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 […]
July 7, 2019
The most recent estimate issued by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is that close to half a million homes will be sold in Canada during […]
July 7, 2019
A generation ago, retirement was an event. Typically, an individual would leave the work force completely at age 65 and begin collecting Canada Pension Plan and […]
July 7, 2019
Sometime during the month of July several thousand Canadians will receive an unexpected, unfamiliar, and probably unwelcome piece of correspondence from the Canada Revenue Agency. That […]