Best in the business

It was tough times for Canadian business. Plant closures and job losses were the stories of the day. Still, some companies were getting things right but they weren’t being recognized...

Profiles

The Panel

  • Jonathan Harris, executive editor and director of online, National Post, joined the newspaper in 2000. He began his career at Maclean's magazine and moved on to Canadian Business magazine in 1997.

  • Jacques Plante, Deloitte office managing partner for Quebec City and Quebec regions. Mr. Plante has more than 30 years of experience with a variety of companies. He advises owners and management on a variety of business issues.

  • Russ Robertson, a vice-chairman of Deloitte, works primarily in the financial services industry.

  • Ken Wong is one of Canada's most respected marketing professors. He has worked with the Strategic Planning Institute at Harvard University and the Conference Board of Canada.

  • Calvin A. Younger is a member of CIBC's commercial banking management team and is the executive responsible for the Ontario region, the Canadian Real Estate Division, the Leveraged Finance Group, Mid-Market Investment Banking and Global Banking and Trade Solutions.

FP 500

Royal flush

The FP500 has a new ruler: Royal Bank of Canada has knocked GM Canada out of the top slot. RBC chief Gord Nixon got there by figuring out...

The FP500 ranking

Financial Post Business's definitive ranking of Canada's largest 500 companies by revenue. Includes the Next 300 biggest companies.

Still smokin'

What do you get when you mix high energy costs, a soaring dollar and the threat of an economic downturn? If you guessed hard times, you...

Private party

Rampant mergers and acquisitions may be the story of the year, but it's the rise of private equity that's driving the plot

Booms, busts and aggro

Here's one thing you can be sure of: None of the companies on the FP500 sit still for long. Here, we present the stories of 10 companies...