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Canadian economy

Not so long ago we were still wondering when the Canadian banks would raise their dividends again, if ever (it seemed) after the 2008-2009 crisis.
Then National Bank led the way, quickly followed by TD.
It’s earnings week for Canadian banks this week, and TD (Toronto Dominion Group) just posted a 23% gain in profits, while raising [...]

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Canadian dividend stocks are the cream of the crop.  No matter what reasoning you here (from “it’s a fluke” to “it’s just because of the stable banking sector”), the Canadian stock market is set to continue to outperform over the next decade.
Here’s a list of some of the best Canadian dividend stocks – including the [...]

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Pengrowth Energy Trust (TSX: PGF.UN) will be making the conversion to a corporate structure effective January 1, 2011.
Pengrowth will trade under the symbol “PGF” on the TSX and under the name “Pengrowth Corporation.”  On the NYSE, Pengrowth will likely trade under the ticker “PGH.”
Should You Sell Your Trusts Before 2011?
Pengrowth New Monthly Dividends
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From the trust’s [...]

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The CML Healthcare Income Fund (TSX: CLC.UN) will be converting to a corporate structure on January 1, 2011.  The Fund’s income trust structure will be reorganized into a corporation called “CML HealthCare Inc,” and unitholders will automatically become shareholders of this new structure.
According to the information circular sent out to investors in November, “the proposed conversion [...]

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Most income trusts held meetings for unitholders to vote on proposals to convert from a Fund structure into a corporate structure some time around the beginning of December, 2010 (at least, those income trusts who had not already done so – see this list of some of the popular trusts that waited before converting).
Cineplex Galaxy [...]

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As of January 1, 2011, Bell Aliant Regional Communication Income Fund Unites (TSX: BA.UN) will complete the conversion from an income trust structure to a corporate structure.
Changes to Canadian taxation rules that come into effect on January 1st entail that Canadian income trusts will now be subject to taxation just as if they were corporations.  [...]

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Canadian GDP data for the second quarter will be released on Tuesday by Statistics Canada.  Analysts are expecting slower growth than the previous two quarters, in which annualized GDP grew by 6.1% in Q1 (the largest quarterly GDP expansion in a decade) and 4.9% in last year’s Q4.
Comparing these numbers with the revised U.S. GDP [...]

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