At the end of March, the BC Supreme Court released its decision in Chemainus Gardens RV Resort Ltd. v The Queen, 2020 BCSC 478. The decision is potentially of great assistance to contractors in BC who install goods that become…
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I. OVERVIEW
On July 27, 2020, Parliament enacted Bill C-20 which made sweeping amendments to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (the “CEWS”). The…
Chief Justice Rossiter of the Tax Court of Canada has now outlined multiple aspects of the Court’s process for reopening, following its lengthy closure due to COVID-19, by issuing a Practice Direction and Order and Notice to the…
On June 23, 2020, the CRA released its National Business Resumption Plan (the “NBRP”) for CRA employees. This follows the CRA’s previous announcement that it would be transitioning from a critical services mode to a business resumption mode on June…
Saskatchewan has introduced retroactive changes to their Provincial Sales Tax Act (“PSTA”) to require marketplace facilitators and operators of online accommodation platforms to register and collect Saskatchewan’s Provincial Sales Tax. The changes, which were announced on June 15th, are retroactive…
The Canada Revenue Agency has updated its website which sets forth the extended payment deadlines for various entities as a result of COVID-19 (link).
Extended from September 1 to September 30, 2020 is the deadline for individuals, corporations and…
As part of its reopening process, the Tax Court of Canada is introducing a fast-track settlement conference process to address the delays created by the Court’s closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This new avenue of resolution is available for…
On July 17, 2020, the Department of Finance released draft legislative proposals (link) providing further relief related to COVID-19. Included were extensive revisions to the CEWS rules to, among other things:
extend the CEWS program until at least…
The Prime Minister announced on July 13, 2020 that the federal government will extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (the “CEWS”) until at least December. Read our detailed blog post on the CEWS here.
Further details about the extension,…
The Tax Court of Canada reopened for business on Monday July 6, 2020. All Court’s Registry offices are now open, with the exception of the Hamilton office.
The Court is expected to release additional information in relation to its reopening…
