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.  

In 2013, you will be able to contribute an additional $500 to your Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), taking the annual contribution limit to $5,500.

Aging small and medium-sized business owners are ill prepared to transition their businesses and that oversight, says CIBC economist Benjamin Tal, could be costly — for business owners and for the economy.

Christmas has just gotten a lot easier in Canada, thanks to the Santas in the federal government.

If a company receives a “break fee” in a failed takeover attempt, that fee is income for tax purposes, not a capital gain or a non-taxable “windfall.”

If you are hiring, it is important that you hire the “right” person for the job and “competency models” can help you do that.

If you qualify for a rebate or refund under Ontario’s Retail Sales Tax (RST) the deadline for applications is fast approaching.