Reading Time: 3 minutes Special taxation rules apply to RRSPs/RRIFs upon your death. It’s important to work proactively with your financial advisor so that your spouse knows what to expect.
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Taxation of RRSP/RRIF at death: rollover in favour of a spouse?
Special taxation rules apply to RRSPs/RRIFs upon your death
Managing highs and lows: How optional inventory adjustments fit into farm strategy
Income volatility is a fact of life in Canadian agriculture. Here’s how OIAs can help manage the highs and lows
Reading Time: 2 minutes Weather swings, shifting markets and global trade pressures often create big changes in a farm’s year‑to‑year income, but there are tax tools to help farmers manage these highs and lows.
Trust, teamwork and lessons in resilience
When a string of misfortunes hit this Ontario farm, it was more character than crisis mode that helped them pull through
Reading Time: 5 minutes When a string of misfortunes hit this Ontario farm, trust, teamwork and quick lessons in resilience got them through.
Exploring non-traditional labour markets to source farm employees
More hands make light work, but it’s becoming more difficult to find those hands
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the current labour market it’s becoming more difficult to find employees to work on farms.
Ask a Lawyer: What the Canada-China trade deal means for farmers
A Canada-China preliminary trade agreement reduces tariffs on canola seed, canola meal and peas, but some tariffs remain unchanged, leaving gaps for producers
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Canada-China preliminary trade agreement reduces tariffs on canola seed, canola meal and peas, but some tariffs remain unchanged, leaving gaps for producers.
Farm budgeting in seven steps
Increasing costs add complexity and risk to your farm operation. It’s a good time to focus on farm budgets to make better business decisions
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increasing operational costs add complexity and risk to your farm business. It’s a good time to focus on farm budgets to make better business decisions. Here’s how to do that in seven steps.
Farm & Family – March 13 edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute March 8th was International Women’s Day, but did you know that this year is the International Year of the Woman Farmer? The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026) to “spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems, from production to trade, while often going unrecognized. Women farmers […] Read more
Farm & Family – March 6 edition
Reading Time: < 1 minute Can a farmer also be a conservationist? The short answer is “yes.” But it’s a balancing act and an on-going learning experience — one that took Ontario farmer Matt McIntosh around the world as part of his Nuffield Canada scholarship travels. Read about Matt’s adventure and the valuable knowledge he collected along the way here. […] Read more
Land title transfers: the Wild West
It is common to add children or a spouse to land titles, but there are risks involved when this is not documented properly
Reading Time: 4 minutes Know the risks involved when creating land titles.
B.C. Century Farm focuses on protection and quality of their herd
Despite numerous challeges past and present, this B.C. ranch focuses on what’s within their control to face industry headwinds
Reading Time: 6 minutes Despite numerous challeges past and present, this B.C. ranch focuses on what’s within their control to face industry headwinds.
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