Business

Business

Alberta: Details of Danielle Smith's spending cut committee revealed

UCP Premier Danielle Smith has created a cabinet committee to find government cost savings to pay for the postponed personal income tax cut election promise
Thought Leaders

Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is also about strategic interests

A Canadian accounting professor explains that development relationships like USAID are shaped by both the interests of donors and those of the recipients.
Business

Leveraging oil and gas could be Canada’s 'trump card' in a tariff war

An export tax on Canadian oil and gas to the United States could inflict pain on the American economy but could also backfire in the States and domestically
Business

Global tax deal no longer has force in the U.S. Here’s what it could mean for Canada

Canadian companies and pension funds were already lobbying for appropriate tax treatment ahead of President Trump pulling out of the OECD minimum tax deal
Business

Tired slogans in face of Trump tariffs spell real risk for Poilievre

Donald Trump has put Pierre Poilievre in a political bind, with two feuding conservative premiers, stale messaging around taxes and no coherent trade policy
Municipal

What will cost more in 2025

Numerous factors including inflation, limited housing, a weaker dollar, and global political tensions, continue to play a significant role in affordability
Municipal

GST holiday brings mixed feelings, hurdles for local businesses

Small business owners in towns like Vankleek Hill, Ontario are critical of the federal sales tax holiday, questioning its value and criticizing its rollout
Business

Sunday News Roundup 25.01.12: Bench accounting lessons, CPAB rule changes and more Canadian accounting news

Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Business

Canada's top CEOs make 210 times more than the average worker

Capping the stock option tax deducation is a a decisive shift away from stock options as a means of compensation but the overall salary gap remains high
Business

Carbon pricing has only a 'tiny' impact on inflation: economists

There are measurable costs to carbon pricing but they pale in comparison to global factors; for many Canadians, the tax rebate is far larger than the costs
Business

Sunday News Roundup 24.12.08: Ford rebates policing costs, defanging the audit watchdogs, and more Canadian accounting news

Wrapping up the odds and ends from the past week in Canadian accounting news
Business

Timiskaming: Province provides assistance to offset 2025 policing costs

Ontario makes material change to fund OPP costs in 2025 but municipalities wonder what will happen in 2026 and beyond to offset potential property tax hikes