be careful when you trade stocks in TFSA and FHSA.
https://www.fidelity.ca/en/insights/articles/day-trading-in-a-tfsa/
What does the CRA consider day trading in a TFSA?
CRA has previously contended that securities transactions may not always be on account of capital and may be considered income if the taxpayer is deemed to be carrying on a business.
According to the CRA, “some of the factors to be considered in ascertaining whether the taxpayer’s course of conduct indicates the carrying on of a business are as follows:
frequency of transactions—a history of extensive buying and selling of securities or of a quick turnover of properties,
period of ownership—securities are usually owned only for a short period of time,
knowledge of securities markets—the taxpayer has some knowledge of or experience in the securities markets,
security transactions form a part of a taxpayer’s ordinary business,
time spent—a substantial part of the taxpayer’s time is spent studying the securities markets and investigating potential purchases,
financing—security purchases are financed primarily on margin or by some other form of debt,
advertising—the taxpayer has advertised or otherwise made it known that he is willing to purchase securities, and
in the case of shares, their nature—normally speculative in nature or of a non-dividend type.”
It bears mentioning that none of the individual factors alone is typically sufficient to cause a taxpayer’s trading to be treated as a business, but rather, the combination of factors needs to be considered.