Tax Alert Archives May 2019

Proposed Changes to GST/HST Rules

On May 17, 2019, the Minister of Finance published proposed amendments to the GST/HST portion of the Excise Tax Act.  Notable among the proposed amendments is the inclusion of “virtual payment instrument” in the definition of “financial instrument”.  A virtual

Prepared by: Tyler Berg

Tyler is an Associate working in the Vancouver office. Tyler attended the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, where he completed the Juris Doctor program and the Business Law Concentration.  He competed in the… more »

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Top Saskatchewan Court Rules Carbon Tax Constitutional

On May 3, 2019, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal released its decision in the Saskatchewan government’s reference regarding the constitutionality of the federal government’s carbon tax.  In a 3-2 decision, the Court ruled that the federal carbon tax “backstop”…

Prepared by: Tyler Berg

Tyler is an Associate working in the Vancouver office. Tyler attended the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia, where he completed the Juris Doctor program and the Business Law Concentration.  He competed in the… more »

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