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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
Past Issues
Newsletter archive
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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