The largest ever-recorded employment gain by Statistics Canada came from the 108,700 new jobs founded by Canadians last month; the largest percentage increases since August 2002. Statistics Canada found approximately 44,000 of those jobs was full-time in the private sector while the remaining 65,000 were part-time. Even though only half of the job gains in [...]
Just as Canadians were beginning to feel a little more relaxed about the recession, the government slaps two of our largest provinces with additional taxes. Yes, the Harmonized Sales Tax, or Harper’s Sales Tax as some are referring to it, has officially been introduced. Ontario and British Columbia residents have begun paying the HST on [...]
If you think you make too little money to be able to save, think again. Lots of studies show that it’s all about the attitude. One big reason many of us don’t save is that we’ve never really been taught to think about putting money in the bank-only spending it. Sometimes we’re just clued out [...]
The news about Greece’s debt problems has been making headlines for weeks now as that country’s financial problems spill over, affecting the rest of the European nations. Well today, there is news that another European country is experiencing similar financial woes. It was recently announced that during this first quarter, Spain is experiencing a a [...]
Care giving to an aged loved one is something many of us will have to deal with at some point before our own retirement. A recent study has shown that many Canadian baby boomers are nearing retirement and are finding themselves in a position of taking care of an aged parent or relative and are [...]
Hiccups in our financial world shouldn’t bring our proverbially house tumbling down. Too often, though, they do. And it’s only because we’ve fallen into some pretty bad habits that, when our finances encounter a rough spot, it wreaks havoc in our lives. Here are five financial missteps to avoid to help keep your financial house [...]
Many Canadians are entrusting their taxes to be filed electronically by software packages. With each new year, more and more of these software programs become available. It leaves many consumers wondering which ones are good in general, as well as which ones are good for them personally. In 2009, 56 per cent of the 26.6 [...]
How quickly the April 30 tax deadline comes around. With only a few days left to file, some last minute Canadians will be scrambling to find receipts, documents and a list of the 2009 tax credit changes. In the event you’ve not yet found such a list, here it is. These are the key tax [...]
Due to massive mismanagement and government corruption, Greece has found itself in a world of financial trouble, and no matter what they do, it does not seem they are going to be able to help themselves.
The federal government launched a Financial Literacy Task Force in the Ontario school system last June. It is aimed at their grade 4 to 12 students in hopes of teaching them how to avoid the financial debt Canadian’s are currently experiencing due to the Great Recession. It’s a life lesson many Canadian’s missed out on [...]