Grant Thornton Feed: Mining Keep informed, subscribe to our feed and get our latest updates. 2011-11-16T12:00:00-05:00 Grant Thornton Canada http://www.grantthornton.ca Succeeding at succession: establishing your goals and objectives urn:uuid:-resources-insights-white_papers-GTI_Succession_goals_and_objectives_2011.pdf 2011-10-17T15:16:57-05:00 A Grant Thornton International white paper advising that a well-framed succession plan should include objectives that are aligned with your business strategies and goals—and then communicated to both your business and personal stakeholders. <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/white_papers/GTI_Succession_goals_and_objectives_2011.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a> The results are in—BC will revert back to the combined PST/GST system urn:uuid:-resources-insights-articles-BC_to_revert_back_to_the_PST_GST_August_2011.pdf 2011-08-26T15:49:22-05:00 On August 5, 2011, the last of the ballots were mailed in to determine the future of BC’s sales tax system. The results are now in. With a simple majority vote of 54.73% in favour of abolishing the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) and returning to the PST/GST system, the voters of BC have had their say. <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/articles/BC_to_revert_back_to_the_PST_GST_August_2011.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a> Bulletin de nouvelles sur les IFRS (Août 2011) urn:uuid:-resources-insights-accounting_standards_developments-Grant_Thornton_bulletin_IFRS_aout_2011.pdf 2011-08-23T10:17:37-05:00 Un bulletin d’information de Grant Thornton qui offre un résumé de certains développements concernant les Normes internationales d’information financière (IFRS) ainsi qu’un aperçu de certains sujets de l’heure et des commentaires <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/accounting_standards_developments/Grant_Thornton_bulletin_IFRS_aout_2011.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a> IFRS newsletter (August 2011) urn:uuid:-resources-insights-accounting_standards_developments-Grant_Thornton_IFRS_newsletter_August_2011.pdf 2011-08-23T10:14:48-05:00 A Grant Thornton newsletter that offers a summary of some developments in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) along with insights into topical issues and comments <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/accounting_standards_developments/Grant_Thornton_IFRS_newsletter_August_2011.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a> International Business Report 2011—Mining hot topic: government intervention urn:uuid:-resources-insights-reports-IBR_2011_mining_hot_topic_govt_intervention.pdf 2011-08-22T11:01:55-05:00 Mining: The mining sector faces an uncertain future. Increasing and unpredictable|,|government intervention across the globe is adding further complexity to a sector that is already heavily laden with risk. <a href="http://www.grantthornton.ca/resources/insights/reports/IBR_2011_mining_hot_topic_govt_intervention.pdf?jsmobile=0" >click to open PDF</a>