Getting serious about E-Commerce?
Many businesses have started online selling, and manufacturers are among those looking to get in on the action. This year should be the time that manufacturers kick-start the e-commerce process.
Businesses, lacking legal immunity, fear COVID
A lawsuit targeting a Tyson Foods plant in Iowa said workers lacked masks and were forced to work close together
Focus on growth: Five steps to take during the economic recovery
Hit hard by market disruptions, manufacturers are rethinking strategy.
3M cutting another 2,900 global jobs in second restructuring
All business groups, functions, geographies affected; but 3M won’t say how Canadian operations will be impacted.
Kanata business group launches platform to attract global talent
Positions Kanata North as an international destination for tech professionals.
What top Canadian CEOs think about remote work
Here to stay? For millions of employees, the answer will depend on what their senior management decides.
Trillium Network platform provides Ontario advanced manufacturing info
More than 6,000 facilities, ranging from automotive and aerospace to craft breweries and wineries.
Cyber attacks: Are you covered?
Include cyber insurance as part of a risk mitigation strategy.
CN layoffs only there’s a dramatic slowdown during second wave: CEO
Business is recovering from a big drop in volume that forced the railway to withdraw its full-year guidance.
Senators set to question Freeland on rent relief, business aid bill
C-9 would extend the federal wage subsidy until next summer, cancelling a previously planned reduction.
How Canadian businesses are navigating US election uncertainty
Political and regulatory risk is now front and centre for many company boards.
Uncertain US election result: Canada faces political, economic instability
Too early to know what Canada would be facing for the next four years.
Pandemic pushes some Canadian companies to thrive, others to fail
Experts suggest the secret to resiliency could lie in the company’s overall attitude to innovation and technology adoption.
Focus on growth: Five steps to take during the COVID recovery
Hit hard by market disruptions, manufacturers are rethinking strategy.
Trump’s tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled rise
New York Times reports he paid no income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years, largely because of huge reported business losses.
Small business 12-month outlook holds at 59.2 on CFIB index
Three-month Business Barometer outlook considerably more pessimistic at 39.7 over the year-long outlook.
Canada’s economic revival requires a broad strategy
A narrow focus on the green/clean sector won’t get the job done.
Alberta won’t ‘micromanage’ businesses as COVID-19 infections climb
Kenny says government wants to avoid jerking business owners around with added restrictions.
Canadian CEOs more optimistic than global peers: KPMG
Growing recognition for emerging digital technologies to accelerate growth and drive resilience
Customer experience outsourcers launch self-service options to improve business outcomes
Outsourcers integrate advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to improve the customer journey and agent experience
Toronto, Peel to join Stage 3 of reopening on July 31; Windsor-Essex left behind
Windsor-Essex region will remain in Stage 2 due to continued outbreaks on farms
Business leaders support BlackNorth campaign against anti Black racism
Canadian business leaders pledge to create conditions to support the success of members of the Black community.
CERB a top reason workers refuse to return to work: CFIB
Emergency benefit appears to be impeding small companies from staffing up as they reopen their businesses.
Experts say Twitter breach troubling, undermines trust
Hackers used social engineering to target Twitter’s employees and then gained access to the high-profile accounts.
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December: Trudeau
Nothing yet on how eligibility rules all be reshaped for the program critics say stop some employers from getting aid they need.
Reopen dates coming for nearly all Saskatchewan businesses: Moe
$50-million emergency program for small and medium-sized businesses will be winding down.
Small business confidence increases slightly in June: CFIB
Many fear future COVID-19 outbreaks could renew closures and interruptions.
Small business confidence flat in May: CFIB
Thirty-nine per cent of reporting manufacturing firms identified business health as bad.
Business with China declined amid tensions, trade war and COVID-19
43% of Canada China Business Council survey respondents reported business was down in 2019-2020 period following a record 2018.
CRA extends some trust and corporate filing deadlines
Businesses allow to defer T2 returns otherwise due in June, July or August, to Sept. 1.
Low profits, few customers in post pandemic recovery: BC survey
43% businesses think they will need government incentives to continue operating.
More small companies are back to business: CFIB
Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick lead the way with companies fully open.
