory updates, industry changes, and technological trends. You’ll always remain in reporting compliance, understand how and when to pivot, and have access to software that will automate your workflows.

Doing What Works for You

We won’t force you through outdated, complex, rigid processes that only add to your stress levels and cause unnecessary time lags. Instead, we’ll find a collaboration style that suits you and our team and gets the job done as fast as possible.

Making it Simple

Does accounting and tax jargon sound like a foreign language most of the time? Not a problem. We’ll break everything down to easy-to-understand terms so you can follow along and grow empowered as you build your knowledge library.

Keeping Everything In-House

When you choose to work with us, you get our expertise and standard of excellence. That means we don’t outsource to any third parties – we do all of our major tax and other work in-house.

Have questions?

We’d love to help!

We’ve seen it all and can help you sort out any issues or questions you are having.

Meet Your Local Business Advisors

David Gregory, CPA, CA

David is the founding Partner of the firm, first opening its doors in 1997.

David has been a trusted business advisor since 1987, developed during his tenure in public practice as a CA and through building businesses from start-up to IPO as a CFO. Over the years, he has been actively involved in the Tri-Cities community through sitting on various not for profit boards and during his time as a Volunteer Firefighter and Anmore District Chief for the Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department, which he has held up until 2019. In his free time, David enjoys traveling, hiking and biking.

David graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and articled with a national CA firm to obtain his Chartered Accountant designation in 1991. David has extensive experience in tax and estate planning as well as providing business consulting services to small to medium size businesses.

Gary Yick, CPA, CA

Gary is a Partner at the firm and enjoys working with entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses as a trusted advisor. With over 17 years of experience, his expertise include assurance, accounting and taxation services. Gary assists companies to better understand their business and navigates them through the constant changes in the Canadian tax laws. He is passionate about helping clients grow their businesses, from proprietorships to corporations, and assisting clients pass their business on to the next generation. When not taking care of his two growing boys, Gary stays competitive through kickboxing and playing badminton.

Gary graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2005 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Gary has completed his CA designation in 2008 while articling with a mid-size national firm. Looking to work somewhere closer to where he grew up, he joined Gregory & Associates in 2008 and became Partner in 2012. Gary has also completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Course.

Justin Brown, CPA, CA

Justin brings over 11 years of experience in business consulting, auditing, and tax planning in his role as a Partner in the firm. He is passionate about partnering with clients in building their businesses, helping them achieve success in their financial and life goals. Justin focuses on pairing innovations in technology with his financial expertise in accounting to build effective business systems that allow entrepreneurs to concentrate on the things that matter in their lives. Justin believes that “Financial success is a byproduct of passion, skill sets, and focused effort in serving your customers and clients to your best”

Proudly raised in BC, Justin developed leadership skills in over a decade of training in competitive hockey. After obtaining his CA designation in 2014, he spends his time training in the gym and playing tennis, and is passionate about adventures in the outdoors with friends and family – from overnight backpacking, kayaking and fishing, to open-fire grilled dinners on a campfire. He looks forward to one day seeing the northern lights from Mt. Denali, Alaska, horseback riding in Utah, and viewing the wildlife that live in the jungles of Costa Rica.

Richard Lee, CPA

Richard is a Partner at the firm and focuses on working with owner managed businesses including real estate, construction and professional service companies. Richard excels in listening to his clients’ needs and providing practical tax planning to help reach their goals. Detail and people oriented, he applies his expertise in new accounting systems to build clear solutions and simplify the year end process.

In addition to his work, Richard is passionate about mentoring CPA students through the education program. He has also sat on various not-for-profit boards in the past as their Treasurer. In his free time Richard loves to travel and explore other cultures.

Born and raised in BC, Richard graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2014 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and articled with a large regional CPA firm to obtain his designation in 2016. Richard has also completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Course.

Adelya Arslanova, CPA

Adelya is a CPA at the firm and provides assurance and taxation services for a variety of industries. Her high attention to detail and love of working with numbers made becoming a CPA a clear career path. Competing through sports from an early age, Adelya learned to work in teams to stay organized in high pressure situations. Adelya is actively involved with training staff on a daily basis and contributes to the success of the firm. In her free time, Adelya enjoys playing Frisbee in the summer and downhill skiing in the winter.

Adelya graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. While articling with the firm, she obtained her CPA designation in 2022.

