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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?

Minimum Wage Trends in Canada

According to Finance Canada, more than 1.2 million net new jobs have been created in Canada since the depths of the recession—one of the strongest job creation records in the G-7. 

Happy News for Lawyers and Expert Witnesses

As a financial professional, you may be called upon from time to time to act as an expert witness in a legal case.

Author Feature: Jenifer Bartman

Knowledge Bureau is pleased to announce the publication of a new edition of its certificate course  Advising Family Business, with substantive additions and commentary by Jenifer Bartman, CA, CMC. 

Brush Up on Claiming Medical Expenses

Claiming medical expenses can itself be painful: There are so many receipts and tiny numbers involved with making the claim!

Knowledge Bureau Designate Highlight: Audrey Beck

Audrey Beck, MFA - Business Service Specialist.

Federal Budget Set for April 21

The cat is out of the bag! The federal budget date has been set and the big question is whether the contribution limit for Tax Free Savings Accounts will double to $11,000. 
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

On September 2, Finance Minister Champagne mandated CRA to implement a 100-day plan to “strengthen services, improve access, and reduce delays.” That’s by December 11, 2025. Do you believe this approach will help?

  • Yes
    7 votes
    26.92%
  • No
    19 votes
    73.08%