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The province’s proposed har-monized sales tax (HST) will help Ontario businesses become more competitive in a global economy. But it’s just one part of a comprehensive tax reform that will also reduce the small busi-ness corporate income tax rate and eliminate the small business deduction surtax.

That’s the message Ontario

Minister of Revenue John Wilkin-son brought to a packed breakfast meeting hosted by the Greater Os-hawa Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Durham Re-gion Home Builders Association and Durham Region Association of Realtors.

“One of our most important goals is to help Ontario businesses become even more competitive,

so you can produce more, export more and – most importantly – create more jobs,” Wilkinson said at the breakfast, held October 14 at the Holiday Inn Oshawa Whit-by Conference Centre.

Wilkinson, the first Certified Financial Planner elected in the province, has been travelling throughout Ontario to sing the praises of the controversial – and

by his accounts, misunderstood – HST. Foes say the Liberals’ tax reform comes down to nothing more than increased sales tax for many items, but that’s just not so, the Minister argued.

The time to revamp the tax sys-tem is long overdue and there’s no better time than now because the economy will be “fundamen-tally different” after the recession

– forcing Ontario businesses to compete more aggressively. “We are the only jurisdiction in the world that exports 80 per cent of what we make yet still taxes the inputs needed to make these goods and services in the first place,” Wilkinson noted.

More than 130 countries have adopted the value added tax.

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NOVEMBER 11TH

The automotive industry has been hard hit by the global re-cession but will remain a driving force across the country and in the City of Oshawa, Minister of Industry Tony Clement has as-sured business leaders here.

“I have sometimes been ac-cused of being an optimist … but let me say this: We will have an auto industry. It may look a bit different than it has in the past, but we will build cars and trucks in Canada, in Oshawa, and I be-lieve that our domestic automak-ers can once again be competi-tive,” Clement said at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Durham Economic Prosperity Commit-tee and Organization of Candu Industries.

The federal government is committed to the restructuring of General Motors, Clement noted, extending US $9.5 billion to the auto giant in June. The move, he said, has protected thousands of jobs at GM plants, dealerships and automotive parts manufac-turers.

As part of its commitment to economic recovery and long-term prosperity, the Harper gov-ernment has also introduced the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, the Minister reported. FedDev On-tario is backed by a $1-billion in-vestment over five years through the government’s Economic Action Plan and is tasked with delivering federal economic de-velopment programs tailored to the specific priorities of workers, businesses and communities.

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Lest We Forget

I go to the bridge, and I stand with the others,Neighbours, strangers, fathers, and mothers.We wait in the cold, or we wait in the sun,For the cavalcade carrying Canada’s son.

Traffic flows under this place where we stand,Horns honking, lights flashing, some waiving their hands, And we are connected this time in this space,Feeling the loss of another sweet face.

It seems not to matter if we disagreeOr stand in support of their mission to freeThose folks over there in that faraway land:We come for the soldiers – it’s for them we stand,

Those brave men and women who answer the call, They’ve given their lives; what I give is so small,An hour of my time to speak for my nation,To welcome them home at this repatriation.

So I go to the bridge, and I stand with the others,Neighbours, strangers, fathers, and mothers.We wait in the cold, or we wait in the sun,For the cavalcade carrying Canada’s son.

– Poem by Cathy Kehoe, Oshawa

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BUSINESS OF THE MONTH

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At CIBC, “For What Matters” is their slogan and at the branch located at 419 King Street East, Oshawa Centre, it is quite evident that what matters is their clients! Their cus-tomer service is exceptional. CIBC is in business to help their clients, employees, and shareholders achieve what matters to them. CIBC has been a true leader in their community sup-porting numerous charities for many years, especially with the very popular “CIBC Run For The Cure”. It is no surprise that this Team has been nominated “Business of the Month” for November 2009 through the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce. Pictured in this presentation from left to right are, Vanessa Benedict of ScotiaMcLeod, John Sturrup of JS2 Mar-

keting & Communications, Alan Borowski of CIBC, Mario Anthony of CIBC, Dr. Adrian Robichaud of Robichaud Fam-ily Chiropractic, Eric Beaton of CIBC, Christine Russell of CIBC, Andrew Allison of CIBC, Gleniese Murray of CIBC, Sean Howard of Grand & Toy, Ethna Feeney of CIBC, Jus-tine Murray-Robinson of CIBC, Diane Quilty of CIBC, Lori Piper of CIBC, Jennifer Schlecter of CIBC, Thomas But of CIBC, Jennifer Shepherd of CIBC, Marion Linklater of CIBC and Marlene Retzlaff of CIBC. On behalf of the Ambassador Committee, Congratulations on being awarded Business of the Month.

