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Canadian Income Tax Filing Deadline Coming Up: What To Do If You Can’t Pay

The new Canadian income tax filing deadline is coming up soon — on June 1, 2020. Is your return ready to file? Due to COVID-19, the income tax filing deadline was moved from the usual April 30 to June 1. If you owe, the deadline to pay has...

Bankruptcy and Consumer Proposals Rise as Consumer Debt Reaches Record Limits

Are you struggling with consumer debt? If so, you’re not alone. According to BNN Bloomberg, the average Canadian household owes $1.76 for $1 of annual disposable income. The same household devotes $0.15 of every disposable dollar to making...

How to Save Your Home During a Financial Crisis

In a financial crisis, all of your assets may be in jeopardy – especially your home. A financial crisis can take many forms: an unexpected bill, change in interest rates, job loss, buildup of long-term debt, and more. But one of the hardest to...

Ontario Bankruptcy Trustees – Who They Are and How They Advertise!

Debt consolidation, get out of debt, debt relief: it is hard to turn on the radio or television these days and not hear one or all of these phrases. Why? Because so many Canadians are facing financial challenges thanks to the ease with which...

Debt Relief in Canada Blog Series Part 1 – Is a Consumer Proposal the Answer?

Debt relief in Canada is a subject that is constantly in the news for many reasons, whether it is the government reporting on the fact that Canadians are carrying historically high levels of debt, reporting on debt reduction companies and what...

How to Get Tax Relief from Back Taxes

Back taxes can be a nightmare and if you have back taxes, there is no doubt that you could use tax relief. Trying to get tax relief from the CRA directly is very difficult. There are financial programs available through DebtCare Canada to...

Taxpayer Relief in Canada – Do I Qualify

If you have a tax problem in Canada, repercussions with the Canada Revenue Agency can be severe. If you filed your income taxes late or committed an infraction under the Canadian Income Tax Act, like failing to disclose income or writing off...

What Does A Trustee Do?

If you have financial problems and have thought about consulting a trustee in bankruptcy, you may be curious about the role that they play in helping you deal with your financial problems, and may be asking yourself “what does a trustee do...

Why You Should 100% Be Represented in a Consumer Proposal Canada!

If there is one way to get out of debt it is through a Consumer Proposal Canada. Listen up! This is not a process you should go into unrepresented. Watch this short video by Michael Goldenberg, President of DebtCare Canada, where he discusses...

Divorce and Debt – A Match Made in…

Divorce and debt, debt and divorce; the two really go hand-in-hand. Debt and financial problems are one of the leading causes of divorce in Canada. When couples divorce and debt is present one or both parties can find themselves in severe...

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