• Northern Ontario Update: What Recent Investments Mean for Local Businesses

    Northern Ontario Update: What Recent Investments Mean for Local Businesses

    Construction on the Ring of Fire road network officially broke ground in June 2026, marking a turning point for Northern Ontario’s economy as billions in projected investment moves from future consideration to near-term reality. Between active mining projects, permanent infrastructure funding, and federal support for local manufacturers, the programs and opportunities available to local businesses…

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  • What the SR&ED Tax Credit Can Do for Your Business

    What the SR&ED Tax Credit Can Do for Your Business

    Canada’s SR&ED program is the single largest source of federal government support for business R&D, yet many Northern Ontario companies are leaving money on the table by not claiming it. With significant changes now in effect for 2024 and beyond, including expanded eligibility and a doubled expenditure limit, there has never been a better time…

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  • The North Has More to Offer Than Raw Materials

    The North Has More to Offer Than Raw Materials

    For decades, Ontario’s most valuable minerals left the province as raw materials, with the real economic value captured somewhere else. That is changing fast, as billions in new investment are building the energy, transport, and refining infrastructure needed to keep that value in the North. Learn more.

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  • Northern Ontario Update: Challenges and Opportunities

    Northern Ontario Update: Challenges and Opportunities

    Northern Ontario’s mining sector supports hundreds of thousands of Canadian jobs and is positioned at the centre of a global critical minerals boom, yet the region faces mounting labour shortages that will require bold workforce strategies to sustain its long-term growth. Learn more.

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  • Why Sudbury Stands Firm in a Volatile World

    Why Sudbury Stands Firm in a Volatile World

    Greater Sudbury’s mining-rooted economy offers a rare shelter from global market volatility. Here is why the region’s structural strengths, and the businesses that prepare for them, are built to last.

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  • Ontario Employment Law Changes: Are You Ready for 2026?

    Ontario Employment Law Changes: Are You Ready for 2026?

    Ontario’s Employment Standards Act has been updated for 2026, and the changes affect how you post jobs, pay employees, and manage time away from work. If you have 25 or more employees, these new rules are already in force, and non-compliance carries real legal and reputational risk. Learn more.

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  • How Ontario’s “One Project, One Process” Framework Is Unlocking Growth for Northern Ontario Businesses

    How Ontario’s “One Project, One Process” Framework Is Unlocking Growth for Northern Ontario Businesses

    Ontario’s new “One Project, One Process” framework is cutting through decades of regulatory complexity in mining approvals, and for Northern Ontario businesses, the ripple effects could be significant. With three major projects already designated, more predictable development timelines are opening the door to expanded supply chain opportunities and competitive government funding applications. Learn more.

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  • The growing urgency of decarbonization for the industrials sector

    The growing urgency of decarbonization for the industrials sector

    Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 will happen only if the industrials sector plays its part and takes urgent and substantive actions to reduce emissions.

    Lauren Morrison CPA, CA shared this article

  • Workforce, trade, capital: Conference highlights top manufacturing sector issues in Canada

    Workforce, trade, capital: Conference highlights top manufacturing sector issues in Canada

    Workforce dynamics, productivity, advanced technology investments and trade policies are some of the critical issues defining the future of Canada’s manufacturing sector.

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