Do you have unrealized capital losses? If you do…read this before selling!
In order to maximize the tax refund that can be realized from crystallizing capital losses, consider ‘transferring’ your losses to your spouse (or common law partner).
This strategy should be followed if your spouse:

is in a higher marginal tax bracket than you or,

has net capital [...]

Labour Sponsored Investment Funds (LSIFs), also known as Labour-sponsored venture capital corporations (LSVCCs), are considered mutual funds for income tax purposes.
LSIFs provide venture capital to small and medium-sized business enterprises; the funds allow investors to pool their resources to invest in small businesses in need of funds for growth. Since LSIFs are sponsored by labour [...]

Options
Options to purchase or sell shares are the most common types of exchange-traded options. Put options give the holder the right to sell the underlying asset (shares) at the option or strike price. Call options give the holder the right to purchase the underlying shares at the option or strike price. Purchasers of put or [...]

The Dividend Tax Credit provides preferential tax treatment for individuals with dividend income from Canadian resident corporations.

The Dividend Tax Credit provides preferential tax treatment of dividend income for stockholders of Canadian resident corporations.
Taxable dividends received by Canadian resident individuals from Canadian resident corporations are taxed at lower rates than other forms of income.
Dividends are included [...]

There are a variety of tax shelters available to individual Canadian taxpayers as a means of reducing the tax burden associated with an investment portfolio.

Tax shelters allow a taxpayer to make larger deductions from income than they would be able to otherwise. The intention in most cases is to reduce or eliminate taxes owed in [...]