KPMG speculates that the 2013 budget will follow similar themes as the previous two years, meaning the government will look for more loopholes to close
BMO, CIBC, Manulife and TD recognized for programs to assist recent immigrants
Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto place in top 10 with lowest business tax costs out of 35 global cities
Financial institutions could face more class actions from non-management employees
Corporate tax cuts, skilled labour, energy supply help offset effects of high loonie
Resource transactions continue to dominate the largest Canadian M&A deals
Spending up by nearly 60% over previous three years
Effective fraud detection and investigative capability needed
More outbound than inbound deals in 2005 and 2006
Companies currently set low cost reduction targets