Johnson, Niblett – Savoir tirer parti des effets de réseau afin de créer une valeur ajoutée pour les acheteurs et les propriétaires-vendeurs au Canada
Destinataires : Autorités de réglementation du courtage immobilier du Canada Expéditeurs : Paul Johnson et Anthony Niblett Date : 22 septembre 2022 Objet : Savoir tirer parti des effets de réseau afin de créer une valeur ajoutée pour les acheteurs et les propriétaires-vendeurs au Canada Vous avez peut-être remarqué une augmentation du nombre de pancartes […] Johnson, Niblett – How to Leverage Network Effects to Create Additional Value for Canadian Home Buyers and Sellers
To: Canada’s Real Estate Regulators From: Paul Johnson and Anthony Niblett Date: September 22, 2022 Re: How to Leverage Network Effects to Create Additional Value for Canadian Home Buyers and Sellers You may have noticed an increased number of lawn signs advertising a home as an “exclusive listing” or “coming soon.” These are more than marketing strategies to sell […] Kronick, Bafale – Unpacking Canada’s Persistent SME Growth Problem
To: Canada’s Policymakers From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Mawakina Bafale Date: September 13, 2022 Re: Unpacking Canada’s Persistent SME Growth Problem Only 2 percent of mid-sized Canadians firms grow into large companies with more than 500 employees, according to a 2016 Business Development Bank study. More recent data suggests that number has not budged. Alongside weak firm growth, there […] Canada’s Small Enterprises Hampered by Costly Financing
In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we compare Canada’s lending conditions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to that of a set of OECD countries we are often measured against. Canadian small and medium businesses pay a premium for financing relative to SMEs in other OECD countries. Canada’s SMEs face numerous challenges that impede their ability to scale up. […] John Lester – R&D Tax Credit Review Needs to Focus on the Right Issues
To: The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance From: John Lester Date: August 24, 2022 Re: R&D Tax Credit Review Needs to Focus on the Right Issues Canada is not keeping up in the global competition for innovation-led growth and prosperity. Our research and development intensity is low relative to other countries and not enough of our inventions […] R&D tax credit review needs to focus on the right issues – Financial Post Op-Ed
Canada is not keeping up in the global competition for innovation-led growth and prosperity.
Our research and development intensity is low relative to other countries and not enough of our inventions are commercialized at home. Can Ottawa’s current review of the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit announced in its last budget make a difference?
In principle, yes, but early indications are that the review will focus on issues of dubious merit or those that would best be handled with new measures rather than by modifying SR&ED.
The federal review has two objectives. The first is to assess whether the SR&ED program is effective in encouraging R&D that benefits Canada. The…
Jon Johnson – Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – An Improvement on Build Back Better?
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadian Trade Watchers Date: August 04, 2022 Re: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – An Improvement on Build Back Better? President Biden’s proposed Build Back Better legislation (with its discriminatory subsidy provisions for electric vehicles satisfying US content requirements and produced only at unionized plants in the US) is now dead. […] Conference Report – Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: What’s Realistic?
Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: What’s Realistic? Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is “a plan to have a plan,” according to a new Policy Seminar Report from the C.D. Howe Institute. The C.D. Howe Institute held a Special Policy Seminar on June 23, 2022, with the goal of providing an […] Tax Support for R&D and Intellectual Property: Time for Some Bold Moves
Ottawa’s Review of the SR&ED Credit Needs Bolder Thinking Ottawa’s review of the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is welcome news, but bolder thinking is needed to substantially improve the effectiveness of the tax credit, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Tax Support for R&D and Intellectual Property: […] Robert Asselin – Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Reform
From: Robert Asselin To: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Date: June 22, 2022 Re: Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Reform The modern application of science and technology is the new frontier of economic competitiveness. Advanced industries – with their high concentration of R&D and STEM workers – are the core of the world’s high-value economy […] Peter Glossop – Damages for Abuse of Dominance: A Necessary Reform
From: Peter Glossop To: Canada’s Competition Law Community Date: June 21, 2022 Re: Damages for Abuse of Dominance: A Necessary Reform Currently, the Commissioner of Competition is the only person who can bring proceedings to stop a dominant firm from engaging in anti-competitive acts that prevent or lessen competition. Bill C-19, the Budget implementation bill, would allow a business […] Von Finckenstein, Denham – Canada Needs Coherent Digital Regulation (II)
From: Konrad von Finckenstein and Elizabeth Denham To: Canada’s Digital Regulators Date: June 16, 2022 Re: Canada Needs Coherent Digital Regulation (II) Yesterday we outlined the regulatory challenges Canada faces in the digital realm as the federal government wrestles with reviews of its competition, Internet regulation and privacy legislation. We pointed to the UK example where initially three agencies […]