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Tax filing season officially began just over three weeks ago, and according to the latest individual income tax return statistics for the 2026 tax-filing season, as of March 15 the Canada Revenue Agency has received 5.5 million returns , nearly all of which (96 per cent) were filed electronically. Of the returns processed by the […]
Let me tell you a story about a bad airline experience . Maybe you can relate directly as, unfortunately, I think many of you can. I won’t name the airline , but a few months ago, I was going on a four-day trip to Mexico with my son. As we approached the gates for a
Q. I am a single 61-year-old and my concern for my nest egg is simply maintaining the capital. I’m not optimistic about the world economies and wonder if Treasury bills or guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) are enough of an investment to simply keep my principal intact over the next few years. I make about $60,000
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Canadians continue to run into trouble with their tax-free savings accounts ( TFSAs ), as evidenced by the steady flow of e-mails I get from readers complaining about being charged overcontribution tax by the Canada Revenue Agency for situations often beyond their control. For example, just this week, a reader wrote to me about the
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Now that both of their children have started their careers, are married and purchased their first homes, Timothy,* 57, and Margaret, 53, are ready to retire. Ideally, they both want to leave the workforce in two years when Timothy can retire with his full defined-benefit pension after 30 years of work. “We’ve helped the kids
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I used to impose what my kids jokingly called the “Dad tax” when they were younger. If we went out for dinner and they ordered something that looked particularly appealing, I would demand a small sample as my tax for paying the bill. Over time, they figured out how to avoid the tax by ordering
Fifth anniversaries are traditionally celebrated with wood, but five years after mortgage rates hit an all-time low, some homeowners are probably wishing for stone, with a rate etched in it. About a million Canadians got the rate of a lifetime on a mortgage in 2021, but today find themselves married to homes that will cost
Tax season is in full swing, and we know you have questions. That’s why our expert tax columnist, CIBC’s Jamie Golombek , is answering Financial Post readers’ questions during this live chat, hosted by FP’s Larysa Harapyn. Leave your questions in the comments below (they won’t show up as we are moderating them) or email
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The mortgage renewal wave that has long loomed over pandemic buyers who purchased homes at rock-bottom rates may finally be coming to an end, according to a Wednesday report from Toronto-Dominion Bank. “Canadian households are approaching the turning point where the shock is behind them,” TD economist Maria Solovieva wrote in the report. “The hill
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By Brian Cox Women are more likely than men to be appointed to positions of trust for tasks such as administering estates and making important decisions on behalf of someone who has become incapacitated, but they’re often not named as a beneficiary in the related will , says a new study by Willful. Erin Bury,
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I was frustrated a number of years ago when I was leading our firm. We were very busy, we had too many “good ideas” and our capital — financial and human — was spread thin across too many projects. Output wasn’t matching effort. But our productivity improved almost immediately when we cut the noise and
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As you start to organize your tax slips, receipts and other tax information to begin preparing your 2025 personal tax return , you’ll want to ensure you have all the details of any foreign property you held last year. The prompt to report ownership of foreign property appears right on page two of the 2025
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Winter has a way of slowing our lives down, with tiresome shoveling, unexpected power outages and evenings spent curled up with a cup of tea or by the fire. Yet while the pace of daily life may ease, our spending rarely follows suit. Between online shopping, higher heating bills, warm-weather getaways, weekends on the slopes
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Ingrid* is stressed. She is 68, retired, and on her own since her husband died seven years ago. Her current income is just enough to cover expenses with “little left.” But she wants to undertake a major renovation of her home and make sure her portfolio is able to generate at least $80,000 after tax
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A client recently told me their mortgage was up for renewal in late January, and earlier that month — maybe four weeks before renewal — they received a mortgage renewal form from their bank, one of the Big Six . I was asked which term they should sign off on even though they didn’t like
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This week FP Video looks at how a flood of Chinese electric vehicles could be good news for Canadian car shoppers , what you need to know when filing your 2025 taxes , and what Mark Carney’s defence industrial strategy means for manufacturers and the Canadian economy. Chinese EVs good news for Canadian consumers, says
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Once defined solely by a critical lack of supply, Canada’s housing crisis now faces the compounding challenge of plummeting sales. Sales over the past year have dropped in major centres across the country, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), where the housing shortage remains most acute. Home sales in the GTA fell 11.2 per
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Kimberly Palmer writes for NerdWallet. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @kimberlypalmer. The article Answers to Your February Money Questions originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/finance/news/february-money-questions-answered #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome #finances #generationalwealth
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