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mers, work forces and industries making significant shifts online, the world is clamouring for technology and communications solutions. To help local Ontario firms meet that demand, a successful business support program is expanding province-wide.
The Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) is …
According to a recent survey of Ottawa business leaders, Canada’s capital city remains a great place to start and/or grow a business, as well as a great place for skilled workers to find a fulfilling job. While it is not without its problems, the local business environment is healthy – especially f…
It looks like Calgary’s economy is firing on all cylinders again after a couple of years of challenges. Commercial and residential real estate is gaining strength, as is the industrial sector according to a recent article in Business in Calgary.
According to the article, industrial real estat…
The Bank of Canada’s latest Business Outlook Survey suggests most Canadian corporations remain positive about business health and the economy despite the Trump-inspired turmoil south of the border. The survey, released this week, reports that business sentiment continues to be positive, supported…
Check out this article in the Ottawa Business Journal about the new $400 million private-public partnership to develop 5G technology. Five multinational firms with offices in Ottawa are collaborating with the federal government, as well as the governments of the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
…Check out Peter Mitham’s article, “Big spending, big impact for B.C. development sector” in today’s Business in Vancouver. The article summarizes much of the public and private sector non-residential development intentions for British Columbia expected in 2018.
Using Statistics Canada d…
Check out this excellent campaign by Quesnel, British Columbia to promote a more balanced and affordable lifestyle to people struggling with the high cost and high stress environments of big city living.
Quesnel is a dynamic small city that is taking a progressive approach to investment attractio…
According to the World Bank's Doing Business ranking, Canada is the second best place in the world for starting a business. The 16th installment of the annual report analyzes the ease of starting and operating a business in nearly 200 economies. Canada also placed second in the paying taxes categor…
Canada is making a name for itself on the international business stage, ranking eighth for the second consecutive year in Brand Finance’s Nations Brand 2016 Report.
While the United States is the world's most ‘valuable’ country brand, according to consultancy Brand Finance’s Nation Brands…
Canada has hit number one again on the list of most tax competitive countries, with total business tax costs 47.6% lower than in the United States. According to KPMG's Total Tax Index, Canada's average total tax cost dropped by 1.2% since their last report in 2014, making it 12% more competitive tha…
Doing business in Canada or with Canadian firms need not be stressful or risky according to a recent survey of global business environments.
Canadian companies received a 66% approval rating, up three percentage points over the past four years, making Canadian-headquartered companies the most t…
Following the success of COP21 climate talks in Paris, solutions-minded business people will mobilize around the transition to a low-carbon economy at GLOBE 2016, which brings together nearly two thousand business and government leaders from more than 50 countries to network, collaborate and adv…
The Canada China Business Council has launched a new Business Incubation Centre (BIC) in Calgary, Alberta. The Centre provides newly arrived Chinese enterprises in the province of Alberta with an affordable and low-risk presence as they establish themselves in the province and execute on their Canad…
Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced $900,000 in funding to the Alacrity Foundation of British Columbia (Alacrity) to drive economic growth and facilitate United States (U.S.) investments for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Western Canada. Specifically, thi…
Check out this great CBC article on Olds, Alberta and its leading-edge, ultra-fast broadband fibre network available to all businesses and residents. This town of 8300 people offers blazing fast bandwidth at affordable prices, surpassing Internet speeds in any community in Canada.
Combined with i…
