Accounting & Tax Acquisitions in Canada

BDO Canada has acquired Oakville-based government grant advisory firm GrantMatch, integrating its 35-person team and proprietary software platform into BDO's Credits & Incentives practice. Financial terms were not disclosed; GrantMatch's managing partner Mike Janke will join BDO as a partner in tax as the practice is scaled across BDO's national operations.

KlariFi Bookkeeping & Tax has acquired X'Lance Bookkeeping Ltd., a British Columbia–based bookkeeping firm, to expand KlariFi's national footprint and broaden its fractional CFO and controllership offerings. X'Lance's founder Deborah Belden will remain with the business as Vice-President, Client Success, and Bradley Meadows has been named President of the Penticton location to oversee local operations.

Employer.com has acquired Bench Accounting, the bookkeeping and tax SaaS provider that recently suspended operations, in a deal intended to restore platform access and continuity for Bench customers. Employer.com said customers will retain their existing bookkeepers and platform access while Employer.com integrates Bench's bookkeeping capabilities into its workforce management and financial services offering.

Ryan, a global tax services and software provider, has acquired RTC Consulting, a Canadian SR&ED (scientific research and experimental development) tax consultancy founded in 1989. The acquisition expands Ryan’s SR&ED technical expertise and service offering in Canada; RTC founder Peter Kustec will join Ryan as a Principal in the firm’s SR&ED practice.

Ryan, the global tax services and software firm, acquired the assets of PS Johnson, a property tax consulting firm in Ontario. The deal brings senior PS Johnson professionals into Ryan as founder Phill Johnson retires and transitions clients, strengthening Ryan's Ontario property tax capabilities.

Ryan, a global tax services and software firm, acquired Burgess Cawley Sullivan (BCS), a Vancouver-based property tax consulting and real estate appraisal firm. The deal adds 33 property tax and appraisal professionals and expands Ryan's property tax capabilities and presence in Western Canada.