New: Personal Support Workers Tax Credit Coming Soon

Personal support workers will receive billions in increased wages from federal/provincial governments in B.C., Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories.  Those workers in other provinces will now get a raise too, but they will have to wait until filing their 2026 returns in the spring of 2027 to cash in, according to an October 27 pre-budget announcement.  Here are the details:

There has never been a better time to register for your summertime learning! Register before September 15 to save on tuition.

It’s been a couple of months since we last ran our trivia contest for a chance to win attendance at the upcoming Distinguished Advisor Conference in Kelowna on November 5-8. So here is the question for August:

Back in June, we told you that our popular Distinguished Advisor Workshops (DAW) were being renamed to CE Summits to bring you even more expert ideas. In case you missed it, here's everything you need to know:

When commenting about the “Understanding Family Dynamics” course, David Bwamiki from Primerica said: “My objectives were met because the course presented real-life examples that I often encounter.”

A Special Knowledge Bureau Report: Buried at the height of summer holidays, the Finance Department has released a significantly complex and potentially punitive proposal to change the integration of the personal and corporate taxation system for private enterprises and provided a mere 75 days to provide feedback. 

The proposed changes to the taxation of private business income and equity, released on July 18, 2017, will affect the income paid to family members who are not actively engaged in the business, as well as limit their access to the Capital Gains Exemption.