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School tax: What can you claim as a deduction on your annual income tax?

Post-secondary education is expensive, but you can cut the cost by taking advantage of these tax breaks.

School tax: What can you claim as a deduction on your annual income tax?
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Investing

How to buy bitcoin in Canada (and find out where, too)

Whether you choose to hold crypto in an ETF or directly, here are the basics.

How to buy bitcoin in Canada (and find out where, too)

Banking

Can challengers like EQ Bank and Wealthsimple take on the big banks?

Some smaller Canadian banks have made gains, but it’s a long road to higher market share.

Can challengers like EQ Bank and Wealthsimple take on the big banks?
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Crypto

What you should know about cryptocurrency tax in Canada

If you buy and sell bitcoin, ethereum or other digital coins, find out how cryptocurrency is taxed by the...

What you should know about cryptocurrency tax in Canada

Crypto

What is cryptocurrency?

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, ether and tether are digital assets. Learn how crypto works, plus the risks of crypto...

What is cryptocurrency?

Earn

Is it better to be an employee or self-employed?

Here’s a primer for Canadians on choosing between employment and self-employment for a new work arrangement.

Is it better to be an employee or self-employed?
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Real Estate

Buying a second home: How it works in Canada

Here’s what home owners and investors should know about the rules, financing options and tax implications of buying a...

Buying a second home: How it works in Canada
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Real Estate

How to use equity to buy a second home

We look at four common ways of financing the purchase of a second property using equity built up in...

How to use equity to buy a second home
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Real Estate

Second mortgages in Canada: What are the rules?

Interested in buying a second property? Familiarize yourself with the mortgage rules first to make sure it’s the right...

Second mortgages in Canada: What are the rules?