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The complete 13-chapter guide for newcomers to Canada. Covers everything from opening your first bank account to buying your first investment property.
- Banking & credit building in Canada
- RRSP, TFSA, FHSA — which to max first
- Buying your first home (stress test, CMHC, land transfer tax)
- Real estate investing fundamentals
- Tax strategy for newcomers
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Newsletter archive
September 2026 Roundup | The Bank Held, Your Fixed Rate Did Not
The summer we spent with friends and family, and the Canva presentation our son built to talk us into an e-scooter — plus the twenty-one point rule sheet he signed before he rode it. Then why the Bank of Canada held and fixed mortgage rates rose anyway, and the three things worth doing before December 31.
Read issue →August 2026 Roundup | A Market That Stopped Falling and Your September Checklist
The day we got the keys to our first home in Halifax — what preparation had to be in place before luck could do anything. Plus the Canada–US trade dispute and how tariffs reach your grocery bill and your mortgage, a housing market that stopped pointing down, and the September 2 Bank of Canada decision.
Read issue →July 2026 Roundup | Lessons from the Bay of Fundy Tides
A return trip to Acadi Lumina and Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick — the Acadian story of resilience, the newcomer parallel, and what the world's highest tides teach about compounding. Plus mid-year money moves and the accounts to review before the school year.
Read issue →June 2026 Roundup | Mid-Year Money Review & the July GST Credit Change
A chance conversation with an immigrant named Ram in the Annapolis Valley — and the lesson that the struggle is the preparation. Plus the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (July 3), the July 15 Bank of Canada decision, and your mid-year money review.
Read issue →May 2026 Roundup | Rates Hold, Home Prices Cool
After seven years, my family became Canadian citizens — the lesson in patience that came with it. Plus rates holding, cooling home prices, and your summer money moves.
Read issue →April 2026 Roundup | Tax Day & the $130K HST Cut
Tax Day, BoC hold at 2.25%, and Ontario's $130K HST cut for first-time buyers — plus how newcomers can build wealth without going it alone.
Read issue →March 2026 | We Got a Puppy Named Pringle
The money lesson that came with a new puppy. Plus April tax deadlines, Ontario's HST removal, and 4 spring market moves that matter for newcomers.
Read issue →Maple Syrup Money | February 2026
Our first issue: newcomer financial foundations, the Maple Syrup Money roadmap, and the first steps to buying your home in Canada.
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