In collaboration with Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), NorthBridge Consultants will be holding a SR&ED seminar in Hawkesbury, Ontario on April the 20th, 2012. Date: April 20, 2012 Time: Registration & Breakfast (8:30am – 9:00am); Presentation and Discussion (9:00am – 11:00am)… Read more »
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Digital Media Awards at the Rockies
The Banff World Media Festival, or “the Rockies,” is an International commemoration event for the media industry, scheduled this year for June 10-13, 2012 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. More than a series of competitions, the Banff World Media… Read more »
Canadian Space and Aerospace Sectors Face Uncertain Times Ahead
The 2012 federal budget has reinforced the philosophy of a less centralized government, and more self-reliance in the space and aerospace sectors. Some of the key issues that will impact this industry are: – The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) budget… Read more »
Toronto Public Forum: North America’s Energy Future, April 18
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has organized a public forum, North America’s Energy Future: Powering a Low-carbon Economy for 2030 and Beyond, through their Joint Public’s advisory Committee with a collection of energy experts from Canada, Mexico and the… Read more »
Interactive Gaming in Ontario Gets Schooled
Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education offered an interesting post-grad series of courses for gaming aficionados: the EDGE: Education for Digital and Games Entrepreneurs program which ran workshops in January 2012. “Ontario is rapidly becoming viewed as… Read more »
Changes to the SR&ED Program
The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program provided $3.6 billion in tax assistance for research and development in 2011. In the past year, the SR&ED program was reviewed by an Expert Panel which presented a series of recommendations… Read more »
2012 Ontario Budget- Reductions to come from Public Sector Wages, Pensions, Suspension of Corporate Tax Cuts
The Ontario government tabled a new budget Tuesday which proposes a deficit elimination plan to reduce spending growth by $17.7 billion over the next 5 years. The proposed budget highlights savings through the freezing of public sector wages and reductions in… Read more »
OIDMTC – The Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit and Why It’s So Great
Household name Encyclopedia Britannica, in print since it was first published in Scotland in 1768, announced earlier in March its plans to end physical print publications and focus on expanding its online and digital application presence. Their website features an… Read more »
Ontario FIT Program Amendments Reaffirm Government Commitment
The Ministry of Energy has released the numbers for the anticipated rate reductions in the FIT program. New solar projects will see rate reductions of over 20 percent, wind projects will see 15 percent. The FIT program was launched in 2009… Read more »