Unless gambling forms the main part of your income, you’re free to win at the roulette tables and pay nothing in tax. Gaming Revenue The tax rate for Ontario online casinos and sportsbooks is being set at 20%. That’s higher than some of the rates down south in the US. However, ...
This year’s budget proposes to merge the existing four separate basic rates of tax that apply to wine sold in off-site winery retail stores into one rate. Effective July 1, 2023, a 12% basic tax will apply to wine and wine coolers sold in off-site winery retail stores. This change i...
“leverage” city support for more fed and provincial aid and private donors which will be “critical” to its success. Without it, the city could “reduce and or eliminate” homeless help. Meanwhile, a private consultant has evaluated H4, recommending strengthening services and even renaming it...
Land transfer tax (provincial and municipal) GST/HST rebate Municipal levies If you are interested in either buying or selling a pre-construction condo assignment, working with a realtor who is experienced in finding, negotiating and drawing up an offer for these types of sales can be invaluable...
The provincial government is proposing a new Ontario Jobs Training Tax Credit to provide up to $2,000 per recipient to cover 50% of eligible expenses for training and skills development. This will cost $260 million and support 230,000 people in 2021. The Ontario government is investing an ad...
2023 is a good year for the Canadian economy. Inflation is declining, GDP is growing, and unemployment rates are low. However, the inflation rate is still above the central bank target of 2%. Regarding real estate, Canada, and other developed markets, cannot compete with emerging markets (EMs...
Child poverty rates in recessions Full size image The data were measured using Statistics Canada’s after-tax low-income cut-off (LICO), and shows the impact of the OPRS on child poverty reduction, in contrast to the previous recessions, when there was no poverty reduction strategy. As the...
Rising Caesarean Section Rates in Ontario: Provincial Priorities and Patient OutcomesMeanwhile, the rising rate of caesarean sections has gained attention from the Canadian media. Recently, the Globe and Mail published an article revealing that children bornvia caesarean section lack exposure to crucial ...
A policy sociology approach is taken to examine the connections between neo-liberalism, post-secondary provincial education (PSE) policy in Canada and the impact of those policies. Our thesis regarding the broad political economy of PSE is that over the last two decades the adoption of this ideol...
The Ontario government's plans to broaden alcohol sales to privately operated stores in the province could lead to higher consumption rates and related harms, write commentary authors in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).