A misconception often made with the SR&ED program is that a company can claim a full business project, instead of just the SR&ED activities that happen within the business project. The SR&ED program looks at activities where you have come… Read more »
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Toronto’s ICT Report
The City of Toronto recently released an ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Report, which takes a look at a number of items regarding investing in business in Toronto – including the state of Research and Development in Toronto. While the… Read more »
Budget 2011
Yesterday saw one of the more important annual events in relating to the Canadian economy – the announcement of the budget for the upcoming year. While (at the time of writing this) it is still left to be seen whether… Read more »
10 Quick Tips to Reduce Expenses
Shop around for the best prices. The service provider that you have always used, or the product that you have always purchased, may not be the most cost effective one out there. There are times when you can find something… Read more »
Infographics
I will fully admit that I love infographics (graphic visual representations of data). They are used to present what can be very complex information in a quick and concise manner, making it easier to communicate with people. Some examples of… Read more »
Quarterly Operating Profits
Today, Stats Can announced that operating profits in the fourth quarter had risen up 7.9% since the last quarter, to $65.5 billion among Canadian corporations. In the non-financial sector, profits increased a total of 7.3%, to $49.6 billion. Manufacturing itself… Read more »
December’s Monthly Survey of Manufacturing
Yesterday, Stats Can posted the results of December’s Survey of Manufacturing. It turns out that in December manufacturing sales increased by 0.4% to $45.4 billion. A breakdown of industries is as follows: Primary metal: increased by 3.9% Petroleum and Coal… Read more »
Agricultural Industry Hampered by Agricutre Policy?
According to a new report published by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), Canada is not doing as well as we have in the past when it comes to the agriculture industry. The report suggests that Canada’s agricultural policy needs… Read more »
Employement in January Rose
Today, StatsCan released January’s Labour Force Survey. They stated that: Employment rose for the second consecutive month in January, with a gain of 69,000. At the same time, the unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 7.8%, as more… Read more »