Pre-Budget Consultations Now Underway!

Pre-budget consultations are now underway for this fall’s Federal Budget and Canadians are invited to share their views with Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne through an online survey. Over the next several weeks, the Finance Minister and his team will meet with various stakeholder groups and review public submissions before finalizing the budget.

The 2015 Federal Budget introduced significant changes to Canadians’ finances.  The challenge now for most tax and financial professionals is deciphering these changes and putting them into action in a meaningful way for clients.

Knowledge Bureau is pleased to introduce Murray Leiter, who has recently updated the new edition of the Elements of Real Wealth Management course.

Tax breaks and economic incentives have been peppered throughout Canada’s pre-election budget document with savers, seniors and small business corporations emerging as big winners. 

Self-sufficiency in self-funding future retirements is clearly an issue and the big news coming out of this budget is the opportunity to do so.

How did the Pre-Election Budget help you? We've included several scenario's in this report to help you consider whether you were a winner. 

Michael and Jessica are a young couple living in their condo in Vancouver.  How will the budget affect them?