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Preventing Canadian Identity Theft What is identity theft in Canada? When anyone steals your name, ...

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March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada: Stop ID Theft

Preventing Canadian Identity Theft

What is identity theft in Canada? When anyone steals your name, your SIN (Social Insurance Number), Canadian credit card number(s), or other personal information for use without your knowledge, to gain access to your financial accounts; open new bank accounts; transfer bank balances; apply for loans, credit cards, and other services in Canada or abroad.

 
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Take Charge of Your Credit Score

A credit score is a snapshot of your credit history and debt load. Banks and trust companies use it to calculate risk and ascertain borrowing criteria. The higher your credit score the lower the interest rate you qualify for. Below are a few tips that can put you in the drivers seat and strengthen your credit position –

 
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revenue-canada-agency-tax-audits-assessment-canadian-taxes Revenue Canada: How to avoid a Canadian tax audit

The Canadian income tax deadline is just days away. Millions of Canadians are scrambling this weekend to complete their taxes online or on paper. Our federal and provincial tax systems depend on "self-assessment." That means taxpayers are trusted to be honest in their reporting income and deductible expenses, maintain accurate accounts, and keep those receipts up to seven years afterwards. To ensure taxpayer honesty, however, routine as well as ‘red flag' tax audits are regularly conducted on Canadian individuals and companies.

 
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Canadian Credit Gets Easier

Lenders continue to create flexible lending and credit products allowing Canadians to borrow more moneythan ever before.

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repay debts canadian creditors canada Letters To Creditors in Canada - Third Step to Settling Overdue Bills

One of the most important things I recommend when it comes to settling your overdue bills in Canada is keeping in touch with your creditors. Even large impersonal corporations still have people managing your account. So, in Letters to Creditors - Step One I suggested a sample letter you can use when asking creditors to accept lower payments and freeze interest and charges. Step Two offered a follow-up letter to use if these Canadian financial institutions refuse to accept your repayment proposal. But Step Three is a last resort if all else fails to work.

 
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John Caspar, Canadian Financial Columnist in Canada Finding Good Financial Advice Like Discovering Gold canadian-financial-columnist-john-caspar-ctv-news-cibc-wood-gundy-canadaFinding a good Canadian financial columnist, who makes real sense of the numbers, can be like discovering gold. They can actually make you money by offering valuable perspectives on managing your wealth in Canada. John Caspar is such a columnist. 
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unscrupulous-used-vehicle-sales-car_salesman-canadian Unscrupulous sales practices dupe Canadian used car buyers

Used cars and trucks are sold legitimately all the time. However, too many vehicles are sold using false promises by unscrupulous salespeople to entice consumers to purchase ‘lemons.' These often-unroadworthy vehicles might be automobiles written off by insurance companies but then repaired cosmetically for resale. Other times, the odometers might be rolled back. Consumer complaints usually include verbal misrepresentation of the condition of the vehicle, non-disclosure of previous damage, and claims against the vehicle.