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Withholding required on dividends paid to non-residents
April 20, 2018
There are numerous circumstances where a Canadian resident company may be required to withhold taxes from amounts paid to non-residents. In a previous post, we blogged about the requirement on Canadian […]
2018 Call for Canada-Israel R&D Projects
April 13, 2018
The Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation (CIIRDF) stimulates collaborative research and development between private sector companies in both countries, with a focus on the commercialization of new technologies. The […]
Quebec 2018-19 budget announcement
March 27, 2018
Quebec Finance Minister, Carlos Leitao delivered the province’s 2018-2019 budget on March 27, 2018, by announcing the fourth consecutive balanced budget. As part of the 2018-2019 Budget Speech the Minister of Finance announced […]
Harbr Secures $1.75M Seed Financing
March 15, 2018
Harbr Inc., a developer of mobile job site reporting app, has completed a $1.75 million oversubscribed seed round financing. A mix of angel and venture capital investors participated in the […]
Jiffy on Demand raises $3 million to continue expansion
March 9, 2018
Toronto’s Jiffy on Demand raises $3 million to expand their platform that connects users to home maintenance and repair professionals, making it a seamless booking experience for homeowners, with easy-to-understand pricing […]
TunnelBear Acquired by McAfee
March 8, 2018
Security giant McAfee is acquiring Canadian VPN provider TunnelBear. Terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed. McAfee said that it plans to integrate TunnelBear’s technologies into the company’s own VPN product, Safe Connect. The TunnelBear team will also […]
Trusted eCommerce company, Thinkwrap Commerce recently acquired by Tenzing
February 13, 2018
Ottawa-based Thinkwrap Commerce, along with Spark::red recently merged with Tenzing to become the world’s largest premium Oracle Commerce managed service provider. The combined entity will offer unrivaled end-to-end commerce solutions […]
Wattpad raises $61.25 million in financing round led by Tencent Holdings
January 17, 2018
Storytelling platform Wattpad has reaised USD $51 million ($CAD $61.25 million) in new funding from investors including Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading provider of Internet value added services in China, […]
Lifetime capital gains exemption increased as of January 1, 2018
January 9, 2018
Effective January 1, 2018, the lifetime capital gains exemption will increase to $848,252. As a result, every Canadian resident individual who disposes of qualifying small business corporation shares in 2018 can shelter […]
Buddybuild acquired by Apple’s Xcode engineering group
January 4, 2018
Vancouver-based Buddybuild, creator of app development tools, has been acquired by Apple’s Xcode engineering group. “We’re excited to share that the buddybuild team has joined the Xcode engineering group at […]