Corina Debreczeni, CPA

Corina is a CPA at the firm with over five years of accounting experience. What Corina loves most about her profession are the clients she gets to collaborate and work with. She believes “one person can make a difference” and with her bright and cheerful personality, provides a high level of care to her clients to ensure their accounting and taxation needs are met. Corina provides value by improving your current accounting system, ensuring all deadlines are met, and optimizing taxes.

In her free time you can find her at events cheering at her children’s activities, or exploring BC’s countless trails, mountains, lakes and beaches. Corina obtained her CPA designation in 2022.

Michael Lin, CPA

Michael is a CPA at the firm with over eight years of experience providing assurance and taxation services to owner-managed businesses and individuals. His coworkers would describe Michael as dependable and quietly productive: using his strong technical skills and embrace of new technology to its fullest extent to provide efficient and accurate results for the firm’s clients. Michael believes in working hard in the present to build a strong foundation for the future. In his free time, Michael loves travelling to eat delicious food, hunting for the best deals, and binge-watching the latest and greatest shows.

Michael graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. While articling with the firm, he obtained his CPA designation in 2017.

Daniel Kordic

Dan is a CPA student at the firm, first starting as a Co-op student in 2020. Since then Dan has been an active contributor to the firm as a mentor and enjoys working with a variety of personal and corporate clients in various industries. Always willing to help, his key strengths are his strong problem solving skills and ability to apply his CPA knowledge to everyday situations.

During his free time Dan enjoys staying active through exercising and playing hockey.

Elnaz Behrouzi

Elnaz is a CPA student with the firm since 2022 and has always wanted to become an accountant, the career path spurring from her natural gift with numbers. Focused, hardworking and organized, Elnaz is known to put maximum effort into her work. Coworkers would describe her as friendly and driven, constantly looking for opportunities to learn and provide value. Outside of work Elnaz is passionate about supporting animal shelters, and children suffering from sicknesses. Elnaz has completed the QuickBooks Online Advanced training program.

Jeffrey O’Reilly

Jeff is a CPA student at the firm and is actively involved with providing our clients proactive solutions to automate their business and accounting software, allowing business owners to focus on what they do best. Jeff is passionate about helping clients understand their accounting information and assisting business owners to make informed decisions. Creative, driven, and hardworking, Jeff is always looking for ways to solve inefficiencies and improve existing processes.

In his free time, Jeff loves spending time with his dog Hazel and hiking.

Sahjan Jawanda

Sahjan is a CPA student at the firm, first starting as a Co-op student in 2019. His interest for accounting started at a young age, and has continued to grow since starting his career. A naturally giving person, Sahjan loves to help others both in and outside of work. At work this translates to providing due care to our clients and contributing as a team member through intentionality and providing technical training to fellow staff.

In his free time, Sahjan enjoys playing and watching hockey and basketball, going on hikes, and travelling.

Stefanie Loh

Stefanie is a CPA student and joined the firm in 2019. She has a lasting belief that ‘success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently,’ which is evident in her strong and growing skillset and focus on completing challenging projects. Team oriented and very personable, Stefanie is always looking for opportunities to grow her accounting knowledge and network.

In her free time, Stefanie loves watching documentaries and exploring the outdoors through hikes, runs, or on her paddleboard.
Ailsa Gordon

Ailsa Gordon

Ailsa has been with Gregory, Yick & Associates since 2011 and has twenty years of experience working with clients to meet their accounting and taxation needs. Through her work, she enjoys assisting clients solve complex problems and giving back to the community through her work with charities and not-for-profits. Her coworkers would describe her as very friendly and approachable, with strong attention to detail and ability to work in a team. Ailsa is passionate about caring for her children, who help her find balance between work and her personal life. She believes in cherishing each moment with her loved ones.

Danielle Morse

Danielle has been with the firm since 2005 and has been a key driver in helping owner-managers find practical solutions to their accounting systems so they can focus on what they do best. With over twenty years of experience, Danielle has a continued passion for her job and making sure that her clients are well taken care of during all life stages of their business.

The keys to her success has been her ability to stay organized, strong problem solving skills, and exceptional customer service. Danielle cares deeply about children’s charities such as Ruben’s Shoes Society, and helping other moms in the Tri-Cities community.

