Halloween is celebrated in Canada on or around October 31. It is a day to mark the single night in the year when, according to old Celtic beliefs, spirits and the dead can cross over into the world of the living. Some people hold parties and children may trick-or-treat in their neighborhood.
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated in Canada on the second Monday of October since 1957. It was originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.
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Thanksgiving Day in Canada has been a holiday on the second Monday of October since 1957. It is a chance for people to give thanks for a good harvest and ...
New Mortgage Rules: It means more harder for first time home buyer.
Starting Oct 17, 2016 Federal Government imposing new mortgage rules to control hot real estate market, it will becomes more difficulty to get mortgage. New stress test will make it more “challenging” for homebuyers to qualify for a loan. Borrowers would be tested on their ability to pay their mortgage if rates were as high as the five-year posted mortgage rates among Canada’s largest banks. So monthly payment amount will be higher.
To take advantage of lower payment you must sign mortgage before Oct 17.
B.C. urges federal government crackdown on real estate tax cheats
Several critics are joining the B.C. government in urging Ottawa to crack down on tax cheaters and toughen existing rules, after a Globe and Mail investigation uncovered possible tax evasion and fraud by real estate speculators in Vancouver’s overpriced market.
The province’s Finance Minister called on the Canada Revenue Agency Saturday to “diligently” enforce the law, indicating he will pressure his federal counterpart, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, to make improvements.
On Sunday, Mr. Morneau’s office referred all questions to the Canada Revenue Agency. The Globe also asked to speak to the minister responsible for the CRA, Diane Lebouthillier, but she was not available
