New Tax Changes for Caregivers: Alberta Budget

Alberta Finance Minister Nater Horner delivered his second consecutive deficit budget on February 26. The deficit is large at $9.4 billion, which the government attributes largely to declining oil revenues. The document is called Fiscal Plan 2026-2029 meaning that this is a three-year fiscal pan, rather than the typical one-year projection.

Our new Executive Business Builders Network features some of the best entrepreneurial minds in the financial services industry. As we band together to future-proof this industry and our careers through discussion, we’d also like your feedback.

The Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike this month and the increase of prime rates by the big banks have made effective debt management even more important for Canadians.

Ottawa-based financial professional Marc Ouellet has this to say about Knowledge Bureau’s Advanced Tax-Efficient Retirement Income Planning course

Finance Canada’s controversial proposals on the taxation of private corporations, which require comments on the changes by October 2, will potentially affect businesspeople of all income levels, from all walks of life, who serve and employ Canadians in their hometowns across Canada. However, they will also affect families and, in particular, women.

Three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadian post-secondary students believe they will need to supplement their schooling with more training after graduation, despite already spending on average $14,000 each year and expecting to owe $30,000 in debt by the time they complete their current program.

Advisors, inform your clients that they may receive letters from their financial institutions that they need to respond to, and it’s not a phishing scam.