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French is losing ground in businesses in Montreal
The “Hello-Hi!” » is not about to disappear in businesses on the island of Montreal. A study released Monday by the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) shows that…
More and more villages without businesses in Quebec
Retail businesses are gradually disappearing in the region. Between 2006 and 2022, the proportion of Quebec villages that have no stores on their territory has almost doubled, show data from…
Space as a playground for businesses
This text is taken from Courrier de l’ économique. Click here to subscribe. The solar eclipse that crossed North America provided an opportunity to stimulate passions for astronomy, local tourism…
Businesses must commit to biodiversity now
More than a year after COP15, private sector commitments on biodiversity remain insufficient. Yet the arguments are undeniable: according to the World Economic Forum, more than 50% of global GDP…
Support for businesses: the bill increases further and reaches $140 million
Almost $140 million. This is what it cost taxpayers last year to manage the government’s financial assistance programs for businesses. • Read also: Bad debts: Quebec could lose nearly $600…
Digital businesses | Canadians band together against additional fees
(Vancouver) People who buy items online are accustomed to the practice: they agree to pay a certain price, but when they go to the digital checkout, the price has been…
Promoting French in businesses can make a difference
A specter haunts Quebec: in June 2025, on all commercial storefronts, almost everything that is readable will have to be, two-thirds, in French. Other languages, including the most invasive, will…
For businesses, the housing crisis is the biggest risk to the economy
The country’s business leaders consider the housing crisis to be the biggest risk to the Canadian economy, a new survey from KPMG Canada reveals. Of the 534 business leaders who…
Family businesses | Maintain control, delegate management
Many Quebec entrepreneurs will sell in the coming years the business that they spent a lifetime building because they do not have successors willing to take charge of day-to-day operations.…
ArriveCAN scandal | An organization wants to take charge of the directory of indigenous businesses
(Ottawa) There is a lot of cleaning up to be done in the criteria for defining Indigenous businesses and in the way of applying them, according to a national organization…
44% increase in businesses facing bankruptcy in Quebec
The repayment of Ottawa’s COVID emergency loans is the straw that breaks the camel’s back for many entrepreneurs, who prefer to go out of business. • Read also: “It seems…
A majority of businesses have given up on single-use plastic, according to the City of Montreal
A year after banning single-use plastic in restaurants and food stores, the City of Montreal estimates that a large majority of establishments have adopted more ecological containers. A year ago,…
Company related to ArriveCAN | Does Dalian still meet the criteria for indigenous businesses?
(Ottawa) Dalian Enterprises Inc., which obtained one of the largest sums for the development of ArriveCAN, is once again under the microscope of federal authorities. The Department of Indigenous Services…
Are businesses entitled to tax deductions for donations collected from their customers?
This text is taken from Courrier de l’ économique. Click here to subscribe. Some businesses ask for donations when our bill is due. Are these companies entitled to tax deductions…
Businesses, the hidden card of returning to budget balance
The die is cast, or almost, since the Quebec government will likely table a budget on Tuesday which, in its own words, will be “largely in deficit.” » This would…
Are our pension funds ignoring local businesses?
It is now known that Quebec has lost control of several of its flagships to foreigners. We only have to remember the Bombardier C Series (A220) sold to the French…
Inclusion of immigrants: pushing businesses into action
This text is part of the special Research section Getting organizations to commit to hiring immigrants, integrating them and ensuring their professional progression is the objective of an initiative supported…
Businesses: onboarding or the art of successfully integrating a new employee
If welcoming new employees has always existed, large groups are increasingly structuring this sensitive stage, to retain the loyalty of new employees. We call it onboarding. Published on 02/24/2024 08:44…
Ottawa reduces money given to businesses thanks to carbon pricing
(Ottawa) The federal government is reducing the amount of money small and medium-sized businesses will receive from carbon pricing revenues, so it can increase the amount of rebates to rural…
EDF offers small businesses in difficulty to “smooth” their bills
EDF intends to respond on a “case by case” basis to the situations of small businesses which would remain in 2024 or even 2025 under the effect of high price…