Federal Budget 2016
The federal budget released on March 22, 2016 has made several changes that affect Canadian businesses, including announcements related to government funding programs and adjustments to the Small Business Deduction for Canadian-Controlled Private Corporations (CCPCs). Pertinent announcements are summarized below: Reduced Small Business Tax Rate Reduced small business income tax rate from 11 to 10.5% on first $500,000 […]
Montreal international symposium on climate change and green ICTs
Montreal recently hosted an international symposium focused on concepts of “green” information and communication technologies (ICT). Organized through the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU), this was the 7th Symposium combining ICTs, environment and climate change. The industry challenge to operate with improved efficiency was quantified as an annual savings of $800 billion, with the elimination of […]