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May 29, 2024
Market Insights Tyler Stott

The Canadian National Pharmacare Act – What Employers Should Know?

Canada has taken a small step in refining healthcare accessibility with the introduction of the National Pharmacare Act. This legislation has promised to provide universal access to important prescription medications for all Canadians. The fundamental…
September 19, 2023
Market Insights Cliff Richardson

The Benefits of Critical Illness Insurance

Safeguarding Your Retirement: The Benefits of Critical Illness Insurance Planning for retirement is a lifelong endeavor requiring careful consideration of various financial elements. One often-overlooked component of retirement planning is preparing for the…
May 28, 2023
Market Insights INWP

Innova Grows

Innova Grows - Meet our Team! Written on 28 May 2023. Posted in Market Insights. We continue to experience strong growth and remain committed to providing our clients with exceptional customer service. Our mission to provide you with absolute peace of mind…
March 17, 2023
Market Insights INWP

Banks, Busts and Bear Markets

What a difference a day can make! SVB was the ‘cool cat’ of the financial world, focused on technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurs. Following some bad investments in long-term bonds (We tried to warn them!), they eroded their capital reserves and were…
January 04, 2023
Market Insights INWP

Innova: 2022 Year in Review

With Covid lockdowns seemingly in the rear view, most people began the year with optimism…but 2022 had other plans. It saw what 2021 threw at us, then said ”hold my beer”. Three of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse joined us within the first three months of…
November 29, 2022
Market Insights Laura Schmidt

What is the tax-free First Home Savings Account (FHSA)?

What is it? In the 2022 Budget, the federal government proposed the launch of a new registered savings account to give Canadian potential first-time homebuyers the ability to save $40,000 toward their purchase tax-free, which, given Canada’s exceedingly high…
May 13, 2022
Market Insights Jean-François

Recessions & Risk

“The brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news.” - Daniel Kahneman There has been no shortage of scary headlines regarding the economy and the markets. The dreaded ‘R’ word is rolling across tickers, as news pundits…
September 02, 2021
Market Insights Laura Schmidt

Family Cottage Planning

As cottage season gradually approaches a close, it’s a great time to talk about capital gains, taxation and financial planning for homeowners who also own a cottage property. We never like to think of the worst coming to pass, but if you own a cottage, it’s a…
June 15, 2021
Market Insights INWP

The 'Wisdom' of the Crowds

Markets at all-time highs, multiple offers on all things real estate, lumber price sticker shock… All occurring while many of us are still barred from visiting friends and family! What’s going on and can it continue? In this month’s Innova Market Insights, we…
March 15, 2021
Market Insights INWP

The Great Rotation?

The Great Rotation? It’s been an interesting few weeks on the markets with the high-flyers of 2020 taking a few steps back and the browbeaten underperformers of Covid driving the market ever higher. The following is a quick snapshot of some of the market’s…
February 03, 2021
Market Insights INWP

CoViD Work from Home Tax Tips

Working from home through CoViD? We’re looking ahead in this month’s IMI to help ensure you get the best deductions possible in exchange for being trapped inside for the past 11 months!!! Due to the exceptional circumstances last year, CRA has made available…