Ontario's Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance Rules Are Now Law: What Toronto-Area Businesses Should Know Before Buying Equipment
A significant change to how Toronto-area corporations write off capital purchases is now in force at both the...
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Alberta Corporate Tax Notices Are Now Digital-First: What the TRACS Online Mail Switch Means for Your Objection Clock
If your corporation's Alberta income tax notices have not shown up in the mail lately, that is not an oversigh...
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BC's Vacancy Tax Rate Just Doubled — And a 2027 Increase Is Already Locked In
British Columbia's Speculation and Vacancy Tax (SVT) has now been raised in back-to-back provincial budgets, a...
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Ontario's Small Business Tax Rate Drops to 2.2% on July 1, 2026: What Toronto-Area CCPCs Should Do Now
Ontario's small business corporate income tax rate fell from 3.2% to 2.2% on July 1, 2026, a full percentage p...
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CRA Business Registration Online Now Requires Sign-In: What Alberta Businesses Need to Know
If you have registered a new business number, added a GST/HST account, or opened a payroll program account wit...
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BC's Lowest Personal Tax Rate Rises to 5.60% — Then Freezes: What Employers and Owners Need to Budget
British Columbia's February 2026 budget raised the province's lowest personal income tax rate for the first ti...
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Ontario's Minimum Wage Rises to $17.95 on October 1, 2026: What Toronto-Area Employers Should Budget
Ontario's general minimum wage moves from $17.60 to $17.95 an hour on October 1, 2026 — a $0.35, 1.9 percent i...
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WCB Alberta's 2026 Rate Increase: A Mid-Year Premium Check for Alberta Employers
Every Alberta employer with workers' compensation coverage is paying more into the system in 2026 than in 2025...
Read →The Stub-Period Math: How Ontario's July 1, 2026 Small Business Rate Cut Prorates Across a Straddling Fiscal Year
Ontario's small business corporate income tax rate cut from 3.2% to 2.2%, effective July 1, 2026, is not a rat...
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BC Is Putting PST on Accounting and Professional Services: What Vancouver Businesses Need to Know Before October 1, 2026
Starting October 1, 2026, British Columbia will apply 7% Provincial Sales Tax to accounting, bookkeeping and a...
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Bank of Canada Holds at 2.25%: What Today's Decision Means for Alberta Business Borrowing
The Bank of Canada announced today, July 15, 2026, that it is holding its target for the overnight rate at 2.2...
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Mid-Year Tax Check: What Changes for Alberta Businesses in the Second Half of 2026
The headline 2026 tax changes — the 14 percent federal lowest rate, the cancelled capital gains increase, the...
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