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 your 2022 income tax and benefit return. In light of the recent forest fires and other...

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 Seattle-based Hiya, which aims to protect phone users from spam through its voice security platform...

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 position. These employees provide a range of services for the public. In the event of...

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. Canadians reported losing a record amount of money to fraud and cybercrime, but Crime Stoppers...

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 liaison officer, says there are many kinds of fraud. He says there are common frauds...