How to claim your carbon tax refund from the Canadian government
The cost of filling up your car and heating your home goes up today in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick. But because of the Climate Action [...]
Money Matters
Tax Matters: First-Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit
Did you know that as a first-time home buyer you can claim $5,000 for the purchase of a qualifying home and if you did not live in another home owned by you or your [...]
Are you a tenant in Ontario? Some renting basics for you
More and more Ontarians, particularly new comers, are prompted to rent housing as costs of home ownership becomes increasingly unaffordable. Your rights as a tenant As a [...]
Owning a condo: what you need to know
By Terry Mutuku Are you a new comer, first time home buyer or just curious about owning a condo apartment? There are a number of basic things you should know about condos: [...]
Half of working Canadians living paycheque to paycheque, says survey
The Canadian Press ~~~~~ A new poll suggests that about half of working Canadians would be hard-pressed to meet their financial obligations if their paycheque was delayed [...]
Walmart Canada to stop accepting Visa cards
Walmart says it intends to join the list of retailers in Canada that don’t accept Visa cards, citing high fees for transactions. All credit cards charge fees to [...]
Bank of Canada concerned home buyer expectations may be driving up prices
The Bank of Canada is concerned that the acceleration in housing prices in Toronto and Vancouver may be partly due to purchases based solely on the expectation that prices [...]
Tax bills to edge lower for millions of Canadians in 2016
The majority of Canadians will wake Jan. 1 to a new year and a lower tax bill. With the Liberals’ promised re-jigging of income tax rates coming into effect on Friday, [...]
Minimum wage rises in 5 provinces today
Thousands of workers in five provinces across Canada get a raise on Thursday. Effective Oct. 1, the minimum wage goes up in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and [...]
Canadian East Africans urged to invest back home
By Esther “Essie” Wambui >>>>> Diplomatic representatives from the five East African countries that also form the East African Community [EAC] met [...]