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Neil Alexander, DirectorOrganization of CANDU Industries Denise Alford, Executive-at-Large Royal LePage Frank Real Estate Brokerage Inc.Don Conaby, Director CONPUTECris Douglas, Executive-at-Large CRCS General ContractingLinda Grieco, DirectorP.R. Engineering Fred Thornley, Director General PrintersDave Hare, President Petley Hare Insurance

Harry Horricks, DirectorOshawa ClinicSteve Ireland, TreasurerTD FinancialBob Malcolmson, CEO & General Mgr.Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce Kevin Mara, Past PresidentNeal Mara FraserDiane Munro, DirectorClassic FlowersIsabelle Roberts, Director B.R.I.C. Engineered SystemsBob Rockbrune, DirectorRockbrune Bros. Ltd.

Colin Sinclair, Director Newton-Trelawney PropertyLynne Sharpe, DirectorPrime RailwayJohn Walker, Vice President Ontario Regiment, Officers’ Mess John Williams, DirectorJohn Williams, CATony Willson, Director Ontario Motor SalesMaryLynn West-Moynes, Director University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Business Matters is an information package provided to members of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce and businesses at large. The positions expressed in by-lined columns are the opinions of the author and do not reflect the position of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce unless specifically stated. The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce assumes no responsibility for statements or claims made by advertisers. The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce publishes Business Matters 11 times per year. Issue dates are January, February, March, April, May, June, July/August, September, October, November and December. Closing date is the 15th of the month prior to publication.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEDave Hare

One of the most enjoyable aspects of Chamber volunteerism is the opportunity it provides the “In the trenches, working stiffs”, like myself (I’m a 2nd generation insurance brokerage owner who would have preferred to be a 3rd generation owner) to be-come involved in policy issues that can make a dif-ference. A current example is our “National Nuclear Energy Strategy”

In late 2008 and early 2009 our Government Pol-icy Committee was closely following the Clarington nuclear new build bid process. It was recognized that a nuclear industry resurgence had the potential to create billions of dollars of spending, world-wide, over the next generation. Further, it was recognized that Canada and in particular, Durham Region, could be a significant player in that future with UOIT hav-ing the only under-graduate nuclear engineering program in Canada. The Committee recognized that “Canada must become a leader by creating a national nuclear energy strategy”.

The Committee came up with a nuclear strategy that could be summarized in 2 recommendations: 1) That the Federal Government ensure that Canada has an Nuclear Energy Strategy that will continue to provide jobs, investment and economic strength for our economy going forward, and 2) Ensure that our strategy is national and includes R & D, a fiscal policy, a skills policy for our workforce, and very importantly, intellectual property rights (given the innovative research efforts of our UOIT research-ers).

Although our sights were set on the Canadian Chamber adoption of our recommendations as pol-icy, our first hurdle, was acceptance at the Provincial level. In early spring, our CEO, Bob Malcolmson and I, headed to Orangeville for the Ontario Cham-ber Caucus Meeting. There, our recommendations were hotly debated as there were those that felt the language in our background material was too “Pro-tectionist”. After a couple of days of meetings with other Chambers, and some minor modifications to our backgrounder, our National Nuclear Energy Strategy was adopted by the Ontario Chamber,

thereby clearing the way for our second battle, adop-tion by The Canadian Chamber and presentation to the Federal Government.

On October 2nd, Bob & I headed for Victoria B.C., site of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM. Our position was bolstered by a fortuitously timed, September 30th, article in the Ottawa Citizen entitled “Canada risks losing its global nuclear in-dustry”. Brightly coloured copies of the article were available for all attendees.

