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As EY Canada’s Managing Partner for Assurance and a member of the Executive Committee, Zahid leads a team of close to 2,000 practitioners focused on delivering high-quality, insightful and industry-specific assurance services to service the public interest.
A seasoned auditor and trusted client advisor, Zahid guides clients on how to navigate the evolving financial and reporting environment from governance and internal controls to performance improvement, digital automation, data analytics and business transformation.
He also brings a wealth of sector expertise, drawing on a diverse background spanning aerospace, transportation, mining and technology to help organizations assess quick-changing market demands and ongoing disruption.
A Chartered Professional Accountant, Zahid graduated from McGill University.
How Zahid is building a better working world
“We’re building trust and confidence in capital markets by bringing leading-edge audit technology and a passion for quality to our clients.”
Zahid's latest thinking
What Canadian audit committees should prioritize in 2025
EY Canada highlights key considerations for audit committees during the 2025 year-end audit cycle and beyond.
24 Jan 2025
Zahid Fazal
Our commitment to Audit Quality – 2025
EY Canada is committed to audit quality. As independent auditors we perform high-quality audits that promote trust and confidence in capital markets.
23 Jan 2025
Alycia Calvert
Our commitment to Audit Quality – 2024
At EY Canada, we embrace our responsibility to perform audits that promote trust and confidence in financial reporting and the capital markets. Our commitment to audit quality is unwavering.
27 Jan 2024
Jad Shimaly
Priorities for Canadian Audit Committees in 2024
EY Canada highlights key considerations for audit committees during the 2023 year-end audit cycle and beyond.
24 Jan 2024
Zahid Fazal
Priorities for Canadian Audit Committees in 2023
EY Canada highlights key considerations for audit committees during the 2022 year-end audit cycle and beyond.
25 Jan 2023
Zahid Fazal
Energy Drivers – accelerating commercial vehicle electrification
EY interviews Marc Bedard, CEO of Lion Electric about electrification of commercial vehicles.
12 Oct 2022
25m 15s