Red Ink on the Prairies

A day after Quebec’s Finance Minister Eric Girard brought down a Budget featuring a $6.3 Billion deficit, Saskatchewan’s Finance Minister Jim Reiter tabled his government’s budget on March 19. Next up was Finance Minister Adrian Salas, who tabled the Manitoba Budget on March 24. The common thread: there’s lots of red ink on the Prairies. But that’s where the budget documents differ between Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Here’s the latest tax news and why it matters to the advice you give your clients.

If you’re able to join us in Kelowna on Sunday, November 5, you won’t want to miss our visit to the beautiful and unique Summerhill Pyramid Winery! It’s the largest certified organic vineyard in Canada and was named “Canadian Wine Producer of the Year” in 2009 by the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London, England.

Calling all newcomers, young up-and-comers, career-changers and passionate-for-learning-retirees! Summer is a great time to go back to school and pick up a new skill that will provide you with a new income stream and a new sense of pride.

Laramie Tan-Amit, has gained confidence in her role as a Professional Tax Practitioner and Bookkeeper

Happy 150th Birthday, Canada! We at Knowledge Bureau will be taking some time on this extra-special July 1 long weekend to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial, so just for fun, we thought we’d take a look at some financial highlights of the last 150 years.

The prescribed interest rates set by CRA for the third quarter of 2017, July to September, have followed recent trends: there are no changes for the period except for a new 4.47% rate on an election made by foreign corporations regarding PLOIs, Pertinent Loans Or Indebtedness.

On June 22, 2017, Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No 1 received Royal Assent and is now law.