Beyond the US: How Alberta Businesses Are Diversifying Exports a Year into Tariffs
A year ago, Alberta businesses were absorbing the first shock of US tariffs that arrived in early 2025. Twelve...
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Notes on finance, governance and growth from the partners at RN Canada.
Succession and Exit Planning for BC Business Owners: Start Before You Need To
When do you start planning your exit? The owners who capture the most value answer "years before I intend...
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Alberta's TIER System and the Industrial Carbon Price: What Mid-Size Emitters Should Budget
If you operate an industrial facility in Alberta — manufacturing, energy production, oil-field services, cemen...
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Rebuilding Pricing Power and Margins After Years of Cost Pressure in BC
If your costs rose by 25 percent over the past four years but your prices rose by 15, where did the missing 10...
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Alberta's $15 Minimum Wage Is Canada's Lowest - Using the Gap Strategically
As of April 2026, Alberta's general minimum wage is $15.00 per hour — exactly where it has been since October...
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A Financial Risk Management Playbook for BC Businesses Facing Tariff and Demand Uncertainty
How much of your company's survival depends on things you do not control? For most British Columbia owners, th...
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Alberta Budget 2026 Decoded: What It Means for Your Business
On February 26, 2026, Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled Alberta's fiscal 2026–27 budget — a document shaped...
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With Rates Holding at 2.25%, How Should BC Businesses Set Financing Strategy in 2026?
After the most volatile interest rate cycle in a generation — from near-zero in 2021, up to a 5 percent peak i...
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What to Watch in Alberta Budget 2026: A Pre-Budget Briefing for Business Owners
Alberta's provincial budget for fiscal year 2026–27 is expected to be tabled in late February 2026. As of the...
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Corporate Tax Season 2026: A Clean T2 Filing Checklist for BC Companies
What does a genuinely clean corporate tax filing look like in 2026? After three years of policy whiplash — a p...
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Filing Alberta's AT1 Corporate Return: The Checklist Every Alberta Owner Needs
Every Alberta corporation files a federal T2 corporate return with the Canada Revenue Agency. That fact is wel...
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The 2026 BC Payroll Cost Outlook: Minimum Wage, CPP2, EHT and What to Budget
What will it actually cost to employ your people in 2026 — not the wages you'll quote, but the fully loaded st...
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