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 to be revisited and overhauled in order to compensate for this drop in the industry. […]
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 people searched for work. Compared with January 2010, employment was up 1.9% (+327,000). Source The […]
Fact or Fiction: We weren’t profitable last year so wouldn’t see a benefit from the SR&ED program!
Whether or not you were profitable, you would still see the SR&ED program as being beneficial for your company. The federal SR&ED program provides cash refunds and/or tax credits for the work that you have done. If you weren’t profitable and you did not pay taxes, you would be receiving a cash refund from the […]
The CRA’s Average Processing Time of SR&ED Claims
The CRA released a report looking at their average processing time for SR&ED claims that were submitted between April 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010. The results are: Type of Claim Average Days within CRA’s control Average Days outside CRA’s control Total Average Time (days)* Refundable claims (submitted within 120 days) 39 29 68 Refundable claimant-adjusted […]
Promoting your Company through Social Media in 2011
This week, I wanted to point you in the direction of a few articles that have popped up in my feed reader about online marketing and social media, and how you can take advantage of both in 2011. 10 Marketing Trends for 2011 – these trends point out ways both the small and large businesses […]
10 Quick Tips to Get Back in the Swing Of Things After A Holiday Break
Many of us take some time off work at this time of year – late December and early January there are the Christmas and New Years holidays. During the months of January and February a lot of people take some time off to head somewhere warm. So, when it’s time for you to get back […]
The State of Imports and Exports
There were a number of articles released late last week about different countries around the globe and their states of importing and exporting – looking at what was said about the state of Canadian importing and exporting habits, it’s good to note that things are looking good for Canada. Canada’s numbers themselves are extremely positive […]
Bank of Canada’s Semi-Annual Assessments
On Thursday, the Bank of Canada released the results of one of it’s semi-annual assessments. The results? Canada’s financial system is still at risk – in fact, even more so than it was six months ago. They have suggested a number of reasons as to why this may be so: Debt concerns in Europe could […]
November’s Labour Force Survey
On Friday, StatsCan released November’s Labour Force Survey. November saw the lowest unemployment rate since January 2009 – with 15,000 new jobs added that month, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.6%. This is 1.9% higher than it was in November, 2009 – since then, part-time employment has grown by 4% and full-time employment has grown […]
StatsCan’s Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy
On November 22nd, 2010, StatsCan released the results of a survey of innovation and business strategy, looking at strategic decisions, innovation activities and operational tactics used by Canadian enterprises. What were some of the findings? The majority of firms in Canada (77.1%) focus on already existing products – how to promote them, how to improve […]