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Update: BlackBerry shares rally after Q4 results beat estimates; software seen growing
BlackBerry’s shares jumped Friday after it reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results and said it would be expanding its software licensing business following its decision last year
How to bring a foreign worker to Canada?
Visit http://www.perlaw.ca – wcreates@perlaw.ca or call 613.566.2839. Warren Creates is Head of Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall’s Immigration Law Group. He is a Certified Specialist by the
Cannabis producers lobby government ahead of legalization legislation
Producers want permission to brand their products and provide medical cannabis on a tax-free basis.
Ontario government to set up new regulator for home builders, replacing Tarion
The Ontario government will be setting up a stand-alone regulator to oversee the province’s home builders. Minister of Government and Consumer Services Tracy MacCharles says
Quebec introduces mild income tax cuts and projects balanced budget
As governments across Canada fund services with billions in deficit spending, Quebec announced a third consecutive balanced budget Tuesday containing modest personal income-tax cuts. Finance
Think tank urges Liberals to sell money making assets to private sector
A new report is urging the Trudeau Liberals to make their new, experimental infrastructure bank a centre for helping cities and provinces sell off existing
Question of how best to tax legal pot still a long way off, Morneau suggests
The Trudeau government is still wrestling with how to tax recreational pot, even as it indicates it’s poised to introduce long-awaited legalization legislation next month
Shares of Canopy Growth, other marijuana producers, jump after legalization reports
Citing senior federal sources, CBC News and the Globe and Mail reported that the Liberal government is planning to table legislation ahead of April 20,
Fewer Canadian travellers blocked at U.S. land border
Fewer Canadians are being turned away at the land border in recent months despite mounting concerns that Donald Trump’s immigration policies are making it much
Five Canadian business stories to watch this week
Here are some of the events that are expected to make headlines in the days ahead: Poloz in Oshawa: Canada’s top banker will be in
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