Business

Municipal

New Brunswick: New municipal fiscal framework announced by N.B. government

Expanded funding from the province is welcome news to New Brunswick municipalities, but a property assessment freeze has withered its delivery
Business

Number of St. Catharines properties in tax arrears soars under current council

Recent property tax increases not due to inflationary pressures impacting most residents across Ontario but largely due instead to excessive labour costs
Profession

Sunday News Roundup 25.05.04: Federal election disappoints accountants and more Canadian accounting news

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes election disappointment among conservative accountants, the PCAOB fighting to survive, and more.
Business

Property taxes in Whitehorse, explained

The Yukon calculates property taxes differently than in other parts of Canada, primarily due to a lack of data, which impairs market value assessments
Profession

Sunday News Roundup 25.04.27: Election tax talk, CRA mishaps, PCAOB gutting, and more Canadian accounting news

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes tax commentary during the federal election campaign, the end of the PCAOB, mishaps at the CRA and more
Business

Brampton: The Carbon Tax Gamble – The ‘cost of climate inaction’ will be bigger than short-term relief at the pump

A feature report from Brampton, Ontario on the history of carbon pricing in Canada and how the consumer carbon tax was sacrificed in a political chess game
Business

Alberta: Working group to explore unpaid oil and gas property tax problem

After months of sustained pressure from municipalities and media, Alberta has announced a working group to solve issue of unpaid oil and gas property taxes
Business

Sunday News Roundup 25.03.30: Considering Carney and more Canadian accounting news

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes Mark Carney and his Brookfield track record, accounting firm dealbook, articles of interest and more
Thought Leaders

Trump’s tariffs threaten Indigenous businesses in Canada — the government must take action

Accounting Professor Douglas A Stuart and Indigenous Business Professor Andrew J. Karesa on supporting Indigenous business during a trade war and tariffs
Business

Alberta: Municipalities want end to oil and gas property tax loopholes

Rural Municipalities of Alberta says it’s well-known in the oil and gas sector that municipalities are powerless to compel payment of unpaid property taxes
Business

Poilievre vows to kill industrial carbon pricing in ‘desperate’ move against Liberal surge

The central plank of Ottawa’s emission-reduction plan requires companies to pay a carbon price if they exceed a certain threshold of emissions intensity
Thought Leaders

Why Trump’s plan to cut national debt by selling ‘gold card’ visas for US$5 million each won’t work

"If you’re a billionaire, you don’t need it," said one Canadian billionaire. "I don’t have to come to the United States to invest in the United States."