Local in focus, national in scope MNP brings national industry expertise to businesses in northern British Columbia
Doug Tyce.
Andrew Adams.
Partnering with a local office of MNP LLP
Consulting on emerging themes such as
can give small- and mid-sized businesses
succession planning and human resource
access to the resources and expertise of a
issues, Tyce says with the aging population
national accounting and business consult-
and maturing of companies, many clients
ing firm.
are facing the challenges of transitioning
Working with the real estate and con-
their businesses to family members or em-
struction sector is a national priority for
ployees. And having an executive search
MNP and it includes both commercial and
team, MNP can assist local businesses find
residential development in all the major
qualified candidates which, Tyce says, has
subsectors of the industry, from real estate
been a challenge to clients in smaller mar-
development right through to trades.
kets.
With 20 offices across British Columbia,
Having the ability to consult with part-
including northern B.C. locations in Fort St.
ners throughout the province and share
John, Prince George, Terrace and Vander-
information and resources is making a big
hoof, MNP has local business advisors who
impact. “Many of our clients operate in dif-
have access to industry specialists and ser-
ferent corners of the province and through-
vices across Canada.
out Canada,” says Tyce. “We have offices
Offering services such as succession plan-
from coast to coast which means a partner
ning, indirect tax advice, cyber security, ex-
in Prince George can connect with a partner
ecutive search and corporate tax planning
anywhere our clients do business, whether
and restructuring, MNP professionals work
that’s in Fort St. John, Vancouver, Calgary
together to exchange ideas and advice that
or Halifax.”
help clients regardless of where they are located. “By connecting and sharing information, we are able to tap into the collective exper-
Michael Johnson.
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With MNP’s newest northern office in Terrace, B.C., construction and small business clients now have access to a larger range of services.
tise and experience of our professionals
“I have 650 partners across Canada, so
across the province and the country,” says
somebody within our firm will have dealt
Doug Tyce, B.C. leader for MNP’s Real Es-
with a circumstance one of our clients may
tate & Construction practice. “We share
be facing,” says Michael Johnson, partner at
information about the economy and issues
the Terrace office.
that impact the industry, and provide an un-
Johnson says issues such as cyber securi-
derstanding of what services and tools are
ty, data protection, succession planning and
available in order to help our clients in their
indirect tax are issues he sees occur more
industries.”
often in the construction industry. “Having
Northern Regional Construction Association