Finance Canada Releases Draft Legislation January 29

February 27, 2026 is the last date to comment on a raft of draft legislation released at the end of January covering provisions from the November 4, 2025 Federal budget,  the Fall 2024 Economic Statement, amendments from Budget 2021 regarding Hybrid Mismatching Arrangements, technical changes to two investment tax credits, dating back to 2022 and 2023, as well as corporate changes regarding the Global Minimum Tax.  The key measures to note appear below:

CRA is asking tax preparers to get email addresses and direct deposit information for their clients this year, but the process of retrieving the Notice of Assessment is less than clear.

Everyone anticipates bad news on Friday the 13th, but on February 13th, 2015 Statistics Canada actually released some good news! 

Find out about this and more at the 2015 Distinguished Advisor Conference (DAC).

Substantial tax reform has recently changed the rules for post-death planning for high net worth families.

Recently retired?  There are many new provisions on the tax return that could apply to couples  for the first time, so filing early and with qualified professional help can be important. How you treat private pension income and Old Age Security benefits, for example, can have many positive tax outcomes.

Marlene Donaldson from Port Elgin, Ontario recently completed the T1 Professional Tax Preparation – Advanced course and believe her goals were met in taking the course.