Happy New Year! A new year is a new start. If you’ve faced some financial challenges last year, now is a good time to take some steps to rebuild your credit score and manage your debt. A series of small changes are all you need to bring your...
There is no denying that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) helped many Canadians – over 8.5 million individuals to be specific. To get the money into the hands of the Canadians who needed it, the government processed applications as...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Canadians have lost their jobs or are receiving reduced income. But while incomes have declined, debt payments haven’t necessarily done the same. Some lenders offered loan deferrals, but it’s important to...
The new Canadian income tax filing deadline is coming up soon — on June 1, 2020. Is your return ready to file? Due to COVID-19, the income tax filing deadline was moved from the usual April 30 to June 1. If you owe, the deadline to pay has...
Canadian insolvency statistics — the number of people who file for bankruptcy or for consumer proposal in a month or year — give us a good insight into the state of consumer and business debt in our country. The March 2020 insolvency numbers...
With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing, many debts have been deferred or suspended. For instance, Canada’s big banks have been offering mortgage deferrals on a case-by-case basis. The Government of Canada has temporarily suspended federal student...
Normally, at this time of year, we would be reminding Canadians to have their income taxes filed by April 30. However, 2020 is a very different year — with a very different income tax deadline. Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
Over the past month, the Bank of Canada interest rate has dropped to the lowest it has been since July of 2017 — 0.25%. Is this a good thing? A negative? And what does it mean for your finances — especially during the novel coronavirus...
In the past, before the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) people might have gone to see a financial consultant in person for debt help or otherwise, but with social distancing in effect, that is not advised right now unless absolutely essential...
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