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?Corporate Tax Bootcamp
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CRA: Victim Surcharges to Be Doubled
Are you aware of the possibility of paying victim surcharges?
Financial System Review: Housing the Critical Focus
On June 13, the Bank of Canada released its Financial System Review (FSR)[1]. The major risks to the Canadian economy remain the uncertain global economic condition. However, the largest domestic source of risk to the stability of the Canadian Financial system is identified as the housing market.
Discussing Pre-nuptual Agreements Important
New Family Law Act in BC triggers wealth preservation considerations.
Evelyn Jacks: Living to 100 – Financial Literacy Matters More
I recently ran across an interesting article published in Knowledge@Wharton (December 9, 2009)[1]. It, in turn, references an article in the medical journal The Lancet, which states that children born since the year 2000 in developed countries will most likely live to be 100 and, in fact, that they will be healthier than elderly people in previous generations.
