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interac.ca. Interac is a Canadian interbank network that links financial institutions and other enterprises for the purpose of exchanging electronic financial transactions. Interac serves as the Canadian debit card system and the predominant funds transfer network via its e-Transfer service. There are over 59,000 automated teller machines that ...
Old Age Security (OAS) is a monthly payment available to qualifying citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are 65 years old and older. Authorized by Section 94A of the Constitution Act of 1867, [1] the program is defined by the Old Age Security Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-9). [2] Implementation is the responsibility of the Minister of ...
T1 General. The T1 General or T1 (entitled Income Tax and Benefit Return) is the form used in Canada by individuals to file their personal income tax return. Individuals with tax payable [1] during a calendar year must use the T1 to file their total income from all sources, including employment and self-employment income, interest, dividends ...
Harmonized sales tax. (Redirected from Harmonized Sales Tax) The harmonized sales tax ( HST) is a consumption tax in Canada. It is used in provinces where both the federal goods and services tax (GST) and the regional provincial sales tax (PST) have been combined into a single value-added tax. [1]
Health and welfare trust. A Health and welfare trust (HAWT) or Health and welfare plan (HAWP) is a tax-free vehicle for financing a corporation's healthcare costs for their employees. They were introduced in 1986 by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in their interpretation bulletin entitled IT-85R2. [1] Many companies offer this product to Canadian ...
Legislation. Under the Constitution Act, 1867, taxation powers are vested in the Parliament of Canada under s. 91 (3) for: 3. The raising of Money by any Mode or System of Taxation. The provincial legislatures have a more restricted authority under ss. 92 (2) and 92 (9) for: 2. Direct Taxation within the Province in order to the raising of a ...
Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on November 21, 1991. The Civil Rights Act of 1991 [3] is a United States labor law, passed in response to United States Supreme Court decisions that limited the rights of employees who had sued their employers for discrimination. The Act represented the first effort since the passage of the Civil ...
Arrears. In finance, arrears (or arrearage) is a legal term for the part of a debt that is overdue after missing one or more required payments. [1] The amount of the arrears is the amount accrued from the date on which the first missed payment was due. The term is usually used in relation with periodically-recurring payments such as rent, bills ...