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12/31/2025

06/04/2025

GST Rebate for First-Time Home Buyer (FTHB) on New Homes valued up to $1.5 million:
Canada government eliminating the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for first-time home buyers on new homes up to $1 million and reducing the GST for first-time home buyers on new homes between $1 million and $1.5 million.
If you are a first-time home buyer, you may be eligible for a FTHB GST Rebate if:
* you buy a new home from a builder;
* you build, or hire someone else to build, a home on land you own or lease; or
* you buy shares of a co-operative housing corporation.
To be considered a “first-time home buyer” for the purposes of the FTHB GST Rebate, an individual would generally need to meet the following conditions:
* be at least 18 years of age;
* be either a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada; and
* not have lived in a home, whether in or outside Canada, that they owned or that their spouse or common-law partner owned in the calendar year or in the four preceding calendar years.
Together with the existing GST/HST New Housing Rebate (where that rebate is applicable), the FTHB GST Rebate would provide for a rebate of 100% of the GST on new homes valued up to $1 million.

The FTHB GST Rebate would be phased out in a linear manner for new homes valued between $1 million and $1.5 million. For example, under the linear phase-out, a home valued at $1.25 million would be eligible for a 50% GST rebate (a rebate of up to $25,000).

GST relief for first-time home buyers on new homes valued up to $1.5 million

02/17/2025

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued “strengthened” regulations, including the ability to revoke visitor visas if their holders destroy their passports. Officers can also rescind authorization to travel to Canada if they believe a visitor may not leave the country
New rules to strengthen temporary resident document cancellations, and border security and integrity - Canada.ca
https://search.app/ct52gsyTLexkkEd37

New rules to strengthen temporary resident document cancellations, and border security and integrity

08/10/2024

Ontario's Court of Appeal has ruled that the law allowing Canadian border officers to search people's personal devices is unconstitutional. The appeal court has given the Canadian Parliament six months to come up with new legislation.
R. v. Pike, 2024 ONCA 608

07/01/2024

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06/05/2024

Beauty in nature is
Express through
Biodiversity.

03/02/2024

Sinclair v. Quade, 2024 ONSC 1098 (CanLII), N. Edmundson J.:

[42] Children may experience family violence in a variety of ways; they may be the direct victims of family violence, they may be directly exposed to family violence by one family member towards another or may experience the aftermath by observing injuries, seeing police and CAS investigations as well as observing the emotional turmoil that follows.[10]

[43] Violence may not be physical but may be emotional or psychological. Denigrating the other parent in front of the children or within earshot meets the definition and can be devastating to the child.

[44] Parents should be encouraged to resolve disputes outside the court when not affected by family violence or a power imbalance.[11] It is therefore essential that the court consider whether a co-operative parenting arrangement is appropriate where there has been family violence.

[45] The court also must remain alive to the possibility that some allegations are fabricated or exaggerated. Ignoring such a possibility poses a serious threat to the furtherance of justice in cases where family violence claims are advanced; the court must ensure that the claims are credible and that they are not being advanced to obtain a litigation advantage.[12]

[46] Unwarranted calls to authorities, such as the police and CAS can be psychological abuse as can surreptitious recordings, insults, unwarranted criticism about parenting and demanding to know whereabouts.[13]

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01/17/2024

Skilled Workers - Express Entry:
Want to immigrate to Canada permanently through Express Entry?
The application process is simple, and it can help you get to Canada quickly and help you stay in Canada. Once you are selected, your application will be processed in 6 months or less.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html