Press releases

Grant Thornton LLP announced today that Winnipeg-based accounting and business advisory firm BCCA LLP will be joining Grant Thornton effective August 1, 2012.

Canada stands out amongst mature economies in anticipated merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity over the next three years according to research from the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR). The results from the 2012 report show that 42% of Canadian businesses surveyed said they plan to grow through acquisition.

Grant Thornton releases new white paper to help mining companies take a proactive approach to risk management

Grant Thornton LLP has been recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada for the fifth year in a row.

Grant Thornton International Ltd. announces the launch of a new global advertising campaign that will include print and digital media throughout Canada, the United States, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The new “Reason and Instinct” campaign aims to establish Grant Thornton's reputation as the business adviser who can help dynamic privately held businesses unlock their potential for growth. It has been created by Ogilvy Worldwide in London, England.

Grant Thornton is proud to be the Calgary site sponsor for the 2012 Walk so Kids Can Talk event being held on May 6, 2012 at 2 pm at the Eau Claire Market.

Business optimism increased over the last three months driven by improved revenue and demand prospects, according to the latest research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a quarterly survey of 3,000 businesses in 40 countries. However, despite the pick-up, businesses still remain less optimistic than they were this time last year, underscoring the fragile state of the global economic recovery.

Today, Canadian Finance Minister, the Honourable James M. Flaherty, presented the first budget of the Conservative majority government; his objective is to generate a $3.4 billion surplus as of 2015-2016.

The proportion of women holding senior management roles in Canada has declined from 28% in 2011 to 25% this year, while in Europe, the number is steadily increasing, according to the latest research from Grant Thornton. On a global basis, 21% of senior management roles are held by women—barely higher than the level in 2004. In Canada and around the world, only one in ten businesses has a female CEO, and 34% of businesses said their company had no women in senior management at all.

Want to know where Canada ranks in the global economic league table? Or who is the most generous aid donor? Or which country has the lowest divorce rate? The World in Figures contains a wealth of economic, socio-demographic, cultural and environmental statistics from The Economist and is now available as a free iPad app, thanks to a partnership between Grant Thornton International Ltd. and The Economist.