All posts by: Nina Crawford

Due Dates and Payment Dates for Personal Income Tax in Canada

Understanding due dates and payment deadlines for Canadian personal income tax helps you avoid penalties and interest. Most individual tax returns are due by April 30 of the year following the tax year, but if you or your spouse/common-law partner... Read More

How to Update Your Name with the CRA

If your legal name has changed, you should update your information with the Canada Revenue Agency to avoid delays with tax returns, benefits, and CRA correspondence. Name changes may result from marriage, divorce, adoption, or a legal name change. Depending... Read More

Canada.ca – Deadline for self-employed individuals to file their 2022 income tax and benefit return – June 15

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is here to support you and your business in meeting your tax obligations. If you are a self-employed individual, or if your spouse or common-law partner is self-employed, you have until June 15, 2023, to file... Read More

GlobeandMail – Canadians targeted ‘more aggressively’ by fraud calls than Americans, study suggests

SAMMY HUDES – TORONTO THE CANADIAN PRESS – May 02, 2023 A new study suggests there’s been an uptick in phone scams in Canada, such as those involving federal agency impersonation or air duct cleaning. A report released Tuesday by... Read More

Service Canada Strike Service Disruption

The Government of Canada is committed to negotiating collective agreements that are fair for employees and reasonable for taxpayers. However, bargaining groups representing approximately 159,000 public servants may be in a legal strike position as early as mid-April. These employees... Read More

Canada Revenue Agency Strike Service Disruption

The Government of Canada is committed to negotiating collective agreements that are fair for employees and reasonable for taxpayers.  However, bargaining groups representing approximately 159,000 public servants, including the 39,000 represented employees of the Agency, are in a legal strike... Read More

Langley Advance Times – Fraud in Canada hit all-time-high in 2022

Mar. 28, 2023: More than half a billion dollars lost to scammers last year Fraud cost Canadians at least $530 million last year, a 40 per cent jump from 2021, according to a recent report by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.... Read More

PortageOnline.com – RCMP talks on fraud prevention month

by Shelby Proznick Sunday, Mar 19 2023 Although you should ensure you are looking out for fraud each month, we like to pay extra attention in March because it is Fraud Prevention Month.  Constable Larry Neufeld, Portage la Prairie RCMP media... Read More

RedDeer.ca – Red Deer RCMP help residents prevent fraud by offering annual free Shred Day

March is national Fraud Prevention Month and the Red Deer RCMP is encouraging residents to prevent fraud and identity theft by shredding confidential documents. From 12 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, Red Deer residents are invited to bring... Read More

Canada Revenue Agency – filling tax as a student

This video made by CRA will talk about the following topics: taxes and why we pay them what you need to know when starting your first job explain what is the underground economy go over what to expect when you... Read More