Julia Nagai

Julia joined Gregory, Yick & Associates in 2015 and since then has had a variety of roles with the firm, which mirrored her desire to work in a field that encouraged growth and lifelong learning. Julia appreciates the fact that everyday can look different in this profession and you are always learning something new. Her colleagues would describe her as always helpful, positive, and excels in creating strong relationships with clients to work together to meet their business needs.

Julia believes that ‘difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations’ and also cares deeply about causes such as the BC SPCA and BC Children’s Hospital. Julia is currently enrolled in the CPA PREP program.

Kristen Peters

Kristen has been with Gregory, Yick & Associates since 2011 and comments that growing with the firm has been a wonderful adventure. Throughout her time with the firm there has never been a dull moment and is always learning new things. Kristen is adaptable, flexible and embraces lifelong learning, which allows her to better support businesses that require pivoting. She has always been people-centric and loves to support others to succeed, such as the clients she works with on a daily basis.

Kristen believes in living life to the fullest and focusing on the positive.

Meagan North

Meagan has been with Gregory, Yick & Associates since 2018 and loves the daily diversity and challenges the profession has to offer. Accounting has always been a field where she was interested in pursuing and enjoys adding client value by solving their business needs. Reliable, organized and always willing to learn, Meagan is gifted in creating strong relationships with people. Some charities that Meagan supports are the Mamas for Mamas and the Calgary Food Bank.

In her free time, she loves to read, bake, travel and spend time with her family.

Tara Marzban

Tara joined Gregory, Yick & Associates in 2019 and has been in the profession since 2016, stemming from her love of working with numbers. Tara excels in multitasking and the ability to work under pressure, though others would also describe her as easy-going and always ready to help those in need. Tara enjoys working with clients to help solve their accounting and taxation problems so businesses and individuals can focus on what they do best.

David Gregory, CPA, CA

David is the founding Partner of the firm, first opening its doors in 1997.

David has been a trusted business advisor since 1987, developed during his tenure in public practice as a CA and through building businesses from start-up to IPO as a CFO. Over the years, he has been actively involved in the Tri-Cities community through sitting on various not for profit boards and during his time as a Volunteer Firefighter and Anmore District Chief for the Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department, which he has held up until 2019. In his free time, David enjoys traveling, hiking and biking.

David graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and articled with a national CA firm to obtain his Chartered Accountant designation in 1991. David has extensive experience in tax and estate planning as well as providing business consulting services to small to medium size businesses.

Gary Yick, CPA, CA

Gary is a Partner at the firm and enjoys working with entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses as a trusted advisor. With over 17 years of experience, his expertise include assurance, accounting and taxation services. Gary assists companies to better understand their business and navigates them through the constant changes in the Canadian tax laws. He is passionate about helping clients grow their businesses, from proprietorships to corporations, and assisting clients pass their business on to the next generation. When not taking care of his two growing boys, Gary stays competitive through kickboxing and playing badminton.

Gary graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2005 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Gary has completed his CA designation in 2008 while articling with a mid-size national firm. Looking to work somewhere closer to where he grew up, he joined Gregory & Associates in 2008 and became Partner in 2012. Gary has also completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Course.

Justin Brown, CPA, CA

Justin brings over 11 years of experience in business consulting, auditing, and tax planning in his role as a Partner in the firm. He is passionate about partnering with clients in building their businesses, helping them achieve success in their financial and life goals. Justin focuses on pairing innovations in technology with his financial expertise in accounting to build effective business systems that allow entrepreneurs to concentrate on the things that matter in their lives. Justin believes that “Financial success is a byproduct of passion, skill sets, and focused effort in serving your customers and clients to your best”

Proudly raised in BC, Justin developed leadership skills in over a decade of training in competitive hockey. After obtaining his CA designation in 2014, he spends his time training in the gym and playing tennis, and is passionate about adventures in the outdoors with friends and family – from overnight backpacking, kayaking and fishing, to open-fire grilled dinners on a campfire. He looks forward to one day seeing the northern lights from Mt. Denali, Alaska, horseback riding in Utah, and viewing the wildlife that live in the jungles of Costa Rica.

Richard Lee, CPA

Richard is a Partner at the firm and focuses on working with owner managed businesses including real estate, construction and professional service companies. Richard excels in listening to his clients’ needs and providing practical tax planning to help reach their goals. Detail and people oriented, he applies his expertise in new accounting systems to build clear solutions and simplify the year end process.

