The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is listening to businesses and helping to improve the predictability of the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Program by offering new services and tools for businesses and/or authorized representatives. In addition to the recent launch of the Pre-Claim Consultation the CRA is now introducing the Pre-Claim Review. The Pre-Claim Review [...]

The following chart outlines the potential dates that provinces across Canada are planning to adopt the National Building Code of Canada (2015).

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Manufacturing sales fell for the third time in the last four months in May, driven down once again by lower motor vehicles production. Overall sales fell by just under 1.0 per cent in May, dropping to $49.9 billion. That decline offset a similar-sized increase in April, returning output back to March levels. Although manufacturing sales have [...]

Canadian exporters posted another weak month in May as a sharp drop in the volume of gold and other precious metals exports offset gains in crude oil and other energy products. Overall, exports fell by 0.7 per cent compared to April, dipping to $41.1 billion for the month. After hitting an all-time high of $46.0 billion [...]

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Businesses and research and development (R&D) stakeholders have asked the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to make its Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Program more predictable, in a more consistent way across Canada. Accordingly, the CRA is revamping its suite of services for the SR&ED Program. The CRA no longer offers the Pre-Claim Project Review and [...]

To enhance the hard-loft industrial esthetic of the i-Zone condominium units in Toronto, developer Atria is leaving structural beams unboxed, and achieving the necessary fire protection with the use of  water-based intumescent coatings. Source: Daily Commercial News Read more

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