OAS rises 1.4 percent for the October to December quarter, the largest adjustment of 2026. The maximum monthly pension reaches $762.50 at ages 65 to 74 and $838.75 at 75 and over, first paid October 28.
The CRA stops accepting pre-2023 versions of Form T2201 on September 8, and the deadline lands the day after Labour Day. Some trade coverage has the date wrong by two days. Here is how to check your form and what an approval is worth per cheque.
Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, PEI and Nova Scotia all raise their wage floors on October 1, 2026. Ontario goes to $17.95 an hour. The widely quoted $728 a year is a gross, annualised figure. After CPP, EI, federal tax, Ontario tax and the Ontario Health Premium, an Ontario worker keeps about $501 of it, and only about $125 of that lands in 2026.
Canada’s counter tariffs hit $27.6 billion of US goods on September 8 at rates of 15, 25 and 50 percent. Furniture, clothing, appliances, cheese and electronics are covered, but two exceptions mean less will reprice than the headlines suggest.
Ottawa’s $7.5 billion package extends all three EI measures, but by different amounts: one year for the waiting period waiver and severance suspension, eight months for the extra 20 weeks. A new rule also lifts the penalty for quitting.
Inflation rose to 3.0 percent in July while average hourly wages grew 2.8 percent, so real wages have turned negative for the first time this year. Gasoline drove the entire increase, and groceries actually improved.
The 50 percent Section 338 tariffs took effect August 22 after talks collapsed. Canada will retaliate dollar for dollar from September 8, and worker support measures are due this week.
The EI measures protecting laid off workers were due to expire October 10 but have now been extended, by one year for two of them and eight months for the third. Here is what each rule does and why the date your claim starts matters.
Average hourly wages reached $37.17 in July, up 2.8 percent year over year and matching the rate of inflation. Here is what the national average wage actually nets after CPP, EI and income tax in 2026.
Claims opened August 4 in the $8.7 million CRA data breach settlement, with a February 3, 2027 deadline. The tiers pay $80, $200 or up to $5,000, and the official eligibility dates differ from what most coverage reports.