Author: Darrel Pratt

Canada’s carbon-tax history began in March 2007, when Alberta became North America’s first jurisdiction to legislate greenhouse gas reductions from large industrial emitters via a carbon levy. When did Trudeau implement the carbon tax? In the summer of 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government passed the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, dubbed the carbon tax, […]

Your Canada Pension Plan (CPP) retirement pension is considered income, and is therefore taxable. However, taxes are not automatically deducted from your monthly payments. Is the Canada pension taxable? Your CPP retirement pension counts as income and is taxable. Taxes aren’t automatically deducted. You can ask that federal income tax be deducted from your monthly […]

Generally, benefits that employers provide to their employees are taxable under section 6 of the Income Tax Act (ITA), unless specifically excluded in the ITA. The administrative policies of the CRA identify conditions under which some of these benefits may not be taxable. How much tax do you pay on benefits? Each of these tax-free […]

Here are some of Canada’s most unique ingredients, found in the country’s farmers’ markets the second they’re in season. Chokecherries. Fiddleheads. Mooseberries. Saskatoon berries. What ingredients come from Canada? Maple syrup, whisky, B.C. salmon, and a bounty of fresh fruit and seafood. Canadians are spoiled with a cornucopia of delicious ingredients and produce coming from […]

Mailing Medications Outside of Canada As a general rule, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not allow prescription medications to be mailed to the U.S. However, if an individual is there temporarily and needs to have their prescription medication sent, the following process should be followed: 1. Can prescription drugs be mailed to the […]

A family of 4 can live well on a 100k salary. But some other factors also affect whether it’s a good salary. Even though it’s above the national average salary, 100k might still not be a good salary in some areas, especially if it’s pretax. Is 100k a good salary in Canada for a family? […]

British Columbia. British Columbia is considered the best province for PhD in Biotechnology in Canada because it is home to one of the largest biotechnology sectors across Canada. Which biotechnology course is Best in Canada? University of Toronto. University of British Columbia. McGill University. University of Alberta. Western University. Dalhousie University. Laval University. Simon Fraser […]

Uber Eats offers food delivery driver alternatives in major cities across Canada, including Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, and Vancouver—plus hundreds of other cities, large and small, around the country. Does Uber Eats take cash in Canada? Yes, Uber Eats now allows users to pay cash for their orders. Is there Uber Eats in Ontario? Whether you […]

Only 500 cosmetic ingredients are banned in Canada vs. What ingredients are banned in Canada? American Foods Banned in Canada rBGH. Milk and all dairy products containing bovine growth hormone. Potassium Bromate. This addition can be found in pastries and bread. GMOs. Genetically modified products have not been dangerous for health yet. BHA & BHT. […]

In addition to specialist physicians and general practitioners, dentists, veterinarians, optom- etrists, chiropractors, pharmacists, dietitians and nutrition- ists, audiologists and speech-language pathologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, this group includes nurses—both registered and licensed Who are healthcare professionals in Canada? Health information management professionals. Medical laboratory technologists. Medical physicists. Medical radiation technologists. Midwives. Opticians. Optometrists. Paramedics. […]