Key Highlights -
- SPAC IPO activity has declined but de-SPAC transactions have proven resilient.
- U.S.-listed SPACs are searching for targets internationally, creating opportunities for Canadian companies.
- Key...more
Update from the Tax Court -
On May 14, 2020, Chief Justice Rossiter and Associate Chief Justice Lamarre of the Tax Court of Canada provided an update on the resumption of operations of the Tax Court to the members of the...more
Since March 18, 2020, the following updates have been released by the Government of Alberta and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regarding their respective economic relief plans to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19...more
On March 18, 2020, the federal government announced Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan, containing a number of measures to be implemented by the Department of Finance to help manage the financial hardships Canadians are...more
Canadian public merger and acquisition transactions in 2016 (in-bound and out-bound) comprised over C$400 billion in value with at least one-third of the transactions in Canada being fueled by foreign buyers. The second...more
The March 2013 Federal Budget did not contain any provisions aimed at cross-border income trusts (CBITs, also known as foreign asset income trusts, or FAITs). Mention was made, however, of a continued intention to implement...more