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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


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