Anticipate your CUEC repayment!

Many of you requested and received assistance from various levels of government during the pandemic. While some assistance, such as the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CESS), was non-refundable, this is not the case for all programs. Some of them now represent a debt on your company’s balance sheet, and you’ll have to make sure that […]

Are you subject to the 1% law?

Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition By its real name, the Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition is sometimes referred to as the Skills Act, Bill 90 or simply the 1% Act. Employers who have to comply are required to invest an amount equivalent to a minimum of 1% of their […]

Are you subject to the 1% law?

Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition By its real name, the Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition is sometimes referred to as the Skills Act, Bill 90 or simply the 1% Act. Employers who have to comply are required to invest an amount equivalent to a minimum of 1% of their […]

New obligations (REQ)

New transparency obligations for companies registered with the REQ (Registre des entreprises du Québec) New obligations to improve corporate transparency will come into force on March 31, 2023. These new measures are designed to enhance the information available to the REQ in order to improve corporate transparency, strengthen public protection and also contribute to actions […]

New pay rise in sight

New salary increases are expected this year. The updated 2023 Salary Forecasts survey published by the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés on February 23 informs us that Quebec employers have planned average salary increases of 4.4% for 2023. This is higher than what employers had indicated 6 months earlier (4.1%). This increase is […]

Technological developments in accounting systems

In a generation in which companies must evolve at breakneck speed and competition is aggressive, business leaders must ask themselves how they can do more, better and for less! You need to maximize the quality and performance of your products and services, with the least amount of manpower possible, and as a manager, you’re no doubt increasingly faced with making important decisions to meet company objectives.

Do you validate your suppliers’ tax numbers?

You should! Sales tax laws are often stricter than income tax laws. For example, for the same expense, for tax purposes, it may be sufficient to justify that the expense was incurred for business purposes for it to be deductible. However, for consumption tax purposes, there is a whole series of criteria that must be […]

Deferral of CUEC reimbursement

As announced at the start of 2022, the federal government recently made official the deferral of the refundable portion of the CUEC (Canadian Business Emergency Account) to December 31, 2023, rather than December 31, 2022. In doing so, the loan holders received a letter from their financial institution announcing the postponement to 2023 of the […]

Enhanced employment insurance sickness benefits

On November 25, the Government of Canada announced the permanent extension of Employment Insurance sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks, effective December 18, 2022*. Those who qualify and reapply on or after December 18, 2022, will be able to receive up to 26 weeks of EI sickness benefits if they are ill and need […]