December 14, 2019
For most Canadians, registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) don’t become top of mind until near the end of February, as the annual contribution deadline (which, for […]
December 14, 2019
While Canadians benefit from a publicly funded health care system, there are nonetheless a large, and increasing, number of medical expenses which are not covered by […]
December 14, 2019
Between now and the end of February 2020, Canadians will receive a variety of receipts for expenditures made during the 2019 taxation year. Some of those […]
November 14, 2019
To win elections, politicians need votes. And to run the election campaigns needed to garner those votes, those politicians need an organization, volunteers, and money — […]
November 14, 2019
Most Canadians expend a considerable amount of time and effort in order to put money aside for retirement. Especially in an era in which the majority […]
November 14, 2019
The start of fall marks a lot of things, among them a number of runs, walks and other similar events held to raise money for a […]
November 14, 2019
Planning for – or even thinking about – 2020 taxes when it’s not even December 2019 may seem more than a little premature. However, most Canadians […]
October 14, 2019
Tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs) have been around for a full decade now, having been introduced in 2009, and for most Canadians, a TFSA (along with a […]
October 14, 2019
In most cases, the need to seek out and obtain legal services (and to pay for them) is associated with life’s more unwelcome occurrences and experiences […]
October 14, 2019
As the baby boom generation ages, members of that generation must switch their focus from the accumulation of retirement savings to creating a structure which will […]
October 14, 2019
When parents separate and divorce, it is frequently the case that they are able to agree on an arrangement to share custody of their children. Such […]
September 14, 2019
Canadians are fortunate to benefit from a publicly funded health care system, in which most costs of care ranging from routine visits to a family doctor […]
September 14, 2019
By now, news of yet another data breach resulting in unauthorized access to personal information — especially financial information — has become so frequent as to […]
September 14, 2019
In this year’s Budget, the federal government announced the creation of a program — the First-time Home Buyers’ Incentive, or FTHBI, to provide assistance to individuals […]
September 14, 2019
The Canadian tax system is a “self-assessing system” which relies heavily on the voluntary co-operation of taxpayers. Canadians are expected (in fact, in most cases, required), […]
August 12, 2019
Raising children is expensive and, in recognition of that fact, the federal government has, for more than half a century, provided financial assistance to parents to […]
August 12, 2019
An increasing number of Canada’s baby boomers are moving into retirement with each passing year and, for most of those baby boomers, retirement looks a lot […]
August 12, 2019
While most Canadians turn their mind to taxes only in the spring when the annual return must be filed (and then only reluctantly), taxes are a […]
August 12, 2019
As the summer starts to wind down, both students returning to their colleges and universities and those just starting their post-secondary education must focus on the […]
July 7, 2019
In this year’s Budget, the federal government introduced a new program – the First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI), to help qualifying first-time home buyers get into […]