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Can I provide you with blank copies of the real estate forms used by REALTORS ®? REALTORS® that are members of the Toronto Real Estate Board ("TREB") are prohibited from providing blank copies or unfilled copies of any of the real estate forms provided by TREB that are used members of TREB.  Thes...

Are Foreign Representatives and Diplomatic Missions Required to pay HST on Ontario Real Estate Brokerage Commissions? Ontario real estate brokerages, that are goods and services tax / harmonized sales tax ("GST/HST") registrants under the Excise Tax Act, are required to charge GST or HST, whichev...

Improved RECO Discipline and Appeals Decision Search Recently, the Real Estate Council of Ontario ("RECO") introduced new improved search functionality on its website to make it easier for interested parties to access Discipline and Appeals Decisions. Users are able to search by topic, Code of Et...

When is the next date that the Bank of Canada will announce its key interest rate? The Bank of Canada has scheduled December 7, 2010 as the next date that it will announce any changes to its key interest rate. The key interest rate is the overnight interest rate. Chartered bank prime interest rat...

Does the British Columbia Government pay HST on British Columbia Real Estate Brokerage Commissions? Effective with the implementation of the harmonized sales tax ("HST") in British Columbia on July 1, 2010, the British Columbia government including all British Columbia government ministries, agen...

Does the Ontario Government pay HST on Ontario Real Estate Brokerage Commissions? Effective with the implementation of the harmonized sales tax ("HST") in Ontario on July 1, 2010, the Ontario government including all Ontario government ministries, agencies, boards, commissions and Crown corporati...

What are the telephone numbers to departments in the Town of Markham? The main telephone number to the Markham Civic Centre is (905) 477-7000. If you need to speak to the Town of Markham but do not speak English, call the Language Line at (905) 477-5530.  Markham subscribes to a service that can ...

Change the batteries in your smoke detector Many organizations recommend that you change the batteries in your smoke detectors throughout your residence twice a year at the same time that you adjust your clocks by one hour to and from Eastern Daylight Time and Eastern Standard Time.  This helps t...

Did your iPhone wake you up at the wrong time today in North America? Several weeks ago, many iPhone users in Australia and Kiwi overslept by an hour.  Last week many iPhone users overslept by an hour.  Today, many iPhone users in North America, including the Greater Toronto Area, will oversleep ...

Did you set your clocks back 1 hour this morning? At 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 7, 2010, the Greater Toronto Area changed its clocks from Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT") to Eastern Standard Time by turning the clocks back one hour.  Did you change your clocks?  Are all of your clocks displaying the...