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2025 Federal Budget Highlights

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The 2025 Federal Budget focuses on stability and long-term growth, with no new broad tax increases. Key updates include GST relief for first-time home buyers, new credits for caregivers, and expanded incentives for clean-tech and manufacturing investment. The budget also clarifies how the 21-year rule applies to trusts and delays the new bare-trust reporting requirements to 2026. Overall, the plan aims to balance fiscal discipline with practical support for Canadians and small businesses.

2025 Ontario Budget

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Ontario’s 2025 Budget keeps tax rates stable while introducing cost-of-living relief for families, growth incentives for businesses, and healthcare and housing support for retirees. With targeted measures to help manage inflation, support job creation, and respond to U.S. tariff pressures, this year’s budget provides new planning opportunities for Ontarians at every stage of life.