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Links to learn more
Official, free sources for every module, plus downloads you can print or share with a friend.
Download · PDFThe full Maple Roots guide
Why this matters, all 7 modules, the checklist, and the glossary. 18 pages, September 2026.
PrintableFirst-Year Checklist
Tick off 17 steps online, or print the page to keep on the fridge.
Free helpTalk to someone
Settlement agencies and free tax clinics can help in person, often in your own language.
Getting started
- Apply for a Social Insurance NumberService Canada
- Banking basics and your rightsFinancial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Sending money abroadFinancial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Find free newcomer services near youImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Taxes & benefits
- Newcomers to Canada: taxes and benefitsCanada Revenue Agency
- Canada Child BenefitCanada Revenue Agency
- CRA My AccountCanada Revenue Agency
- Free tax clinics (CVITP)Canada Revenue Agency
- Foreign income verification (T1135)Canada Revenue Agency
Credit
- Credit reports and scoresFinancial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Free credit report: EquifaxEquifax Canada
- Free credit report: TransUnionTransUnion Canada
Saving & investing
- RESPs and education savingsGovernment of Canada
- Canada Learning BondEmployment and Social Development Canada
- Tax-Free Savings AccountCanada Revenue Agency
- First Home Savings AccountCanada Revenue Agency
- RRSPs and related plansCanada Revenue Agency
- Investing basicsFinancial Consumer Agency of Canada
Protection & scams
- Canadian Anti-Fraud CentreReport and check scams
- Slam the scam: CRA impersonationCanada Revenue Agency
- Insurance basicsFinancial Consumer Agency of Canada
Retirement & home
- Canada Pension PlanService Canada
- Old Age SecurityService Canada
- International social security agreementsService Canada
- Guaranteed Income SupplementService Canada
- Buying a homeFinancial Consumer Agency of Canada
Maple Roots Project is independent and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada or any bank. Amounts change every year, usually in July when benefit years reset.