In addition to his work, Richard is passionate about mentoring CPA students through the education program. He has also sat on various not-for-profit boards in the past as their Treasurer. In his free time Richard loves to travel and explore other cultures.

Born and raised in BC, Richard graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2014 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and articled with a large regional CPA firm to obtain his designation in 2016. Richard has also completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Course.

Adelya Arslanova, CPA

Adelya is a CPA at the firm and provides assurance and taxation services for a variety of industries. Her high attention to detail and love of working with numbers made becoming a CPA a clear career path. Competing through sports from an early age, Adelya learned to work in teams to stay organized in high pressure situations. Adelya is actively involved with training staff on a daily basis and contributes to the success of the firm. In her free time, Adelya enjoys playing Frisbee in the summer and downhill skiing in the winter.

Adelya graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. While articling with the firm, she obtained her CPA designation in 2022.

Corina Debreczeni, CPA

Corina is a CPA at the firm with over five years of accounting experience. What Corina loves most about her profession are the clients she gets to collaborate and work with. She believes “one person can make a difference” and with her bright and cheerful personality, provides a high level of care to her clients to ensure their accounting and taxation needs are met. Corina provides value by improving your current accounting system, ensuring all deadlines are met, and optimizing taxes.

In her free time you can find her at events cheering at her children’s activities, or exploring BC’s countless trails, mountains, lakes and beaches. Corina obtained her CPA designation in 2022.

Michael Lin, CPA

Michael is a CPA at the firm with over eight years of experience providing assurance and taxation services to owner-managed businesses and individuals. His coworkers would describe Michael as dependable and quietly productive: using his strong technical skills and embrace of new technology to its fullest extent to provide efficient and accurate results for the firm’s clients. Michael believes in working hard in the present to build a strong foundation for the future. In his free time, Michael loves travelling to eat delicious food, hunting for the best deals, and binge-watching the latest and greatest shows.

Michael graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. While articling with the firm, he obtained his CPA designation in 2017.

Daniel Kordic

Dan is a CPA student at the firm, first starting as a Co-op student in 2020. Since then Dan has been an active contributor to the firm as a mentor and enjoys working with a variety of personal and corporate clients in various industries. Always willing to help, his key strengths are his strong problem solving skills and ability to apply his CPA knowledge to everyday situations.

During his free time Dan enjoys staying active through exercising and playing hockey.

Elnaz Behrouzi

Elnaz is a CPA student with the firm since 2022 and has always wanted to become an accountant, the career path spurring from her natural gift with numbers. Focused, hardworking and organized, Elnaz is known to put maximum effort into her work. Coworkers would describe her as friendly and driven, constantly looking for opportunities to learn and provide value. Outside of work Elnaz is passionate about supporting animal shelters, and children suffering from sicknesses. Elnaz has completed the QuickBooks Online Advanced training program.

Jeffrey O’Reilly

Jeff is a CPA student at the firm and is actively involved with providing our clients proactive solutions to automate their business and accounting software, allowing business owners to focus on what they do best. Jeff is passionate about helping clients understand their accounting information and assisting business owners to make informed decisions. Creative, driven, and hardworking, Jeff is always looking for ways to solve inefficiencies and improve existing processes.

In his free time, Jeff loves spending time with his dog Hazel and hiking.

Sahjan Jawanda

Sahjan is a CPA student at the firm, first starting as a Co-op student in 2019. His interest for accounting started at a young age, and has continued to grow since starting his career. A naturally giving person, Sahjan loves to help others both in and outside of work. At work this translates to providing due care to our clients and contributing as a team member through intentionality and providing technical training to fellow staff.

In his free time, Sahjan enjoys playing and watching hockey and basketball, going on hikes, and travelling.

Stefanie Loh

Stefanie is a CPA student and joined the firm in 2019. She has a lasting belief that ‘success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently,’ which is evident in her strong and growing skillset and focus on completing challenging projects. Team-oriented and very personable, Stefanie is always looking for opportunities to grow her accounting knowledge and network.

In her free time, Stefanie loves watching documentaries and exploring the outdoors through hikes, runs, or on her paddleboard.

