On November 5, 2026 (“Budget Day”), the federal government tabled its 2026 budget, Masters of our destiny (“Budget 2026”). The government presented the budget as advancing its plan to build a stronger, more competitive Canadian economy, with a stated…
The Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act (the “Act”) enters into force this Sunday (January 1, 2023). As supplemented by detailed regulations (the “Regulations”), the Act prohibits any “non-Canadian” from purchasing, directly or indirectly,…
The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) recently invalidated a provision derived from the EU Directive informally known as DAC6 which requires lawyers to report their involvement in certain cross-border tax-planning arrangements to third parties. The provisions analyzed…
On June 29, 2021, Bill C-208 received Royal Assent. As previously discussed, that Bill amended the federal Income Tax Act (the “Act”) with the intention of facilitating intergenerational business transfers. The amendments sought to accomplish those means by, in…
In these heady days of cryptocurrency investment, the market can seem like a gold rush: offering promise, but at the expense of predictability. The taxation of cryptocurrencies is no different. In this article, a collaboration between the Fintech Team…
The meteoric rise, and subsequent tailspin, in the price of bitcoin has incited rampant investment in cryptocurrencies. Over 1,400 coins or tokens are now in “circulation”. Often lost in the resplendence and chicness of buying and selling cryptocurrencies are the…
On February 19, 2015, the federal government released proposed amendments to the Income Tax Regulations which would generally allow for accelerated capital cost allowance (“CCA”) treatment in respect of certain property used in connection with liquefying natural gas. The proposed…
On February 11, 2014, the federal government announced that it intended to repeal the so-called “immigrant trust” exception found in section 94 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “ITA”). Due to the limited transitional rules provided (and no grandfathering),…
On August 11, two women filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming that certain legislation enacted in response to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) is unconstitutional. The case has potentially far-reaching effects for the estimated one million…
Earlier this month, the federal government announced that it had reached an agreement with the U.S. to ameliorate the more drastic effects of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The announcement came mere days before the 2014 Federal Budget…