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U.S. Banks Losing Ground in Debt Underwriting: Banks in Asia, Europe and Canada are growing more active in underwriting the debt that companies raise to finance buyouts, the Daily Deal reported, mentioning HSBC, Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays Capital, Société Générale and Bank of Ireland. The non-U.S. banks are handling a larger share of...; Tags: Private Equity, Financing, Canada, non-U.S. Bank, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Services, Balance Sheets, Finance, Financial Statements, Kevin Kelleher; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Alberta, Canada School Jurisdiction Avoids Teaching Staff Reductions With Service Contracting Savings: Wolf Creek School Division #72 in Alberta, Canada, educates 8,000 students. Its 25 school facilities contain over 1,000,000 square feet. The School wanted to minimize operating costs, maximize operating efficiency and increase life cycles of mechanical systems within a 10.4 percent budget decrease. It implemented a Performance Contract that includes...; Tags: Performance management, Johnson Controls Inc., performance; Case studies
Runaway Movie Production: From Hollywood to Canada: Hollywood has indisputably the most sophisticated and technologically advanced film industry in the world. However, it was found that Hollywood was losing its hold on the film industry market, to Canada. There are many contributing factors to Hollywood's decline, such as tax incentives offered by Canada and Canada's cultural preservation...; Tags: American University, Hollywood, Canada, tax incentive, industry, tax; Case studies
Branding in Canada: The Canadian Brand Agenda: As Canada gives rise to brands positioned for domestic and international success, can these brands help define the country itself by communicating Canadian uniqueness and value? This brand-building complacency runs the risk of making Canadian brands irrelevant due to size, penetration, visibility and, arguably, aggressiveness. This paper outlines the Canadian...; Tags: brand, Canada, branding, absence; White papers
Northern Provides Reliable GridTie and TelePower Power Systems for Corridor Pipeline Project in Alberta, Canada: Corridor Pipeline Ltd. in Canada needed power for mainline block valve actuation along a 493 km dual pipeline in northern Alberta. Northern Power Systems completed construction of 22 turnkey power systems for the Corridor Pipeline Ltd. in Alberta, Canada. The systems will power main line block valve actuation at strategic...; Tags: Northern Power Systems, Alberta, photovoltaics, knowledge management; Case studies

Interactive Digital Delivery Marketplace: An Overview of Canada's Multimedia Broadcasting Capabilities: To better position Canadian companies for export markets and massive events such as the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics, the National Research Council commissioned this airplane view of Canada's interactive industry: the companies, the sectors and the relationships that are advancing digital broadcasting. Now for the first time,...; Tags: Leading Edge British Columbia, broadcasting, Canada, Beijing, multimedia, industry; White papers
The State of Private Equity Investing in Canada: Is the Outlook Improving?: This article reflects about the state of private equity investing in Canada and whether its outlook is improving? Like its US counterpart, the Canadian private equity industry has experienced a difficult couple of years. After their relative lack of activity in the first half of 2003, U.S. and other foreign...; Tags: Financial services, Investment, private equity, Canada; White papers
Hidden Power Drains: Trends in Residential Heating and Cooling Fan Watt Power Demand: This paper compiles power draw, air flow, and static pressure measurements of residential air handlers taken during nine separate field tests of space conditioning systems in Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, and Canada. The fields tests show that air handler devices do not meet basic performance standards and that the interactions...; Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center, air conditioner, Canada, power consumption, performance; White papers
Offshoring: Canada's Attractiveness: Canada ranks 2nd among English-speaking developed countries and 8th in the world on A.T. Kearney's 2004 Offshore Location Attractiveness Index. This presentation compares and contrasts offshore locations such as India and Ireland, using criteria such as business process experience, people skills and availability, compensation costs, business environment and cultural...; Tags: Leading Edge British Columbia, Canada, compensation, business process; Presentations
Mountain Equipment Co-Op: The new Ottawa store for Mountain Equipment Co-Op is the first retail building in Canada to comply with Canada's C2000 Green Building Standard. This standard relies on energy efficiency, minimal environmental impact, occupant health and comfort and functional performance as the major guiding factors. The building was designed using the...; Tags: Team management, Canada, team, performance; Case studies
