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Canadian credit and debit spending up 5%: report

This quarter marks the highest 2017 quarterly year-over-year growth.

By Staff |October 19, 2017

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Canadians will spend $1,507 this holiday season Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Canadians will spend $1,507 this holiday season

The majority of spending will be focused on travel and gifts.

By Staff |October 12, 2017

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B.C. budget hikes tax on rich

British Columbia’s minority New Democrat government says it is starting to build the province all residents want, tabling a budget update that promises to hire 3,500 teachers and build rental units and homes for the homeless — while hiking taxes at the top end. The budget includes tax measures that lowers the corporate income tax […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |September 12, 2017

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Industry

Why clients shouldn’t pay kids’ tuition

If your clients are the parents of post-secondary students, you can now reassure them that the kids benefit when they pay tuition themselves. That’s because an RBC survey finds that students who receive less than 25% of their school funding from parents feel more confident making financial decisions and are more likely to make and […]

By Staff |August 16, 2017

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