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?

November Distinguished Advisor Workshop Year End Tax Planning Strategies: Investor, Owner/Manager Planning and Cross Border Taxation Knowledge Bureau knows that in an ever-evolving industry, it can be hard to keep up with the most current information. That's why we've done it for you - and you can update your knowledge all in one day!

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The recent financial crisis has caused a crisis of another kind for financial advisors, a loss of trust and credibility by millions of clients who are now looking for more qualified people to manage their succession and estate planning decision. 

Oct. 1 was National Seniors Day in Canada and the treatment of Canada's seniors is on the mind of Diana Juricevic, a member of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal and a speaker at this year's Distinguished Advisor Conference.

Knowledge Bureau Report readers do not dispute the value of education; it is the future - for our children and our country. And most agree that affordable post-secondary education is important if we are to have a world-class workforce and a vibrant economy. But not all agree Canada's overburdened taxpayer should bear the cost.

As part of its election platform, Quebec's Parti Quebecois promised to eliminate the $200-a-person health tax for 2012. Now, in an attempt to recoup lost revenue, the newly elected minority government has proposed a number of changes.