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2016 Federal Budget for Families
March 23rd, 2016 by Gemma Brown
On March 22, 2016, the Minister of Finance introduced the Liberal Government’s first Federal Budget. Below are some examples of how the new proposed budget might affect you and your family. Canada Child Benefit: The Budget proposes to eliminate the current Canadian Child Tax Benefit program and the Universal Child Care Benefit, in favor of a new Canada Child Benefit program, that will be received… Read More »
The Garage Keepers’ Act and the Rights of the Mechanic
February 24th, 2016 by Grant M. Driedger
The Garage Keepers Act (“the Act”) is legislation that allows a mechanic or shopkeeper to hold any vehicle they have worked on as security for unpaid accounts. A “Garage Keeper” is a person who keeps a place of business for the housing, storage or repair of a motor vehicle or farm vehicle and who receives compensation for that housing, storage or repair. A Garage Keeper… Read More »
First Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit
February 12th, 2016 by Robert Smith
The First Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit (HBTC) was implemented in the 2009 Federal budget. HBTC allows for first time home buyers to save up to $750 in federal tax relief. That amount comes from a non-refundable tax credit based on an amount of $5,000, the credit for a taxation year will be calculated by reference to the lowest personal income tax rate for the… Read More »
Travel Consents
January 18th, 2016
If your children are travelling abroad alone, with only one parent/guardian, with friends or relatives or with a group you may wish to prepare a travel consent. While there is nothing that can guarantee you will not have problems with crossing borders into another country a properly prepared and notarized travel consent is your best preparation to ensure things go as smoothly as possible, wherever you’re… Read More »
INTESTACY INVOLVING STEP-CHILDREN
January 4th, 2016 by Grant M. Driedger
As lawyers we live by Murphy’s Law, which says that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”. That mentality leads us to try to find and minimize potential risks for our clients. A recent decision from the Alberta Court of Appeal, Peters v. Peters Estate, articulated another possible risk of not having a will. In 2013, Mrs. Peters passed away without a will. She… Read More »
