On October 20, 2016, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced that Bruce Russell, Q.C. was appointed to the Tax Court of Canada to replace the Honourable C.J. Miller, effective immediately. The official news release and a link to his biography can…
On October 21, 2016, the Department of Finance released a Notice of Ways and Means Motion (http://www.fin.gc.ca/drleg-apl/2016/bia-leb-1016-eng.asp) implementing the balance of the 2016 federal budget measures, including the repeal of the eligible capital property rules and new rules precluding the…
On October 5, 2016, the House of Commons approved Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s October 3, 2016 motion to impose a carbon tax starting in 2018. Pursuant to Trudeau’s plan, the federal government will set a minimum price of $10…
The City of Vancouver will levy a tax on vacant residential properties starting in 2017 in an effort to increase housing stock in Vancouver. It is proposed that the tax be administered through an annual declaration by property owners regarding…