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Tax changes reflective of inflation are afoot for Canadian workers in 2026, potentially leaving more money for them after federal and provincial taxes.
Last month, the Canada Revenue Agency revealed updated income tax brackets, basic personal amounts, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) thresholds and more changes set to take effect this year.
Here’s what to know.
Inflation down, tax bracket thresholds up
Income tax brackets are indexed to inflation data from Statistics Canada’s consumer price index (CPI) and the rate for 2026 was...
December 18, 2025 - 15:44 | Kenn Oliver | National Post
Pablo Rodriguez says he’s standing tall and has no regrets after stepping down as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party amid allegations of wrongdoing during the leadership race he won in June. The former federal cabinet minister publicly announced his resignation at party headquarters in Montreal on Thursday, saying he had become a “distraction” as the party prepares for a provincial election next year.
December 18, 2025 - 15:32 | Maura Forrest | The Globe and Mail
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says he’s leaving cabinet to sit as an Independent.In a statement on social media, Dubé says he is not the right person to continue negotiations with family doctors over changes to a controversial doctor-payment law that he helped push through the legislature.
December 18, 2025 - 15:26 | | The Globe and Mail
Ontario released its new curriculum for kindergarten in the province on Thursday, but the shift away from “play-based” learning towards “academic rigor” is sparking concern from teachers and opposition.
December 18, 2025 - 15:17 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The population boom recorded in Nova Scotia since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have come to an end.
December 18, 2025 - 14:54 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
In what activists have described as a Robin Hood-inspired theft at a Montreal grocery store this week, several dozen people dressed as Santa and elves allegedly shoplifted thousands of dollars worth of food in an effort to denounce rising prices.A group called Robins des Ruelles – Robins of the alleys – has claimed responsibility for the stunt, saying in a statement on social media that several Santas and about 40 masked “accomplices in elf costumes” entered a Metro grocery store on Laurier Avenue on Monday evening and stole items worth $3,000. The group said it planned to distribute the...
December 18, 2025 - 14:53 | Sidhartha Banerjee | The Globe and Mail
