Government

Planning and Advice

CRA extends filing deadline

CRA is extending the tax deadline to May 5 because the agency accidentally told some tax preparers the wrong date.

By Staff |April 28, 2015

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Industry

Politics could shrink TFSA contribution room

Tell clients not to worry about the possibility of repaying part of their $10,000 TFSA contributions, say industry experts.

By Jessica Bruno |April 24, 2015

3 min read

Living Benefits

Lower car insurance rates coming for Ontarians

The Ontario government says auto insurers must give discounts to drivers who use winter tires.

By Staff |April 24, 2015

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Industry

Ontario reveals details of pension plan

Details of the independent corporation that would manage a provincial pension plan were in Ontario’s budget April 24.

By Staff |April 24, 2015

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Canada’s governments consistently miss spending and revenue targets

Canada's federal, provincial and territorial governments have regularly missed budget spending and revenue targets during the last decade, with spending overruns of $48 billion combined, says a report by the C.D. Howe Institute’s Colin Busby and William B.P. Robson.

By Staff |April 16, 2015

2 min read

Gov’t policies worsen income inequality: Former StatsCan chief

Income transfer programs are doing little to encourage social mobility and are in some cases trapping low-income Canadians behind low-income and welfare walls, according to a Macdonald-Laurier Institute report by former chief statistician of Canada Munir Sheikh.

By Staff |April 9, 2015

2 min read

Government

CRA extends filing deadline

Politics could shrink TFSA contribution room

Lower car insurance rates coming for Ontarians

Ontario reveals details of pension plan

Industry reactions to budget 2015

A big-picture look at budget 2015

Better days ahead for Ontario’s economy

Canada’s governments consistently miss spending and revenue targets

The Family Tax Cut could disappear

Gov’t policies worsen income inequality: Former StatsCan chief