The La Belle Gang blog
In-depth, sourced articles for the questions that cost money: taxes, government benefits, prices, and planning. For short tips before you call, see the guides too.
Taxes and benefits
Moving expenses and the CRA: what you can deduct, and every government benefit for moving in Quebec (2026)
The 40 km rule, line 21900 and Quebec line 228, eligible moving expenses, the $5,875 welcome tax refund and other benefits for moving in Quebec.
Analysis
Canada as the 51st state? A logical argument and scenario simulation to 2036
Could the U.S. annex Canada? A sourced analysis: four routes, five scenarios to 2036, polls, constitutional law and prediction markets.
Data report
Leaving Quebec: 55 years of interprovincial migration, by the numbers (1971–2026)
Quebec has lost residents to other provinces every year since 1971: 659,156 in all. Who leaves, where they go, why, and how Quebec compares.
Analysis
Divide, then annex: could the U.S. take Canada province by province? A sourced simulation
Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan: the “divide, then annex” route tested stage by stage against polls, law, historical precedent and research.
Analysis
Canada’s clock split: the science of the time change, where every province stands, and whether to move where clocks no longer change
On November 1, 2026, Western Canada stops changing its clocks. What the science says, where each province stands, Quebec, and whether to move to escape it.
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