If you’re considering retirement or expanding your farming operation, a joint venture arrangement may give you some much-needed flexibility and offer tax advantages.
A joint venture has some similarities to a… Read More
One of the bigger issues facing the agriculture sector is the limited labour pool in Canada. Many employers who are looking for workers from outside of Canada to fill job… Read More
Authors: Adam Lakusta, Kristal Allen
Many of the devices we use in the 21st Century are controlled or regulated by software. The agriculture industry has become increasingly reliant on software to maintain high… Read More
The Government of Alberta has announced a new Agri-processing Investment Tax Credit (AITC) to promote investment in the province’s agriculture and agri-processing sectors. The AITC will provide a 12% non-refundable… Read More
Back in 2020, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) made substantial amendments to the Fertilizers Regulations as part of its regulatory modernization initiative.
These amendments sought to strengthen regulatory controls for… Read More
Despite a year of economic uncertainty and aggressive rate hikes that wreaked havoc on financial markets, venture capital (VC) investment in Canadian agribusiness thrived in 2022.
Only halfway through the year,… Read More
Our previous blogs discussed capital-raising for businesses in the agricultural sector. Generally speaking, to raise money by selling shares, a business must either prepare a prospectus or sell shares to… Read More
If you’re an Alberta-based agribusiness looking to raise capital, you have several options to consider – but how do you know which option is right for your business?
In the first… Read More
Farmers and those in the agricultural industry in Alberta have a number of options for raising capital – but navigating securities laws while tending to business is often a challenge.… Read More
Canada has taken another step toward consolidating its food labelling requirements and reducing the regulatory burden for the food industry.
On July 6, 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) introduced… Read More