Jeremy Leonard opines in the Financial Post that although Canada leads the G7 in GDP and employment growth during the past decade, labour productivity growth is lagging. Labour productivity growth slowed to an average of just 0.7% per year int… Read more »
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RONA Rejects $1.76 Billion Unsolicited Takeover Offer from US-Based Lowe’s
Rona Inc. received and rejected a $1.76-billion unsolicited takeover offer ($14.50/share) from US-based Lowe’s Companies, causing its share price to soar 20% to $14.19 in trading this Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Rona disclosed this offer during a brief… Read more »
Canadian Manufacturing Outlook 2012: Optimism
A recent study indicates a sense of optimism within Canada’s manufacturing sector. The survey, “Canadian Manufacturing Outlook 2012: Push and Pull – Reducing Costs and Investing in Innovation,” is based on input from senior Canadian manufacturing executives and indicates a… Read more »
NorthBridge SR&ED Video
Check out NorthBridge’s latest informative video about the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program!
Summer SR&ED activities
In a recent article, Ross Cooper of Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) discussed how the slow days of summer are ripe for SR&ED activities as companies are slowing or shutting down production and attending to pesky ongoing production, machinery and… Read more »
OIDMTC: $38 Million Reasons to Invest in Digital Media
This morning, NorthBridge held a free informational webinar on the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) titled “$38 Million Reasons to Invest in Digital Media.” The webinar, followed by an interactive Q&A session, met with great success, and we… Read more »
North Consulting Group’s Summer 2012 Newsletter
North Consulting Group has just released its Summer 2012 Newsletter. Topics covered include: Editor’s Welcome: The Invisible Hand of Innovation Federal Budget SR&ED Changes: Dollars and Cents Mergers & Acquisitions in the Food and Beverage Industry Despite Turbulent Economy, Canadian… Read more »
Interactive Digital Media Funding – CMF Case Studies
On Monday, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced a $14 million round of funding to 25 interactive digital media (IDM) projects as part of their Experimental Stream. CMF’s track record in its three years of doling out digital media funding… Read more »
Revised SR&ED T661 Claim Form
In October of 2012, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will be releasing a new Form T661(12), Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Expenditures Claim, to accommodate the legislative changes proposed in the March 2012 federal budget. These changes will begin taking… Read more »