As all families quickly find out, raising a child is a very expensive endeavour. While the total costs of childcare are debated, it’s agreed that these costs are steadily increasing. To help with these costs, the Canadian Government has introduced…
How the New Federal Budget Will Affect Your Finances
This year’s Federal budget is titled “Growing the Middle Class” and just like the recent Ontario budget, it focuses on stimulating low and medium-income Canadian households. This year, we see changes in personal income tax rates, increased child care benefits,…
The Secret on How Sales Tax Really Work
If you’re like most people you usually just grab your sales receipt, quickly look at it and then put it away. Even more rarely do we look at how much we’re paying in sales tax, because we always pay taxes…right?…
The 2015 Federal Budget and You
Well, the 2015 Federal budget was announced earlier this week and at 518 pages – it’s pretty dry. There’s a lot of content, but most of it doesn’t directly apply to the average person. However, this article will focus on…
How Toronto’s Budget Affects You!
The City of Toronto’s budget has been officially approved and as usual it’s controversial. The City has claimed that the budget will offer “significant investments in key strategic priorities for the City’s…