Fall Federal Budget: Will Spending Be Cut?

Canada has historically presented an annual budget since Confederation in 1867, even through periods like World Wars and the Great Depression, but we have recently experienced the longest period without a full federal budget in our history. By the time the next one is brought down, expected in October 2025, it will have been 18 months since the controversial April 2024 budget which introduced the doomed capital gains inclusion rate hikes. What can we expect?

Albertans lead the country on spending money, based on a new survey on household spending released at the end of January by Statistics Canada.  The figures are indicative of tax and financial planning opportunities required by families at all ages.

The RRSP deadline for those making contributions to reduce their 2016 tax liability is fast approaching: midnight March 1.  It’s important to get this done on time as a good Plan A, but also, to do so in conjunction with a long term financial planning outlook, as an even more important go-forward plan.

You have another chance to answer our Canadian Trivia Question and win a free registration to Distinguished Advanced Conference (DAC), November 5-8 in Kelowna, British Columbia.

The headlines around the world have been intense and for some, disturbing, over the last several weeks as borders have closed and diversity, financial and judicial systems have been challenged by change.  What does the future hold for Canadian investors and their advisors as a result of this uncertainty? 

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Providing value to your clients: Andre Yong Tit Kow, DFA - Tax Services Specialist™, Ontario