- any GST/HST credit or Canada Child Tax Benefit payments, as well as those from related provincial and territorial programs.

- child assistance payments and the supplement for handicapped children paid by the province of Quebec.

- most amounts received from a Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)

- compensation received from a province or territory if you were a victim of a criminal act or a motor vehicle accident.

- lottery winnings.

- most gifts and inheritances.

- amounts paid by Canada or an ally (if the amount is not taxable in that country) for disability or death due to war service.

- most amounts received from a life insurance policy following someone’s death.

- most payments of the type commonly referred to as “strike pay” you received from your union, even if you perform picketing duties as a requirement of membership.

Barring those items, anything else you acquire including necessities like food, medicine, clothing, and shelter all have taxes on them. Some will argue that this is not a direct tax on assets, but whether it's indirect or direct it's still the government taking more.