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Working Income Tax Benefit for the working poor

Assistance for Canadian residents who are poorer after taking a job

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
17:10

Analysis: lots missing from budget

No broad-based personal or corporate tax cuts; RRSP age increases too slim

By: James Langton
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
17:03

Public transit credit program expands

Electronic payment cards, consecutive weekly passes to be eligible

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:55

Ottawa proposes to eliminate “marriage penalty”

Increases spousal tax credit

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:50

Farmers and scientists to receive more than $1 billion each

But defence receives only $354 million in new spending

By: Catherine Harris
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:45

Income Tax Act to allow phased-in retirement

Additional pension benefits can be accrued while employee collects up to 60% of defined benefit pension

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:40

Federal government turns its focus to regulatory issues

Call for common regulator, free-trade in securities grows louder

By: James Langton
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:34

Mineral exploration tax credit extended

Extra year will encourage exploration and benefit flow-through share investors

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:30

Budget introduces equalization program

Ottawa to increase transfers to provinces by $3.1 billion in 2007

By: Catherine Harris
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:29

Tories continue spending ways

$12.7 billion earmarked for new spending compared to only $9.7 billion for tax cuts

By: Catherine Harris
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:25

Higher age limits for RRSPs, RPPs

Change to 71 from 69 will benefit clients and advisors

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:16

Ottawa boosts stock market policing program

Beleaguered IMETs to get senior expert advisor and $10-million increase

By: James Langton
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:15

Budget boosts funding for health care information technology

$400 million for technology to establish patient wait-times guarantees

By: Gord McIntosh
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
16:10

Budget introduces registered disability savings plan

Program modelled after RESPs

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:59

Ottawa gets tough on tax havens

Federal government relies on new rules, better enforcement

By: James Langton
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:50

Ottawa equalizes tax treatment of private and public donations

Eliminates capital gains on donations

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:48

Markets rebound on M&A news

TSX jumps 182 points, Dow gains 116

By: Rudy Mezzetta
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:45

Clarifying what qualifies as a stock exchange

Federal budget proposes to streamline qualification process

By: James Langton
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:45

Better disclosure proposed for PPNs

Rules would apply to notes sponsored by federally-regulated financial institutions

By: James Langton
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:41

Ottawa wants to facilitate emission trading

But federal budget provides few details of how it would help

By: James Langton
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:40

Ottawa revises RESP regime

Eliminates annual contribution limit and raises lifetime limit

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:35

Ottawa promotes purchase of fuel-efficient cars

Federal government also introduces green levy on gas guzzlers

By: Pablo Fuchs
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:30

Federal government focuses on knowledge economy

Budget increases funding for post secondary education

By: Gord McIntosh
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:30

Expanding the lifetime capital gains exemption

Budget proposes increasing the lifetime capital gains exemption to $750,000

By: Stewart Lewis
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
15:25

Canadians snap up foreign bonds in January

Maple bonds prove popular

By: IE Staff
March 19, 2007 March 19, 2007
13:40