Category: Canada

Sometimes the phone numbers appear to be legitimate. However, Service Canada and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre have confirmed these calls are fraudulent and that fraudsters are masking their phone number with legitimate government phone numbers in an effort to gain access to personal or financial information. Does Service Canada actually call you? In very rare […]

A Social Insurance Number will be valid until the end of the authorized stay in Canada, as determined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (e.g., your SIN will expire at the same time as your work permit). How long does SIN number expire? Your SIN must be valid. That means, it cannot be expired. If your […]

This act states that every car sold in Canada must be equipped with automatic and non-switchable daytime running lights. The one caveat here is that the Act doesn’t apply to vehicles manufactured or imported prior to 1989. Do you need headlights on during the day Canada? In North America, Canada was the first country to […]

1989. All cars manufactured since 1989 in Canada are required to have running lights, so it is rare to find a vehicle without them. The lights, which illluminate the headlights, aren’t for lighting up the road ahead but for increasing a car’s visibility to others during the day. Is it illegal to drive without daytime […]

Consequences of committing a financial crime When convicted of tax evasion: you must still pay the full amount of taxes owing, plus interest and any civil penalties assessed by the CRA. you may be fined up to 200% of the taxes evaded. you may be imposed a jail term of up to five years. What […]

On average, it takes 4 to 6 months to complete a simple divorce in Ontario, also known as an Uncontested Divorce in Ontario. However, if there are additional claims other than divorce, such as custody, support or division of property, then it could take several months or years to complete. How long does it take […]

After some legislative tinkering, Parliament eventually passed a law banning public executions. An order-in-council from early 1870 reiterated the position: all future hangings would be held inside prison buildings or compounds. Nicholas Melady became the last prisoner to be publicly executed in Canada. When was Canada’s last public execution? The last person sentenced to death […]

Yes. Canada Post and its workers are covered by the CHRA and its pay equity provision. Is Canada Post part of Service Canada? As of 2004, nearly 843,000 rural Canadian customers received residential mail delivery services. Canada Post operates as a group of companies called The Canada Post Group. It employs approximately 64,000 full and […]

Your notice of assessment (NOA) is an evaluation of your tax return that the Canada Revenue Agency sends you every year after you file your tax return. Your NOA includes the date we checked your tax return, and the details about how much you may owe, or get as a refund or credit. Do you […]

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA; French: Agence du revenu du Canada; ARC) is the revenue service of the Canadian federal government, and most provincial and territorial governments. The CRA collects taxes, administers tax law and policy, and delivers benefit programs and tax credits. Is it CRA or Revenue Canada? The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administers […]