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How Setting and Keeping to a Budget Can Make Your Settlement – and Your Whole Life –…
Many newcomers arrive in Canada with a bank account containing between 10 and 20 thousand dollars. Even if you start with more than that, your goal is the same; to find a source of income before your money runs out. To create a budget for…
Finance: The Basics on Banking in Canada
By the FCAC As you start your new life in Canada, you will need to find out how to manage your money in this country. One of the first things you should do is to open a bank account. Canadian bank accounts are a safe and convenient place to…
Bank machine fees: do the math!
John Kane is Manager of Communications at the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), a federal government agency that protects your rights as a consumer and gives you information about financial products and services.
Credentials: Licencing To Open New Career Paths
One of the main concerns when you come to Canada is getting your credentials recognized, to make valid your university degree and your professional experience. It is hard to accept that, at least for a while, many of us have to start new…
Money: Financial Literacy Helps Keep Finances and Relationships Healthy
Finances can be a major strain on any relationship – personal as well as business relationships. Financial literacy can ease that pressure. Studies have shown that financial stress can lead to personal and family stress, including…
Volunteer Tax Preparation Clinics Train Accounting Personnel while Providing a Valuable Service for…
Spring is a time of rebirth. There are new leaves on the trees, flowers are starting to bloom and the world buzzes with activity. Spring is also tax time. Small tax firms and accounting offices spring up all over the urban landscape - and…
Financing: Angels, Banks and Venture Capital
Looking for Capital? If you are an entrepreneur and want to finance the growth of your company you can either borrow, or you can sell shares in your company to investors. In 2005 over $2,170M was provided for finance and investment by…
Bank machine fees: do the math!
John Kane is Manager of Communications at the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), a federal government agency that protects your rights as a consumer and gives you information about financial products and services. Did you know that…
Finance: Insuring Your Present and Your Future
By Sandra Fletcher Have you ever wondered where insurance actually started? Who were the first people to offer it – and why? The basic idea of insurance has always been the same: protection in case you lose something. There are different…
How to Avoid Being a Victim of Fraud
Type of Scam How it Works What you can do Loans with Up-Front Fees A company guarantees you a loan despite bad or no credit, but they require an up-front fee. In most of Canada, it is illegal for a company to request an up front fee prior…