Thirty-five organizations from across the country have come together to form the Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness — a unified voice to oppose the federal government’s tax proposals that would dramatically change the way incorporated small businesses are taxed...
THUNDER BAY – The Conference Board of Canada says Thunder Bay’s economy continues to move forward sluggishly, with growth forecast to come in at 0.2 per cent in 2017. Local manufacturing is on track to decline by 3.5 per...
Canada has a weak hand as NAFTA re-negotiations begin. More attention needs to be paid to the challenges weighing down the Canadian export economy By Jock Finlayson Executive vice-president Business Council of British Columbia VANCOUVER, B.C. – BUSINESS –...
NEW YORK – The USA is around six months into life under President Trump and its economy has experienced plenty of volatility over that time. Some of it was expected, given the change in President, while other areas have...
Winnipeg – BUSINESS – Farmers and agribusiness operators should take the opportunity to review their financial strategies following the this week’s modest increase in the Bank of Canada’s overnight interest rate, says FCC’s Chief Agricultural Economist J.P. Gervais. The Bank...
OTTAWA – ECONOMY – “The difficulties in the resources sector are slowly dissipating and helping Alberta and Saskatchewan emerge out of recession. However, the turnaround is still in its early stages and a full recovery will take time,” said Marie-Christine...
SEATTLE – BUSINESS – Global trade of wood chips has seen spectacular development the past 15 years with a steady increase of about four percent annually (volumes year-over-year were up 11 of the past 14 years), according to the Wood...
A clear road map to make our dairy sector more competitive is urgently needed as it faces more European imports By Sylvain Charlebois Columnist HALIFAX, N.S – Business– Canada’s cheese processing sector faces some dramatic changes. We’ll soon find...
THUNDER BAY – To grow the economy, you have to know the economy. That is the message from the North Superior Workforce Planning Board – Your Local Employment Planning Council and the Northern Policy Institute. The two groups have...
Media Consumption Of 2016 Political News: Strong Gains, Cable TV Soars by Wayne Friedman, April 3, 2017 NEW YORK – There is more evidence that TV news consumption rose sharply in 2016, due to a surprising presidential election.Nielsen says...
TORONTO – Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. has announced plans for its sixth, largest, and most immersive Samsung Experience Store in Canada to date, coming this summer to CF Toronto Eaton Centre. The 21,000 sq. ft. innovative space will provide...
No Change in Capital Gains Taxation and No Hit to Housing OTTAWA – BUSINESS – Budget 2017 continues the government’s commitment to support the middle class by enhancing Canada’s long-term growth potential. Investments to foster innovation, skills and the ability to...
