If you haven't already made a contribution to your RRSP for the 2011 income tax year, there's still time. The deadline is midnight on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

RRSPs - the Great Canadian Tax Break provides the fundamentals on RRSPs. If you're not sure how much you're allowed to contribute to your RRSP for the 2011 tax year, here's how to quickly find your RRSP contribution limit.

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Filing Your Canadian Income Taxes - The Basics

For some people the hardest part of doing their income taxes is waiting for their refund. If you're one of those early filers anxiously waiting for a refund, you may have to be patient a little while longer.

The Canada Revenue Agency says they don't even start processing Canadian income tax returns until mid-February. They also ask that you wait for at least four weeks after you file your income tax return before you check on the status of your refund. Here's information on normal income tax processing times, and three ways to check on your income tax refund.

How Do You File Your Income Taxes?

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If you haven't looked at your income taxes yet, Filing Your Canadian Income Taxes - The Basics has quick information to help you get started.

Most Canadian residents and some international and non-residents should file a Canadian income tax return for last year by April 30. Even if you don't owe taxes, you may be required to pay back an overpayment from a government program, such as Employment Insurance. In some cases, filing an income tax return is the only way you can claim certain government benefits, like the GST/HST Credit or the Guaranteed Income Supplement under the Old Age Security Program.

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For most of its first century Canada had no flag of its own, and attempts to get agreement on a flag resulted in so much controversy they failed. In 1964, Prime Minister Lester Pearson gave a 15-member, all-party committee six weeks to come up with the design of a new national flag for Canada. The red and white flag with the maple leaf was chosen and the official national flag of Canada was raised for the first time on February 15, 1965. Find out more about the National Flag of Canada, its significance and flag etiquette in Canada.

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