At a luncheon, just prior to the policy debate ses-sion, The Canadian Chamber unveiled their “Power-ing up Canadian prosperity: Realizing the energy sector’s potential and ensuring continued access to a stable, secure, clean and flexible supply of af-fordable energy”. The Canadian Chamber had been working on a Canadian sustainable energy strategy that urges the 13 provincial and territorial govern-ments along with the federal government in partner-ship with industry, business, community and First Nations to work together to ensure Canada has ac-cess to a supply of affordable energy for the future.

Bob and I could only look at each other and smile. As the Canadian Chamber was totally in alignment with the major thrust of our recommendations, we simply referred our recommendations to the CCC Board with the request that they be incorporated in the overall Canadian Chamber recommendations to the Federal Government. This proposal was voted on and approved by the majority of the card carrying delegates.

As mentioned in my opening paragraph, the Chamber does provide a voice for the SME’s in Canada. It sure beats the heck out of sitting at home, turning on the tube and watching the Leafs (at least for the start of the 2009 season!).

Respectfully submitted,Dave Hare,2009 President, Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce

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Centralized Oshawa Problem-Based Response Unit (COPR)

As reported in last month’s issue, the school liaison officer program is a responsibility taken on by this police service. Not only does this unit deliver an educational component in the schools, they also do problem solving initiatives in and around the school community. In a back to school traffic safety strategy, these officers wrote 318 provincial offence notices for traffic violations. Further this unit is involved in many proactive initiatives around the school for the safety of the student. Most recently, a variety store owner across the street from an elementary school was arrested for selling cigarettes to underage persons. A search of the premise located a variety of drugs as well.

Another initiative underway involves the Durham Region Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy (DRAVIS). This is a provincially funded strategy that allows this police service to deploy teams of officers to areas that have a high propensity of gang and violent activity, that frequently involve weapons and drugs. In essence, the police are able to direct more resources at problem areas in an effort to reduce violent crime activity.

By deploying and directing patrol officers into high crime areas, the results allow us to effec-tively combat crime, and to help improve community members’ perceptions of safety in the com-munity. All of these strategies have been of great benefit to the community of downtown Oshawa as we work toward the revitalization of the downtown core.

Letters to the EditorDear Chamber:

As a follow up to our conversation (October 21), I want to commend the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce for an excellent speakers program this fall.

Rear Admiral Davidson stirred my interest when he raised the idea of a national ship building strat-egy. The presentation from Ontario’s Revenue Minister, John Wilkinson, was outstanding. I left the meeting finally understanding that the HST is a strategic tax designed to increase our competi-tiveness abroad and attract new firms and jobs to Ontario.

The opportunity to hear the Honourable Tony Clement speak about our automobile industry was invaluable. I cannot stress how important it is for the local business community to have an opportu-nity to meet and hear from Minister Clement.

In addition, I want to acknowledge and recognize the board’s advocacy for an AECL nuclear build at Darlington. The Canadian jobs and prosperity that will ensue will put Durham Region on the road to long-term prosperity. I believe your campaign building awareness in the community regarding the selection of AECL for the Darlington build is gain-ing traction and will lead to a successful outcome.

Please convey to your staff and your board my appreciation and gratitude for a job well done. In addition, as a community leader I want to thank all of your volunteers for their dedication and for help-ing to steer this community through challenging economic times.

I have attached information pertaining to the GO Train extension on the Canadian Pacific rail line through Oshawa and Clarington. A letter from your board supporting this plan would be most valuable.

Sincerely,Louise ParkesCity Councillor Wards 5 & 6

Editor’s Note: To view the report on the GO Train Expansion, visit www.oshawachamber.com

Dear Chamber,

Firstly, congratulations on your award night, it was excellent.

With regard to the Chambers position on the H.S.T., it is my understanding the main reason for support is to correct the anomalies in the manufac-turer’s tax. The Chamber’s support for the H.S.T. is based on getting rid of that ineffective tax which is effectively 2% of almost everything and replacing it with an 8% tax on absolutely everything.

Why doesn’t the Chamber simply suggest re-forming the tax system by getting rid of the manu-facturer’s tax - full stop?

