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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.

Husband Killed in Spousal Hostage Taking: Varied Will Structure Matters

Neufeld v. Dafoe BCSC 2016. The Supreme Court of British Columbia recently varied the Will of a deceased person to provide funds to a plaintiff, who insisted she was his common law partner. The facts were quite unusual: the plaintiff’s marriage ended after she was taken hostage by her husband during a police stand-off in which he was killed.

Tackling the Tax Return: Getting Started

It’s February and that means it’s officially tax season. If you are going to tackle filing your tax return yourself this year—and every Canadian should try to grasp this life skill at least once—you will want to know more about the basic elements of the T1 General Income Tax and Benefit Return.

Tax Tips: Help Newcomers to Canada With Unique Tax Filing Rules

According to Statistics Canada, 20.6% of Canada’s total population is foreign born. Between 2006 and 2011, 1.1 Million foreign-born people immigrated to Canada from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Understanding Proprietorships Key to Your Demographic

Unincorporated small business returns are increasingly in demand as an aging demographic moves from full-time employment to self-employment as a way to leverage time and money.

Money Matters Calendar 2016: Makes a Great Gift for Your Clients

The Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum is a coalition of organizations and individuals working together to promote lifelong financial education skills to Manitobans. Co-founded by Evelyn Jacks, President of Knowledge Bureau and the Manitoba Securities Commission, the goal is to improve financial literacy of Manitobans.

Life Purpose

“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” -Dale Carnegie
 
 
 
Knowledge Bureau Poll Question

Do you agree with the government’s plan to introduce the new Canada Groceries Essentials Benefit (CGEB)?

  • Yes
    38 votes
    29.69%
  • No
    90 votes
    70.31%