According to The Presurfer, this fully automatic truck wash facility in Lloydminster, Canada is the world’s largest. More than 20,000 gallons of water are used for each wash. The wash in the video costs $140.
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On this day in 1840, Canadian businessman Henry Birks was born. In 1857, Birks was hired as a clerk at Savage and Lyman in Montreal, reputed to be the finest jeweller and watchmaker in the Province of Canada at that time. Although Birks eventually became a partner in the firm in 1868, the company’s later
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Reuters:` Canada plans to create a new class of visa that it hopes will attract high-tech and other entrepreneurs to immigrate to the country to start new companies, officials said on Tuesday. It has put a moratorium on issuing its existing entrepreneur visa, which only required an immigrant to hire one person for one year,
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Times Union: Canada’s business immigration program includes Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneur streams. The entrepreneur program was suspended in July, 2011 in advance of introduction of a revamped program. The new Entrepreneur program, though not final yet, is being conceived for “folks with the brilliant ideas that are going to generate sustainable jobs for a long
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EON: Backyard Inventors, a new TV series produced in association with W Network, is looking for everyday inventors who are ready to showcase their inventions to the world. On Backyard Inventors, one of the world’s leading inventors, Doug Hall, will show the innovators of Canada, with inventions he sees potential in, how to turn their
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We talk a lot about mompreneurs and the work they’re doing, but what about the dads? They are working hard to raise kids and a business, too! Like many women running home-based businesses, Houle wanted to keep working while his children were young, and to be able to control when, where and how much. Around
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If you thought the United States was the place to go if you want to work with video games, you are wrong. Government incentives in Quebec has drawn many of the game companies to move north. Companies ranging from Electronic Arts to Ubisoft have been drawn to the province as a result of a refundable
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Americans can name some of the great inventors from their history, but what about great Canadians who changed our lives? Canada Post is celebrating these innovators by placing them on a stamp. “This series shines a spotlight on the ‘Made in Canada’ leaps of science and creativity that have changed lives here in Canada and
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According to Leader-Post, a survey released last week shows that 70 college students in Canada have found work for the summer. However, the outlook hasn’t been as good for young entrepreneurs. Only one percent of the students actually started their own business. There are many deterrents for students entering the business world, including raising the
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Running a business while raising a family has quickly become the optimum choice for many mothers. When corporate life would leave limited time for family, mompreneurs are embracing flexibility. Recent statistics show an increase in the number of moms choosing this way of life. Statistics Canada estimates that women account for 80 per cent of
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