It is proven in all jurisdictions that the lower the tax rate the higher the tax collection.

With a tax of 13% on every transaction the un-derground economy will thrive. And the bureau-cratic solution will be to spend huge amounts of money to try to police it. They may catch some of the low hanging fruit but miss the off shore move-ment on the big dollars, big companies avoidance methods.

I realize that criticism without complicity is an unfair critique but maybe the Chamber should set up a blue ribbon panel meeting on an AD Hoc basis to get pro or con advice before taking a position.

Yours truly,Robert HannPresident, Halloway Developments Limited

Editor’s Note: The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce has not taken a Board position on HST but has provided the opportunity for the business community to understand the Ontario Chamber of Commerce position as well as host a meeting with the Minister of Revenue for Ontario to get the viewpoint of the province. Visit www.oshawacham-ber.com for more information.


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Downtown Oshawa Welcomes New Chinese CuisineFamily and friends joined in on October 21st to officially open T&T Restaurant in downtown Oshawa located at 21 Simcoe St. N. Owner/Operators Tony and Sandy have shown pride of ownership in their location, renovating the entire restaurant and adorning the walls with authentic art from Beijing. Pictured left to right are Sandy, Mayor John Gray, Xiao, Hai Tao, Lee, Sandy’s father Lee, Ma and in the back row, Councillor Nester Pidwerbecki, Councillor John Neal and Lee.

Letters to the Editor Continued

Dear Chamber,

My name is Michael Marsella and I am the As-sistant Program Director at The Eastview Boys & Girls Club, Eastview Unit, in Oshawa. I wanted to take a few minutes of your time to say a very big thank you. Back in the spring, Jerry Ouel-lette received some Toronto Argonauts tickets for Wednesday June 17th from you. Mr. Ouellette then took six of those tickets and gave them to us here at the Boys & Girls Club which we then gave to six of our hard working volunteers and part-time staff of the summer and after school programs in a way of showing appreciation of all that they do for our club’s members aged 5 to 12 years old. I have the privilege of watching these individuals make a dif-ference in the lives of Oshawa’s young people, and it was so nice to be able to give them these tickets as a token of appreciation.

Best Regards,Michael Marsella, Assistant Program DirectorEastview Boys & Girls Club

Dear Friends of the Chamber,

Thank you so much for your kind donation to help our many animals in need. We purchased 2 acres of land at the end of June. It will be the fu-ture home of a 6000 square foot building with dog runs, cat rooms and small animal rooms, for our many animals in need! Because of support such as yours, we will turn this land into a corner of love, life and hope.

Sincerely,Karin MartensPresident, Humane Society of Durham Region

Dear Chamber,

Sargent Farms of Milton Ontario have been in the poultry business since 1943.

Halenda’s believe that Sargent’s has the finest poultry in the province and have been proudly sell-ing it in our four Durham location stores for over eleven years. The Meat Depot distributes Sargent’s chicken products throughout Ontario.

A representative from Sargent Farms was unable to be present at the 14th Annual Business Excel-lence Awards to celebrate with us and has kindly donated $900 to the Chamber.

Richard Halenda,Halenda’s Fine Food, The Meat Depot

Dear Chamber,

On behalf of the children and their family, please accept our sincere appreciation to you for your re-cent donation of Toronto Argonauts tickets.

With kind regards,Marilyn Taylor, Office ManagerSimcoe Hall Settlement House

Dear Chamber,

On behalf of the Bowmanville Zoo, we would like to thank the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce and the Awards Committee for choosing Bowman-ville Zoo as one of the Business Excellence recipi-ents.

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The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce (GOCC) achieved a significant win towards a nuclear energy strategy during the Annual General Meeting held October 3 – 4th in Victoria BC.

Over 250 delegates from cham-bers of commerce and boards of trade, from coast to coast to coast representing 175,000 businesses of all sizes, in all sectors of the econ-omy and in all regions, debated and referred the GOCC resolution to the Canadian Chamber Board of Directors to ensure that Canada has a Nuclear Energy Strategy included as part of the “Canadian Sustainable Energy Strategy” an-nounced at the Canadian Chamber Annual General Meeting.

