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OPP bills jumping in 2025: FONOM joining municipalities for province to take back OPP costing

Danny Whalen, president of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities, says the Ontario government must take back responsibility for OPP costing
Business

Saskatchewan: CRA changes to note

A review of recent CRA changes of note affecting Saskatchewan residents, including farmers, such as electronic filing, correspondence and automatic filing
Business

Rural politicians relieved over $77M funding to cover spiking police costs

Queen's Park is doling out $77-million to help ease sticker shock in municipalities provincewide from Ontario Provincial Police increased contract costs
Business

New N.B. finance minister blames Tories as deficit grows to $92M

Prior to the provincial election, the conservatives had promised a milti-million dollar surplus, but healthcare costs have driven the budget into deficit
Business

Alberta: Willow Creek Municipal District calls out deadbeat tax evaders

The municipality of Willow Creek has requested provincial support to “rat out bad actors” in collecting unpaid taxes from delinquent oil and gas companies
Business

Taber, Alberta: Shields calls for ‘relief’ during economy debate

In the House of Commons, fact and fiction aren’t always absolutes; they’re often selective interpretations of cherry-picked data, on food banks or taxation
Business

Thunder Bay: Doane Grant Thornton helps business leaders make a vibrant community

Doane Grant Thornton, which recently rebranded, held a Vibrant Communities civic improvement event at Fort William Historical Park for Thunder Bay business
Business

Midland mayor says premier promises relief for 'absurd' OPP costs

Ontario taxpayers may be saved from municipal property tax hikes if Doug Ford fixes ridiculous increase in police billing costs of new provincial contract
Profession

Five ways Donald Trump’s election victory is good for Canadian accountants

From taxes and tariffs to deregulation, Donald Trump may scare Canadian economists, but accountants are sure to benefit from a second Trump term
Municipal

New Brunswick: A $29M fight over big industry taxes

New Brunswick business supports a Liberal plan to give all industrial property taxes to municipalities but is wary of decoupling taxation from the province
Business

Canadians are being given muddied information about the carbon tax; the facts are crystal clear — it saves money for most

Pierre Poilievre’s axe the tax message ignores the benefits of the carbon tax for most Canadians and avoids its real target — corporations and the wealthy
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Report: Canadian small business owners’ financial literacy skills come up short

David Emmerman of Xero explains how Canadian accountants and bookkeepers can empower small business owners with the financial resources they need