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February 19, 2026 - Eric Saumure writes in Le Devoir on why Montreal should serve as Canada's first pilot city for open finance designed around SMEs. Drawing on Montreal's concentration of fintech activity and Quebec's documented productivity gap, he argues that Canada's 2026 open banking framework must expand beyond bank data to include invoices, accounts receivable, insurance, and investment data. He calls on banks, fintechs, regulators, and business associations to collaborate on a Montreal-based pilot that would give small businesses faster credit decisions, real competition between lenders, and financial products tailored to their actual risk profiles.
February 15, 2026 - Eric Saumure and Albert Park, Senior Tax Manager at Zenbooks, write in Canadian Accountant on why Canada's GST/HST small-supplier threshold, unchanged since the early 1990s, needs to be raised and indexed to inflation. They argue that decades of inaction have eroded the threshold's real value, pulling micro-enterprises into mandatory compliance obligations before they are operationally ready. Drawing on international comparisons and practitioner experience, they call for a modernized threshold in the $50,000 to $60,000 range that restores the original policy intent of protecting the smallest businesses from disproportionate administrative burden.
December 24, 2025 - Eric Saumure and Colin Robinson write in Le Droit on how federal public service cuts in the Ottawa-Gatineau region create a significant opportunity for local SMEs. They argue that as government contracts and spending shift, small businesses that prepare now, by strengthening their financial systems and advisory relationships, will be best positioned to capture new demand and fill gaps left by a leaner public sector.
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December 17, 2025 – Eric Saumure and Jessica Wong write in the Toronto Star on why Canada’s debate over return to office policies must reflect how work has already changed. Drawing on national labour data and their experience building distributed professional services teams, they argue that productivity, retention, and competitiveness for businesses depend more on management maturity than physical presence. The piece explores how rigid return to office mandates risk limiting access to talent across Canada’s diverse geography and urges policymakers and employers to adopt flexible, evidence based workforce models that align with modern economic realities.
December 5, 2025 — Eric Saumure writes for Policy Options (IRPP) on why Canada must move beyond open banking toward a full open finance roadmap. He explains how expanding secure data-sharing to mortgages, insurance, investments, and small-business credit would strengthen competition, improve affordability, and reduce administrative burdens for Canadians. Drawing on international models and his experience advising entrepreneurs, Saumure outlines the core principles policymakers should adopt as Canada enters its next phase of financial data reform.
August 28, 2025 — Eric Saumure argues that Canada’s open banking rollout in 2026 must include small-business accounts from day one. Excluding SMEs, he warns, would delay adoption, competition, and productivity gains the economy urgently needs. Saumure highlights international examples where open banking has cut administrative burdens, sped up lending, and reduced fees for entrepreneurs. With small firms generating half of Canada’s GDP and employing 90 percent of the private sector workforce, he urges the government to prioritize SMEs in phase one of implementation, ensuring they benefit from faster payments, fairer access to credit, and reduced paperwork. (PDF Version(No paywall))
August 11, 2025 – BetaKit profiled Zenbooks co-founder Eric Saumure and the launch of OpenSME, a volunteer campaign to ensure Canada’s open banking rollout benefits small businesses. The piece highlights OpenSME’s policy asks (clear deadlines, inclusion of business accounts, SME education funding), early support from fintech partners Xero and Dext, and Saumure’s journey from accountant to advocate.
July 11, 2025 – Ottawa Business Journal writes a 1090 word profile about Zenbooks' Eric Saumure's decision to turn down a once in a lifetime opportunity to be Mark Carney's CFO for his leadership campaign. Elaborating on his preference for small business owners and advocacy work for SMEs.
April 25, 2023 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks Interviewed by CTV National News about a petition started by Zenbooks on Change.org requesting an extension to the personal tax deadline amid strike action by CRA employees.
April 27, 2023 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks Interviewed by CTV about a petition started by Zenbooks on Change.org requesting an extension to the personal tax deadline amid strike action by CRA employees.
April 25, 2023 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks Interviewed by CBC about a petition started by Zenbooks on Change.org requesting an extension to the personal tax deadline amid strike action by CRA employees.
April 25, 2023 – Daily Hive writes about Zenbooks’ petition to extend the personal tax deadline for individuals in Canada, amid strike action by CRA employees.
March 31, 2023 – Albert Park, MTax, CPA, CA, Tax Manager, Zenbooks wrote a detailed article about the impacts of the 2023 Canadian Federal Budget on small business owners in Canada for the Wagepoint blog.
March 29, 2023 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks is interviewed by Sam Laprade to discuss the impacts of tax changes to Canadians.
June 15, 2022 – Zenbooks Smallbiz Awards winners fueled by creativity, commitment to sustainability.
June 2, 2021 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks is interviewed by Sam Laprade to discuss the impacts of government deadlines on small business owners.
June 14, 2017 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks discusses impacts of interest rates on home buyers on CTV National News.
October 5, 2017 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks discusses a charitable event he’s involved in with CTV News Ottawa.
May 11, 2022 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks is a special guest to discusses with Jarrod Goldsmith hard-hitting honest entrepreneur wisdom to grow YOUR small business.
February 3, 2023 – Zenbooks is listed 4th in the Top 30 Best Cloud Bookkeeping Services in Canada for 2022.
May 20, 2021 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks writes an article explaining the 2021 Canadian Federal Budget to small business owners.
July 24, 2019 – Zenbooks is interviewed for a article, by Approval Max as a leading cloud accounting firm helping clients automate their accounts payable.
August 5, 2021 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks writes an article explaining the Canada Recovery Hiring Program (CRHP) to small business owners.
February 11, 2021 – Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, Principal, Zenbooks is a special guest on the Coffee Gals Podcast helping small coffee shop owners start their own coffee shop.
December 5, 2022 – Zenbooks is recognized as a top 100 Wagepoint Growth Partners of 2022.
May 18, 2021 – The Zenbooks SmallBiz Awards are discussed in their article from Apt613.Nominate indies for the first Smallbiz Awards of Ottawa—deadline May 21
January 9, 2019 – Zenbooks is recognized as a Top 50 Cloud Accounting firm in 2018 in North America, by HubDoc.
February 12, 2019 – Zenbooks and it’s client Somerset Health and Wellness was featured explaining the challenges and benefits they’ve faced implementing the new HubDoc technology.
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