GOCC concluded that for Can-ada to continue to play a leading role in the global nuclear industry, the key stakeholders in the nuclear manufacturing industry have a re-sponsibility to work with all levels of government in Canada to cre-ate a more favorable climate for

investment. The nuclear industry is in need of stable, predictable planning and regulatory regime to remain viable.

The recommendations support-ed by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce call upon the Federal Government in consultation with all stakeholders (i.e. business, edu-cation and labour) including the provinces and territories to ensure that Canada has a Nuclear Energy Strategy that will continue to pro-vide jobs, investment and eco-nomic strength for the Canadian economy in the coming decades.

“The Chamber realizes the re-surgence of nuclear provides a global opportunity for Canada and could provide thousands of highly skilled, well paying, long-term jobs. In these economic times, we need to uncover opportunities for Canada’s workforce”, explains Bob Malcolmson, CEO of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Com-merce. “It is investment in a fast growing business where Canada

can be a world leader competing effectively with others once we have demonstrated the technology. The Canadian government must fully understand the economic impact to the Canadian business sector that directly and indirectly relies on the nuclear industry to sustain their economy. The gov-ernment must also understand and address the impact any change will have on, manufacturing, job creation as well as the building, shipping, and the transportation industry.”

“To turn these opportunities into jobs, economic growth and se-curing a global leadership position for Canada, we must put in place a nuclear energy strategy,” com-mented Mr. Malcolmson.

Grand Opening Celebration In OshawaOshawa Shoe Outlet located at 461 Park Road South, Oshawa, held its Grand Opening on Thursday, October 8, 2009. They have a wide selection of shoes for the entire family at fantastic prices. Drop in and check out the deals and say hello. Pictured in the ribbon cutting ceremony from left to right are, Mohammad Chowdhury and Anam Chowdhury, owners of Oshawa Shoe Outlet with Mayor John Gray.

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Jory Sherman, left, and Darryl Sherman, right, accepted a framed print from UOIT President Dr. Ronald Bordessa during Wilson Furniture’s 75th Anniversary celebration.

Wilson Furniture furthered its legacy of giving and support for the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) on September 30th, when the downtown Oshawa business helped mark its 75th anniversary by announcing it will be supporting even more UOIT students in need.

Darryl Sherman, who is a third-generation owner of the downtown Oshawa family business, an-nounced the Sherman family has now met a previ-ous commitment to establish a $30,000 endowment for students in honour of his parents’, Helen and Bob Sherman, golden wedding anniversary and is increasing its commitment to $50,000. Each year the endowment benefits one student studying in the Fac-ulty of Business and Information Technology.

“We are very grateful for the ongoing generosity towards UOIT from Wilson Furniture and the Sher-man family,” said UOIT President Dr. Ronald Bord-essa, who visited the store to present the family with a framed photo in recognition of their ongoing sup-port. “Wilson Furniture is a venerable business insti-

tution in Oshawa and has been an important support-er of the university since before we even opened our doors. Their gifts have had a remarkable impact for a number of our students and through their endow-ment, will continue to do so well into the future.”

One of the first-ever donors to establish an en-dowment at UOIT, the Shermans reached the $30,000 goal two years earlier than anticipated. The total includes matching funds from the provincial government’s Ontario Trust for Student Support (OTSS) program.

Sherman said setting up the endowment for his parents’ 50th anniversary captured the importance the family has always placed on post-secondary edu-cation. In particular, he pointed to how beneficial it is for Oshawa youth to now have a nationally recog-nized university so close to home. He recalled that during his own high school days, a number of class-mates were not able to pursue a university education as they could not afford to travel and live outside of the region for their studies.

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The Durham Region Association of REALTORS® (DRAR) report-ed 378 sales in the first half of October ‘09, an increase of 27% from the 298 sales reported mid-month in October ‘08.

“The average selling price climbed 4% ($276,894) from the $265,631 recorded at the same time last year,” said Debbie Dawson, 2009 DRAR President. “As we make our way into the winter months Durham’s real estate market is still red hot. With sales climbing and total active listings down 39% (1,811) from the 2,969 recorded at the same time last year; the market has quickly turned in favour of the seller.” For more information, visit www.DurhamRealEstate.org.

