NorthBridge Consultants’ Canadian Business Blog is dedicated to bringing businesses news and information to help companies identify and access the most appropriate government funding programs.

We offer opinions and insider information that can provide a pulse on government initiatives, the health of the Canadian economy, and firsthand thoughts from Canadian business owners.

Confrontation in the Workplace

CONFRONTATION. How does this word make you feel? If you’re like most people, you will do anything to avoid it. Our lives are already packed with stressful situations, whether it be crunched deadlines, or just general aggravation in our lives;… Read more »

June’s Job Surge

Across Canada in the month of June, employment rose through 93,000 new jobs. (Full-time employment rose through 48,900 new jobs; part-time employment rose through 44,200 new jobs.) This resulted in a total decrease in unemployment by 0.2 per cent (bringing… Read more »

The New Claim Review Manual

Along with the other changes that the CRA has been implementing over the past couple years, the Claim Review Manual has been updated. This is the manual that tells the CRA reviewers what processes they need to follow when reviewing… Read more »

Ten Tools To Increase Your Productivity

One of our goals in business is always to increase both our productivity and the productivity of our team members. Here are ten tools that can be used to help with increasing productivity through our daily activities: Remember the Milk.… Read more »

Profits Increasing

StatsCan reported that for the fourth quarter in a row, the manufacturing sector has seen an increase in profits. The first quarter of this year grew 12.6% higher than what profits were in the previous quarter. The oil and gas… Read more »

SR&ED for Foreign-Owned Companies

There is no denying that Canada has one of the best programs as far as funding for companies that perform R&D goes. And while it is promoted frequently for Canadian Controlled Private Corporations, there are many other companies that can… Read more »