Gearing Up for International Markets: Today, Canada's businesses export over $400 billion in products annually to about 200 countries, ranking Canada first among industrialized nations for export volume as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product. Over the last two years, BDC has recognized this growing trend and has also increased export financing to small businesses...; Tags: Canada, financing, small business; White papers
Dairy Marketing: This article is on the marketing of dairy products in Canada. The supply and price of milk in Canada is controlled by a system of supply management which started in the 1970s. The Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee was established to balance milk supply and the demand for diary products....; Tags: Canada, marketing; White papers
Beef Industry: This article provides a brief introduction about the beef industry in Canada. Cattle were first brought to Canada in the early 1600's by Samuel de Champlain and to Western Canada in the early 1700's. Domestic cattle soon replaced the native buffalo which grazed the Canadian plains. Initially, beef cattle were...; Tags: Strategy, Canada, industry; White papers
Loonie Vanquishes the Greenback: That's right, for the first time in 30 years the Canadian dollar has given the U.S. dollar a run for its money ('ha ha' -- very punny). The latest exchange puts the Loonie at $1.0052 U.S. The last time the Canadian dollar closed above the U.S....; Tags: Jonathan Haeber, Loonie, Canadian Dollar, U.S. Dollar; Blog posts 2007-09-28
Productivity, Prosperity, And Business Taxes: Canada is currently facing a productivity crisis: growth rates of labour productivity are declining, the productivity gap with the United States has grown substantially, and Canada's growth in labour productivity ranks near the bottom in international comparisons. One of the primary reasons for Canada's slow growth in productivity is the...; Tags: Productivity, Canada, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance; White papers 2006-01-01
The Role of NGOs in International Democratic Development: Perspectives on Good Governance in the Context of the International Development Experience of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada: Indeed, there is general and well-documented agreement that good governance is a key factor in the success of economic and social development strategies, including those focused on poverty reduction. As international development priorities and practices are evolving, the Institute of Public Administration of Canada IPAC and its partners are considering...; Tags: Canada, agreement; White papers 2005-11-01
Branding in Canada : Issue 4 - The Canadian Brand Agenda: Canada can give rise to brands that position themselves for success domestically and internationally. In so doing, these brands will help define the country itself by communicating Canadian uniqueness and value. This paper describes the Canadian Brand Agenda, a six-step plan for the country to be competitive and sophisticated in...; Tags: Interbrand, branding, Canada, brand; White papers 2005-11-01
Tapping the Talents of People With Disabilities: People with disabilities have the skills, abilities and experience to add value in a competitive workplace setting. In fact, the tangible returns to organizations that have broadly inclusive workplace cultures range from improved productivity, quality and morale to lower turnover and enhanced reputation as an employer of choice. A second...; Tags: Talent, Workplace, Board, Canada, Conference, Disability, Business Consideration, Corporate Governance, Recruitment & Selection, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2005-07-13
The Interregional Incidence of Public Budgets in Federations: Measurement Issues, Evidence From Canada, and Policy Relevance: In this paper, one examines the issue of the incidence of central government budgets in federal countries. In Section 1, one discuss a number of reasons why the picture painted of reality by even the best fiscal flow analysis is inevitably partial and hence inherently flawed to an unknowable extent....; Tags: University of Toronto, Canada, insurance, analysis; White papers 2005-04-01
Think Canada: Report on Canada's Advantages - Investment Partnerships Canada: With its large stock of skilled workers, low start-up costs, a competitive tax system (particularly for R&D), positive business climate, low inflation and low interest rates, Canada is a great place to do business. This 2005 report showcases Canada's excellent economic fundamentals, easy access to markets, superb overall quality...; Tags: Leading Edge British Columbia, Canada, inflation, interest rate, R&D, tax, partnership, worker, stock; White papers 2005-01-01