Annual elections to the Board of the Order: It’s time to cast your vote!

The number of nominations received for the following regions exceeds the number of vacant seats:

• Capitale-Nationale/Chaudière-Appalaches

• Montreal

Members who are eligible to vote in these regions will receive all of the documents needed to vote by mail next week and will also be able read the messages to voters on our website. The deadline to cast your vote is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16.

Sale of a principal residence: Exemption permitted by Revenu Québec

The TP-274-V Form, Designation of Property as a Principal Residence must be filled out, and filed with tax returns to avoid having all or a portion of the realized gain considered a taxable capital gain.

Reporting foreign property to the Canada Revenue Agency

Any Canadian resident who, at any time in the year, owned specified foreign property costing more than $100,000 must fill out and file Form T1135, Foreign Income Verification Statement, within the prescribed time limits.

GST and QST remittances – Specific time limit for sole proprietorships

Registrants with an annual GST and QST reporting period have until June 15 of the following year to file their returns, but must remit the taxes to Revenu Québec no later than April 30.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has updated the model financial statements for organizations under agreements with CMHC

2017-2018 budget rules for educational childcare service providers

On March 28, 2018, the Ministère de la Famille posted the new 2017-2018 budget rules for subsidized early childhood and daycare centres. The operating grant validation tools have been updated to reflect the new rules.