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The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce held its quarterly Women in Business Luncheon on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at Fazio’s Restaurant with Joanne Burghardt of Metroland Media Group as keynote speaker and RBC Royal Bank as sponsor of this event. Janet Thursby of BMO Bank of Montreal was the lucky winner of the business card draw which was a ticket to the upcoming Power of Women. Pictured in this presentation from left to right are Deborah Robitaille of RBC Royal Bank, Janet Thursby of BMO Bank of Mon-treal, Joanne Burghardt of Metroland, Karen Roberts of RBC Royal Bank, Elizabeth Ludy of RBC Royal Bank and Heather Dunn of RBC Royal Bank.

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Happy Anniversary! Mexico Lindo 74 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa is celebrating its first year of business on Friday November 6th starting at 5:00 p.m and ending around 10:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to the anniversary party, with live music from the talented soul heart per-former Alfie Latanski. There will be great specials, great music and great friends. If you are interested in celebrating with them please call for a reservation at (289) 240-7722.

A new taste experience has come to town. Owner Sharon Jones has opened “Cocoa & Joe” at 44 Simcoe St. N. If you drop in for a cup of coffee, there’s a good chance you can get into a game of chess or backgammon ~ it’s the perfect place for a quick break!

The Gift House, located at 18 King St. E. Oshawa, has the Christ-mas room all set up and ready to inspire you! Drop in for the Christmas Open House on November 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and have a look at the decorations. We understand it’s a no tax day!

Big Party for Small Businesses on Friday December 11th. The Holi-day Inn is putting on a Christmas party to celebrate the season. If you are a small business and want to enjoy all the bells & tinsel of a Big Holiday party atmosphere, check it out. Call the Holiday Inn Oshawa for details 905-576-5101 ext. 6605.

Come and enjoy a Mexican treat and welcome Jesus and his son Damian to downtown Oshawa. Viva Burritos has opened its doors at 12 Centre Street North, where you can choose your favorites meat, veggies, spiciness and toppings. Viva provides eat in, take out, deliv-ery and they cater too!

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December 8 – The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce hosts its Christmas Wine and Cheese, Officers’ Mess – Ontario Regiment 5:00pm – 7:00pm. Table Top Displays are available. Please bring an unwrapped toy, non-perishable food item or toiletry item for local charities! For more information or to register, visit www.oshawachamber.com.

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“We’re still listening to music on an 8-track when the rest of the world has an iPod,” Wilkinson said. “We can’t attract investment and jobs in the 21st century with a tax system from the 1960s.”

In Nova Scotia, New Bruns-wick, and Newfoundland and Labrador, per capita investment rose by more than 11 per cent in the year following implementa-tion of a harmonized sales tax compared to other provinces and investment in machinery and equipment increased by over 12 per cent a year, the Minister re-ported.

Wilkinson criticized the PST and “layers of hidden taxes” that

boost the cost of an item. Com-panies which have been paying the PST will now get to keep the savings and if they want to remain competitive, will pass along their savings to customers, he said.

Further, the HST will be cheap-er to administer than current regu-lations and paperwork. On that note, Wilkinson addressed con-cerns about the fate of provincial Ministry of Revenue employees who work in Oshawa, Pickering and Ajax. Several federal gov-ernment departments and agen-cies are interested in their skills, including the Canada Revenue Agency and Canada Border Secu-rity Agency, he reported.

The Liberals promise to per-manently cut the small business corporate income tax rate from 5.5 to 4.5% next year, to eliminate the small business deduction sur-tax and capital tax, and to drop the general corporate income tax rate from 14 to 10 per cent by 2013.

But it will take time for sav-ings to filter down to consumers. “The first year will be difficult,” Wilkinson conceded. “We don’t want a consumer-led recession because of sticker shock, so there will be a lot of fiscal stimulus in the first year.”

The federal government will transfer $4.3 billion to the Mc-Guinty government, which will in

turn give families with less than $160,000 of net income a year three tax-free payments totaling $1,000. Single people with less than $80,000 net income a year would receive three tax-free pay-ments totaling $300.

