In June 2012, Deloitte conducted an online survey on the effects of the federal budget and how it impacts innovation investment in Canada. It was revealed that 80 percent of those surveyed believe that the budget will have a negative… Read more »
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Tax Credits a Huge Draw for Game Studios to [Some Parts of] Canada
UK company Frontier Developments Ltd announced August 7 its plan to open a new game development studio in Halifax. The announcement rewards Nova Scotia’s “Your Studio Belongs Here” campaign, an initiative to entice game studios into relocating or expanding into… Read more »
NorthBridge Summer 2012 Newsletter
NorthBridge’s 2012 summer newsletter is out! In this issue: –Get In the Game: Canada’s Digital Media Industry –New Fiscal Year’s Resolutions –NorthBridge Holds EMC Manufacturing Seminars –Federal Budget SR&ED Changes: Dollars and Cents –NorthBridge SR&ED Video
Increase Productivity by Opening Export Markets
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 »
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 »