
‘Smarter’ rules would ensure all digital players pay for CanCon, panel told
Federal lawmakers need to make foreign content providers, such as Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime, pay their fair share into producing Canadian content, Canada’s broadcast

‘Smarter’ rules would ensure all digital players pay for CanCon, panel told
Federal lawmakers need to make foreign content providers, such as Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime, pay their fair share into producing Canadian content, Canada’s broadcast

Lessons from the CBC Pension Plan and Shopify executives
Boards of directors are always looking for good people. It may be in the public sector, the private, or with a non-profit organization. But a

Bell, Rogers, CBC join group seeking to have CRTC find and block content pirates
Prominent members of Canada’s entertainment industry are calling for a new federal agency to locate and shut down websites that are portals for illegally obtained

Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein joins CBC board of directors
One of Ottawa’s most prominent entrepreneurs will help to guide Canada’s public broadcaster for the next five years. Harley Finkelstein, Shopify’s chief operating officer, broke

Netflix to invest in Canadian programs as part of feds’ new cultural plan
An agreement that Netflix will invest at least $500 million in original productions in Canada is set to be part of a long-awaited reboot of

Team-building exercises that participants will actually enjoy
Team building activities and icebreakers can be a tricky part of meeting planning. Do it well, and they can help colleagues forge relationships and teach
Ottawa-area distillers tap into growing craft spirits market
Cole Miller might be majoring in cognitive science at Carleton University, but the 21-year-old entrepreneur has really been a student of business for most of
Feds pledge to recoup overpayments from civil servants affected by Phoenix debacle
The federal government will get back all of the money it has overpaid civil servants through its problem-plagued payroll system, the deputy minister in charge
Minister tells overpaid public servants to set aside money for Phoenix repayment
The minister responsible for the federal government’s troubled payroll system says she’s more concerned about paying employees who haven’t received what they’re owed than she

Ottawa’s CEO of the Year: David Ross turns family firm into a dominant video technology force
Eight years ago, David Ross decided he needed to do something dramatic to shake his company out of the doldrums. The chief executive of Ross
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