Tax

• Vancouver council votes to explore controversial empty storefront tax

  A majority of Vancouver city council voted Wednesday to ask the province to explore the measure, in an effort to target property speculators. 

  Economy

  Apr 27
  
• Vancouver mayor proposes hiking empty homes tax to 5%

  Vancouver's empty homes tax first took effect in 2017 at one per cent of a home's assessed value, was tripled to three per cent in the 2021 tax year.

  Politics

  Apr 13
  
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• Peel Region looks at possibly implementing vacant home tax

  The Region of Peel is looking at possibly implementing a vacant home tax and has launched an online survey to get insight from the public. 

  Economy

  Apr 13
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• Here’s what to know before filing your taxes in 2022

  When is the tax deadline? Is my COVID-19 benefit taxable? How much can I claim working from home? Find answers to these questions and more as tax season enters full swing.

  Money

  Apr 2
• Federal carbon tax increasing gas and grocery prices in Saskatchewan

  The federal carbon tax increased by 25 per cent in four provinces, including Saskatchewan. A national consumer group says inflation is at a 30-year high.

  Consumer

  Apr 1
• Ontario raises foreign homebuyer tax, makes it provincewide

  It had previously been set at 15 per cent and only applied in the densely populated Greater Golden Horseshoe region in southern Ontario.

  Canada

  Mar 29
• Saskatchewan businesses feeling another hit after expansion of provincial sales tax

  The additional PST comes on the heels of two difficult years in the hospitality and entertainment sectors and some say this is only going to make the recovery harder.

  Consumer

  Mar 24
• Toronto city council approves plan to implement vacant home tax

  City officials said the goal of the tax is not to collect revenue, but to create a disincentive for homeowners to keep their homes vacant and in turn increase the housing supply.

  Economy

  Jul 15, 2021
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• 130 countries back global minimum corporate tax of 15%

  French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called it ``the most important international tax agreement in a century.''

  World

  Jul 1, 2021
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• White Rock business facing 50% increase in commercial property tax

  A White Rock business that's been closed for 15 months due to the pandemic has been hit with a 50 per cent property tax hike, just as it's getting ready to re-open.

  Economy

  Jun 24, 2021