As we enter a new decade, there is a warning around signing and dating documents.
DO NOT ABBREVIATE THE YEAR!!!!!
As you write the date January 3, 2020, police are advising you to be sure to write out the whole year. The reason is that writing “20” for the year 2020 could lead to potential fraud.
01/03/20 could very easily be made into 01/03/2019 or 01/03/2017 or 01/03/2010
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/dont-abbreviate-2020-when-signing-documents-police-warn/2284169/?fbclid=IwAR2Bj3btkHYzD8Yd1AZDv-vc7A9xVUs4TqwrHxcfFvU9_TOYkJs-gcCkIIk
With the New Year also comes new rules and laws all across the country. The whole of Canada will see changes to Federal Taxes, a change to the Divorce act and an overhauling the Indigenous child welfare system.
As for Nova Scotia, we have a few changes coming too:
NOVA SCOTIA
Changes to income assistance
On Jan. 1, the province will implement changes that will increase the amount of money people on income assistance receive. The increase will vary from two to five per cent, depending on the recipient’s living situation and family size.
The change is a result of a new “Standard Household Rate” that replaces personal and shelter allowances for people on income assistance.
Plastic bag ban
Nova Scotia will join several other provinces in banning most single-use plastic bags at store checkouts next fall. Retailers will still be allowed to use the bags for live fish and bulk items, and there will also be exemptions for food banks and charities.
The ban will come into effect on Oct. 30, 2020.
Ban on flavoured e-cigarettes
Nova Scotia has previously announced that it will be the first province to ban sales of flavoured e-cigarettes and vaping juices as part of regulatory changes that take effect April 1, 2020.
Here is a list of what will change all across Canada:
New Rules And Laws For 2020 In Canada
