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Nov. 25, 2008 at 2:54 am CST

Improved income from primarily crop-producing provinces carried the country’s farmers to an overall increase in realized net farm income in 2007. So say the stats on farm income released Monday by Statistics Canada, pointing to realized net farm income of $2.2 billion, up $1.2 billion or 125.4 per cent from […]

Nov. 18, 2008 at 3:47 pm CST

Increases in commodity prices and the value of Canada’s dollar, tied to a drop in import prices, boosted purchasing power for most provinces in the last five years, according to Statistics Canada. In a new report released Tuesday, the federal statistics agency found that for all provinces except Prince Edward […]

Nov. 17, 2008 at 6:09 pm CST

Small businesses such as farms are expected to take greater advantage of Canada’s scientific research and experimental development tax credit (SRED) through a streamlined application process. The Canada Revenue Agency on Monday announced a list of changes to the application process, including a more “user-friendly” format for submitting information on […]

Nov. 13, 2008 at 8:04 pm CST

Supermarkets in Canada appear to have taken price hikes to “bold new levels” during the third quarter of 2008, but they shouldn’t expect wider margins to last, according to the George Morris Centre. A “think-piece” released Thursday by senior market analyst Kevin Grier points to a seven per cent increase […]

Nov. 11, 2008 at 3:43 am CST

Farmers’ Markets Canada, a national offshoot of Farmers’ Markets Ontario, plans a market study to create a profile of both the shoppers and sellers who use farmers’ markets across the country. Recommendations to be developed from the study will be shared with the national group’s provincial partners by February 2009, […]