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The soaring dollar has been a boon to Canada Post Corp. as more Canadians shop online. The Canadian dollar "has had a very positive impact on our cross-border business," said Paulina Sazon, direct retail strategist for Canada Post.

The overall volume of packages crossing the border has jumped 18 per cent in the last year and the corporation's "Borderfree" service is running at record levels.

Strong Canadian Dollar...

Canadians Get Average $223 Tax Break This Year

Eric Beauchesne , CanWest News Service

Published: Thursday, December 27, 2007

That service helps more than 40 retailers, including L. L. Bean, Crate & Barrel and Brookstone, ship products to Canadian customers. Last year, the Borderfree service saw a 50-per-cent rise in shipping volume during the holiday season from 2005 levels. "We are trending towards meeting that record this year," Ms. Sazon said.

OTTAWA - Most taxpayers will pay hundreds of dollar less in taxes in 2007 than in 2006, with the average reduction being $223, a savings that will rise to an average of $272 in 2008, a national tax watchdog group has calculated.

"Due to retroactive tax changes announced in the fall, coupled with changes that take effect in the new year, almost all taxpaying Canadians will pay the tax man less in 2007 and 2008," said John Williamson, Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director.

Families will save even more on average thanks to a new child credit worth $300 per child and a higher spousal exemption, which were also enacted for the '07 tax year, the organization added.

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