Ailsa Gordon

Ailsa Gordon

Ailsa has been with Gregory, Yick & Associates since 2011 and has twenty years of experience working with clients to meet their accounting and taxation needs. Through her work, she enjoys assisting clients solve complex problems and giving back to the community through her work with charities and not-for-profits. Her coworkers would describe her as very friendly and approachable, with strong attention to detail and ability to work in a team. Ailsa is passionate about caring for her children, who help her find balance between work and her personal life. She believes in cherishing each moment with her loved ones.

Danielle Morse

Danielle has been with the firm since 2005 and has been a key driver in helping owner-managers find practical solutions to their accounting systems so they can focus on what they do best. With over twenty years of experience, Danielle has a continued passion for her job and making sure that her clients are well taken care of during all life stages of their business.

The keys to her success has been her ability to stay organized, strong problem solving skills, and exceptional customer service. Danielle cares deeply about children’s charities such as Ruben’s Shoes Society, and helping other moms in the Tri-Cities community.

Julia Nagai

Julia joined Gregory, Yick & Associates in 2015 and since then has had a variety of roles with the firm, which mirrored her desire to work in a field that encouraged growth and lifelong learning. Julia appreciates the fact that everyday can look different in this profession and you are always learning something new. Her colleagues would describe her as always helpful, positive, and excels in creating strong relationships with clients to work together to meet their business needs.

Julia believes that ‘difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations’ and also cares deeply about causes such as the BC SPCA and BC Children’s Hospital. Julia is currently enrolled in the CPA PREP program.

Kristen Peters

Kristen has been with Gregory, Yick & Associates since 2011 and comments that growing with the firm has been a wonderful adventure. Throughout her time with the firm there has never been a dull moment and is always learning new things. Kristen is adaptable, flexible and embraces lifelong learning, which allows her to better support businesses that require pivoting. She has always been people-centric and loves to support others to succeed, such as the clients she works with on a daily basis.

Kristen believes in living life to the fullest and focusing on the positive.

Meagan North

Meagan has been with Gregory, Yick & Associates since 2018 and loves the daily diversity and challenges the profession has to offer. Accounting has always been a field where she was interested in pursuing and enjoys adding client value by solving their business needs. Reliable, organized and always willing to learn, Meagan is gifted in creating strong relationships with people. Some charities that Meagan supports are the Mamas for Mamas and the Calgary Food Bank.

In her free time, she loves to read, bake, travel and spend time with her family.

Tara Marzban

Tara joined Gregory, Yick & Associates in 2019 and has been in the profession since 2016, stemming from her love of working with numbers. Tara excels in multitasking and the ability to work under pressure, though others would also describe her as easy-going and always ready to help those in need. Tara enjoys working with clients to help solve their accounting and taxation problems so businesses and individuals can focus on what they do best.

“They give me peace of mind.”

“Very professional and knowledgeable, and incredibly affordable for the level of expertise you get in your corner. There’s so much that goes into running a business, having your finances handled by a competent, trusted team means a whole lot more time and energy for business owners to focus on what matters to them.”

Christopher Clarke

“We have worked closely with Gary and David with many clients and have always found them to provide the highest quality of services. We would not hesitate to (and do) refer our clients to them.”

Jason Golbey

“I have had the pleasure of working with Danielle Fritz, David Gregory, and Gary Yick on numerous joint clients. Each time I come away impressed and continue to recommend them to my clients needing tax planning advice, or corporate restructuring for their business.”

Bryan Stark

“Highly recommend the services of Gregory, Yick & Associates. Danielle Fritz is great at understanding your needs making recommendations. Not only does she know the tax system and latest changes extremely well, but she is great at explaining it and creating strategies to maximize savings.”

Clay Germain

“Danielle Fritz is my go-to person from Gregory, Yick & Associates. She is extremely knowledgeable in all areas of bookkeeping and tax planning, and just a pleasure to work with. I know my personal and business matters are in good hands with Danielle. I highly recommend the services of Gregory, Yick & Associates.”

Lindsay Viscount

I have retained Gregory, Yick and Associates for a number of years and I appreciate the high level of service provided to me. My accounts are handled and all of my questions are answered promptly. I can usually count on receiving phonecalls from Gregory, Yick and Associates on the latest impacts to me regarding CRA and the latest legislation. I can rely on Gregory, Yick and Associates to provide me with peace of mind for my personal and business accounts.

Kevin Volz

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