Etiket: Mergers
Ottawa freezes threshold for reportable mergers and invests in construction
(Ottawa) The federal government is freezing the threshold at which the Competition Bureau must be notified of a merger. Published at 11:52 a.m. Ottawa also announced Tuesday $123 million in…
Electoral redistricting | Rebellion against mergers in Gaspésie
(Quebec) Several parliamentarians from the four parties represented in the National Assembly urged the Electoral Representation Commission on Thursday to reverse its decision to merge constituencies in the Gaspésie region.…
Municipal politics | The trend is towards mergers, confirms Minister Laforest
Municipal mergers, as well as the sharing of employees and services between municipalities, are an underlying trend, confirms the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Andrée Laforest. Posted at 4:47 p.m. Municipal…
Business mergers | Canadian laws are too permissive, says report
(OTTAWA) Canadian laws underestimate the harm to competition from corporate mergers while overstating the benefits, according to a new study from the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Posted at…
Twenty years later | The impossible balance sheet of municipal mergers
(Quebec) Twenty years ago, in January 2002, Quebec experienced a major transformation. Dozens of towns and villages have been merged into regional hubs, municipalities called upon to clearly play a…
Labor | Mergers and acquisitions to counter the shortage
Entrepreneurs are now growing their businesses through mergers and acquisitions to address the labor shortage. This is what emerges from a new BDC study entitled Business acquisition: a strategy for…