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Low Income Community Tax Clinic by LCC Media Foundation and Dexteritas Inc

    LCCMedia Foundation and Dexteritas Inc are pleased to announce that they will be launching a free tax clinic from the 15th of February 2022. From their work in the community, they observed a gap in financial services and literacy in low-income or modest income earners. There is a wide variety of people, newcomers,…

Canada Child Benefit | Canada.ca

  Ongoing Series from Canada.ca   The Canada child benefit, or CCB for short, is a tax-free monthly payment that helps with the cost of raising children. You may be eligible for the CCB if you live with a child and are responsible for that child’s daily activities and needs. Depending on your child’s age…

Do you have to file a return and Social insurance number (SIN)) | Canada.ca

  Do you have to file a return If you’ve only lived in Canada for part of the year, you may still have to do your taxes. There are certain situations when doing your taxes is mandatory. For example, if you have to pay tax, or if the CRA sent you a request to do…

Learn about Benefits and Credits for Newcomers | The Canadian Tax System

  This is a post from Canada.ca’s webinar for newcomers.   Make sure you check out all our blog posts on these topics: the Canadian tax system, some of the benefits and credits you could get, how to keep getting your payments, how to manage your tax and benefit affairs securely and protect yourself against…

Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) and the Canada Learning Bond

  What is an RESP? It is a savings account registered with the Government of Canada that earns interest tax-free AND has money from the government put into it for a child’s after high school education. Why do I need it? Every child in a low-income family in Canada can get up to $2,000 from…

Individual Tax Filing: All You Need To Know

  Filing your taxes every year is important to ensure you are receiving all the government benefits and subsidies you are eligible for. Even if you are not employed or do not have income, you still need to file your taxes. Our service is free and confidential. What is the process? Gather all your documents…