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Recent Publications

April 16, 2024 by Sean Grant-Young, Rosa Maria Iuliano, Myriam Lesieur, Joseph Belanger

2024 Federal Budget Commentary

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, today tabled her fourth budget ⁠–⁠ “Fairness for Every Generation.”

The following is a brief overview of the key tax measures.

March 28, 2024 by Sean Grant-Young

2024 Newfoundland and Labrador provincial budget tax highlights

On March 21, the Newfoundland and Labrador government released its 2024 budget. The following are highlights of the key tax measures.

March 28, 2023

2023 Federal Budget Commentary

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, today tabled her third budget – “A Made in Canada Plan” – which plans to build a stronger, more sustainable, and a more secure Canadian economy – for everyone.

May 2, 2022

2022 Ontario provincial budget tax highlights

On April 28, the Ontario government released their 2022 budget. The following are highlights of the key tax measures. Disclaimer: The tax proposals provided in the 2022 Ontario budget are subject to change depending on the results of the pending June 2, 2022 election.

January 19, 2022 by Kyle Martin

AgriStability changes: is it time to participate (again)?

With so many federal and provincial government support programs available in response to the pandemic, there’s a danger some farm businesses will overlook AgriStability. In March 2021, the Canadian federal and provincial governments announced changes to this program, improving income support for farm producers – and these opportunities should not be overlooked.

March 9, 2021 by John F. Oakey

Wage and rent support extended to June

The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) were legislated to be available until June 2021 with details of the program provided up to March 13. On March 3, the Department of Finance announced the details for the final three claim periods covering March 14 to June 5, 2021.

February 16, 2021 by John F. Oakey

New HASCAP guidelines

In the Fall Economic Statement, the federal government announced it would work with financial institutions to develop a financing program to help Canadian-based businesses that have been highly affected by the pandemic. The program, which was officially launched on Feb. 1, is called the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP). This program is available until June 30, 2021, and applications will be accepted at participating financial institutions. There are various businesses that are not eligible for the program, which are listed in the appendix.