No more immigration trusts? No problem

Budget 2014 eliminated immigration trusts, effective immediately. This means Canadian newcomers will no longer get a 60-month tax exemption for foreign assets. The immigrant’s foreign-sourced assets would’ve otherwise been subject to Canadian taxes, so the program...

Stephen McNeil backs immigration increase

Premier’s talk at Halifax Chamber of Commerce lunch attracts large crowd Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil vouched for an immigration increase and urged people to follow the Ivany report recommendations to slow the province’s economic slide Tuesday. “It...