Your economy
Money in Canada needs a plan from day one: a simple household budget, and a comparison of cities with Government of Canada figures
Your month in the city: does the pay cover it?
Up to 4 of 16 cities across every province: income from the wages in Government of Canada open data or from Statistics Canada, or your own. We take out tax, rent, food and transport, and show what is left each month and whether it is comfortable, manageable or short.
Open the checkHousehold budget
Your income, spending and what is left, per day, week or month. A map of where your money goes and a comparison with past months. Your numbers stay on your device, or in your account if you choose.
Open the budgetYour first 90 days budget
A plan for your first 6 months: rent and living, when pay starts, when government support may arrive, and the month your savings could run out.
Open the planYour expected support
The Canada Child Benefit, the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit and the province’s programs: an estimate from the official formulas, when each is paid, and which form newcomers need.
Open the supportYour first tax return
Why to file every year even with no income, what is special for newcomers, the deadlines and free tax clinics, with a checklist to follow your steps.
Open the guideLatest figures: prices September 2026, unemployment September 2026, rent October 2025.
Please note: Your economy is for general information only. It is not financial advice or a religious ruling. Zaayt is not a financial broker or adviser, and every household is different.