Current Events

The Government of Canada announced a financial benefit for post-secondary students, known now as the Canada Emergency Student Response Benefit (CESB).

As part of the Canadian government’s COVID-19 response, the deadline for individuals to file their taxes has been extended to June 1st, 2020. The deadline to pay your balance, which has historically been April 30th, has … Read More

6 million people have now applied for CERB after being temporarily laid off due to the spread of COVID-19. 90% of those people have now been processed. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit is propping up many … Read More

What support is available to Canadaian renters during the COVID-19 pandemic? We’ve collected some of the options you have available.

In the last federal election, the Liberal party made three big promises about housing: they would create a $125-million tax break for landlords, expanding the RRSP Home Buyer’s Program (HBP) and reviewing home affordability in this … Read More

Celebrating six years of educating Canadians about personal finance, the CPFC is a two-day conference for personal finance bloggers, journalists, and anyone who has a passion for learning more about money. This year, the conference theme … Read More

You don’t have to be a cannabis consumer to invest in Canada’s burgeoning cannabis industry. In fact, judging by the current flurry of activity in the weed stock market, many investors aren’t seasoned canna-connoisseurs in the … Read More

The 2018 federal budget didn’t have much to say about the Canadian housing market that we didn’t already know, but it did add some interesting initiatives to help vulnerable populations and create more rental housing. Where … Read More

In a move that comes as no surprise, Chase is pulling out of Canada. As of March 15, 2018, Chase will be closing all Amazon.ca Rewards Visa Card and Marriott Rewards Premier Visa Card accounts. The … Read More

Here’s what caught our eye this week: StatsCan compares living costs by province According to a Statistics Canada data release, Albertans spend more on food, shelter and transportation than all other nine provinces, allocating up to … Read More