Archive for the ‘Government’ Category

Who is Your Business Pal? Licenses, Permits

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Surprise!

This is a business pal you never knew you had. You can find them at www.bizpla.ca

BizPaL helps you generate a personalized list of the business documents you need for the levels of govern…

Federal Budget Good News for Small Business Owners

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Minority Conservative Government supports small business initiative to increase the Capital Gains Exemption.

The recent Federal Budget filed by the Harper Conservatives increased the lifetime capita…

Northern Success + Oil Sands = Boom

Monday, November 13th, 2006

When was the last time you saw a fourteen-cent stamp? Well thats how long the Alberta oil sands have been under development. The stamp illustration shows the giant shovel used to mine the tar sand. Bu…

CFIA Closing Bakeries?

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Apparently, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is requiring that bakeries "register" their recipes with the CFIA and it can cost as much as $800 per recipe, yikes! I was able to conf…

Trade Agreements Mean Less Red Tape

Friday, August 4th, 2006

At McLeans Magazine I ran across an article titled "Let's make a deal, Western-style" the subtext states:

A new, wide-ranging trade agreement between Alberta and B.C. will erase the bo…