Reflecting diversity in the community makes business sense; accommodations can be inexpensive
MasterCards issued by credit unions are barred by U.S. embargo laws
Management says capital markets are still undervaluing the company’s potential
Strong commodities prices and high-profile construction projects have given the province momentum
Climb of Mount Kilimanjaro is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles
In an era in which some senior and near-senior citizens still feel uncomfortable using an ATM or telephone banking system, a trio of 60-plus members of the Winnipeg-based Cambrian Credit Union have been charged with orchestrating an elaborate $2-million bank fraud.Winnipeg Police concluded a year-long investigation in December by arresting a 63-year-old woman, her 64-year-old […]
It looks as if this year will be the last RRSP season for ENSIS Growth Fund. The fund appears destined to vanish from the investing landscape as a result of Vancouver-based GrowthWorks Ltd.’s acquisition last fall of its manager, ENSIS Management Inc. of Winnipeg. Proposals are currently before the boards of both funds to merge […]
Albertans like their cowboy hats big, their steaks bigger and their taxes simple. That’s the consensus from a panel of experts in the only province in Canada with a flat provincial income tax rate.For the past six years, residents of Canada’s fastest-growing economy have paid a 10% tax on their income, regardless of whether they […]
With a federal election just a failed non-confidence vote away, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has presented some possible campaign fodder should the governing Tories be forced to drop the writ.The Ottawa-based advocacy outfit released a report on Jan. 17 calling on the federal government to move from four income tax rates down to two. The […]
As the fallout from the demise of the Crocus Investment Fund continues to wash through Manitoba financial circles, the provincial government has quietly put a new tax measure in place, hoping to coax venture capital from the pockets of sophisticated investors. The community development investment tax credit is designed to generate capital for small and […]