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Opportunity: Canadian Dollar Stabilizes, Somewhat

Things have started to turn around for the Canadian dollar in the second quarter of 2025. It hit a 22 year low in January of 2025. Investors and property owners, who have been swooning at the high burn rate in their travel plans and property maintenance abroad, may wish to consider recent more positive trends and consider some risk mitigation opportunities now that the dollar is stabilizing somewhat.  

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Knowledge Bureau Highlight: Dan Allen

Meet Dan Allen, Certified Financial Planner, Master Financial Advisor- Retirement Income Services Specialist

Canadians Doing Business In China can Now Use The Renminbi

Three important initiatives were announced by Finance Canada this week:  a US-dollar denominated global bond issue and second, more significantly the launch of North America’s first trading hub using Chinese currency, the renminbi or RMB, which is poised to take a leading position as a global trading currency, after the US Dollar and the Euro.

3 Million T1’s Received, 25 Million To Go

As of March 1, 2015 just over three million personal tax returns had been received by CRA and not surprisingly, only 13% of these returns were paper-filed – everything else was filed with CRA electronically. 

June Distinguished Advisor Workshop Agenda is Here

The agenda for the June Distunguished Advisor Workshop (DAW) is starting to fill up.... have you filled out your application form yet?

Surplus for Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Finance Minister Ken Krawetz brought forward the 2015-2016 budget for the province March 18 and as expected announced a surplus.
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Do you believe Canada’s tax system based, on self-assessment, has suffered under recent changes at CRA and by Finance Canada? If so, what is the one wish you have for tax reform?

  • Yes
    343 votes
    69.86%
  • No
    148 votes
    30.14%