The decision to simplify the application form comes after the minister in charge was briefed about mounting concerns that eligibility rules and the application itself may be barriers for some “at-risk” families. Continue reading
A planned increase in the value of the Canada Child Benefit will miss just over one-fifth of Indigenous families living on reserves, part of the five per cent of families nationwide who don’t receive the monthly payments. Continue reading
The change means families with kids under the age of six could get up to an extra $143 for each child this year. Continue reading
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Students will be a key demographic during the election this fall, with some budget measures, specifically cuts to student loan interest rates, intended to drum up support. Continue reading
Last year, during the months of March and April, the SaskTel Pioneers CVITP clinic completed 5,075 income tax and benefit returns. Continue reading
A lot has happened since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office in 2015. Here’s how his government’s tax and benefits changes add up. Continue reading
As your kids head back to school, the Canada Revenue Agency is reminding parents that there’s ways to save money – in the form of tax rebates. Continue reading
Poverty advocates are urging Ottawa to go back to a policy which allowed non-permanent residents to receive a Canada Child Benefit. Continue reading
When Liberal MPs gather next week in Saskatoon for two days of meetings before Parliament’s fall sitting, they may well ask their leader what it is they should tell voters who will ask them what they’ve done with their first three years in office. Continue reading
Canada Child Benefit payments are becoming “more generous” thanks to the country’s strong economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Continue reading