‘Awareness is up but preparedness is flat’ as companies try to keep up with data privacy concerns Nov 13, 2018 If Alberta’s experience is any indication, it’s unlikely that Canada’s new data breach notification regulations, which affect the federal private sector and came into force on November 1, will languish in obscurity. In 2010, Alberta […]
Until thresholds are clarified, Canadian companies shipping to US may be subject to local regimes Oct 2, 2018 CANADIAN COMPANIES selling into the United States — even those with no physical presence in a particular state — may now be required to collect and remit local sales taxes. “There are some 10,000 different state and local sales tax regimes in […]
Sep 28, 2018 If there’s any doubt that public-private partnerships (P3s) are beacons of innovation, the emergence of Montréal’s $6.3-billion Réseau express métropolitain (REM) should silence the skeptics. The REM is a new, integrated, fully automated transportation network linking Montréal, the South Shore, the West Island, the North Shore and the airport. When completed, the […]
October 12, 2018 Whether considering age eligibility or policy wording, recent rulings for employees in a pair of Ontario cases are reminders to employers to review their long-term disability offerings. When I’m 65 Ontario employers may no longer have the option to reduce or eliminate health and life insurance benefits for employees aged 65 or […]
Companies refinanced debt maturing over the next two years to take advantage of a benign interest-rate environment January 31, 2020 Canadian issuer activity in corporate debt capital markets last year featured a subdued first half followed by a second-half recovery that culminated in the second most active year on record. Statistics compiled by Financial Post […]
What the Aquilinis discovered was that e-sports had evolved from a niche hobby to a significant industry February 3, 2020 Electronic sports, a competitive event involving video games that is often considered the province of millennials, has caught the attention of the Aquilinis, one of British Columbia’s most prominent business families. In e-sports, competitors from […]
Wednesday, February 05, 2020 To kick off the new year right, here is a listing of the Top 10 business decisions in Canada for 2019. The listing will be in the form of a two-part series, which begins below with numbers 6-10, in ascending order. 10. Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. v. Association québécoise de lutte contre […]
December 3, 2018 Although it’s somewhat late in the making, Alberta’s new pension legislation proposing a joint governance structure for three of the province’s largest pension plans appears to have kept up with the times. “The legislation is a made-in-Alberta plan that takes into account that almost 25 years have passed since we first saw […]
Add in irregular accounting practices, and financial treatment of IA becomes bewildering December 5, 2018 Corporate boards lack the tools to assess the value and risks associated with intangible assets (IA), according to the Licensing Executives Society (LES), which has proposed an IA standard that focuses on board oversight. LES is a 50-year-old leading association […]
December 20, 2018 The Federal Court of Appeal is upholding a ruling denying female Royal Canadian Mounted Police employees the opportunity to buy back into their pension plan after they moved to part-time roles to raise their families. The case arose when three former RCMP officers opted to job share and work reduced hours to spend more […]