Canadian retail legislation encourages employees to work on Canada Day
This year, Canada Day will be on a Sunday. As the Chronicle-Herald explains, Canada’s federal Holidays Act dictates that when July 1 falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is declared to be the actual...
View ArticleThree-year IAASB strategy focuses on accounting compliance, auditor standards
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) recently released its Strategy and Work Program 2012-2014, which laid out its goals of supporting financial stability on a global scale,...
View ArticleCanadian retail compliance proposal would ban dangerous substance
Earlier this month, Canadian health minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that the federal government plans to introduce Canadian retail legislation to ban methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), a synthetic...
View ArticleBC prepares for Canadian retail compliance switch
British Columbia retailers are gearing up for another Canadian retail legislation change – specifically, the switch back to the provincial sales tax (PST) from the harmonized sales tax (HST), which...
View ArticleOntario MPP introduces Canadian payroll compliance change
An Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) recently introduced a private member’s bill to alter Canadian payroll legislation in the province. Specifically, the Canadian payroll compliance change...
View ArticleCanada Day falling on a Sunday led to Canadian retail legislation-related...
Canadian retail legislation dictates that when Canada Day – which is traditionally observed on July 1 – falls on a Sunday, stores must close the following Monday. Jim Cormier, Atlantic director of the...
View ArticleAlberta names and shames employers noncompliant with Canadian payroll...
The importance of maintaining compliance with Canadian payroll legislation is not something that should be taken lightly. In an effort to underscore this, the government of Alberta recently launched a...
View ArticleExploring variations in Canadian accounting legislation
Canada’s accounting landscape can only be described as “fragmented,” as there are currently 40 regulatory bodies governing members of the profession who practice in the country. Each organization has...
View ArticleManitoba ushers in expanded Canadian retail legislation
Changes to Canadian retail legislation mean residents of Manitoba have been enjoying longer Sunday shopping hours since the beginning of August. The Retail Businesses Holiday Closing Act ushered in the...
View ArticleUsing inventory software to streamline processes
Depending on the industry within which your company operates, the inventory you work with could be anything from cooking ingredients to items of clothing, electronic parts to ready-made technological...
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