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… Read more »
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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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »