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Over half of Canadians kept financial challenges a secret: survey

More Canadians may need to borrow to afford necessities in trade war

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Disability tax credit is underapplied for and underused: CRA report

Only a quarter of Canadians who are likely eligible apply for the DTC

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National Bank sets $20 billion renewable energy funding target

The bank said it has tripled its funding for renewable energy since 2019

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B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies

Province projects 45,000 lost jobs by 2029

Canadian investors keeping U.S. stocks amid tariffs

More than four in five Canadians support retaliatory tariffs, but they're unwilling to sacrifice investment returns

Here’s the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico

Premiers call U.S. tariffs 'wrong,' 'unjustified' and 'short-sighted

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BlackRock completes Preqin acquisition, bolstering its private markets capabilities

Preqin founder Mark O’Hare has also joined BlackRock as a vice-chair

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IFSE Institute to shut down, transition students to CSI, SeeWhy

Canadian Securities Institute will become the only course provider for mutual fund licensing

Opinion: The value of succession advice

Both buyers and sellers should engage their own deal advisor, and ensure each focuses on their interests

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How RRSP season has changed, and how it hasn’t

Advisors say clients are most engaged during RRSP season, even if it's less hectic than in the past

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Advocis faces second lawsuit, human rights complaint

The association has faced five claims in the past 14 months

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Ottawa posts $21.7B deficit for April-to-December period

The result compared with a deficit of $23.6B for the same period a year earlier

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Alberta economy back in the red with $5.2B deficit budget

The red ink is mainly driven by an expected drop in oil prices, looming U.S. tariffs and a promised tax break for Albertans: minister

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Laurentian Bank reports $38.6M Q1 profit

The bank's profit amounted to 76 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Jan. 31

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Big banks report earnings beats ahead of potential tariff tempest

Consumers and businesses hold off on big spending decisions ahead of expected U.S. tariffs

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CIBC posts $2.2B Q1 profit

Canadian commercial banking and wealth management business earned $591 million

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RBC reports $5.1B Q1 profit, up from $3.6B a year ago

The bank's wealth management business earned $980 million, up from $664 million a year earlier

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TD Bank Group reports $2.79B Q1 profit

TD's wealth management and insurance business earned $680 million, up from $555 million a year earlier

Canadian money

CDPQ earns 9.4% return for 2024

The Quebec pension manager is also buying Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

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Asset owners call on Canadian banks to stick with climate goals

The Big Six all quit the UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance in January

National Bank

National Bank reports $997M Q1 profit

The bank's wealth management business earned $242 million

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Advocis CEO commits to paying back contingency fund, communicating about finances

During a fireside chat, Kelly Gorman also presented a plan for increasing membership and promoting the CLU

Canadian provinces

Provinces have roughly $100B at hand for tariff relief, Desjardins estimates

Before the prospect of U.S. tariffs, most provinces had been expecting their fiscal situations to improve in 2025

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BMO Financial Group reports $2.14B Q1 profit

The bank's wealth management and capital markets businesses helped push the profit up from $1.29B a year ago

Scotiabank

Tariff fears causing borrowers to hold back but risks ‘manageable’: Scotiabank

The bank's Q1 profit was down from a year ago