BC PST Expansion Paused: Professional Services Stay Exempt in 2026
B.C. paused its planned PST expansion to professional services days before the October 1, 2026 start. Here is who it would have hit, why the Province hit pause, and what to do now.
B.C. paused its planned PST expansion to professional services days before the October 1, 2026 start. Here is who it would have hit, why the Province hit pause, and what to do now.
A practical look at what a closer Canada-EU relationship could mean for Canadian small businesses - services, digital trade, payments and hiring - grounded in the rules that already exist under CETA.
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What CRA, Corporations Canada and the provincial registries actually accept as a business address, and where a home address quietly fails.
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