The in's and out's of CPP and OAS

 January 25, 2024 |Sandra Scoleri-McDaid
The CPP and OAS is changing. Benefits are increasing with inflation and so are the contributions. Learn at what cost, read on...
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Toronto Increasing Property tax

 January 12, 2024 |Artur Shigapov
Toronto city staff propose 10.5% property tax hike as part of 2024 budget. This would make it the largest single increase since the 1998 amalgamation but numbers can change in the coming weeks.... read on.
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U.S. labour market ended the year with strength

U.S. labour market ended the year with strength

 January 05, 2024 |Claire Fan, Economist, Royal Bank of Canada
US labour market data ended 2023 with strength. Payroll employment was up 216k in December while the unemployment rate held at 3.7% after declining to that level the prior month. As was the case for much of the year, the employment gain in December was...
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Canadian labour markets ended 2023 with a whimper

 January 05, 2024 |Nathan Janzen, Assistant Chief Economist, Royal Bank of Canada
The December labour market data was mixed, but on balance adds to evidence that economic activity remained soft through Q4. Employment was essentially unchanged in December, the softest reading since a 6k decline last July. And the unemployment rate held...
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