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:

In Canada’s 150th year, Knowledge Bureau is pleased to put the spotlight on Canadian Financial Authors and celebrate Financial Advice at the Crossroads of Change at DAC Nov 5-8 in Kelowna.  This week:  Kimberly McLarty discusses: Re-Evaluating Business Resources: A Group Insurance Specialist May Be of Help.

How’s your luck? Try it out and get in on a chance to win a free registration to the Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC) in the spectacular wine country of BC. Come to Kelowna and think more clearly about this year’s theme: Financial Advice at the Crossroads of Change. Here’s April’s question:

Filing tax returns for unincorporated small businesses is in growing demand. Whether retirees are going back to market as consultants or Millennials are choosing to be their own boss, demographic changes are increasingly pointing to a shift from full-time employment to self-employment as a way to leverage time and money. For advisors, learning tax preparation for proprietors is a worthwhile investment.

My knowledge and comfort level have grown:  Denis Marcon, Master Financial Advisor™, Manitoba

“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.” Milton Berle

A new non-refundable credit is available on the 2016 tax return, which will help families who needed to spend money to make a home accessible to a disabled person.  It’s one of those credits for which you have to dig out receipts, however, but it’s worth up to $1500, and more if you double dip – which is possible and legal!