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Be Careful: The New UCCB Isn’t All It Seems…

You may have heard of the recent changes to the universal child care benefit (UCCB).  One of the changes was to expand the UCCB, so it now applies to all children under 18, and the benefit per child under the age of 6 has been increased to $160/month. However, there have been other changes to the…

Child Fitness Tax Credit Increased for 2014

On October 9, 2014 the Federal government made good on an April 2011 election promise and increased the Child Fitness Tax Credit to $1,000 from the previous maximum of $500. This means that effective January 1, 2014, you can now claim up to $1,000 annually for your child’s fitness expenses, and 15% of those expenses (up to…