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MNP LLP
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National CPA · Tax · Advisory, MNP LLP
Canada’s third-largest accounting firm, with a real estate and construction practice.
MNP started in Brandon, Manitoba in 1958 and grew to 128 offices and more than 8,600 people across Canada. The downtown Vancouver office handles developer structures, GST/HST, and multi-entity tax at scale.
1958
Founded (Brandon, MB)
128
Offices across Canada
8,600+
People firm-wide
500+
Professionals in Vancouver
Meet MNP LLP
MNP LLP is a national accounting, tax, and business advisory firm. It traces its roots to a Brandon, Manitoba office that Ron Meyers took over in 1958, and grew through mergers into the third-largest professional services firm in Canada by headcount. As of September 2024 it had 128 offices and 8,676 people. The firm is headquartered in Calgary.
The downtown Vancouver office (Suite 2400, MNP Tower, 609 Granville Street) is home to over 500 professionals offering accounting, tax, and advisory services. It works with private companies, public companies, public-sector bodies, not-for-profits, and Indigenous communities across BC.
MNP runs a Real Estate and Construction practice that has worked with developers across Canada. The work covers accounting, tax planning, performance improvement, risk management, and digital advisory for developers, contractors, and commercial property owners.
For a multiplex project, the relevant piece is GST/HST. MNP advises on the self-supply rules that hit builders of long-term residential rental property, on recovering input tax credits during construction, and on the increased CRA audit activity around residential developments — the kind of detail that gets complicated once a project involves multiple entities or co-developers.
Credentials
Why work with MNP
01
A real estate and construction team, not a generalist
MNP has a named Real Estate and Construction practice with sub-groups for contractors and commercial owners. For a developer that means the file is handled by people who already know development accounting and the tax rules that apply to it.
02
GST/HST on residential rental is their lane
Building rental units triggers the self-supply rule — you owe GST/HST on the property’s fair market value when you lease it long-term. MNP advises on this, on claiming input tax credits during the build, and on the CRA’s real-property audit task force.
03
Scale for multi-entity structures
When a multiplex involves co-developers, holding companies, or several owners, the corporate structure and the tax filings stack up. A national firm with full assurance and tax depth can carry that load.
Frequently asked questions
Is MNP too big for a single multiplex project?
Can MNP handle the GST/HST on a build-to-rent multiplex?
Where is MNP’s Vancouver office?
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