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Maximizing Your Charitable Impact: Unlocking Legacy Giving Potential
Charitable giving options can empower donors to leave a lasting legacy while optimizing their financial planning strategies https://www.bcbusiness.ca/Maximizing-Your-Charitable-Impact-Unlocking-Legacy-Giving-Potential
Spurs and Sparkles back in the saddle to support Queensway Carleton Hospital
Teams of business leaders, celebrities and riders compete in three-part race featuring show jumping, football toss and golf cart obstacle course BY: Caroline Phillips There wasn’t a single long face to be found — except for the equine variety — at the Spurs and Sparkles benefit that returned last night to Wesley Clover Parks for…
Manitoba unveils critical mineral mining strategy
Manitoba released a critical mineral strategy on Tuesday aimed at meeting the global demands for certain substances. Please read article in the Winnipeg Sun, here:
If you have Tax to Pay, Flow-Through Offers a Win-Win
Flow-through Offers an Opportunity to Reduce Taxes and Donate to Charity for High Net Worth Investors and Companies in Canada In the InvestorIntel interview with WCPD Inc.’s Founder Peter Nicholson, well known for the creation of the charitable flow-through model, Tracy Weslosky asks if right now is the time for investors to investigate flow-through. Peter Nicholson…
Philanthropy in Ottawa: Former Gee-Gees player helps student athletes
The inspiration: “I remember back when I was attending the University of Ottawa and trying to balance school and work because being a student athlete has unique challenges. There are huge time commitments on the ice or the field, which means it is difficult to work at the same time as going to school. Support for…
Small details derail big thinking in Canada’s green budget
During Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s federal budget address to Parliament on Mar. 28, Canadians heard an unprecedented call to action for the new green economy. “We’re going to build big things here in Canada – from a Volkswagen battery plant in Ontario, to the Galaxy lithium mine in Quebec, to the Trans Mountain expansion in…
Canada is sitting on a critical minerals mother lode. But is it ready for the new gold rush?
Proponents say Canada must do more to turn aspiration into action Drive two hours north of Ottawa, put on a hard hat and bright orange vest, descend into a pit — and you find yourself on the frontline in the fight to be part of the new, green economy. A mining project might not be what…
Devil is in the details for Canada’s critical mineral strategy
When it comes to tax and junior mining, there have always been a few hold-your-breath moments. The first is at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention every March in Toronto. We congregate at the largest mining conference in the world, nervously packing a reception hall to hear from the finance minister on…
Tax in Canada is accelerating the critical minerals industry
Peter Nicholson, President and Founder of WCPD Inc, details the evolution of tax in Canada and explains how it is helping the critical minerals industry to thrive. Innovation can take on many forms, whether it be in science, health, or technology. And while they are all very different, what connects them is the sense of wonder,…
Bahamian government travels to Kanata North for high tech inspiration
A delegation from the Bahamian government braved one of the coldest days of winter in Ottawa in hopes of learning about what it takes to build a world-class technology hub. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism I. Chester Cooper, along with a large delegation of visitors, received a warm welcome from Kanata North’s tech park leaders,…
Globe Advisor’s Best of 2022: Top tax planning strategies
Tax planning is becoming a bigger part of many advisory practices as more start to specialize in the field, bring in qualified team members, or even partner with outside specialists in an attempt to deliver more holistic services. From how to invest tax efficiently to tax consequences resulting from life events, clients are also turning…
Canada’s critical-mineral strategy aims to accelerate permitting
Canada unveiled a new strategy on Friday to ramp up production and processing of critical minerals vital to power electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to the strategy paper seen by Reuters. OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada unveiled a new strategy on Friday to ramp up production and processing of critical minerals vital to power electric vehicle (EV)…