On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) delivered its much-anticipated judgment on the constitutional validity of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (“GGPPA”), the statute which enacts the federal government’s carbon pricing standard in relation to…
Authored by: Greg DelBigio, Q.C. and Morgan Watchorn
In Budget 2021, the federal government proposes to provide the Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) with $230 million over five years as part of an ongoing focus on enforcing civil…
Authors: Alexander Demner, Tyler Berg, and Gloria Wang
The federal government released its 2021 budget on April 19, 2021. Coming in as the longest budget in Canadian history, Budget 2021 proposes a myriad of income tax…
In its 2020 Fall Economic Statement, the Canadian government announced that it would be moving forward with a unilateral approach to the taxation of digital services. This announcement came after years of discussions regarding a multilateral agreement on cross-border digital…
In February, the United States Department of Justice entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with Swiss bank, Rahn and Bodmer (R+B). The agreement refers to the criminal charge that R+B conspired with others to defraud the IRS, to file false…
Eligible businessowners are reminded that April 22, 2021 is the deadline to file an application for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) in respect of the first qualifying period or to amend any election previously made in respect of that…
On April 7, 2021, the Tax Court of Canada released a further Notice to the Public and the Profession regarding its upcoming hearing schedule.
Previously, the Court had announced that a limited number of in-person hearings would proceed…
On March 3, 2021, further to statements in the Fall Economic Statement the Government of Canada confirmed its intention to further extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Lockdown Support (CERS) programs through June…
In Stonehouse Group Inc. v. Ontario (Minister of Finance), 2021 ONCA 10, a taxpayer was successful in its dispute with the Ministry of Finance. As a result, a refund of the reassessed taxes was paid. The Minister of Finance…
In CRA Technical Interpretation 2020-0865071E5, the CRA was asked whether it would allow more time for the application of s. 164(6) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) where COVID has resulted in delays regarding the administration of an estate. The…
