The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) applications have opened today, April 6th. With that, we’d like to present a simplified explanation about how all benefits interact. You are [...]
At Metrics, giving back to our community has always been a priority and this year’s COVID-19 outbreak is no exception. We’re all in this together and being able to assist others is one of [...]
It has been a challenging few weeks for all of us, and each day delivers major updates and further announcements, sometimes by the hour. The Government of Canada is taking significant and [...]
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a 5% federal tax charged on most Canadian goods and services. For provinces who have harmonized their provincial and federal sales taxes, GST and PST are [...]
The Canadian tax system determines an individual’s tax obligations based on their residency as opposed to their citizenship in the country. This is an important distinction to understand; [...]
A common question that arises from clients is: How can the office space in my home qualify for a tax deduction and specifically, what expenses are deductible and how much can be claimed? In this [...]
The Refundable Dividend Tax On Hand (RDTOH) account is a mechanism in the tax system that refunds a portion of tax when taxable dividends are distributed to shareholders. Passive investment [...]
What are you doing with your data? Organizations of all sizes and industries are seeking to make use of their data in innovative and insightful ways. But it isn’t always obvious how to achieve [...]
Touted as the most important general-purpose technology of our era, AI is leading us into the fifth industrial revolution and has already begun to unleash the next wave of digital disruption. [...]
What does it mean to be a digital nomad? A digital nomad is anyone independently working through a variety of innovations and technologies to stay connected. They can be spotted in your [...]
The Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) is a government registered savings plan that helps individuals to save for a child’s post-secondary education in Canada. Simply put, the Government of [...]
The road to legal, recreational cannabis has been an exciting and bumpy ride. Last year, we chronicled the roots of cannabis prohibition1 and the history of medical cannabis2 and how it shaped [...]
Becoming a parent for the first time is a wonderful and exciting event that will forever change you, though it may be one of the greatest moments in your life it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s [...]