Next year, the government will permanently reduce the personal income tax rate from 6.05 to 5.05 per cent on the first $36,848 of taxable income. The new Ontario Sales Tax Credit will provide up to $260 a year for each adult and child in low and middle-income families.

The HST will blend the 5% GST and 8% PST when it is im-plemented on July 1, 2010.

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Oshawa through this new agency. The money will be put towards Oshawa Municipal Airport im-provements, sidewalk rehabilita-tion throughout the city, better street lighting and new parking meters in the downtown, and the remediation of a downtown brownfield site at the corner of Bond and Mary Streets.

Despite challenges, Canada is faring better than many other countries thanks to a combina-tion of factors that include a sound economic policy, one of the world’s strong banking sys-tems and a highly-skilled work-force, Clement reported at the breakfast, held October 16 at Oc-taviens at the Best Western Dur-ham Hotel in Oshawa.

“In fact, there are real signs that we have taken the first steps on the road to recovery,” he said in his pep talk. The country’s national unemployment rate fell for the first time in nearly a year, adding more than 92,000 full-time jobs in September. Consum-er confidence has risen in seven of the last eight months and, ac-cording to the International Mon-

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“The building blocks are in place for recovery but as Prime Minister Harper recently noted, this recovery is fragile,” Clem-ent said. “That is why it is crucial that we continue to implement our Economic Action Plan and continue to stay on course.”

As part of the plan, the govern-ment has committed $200 billion for new and existing measures to support access to credit for Ca-nadian consumers, homebuyers and businesses. The government has also invested more than $5.1 billion in science and technol-ogy this year. “There is simply no doubt that Canada’s long-term economic competitiveness in all sectors depends on ideas, inno-vation and commercialization,” Clement said.

The Harper government has reformed the Competition Act. “More competition will bring better products at lower prices, more jobs and higher earnings. Competition builds stronger

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“Our reforms to the Invest-ment Canada Act make it easier to attract international invest-ment,” he continued. “The bot-tom line is that international investment makes our economy

more dynamic and better able to compete in world markets. It provides greater access to capi-tal and ideas, enabling Canadian companies to expand and im-prove. And it creates more jobs for Canadians.”

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Auto Industry Will Recover - Minister Touts Economic Action Plan

Tony Clement, Minister of Industry addressed business leaders at a break-fast hosted by the Durham Economic Prosperity Committee and took part in a question and answer session with participants where he highlighted how Canada’s Economic Action Plan is putting the economy on a solid road to recovery and ensuring the country’s prosperity. Pictured in the photo with Minister Clement is Dave Hare, President of the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce.

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Over the next several years, significant federal corporate tax rate reductions are scheduled to be phased-in. At the same time, the effective tax rate on eligible dividends is scheduled to increase. If you carry on business using a corporation and have income subject to the top corporate tax rate, these rate reductions will have a considerable impact on your owner-manager remuneration strategy. In this article, I will review the concept of “integration”, the upcoming tax rate changes and address the impact of these changes on your remuneration strategy.

Integration Basics

As an owner-manager, there are two main methods by which you can receive remuneration from your corporation. You could pay yourself a salary, which is generally a deductible expense for your corporation and is fully taxable to you. Or you could have the income taxed in your corporation, and then pay the after-tax income out to you as a shareholder as a taxable dividend. You could also pay yourself a mix of salaries

and dividends. Since dividends and salaries are subject to different tax consequences, there can be differences in the tax cost under each alternative. Any dividends received from your corporation are taxed at reduced personal tax rates, which take into account the fact that the income has already been taxed in your company. When you report dividends on your personal tax return, you first “gross-up” the dividend (to approximate the pre-tax corporate income out of which the dividend was paid) and you can claim a dividend tax credit to reduce your personal tax (which is intended to approximate the corporate tax that was paid by your company).

The Canadian tax rules are based on the concept of integration. A tax system is said to be integrated if the same amount of overall tax is paid when the income is earned indirectly through a corporation or directly by an individual. Integration, however, only works when corporate and personal tax rates are set at appropriate levels.

