Author: Clint Curtis

8 Small Business Tax Strategies to Reduce Income Tax in Canada Always Collect Receipts. Manage RRSP and TFSA Contributions. Maximize Your Noncapital Losses. Increase Charitable Tax Credits. Strategize Capital Cost Allowance. Split Your Income. Home-Based Business Deductions. Incorporate Your Business? How can a sole proprietor pay less taxes in Canada? Keep track of documentation and […]

The new coin will start to be seen in the public’s change starting in December 2022, the Royal Mint said, and will represent “the biggest change to UK coinage since decimalisation.” Will Canada change its money to King Charles? King Charles’ face will not be on it. Canadian coins. Canada is getting a brand new […]

2011. Beginning in 2011, the Bank of Canada introduced a new series of polymer banknotes. The $100 note was issued on 14 November 2011; the $50 was issued on 26 March 2012; the $20 banknote was issued on 7 November 2012, and the $10 and $5 denominations were issued on 7 November 2013. When did […]

Total annual production is expected to increase by an average of 3% until 2021, then slow to an average growth rate of 1% annually. Oil sands production is expected to reach 4.25 million b/d by 2035 from 2.9 million b/d in 2018 – a growth rate decline of 12% from last year’s forecast. How long […]

The Constitution Act of 1867 (formerly known as the British North America Act) established English and French as legislative and judicial languages in federal and Québec institutions. Why are both English and French official languages in Canada? The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms found within our Canadian Constitution established English and French as the […]

Lake Erie Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum, is one of two subspecies of the Common Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon (family Colubridae), found in Canada. Do snakes live in lakes? Though California was historically void of watersnakes, several of California’s native garter snakes (genus Thamnophis), commonly occupy the state’s aquatic habitats. Which part of Canada has snakes? Snakes: […]

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada provides advice and information for individuals about protecting personal information. We also enforce two federal privacy laws that set out the rules for how federal government institutions and certain businesses must handle personal information. Who or what oversees privacy law in Canada? About the Office of the […]

Churchill. From July to November, about a thousand migrate to Churchill, earning it the nickname the “polar bear capital of the world.” Here, the planet’s largest land carnivores spend the summer and await winter, when the bay freezes and they can perch on the ice and hunt for ringed seals. What country is 60% of […]

Bears are a common sight in Canada, home to 60% of the worlds entire bear population. How likely is a bear attack in Canada? There were only four fatal bear attacks in Ontario, Canada, in the last 100 years. The incidents are sporadic. How likely is a bear encounter? Bear attacks are rare; most bears […]

There are no alligator species that are native to Canada, so the only alligators in the country are the ones in captivity in zoos or aquariums. Can alligators survive in Canada? Alligators aren’t native to Canada, so police in Ontario have a true mystery on their hands after a dead one was found in a […]