In the past, the concept of integration only worked for business income earned in a Canadian-controlled private corporation

(CCPC) that was eligible for the small business deduction (allowed on the first $500,000 of active business income earned by a CCPC). Income earned by CCPCs that was over the small business limit, or business income earned by another type of corporation (such as a public company), were subject to higher corporate tax rates. All dividends, however, were subject to the same personal tax rates and these personal rates were set at a level to ensure that integration worked for CCPCs. Therefore, dividends paid out of business income subject to the top corporate tax rates were under-integrated, resulting in some double taxation when these dividends were paid out.

This all changed in 2006 when the concept of “eligible dividends” was introduced. In very basic terms, an eligible dividend is a dividend paid after 2005 by a corporation from business income that was taxed at the top corporate rate. These dividends are subject to a different gross-up and tax credit that reduces the effective personal rate of tax on the dividend and addresses the under-integration problem associated with business income subject

to top corporate tax rates. The result is that there are now two distinct integration systems — one for “eligible” dividends paid out of business income subject to the top corporate tax rates and one for “ineligible” dividends paid out of corporate income taxed at small business rates. That said, our integration systems do not work perfectly — there can be a savings or a cost of having business income taxed in your corporation and then paid out as a dividend under both systems. And while the majority of the provinces and territories have made changes to how they tax both eligible and ineligible dividends, there are some jurisdictions where integration costs remain and must be taken into account in coming up with an appropriate owner-manager remuneration strategy.

Note, however, that if income is taxed at the corporate level and the payment of dividends is deferred into subsequent taxation years, a deferral of the personal tax on the dividends will be achieved. The advantage of this tax deferral is often more than enough to compensate for any integration cost that exists by having the business income taxed at the corporate level and must also be taken into account in coming up with an appropriate remuneration strategy.

Eligible Dividend Rate Changes and the Impact on Remuneration Planning

We are currently in a period of changing tax rates that is complicating owner-manager remuneration strategies. There will be significant reductions in the federal corporate tax rate on general business income over the next few years that will reduce the rate from 19% this year to 15% by 2012 (note

that many provinces are reducing their general corporate tax rate as well). At the same time, the personal tax rate on eligible dividends is being increased, to take into account the corporate tax rate reductions and to ensure that integration will still work on business income that is taxed at the top corporate tax rates. The top federal marginal tax rate on eligible dividends will increase from 14.55% this year to 19.29% by 2012. Details of these rate changes are provided in the table below.

As a result of the changes in the federal personal tax rate on eligible dividends and the reductions in the top federal corporate tax rate, over the next 4 years integration will generally work for business income taxed at the top corporate tax rate and paid out as an eligible dividend, but only if the dividend is paid in the same year. When the payment of an eligible dividend is being deferred to a subsequent year, integration will not work and there will be an integration cost, as the tax rate on eligible dividends is increasing.

As a result, it is very important over the next few years to take into account when eligible dividends are expected to be paid. In the next few years, if you are planning to pay an eligible dividend from your corporation, it may make sense to accelerate payment of that dividend a year or two in order to pay tax on the dividend at a lower tax rate. Note that there are other considerations that need to be taken into account

as well before making this decision — for example, you will need to assess the impact that accelerating the payment of a dividend will have on your personal tax instalments. If you have no plans to pay a dividend in the near future and you retain the income in the corporation for an adequate period of time, the deferral of personal tax on the dividend will more than likely outweigh the integration cost that may be caused by the increasing tax rate on eligible dividends.

With the scheduled changes to corporate tax rates and the taxation of eligible dividends, it is important to understand the impact these changes will have on your remuneration strategies. Consult your advisor to ensure that your remuneration planning makes sense for your situation.

Please contact me directly at 905-576-3430 ext. 211 to discuss any of the foregoing in more detail.

This material is general in nature and should not be relied upon to replace the requirement for specific professional advice.

This article is an excerpt from the Tax Factor 2009-03, a publication by BDO Dunwoody LLP © BDO Dunwoody 2009.

Submitted by Clyde Catton, B.B.A., C.A., Tax Partner, BDO Dunwoody LLP Chartered Accountants and Advisors, Oshawa Executive Centre.www.bdo.ca ASSURANCE | ACCOUNTING | TAXATION | ADVISORY SERVICES

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