Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
No Password Required: Education Lead at Semgrep and Former Czar for Canada’s Election Security
4 Key Takeaways | Major U.S. Supreme Court Trademark & Copyright Decisions
Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
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[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Cutting Through the Weeds: A Look at Environmental Issues Impacting Businesses
Balado continuité – Environnement : nouveautés du régime d’autorisation québécois
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
Blakes Continuity Podcast: The Moving Landscape of Foreign Investments
Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions
Employment and Labour in the Time of COVID-19
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This Week in FCPA-Episode 96, 2018 - the Opening Day edition
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In the federal budget released on April 16, 2024 (“Budget 2024”), the government announced that the capital gains inclusion rate will be increased from 50% to 662/3% effective on gains triggered on or after June 25, 2024 (see...more
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Canada’s long-anticipated Digital Services Tax Act (Act) was introduced into Parliament on November 30, 2023 as part of Bill C-59. While our previous Blakes Bulletin: 2023 August 4 Draft Legislation: Selected Tax Measures and...more
Tax practitioners will be busy in the coming weeks. Usually, in the lead-up to the issuance of the federal budget, released this year on April 16, 2024 (“Budget 2024”), there is speculation that the capital gains rate will be...more
On November 21, 2023, the Government of Canada released its Fall Economic Statement. Among the measures included in the statement are improved tax incentives for Employee Ownership Trusts (“EOTs”)....more
On November 21, 2023, the Canadian Department of Finance (“Finance”) released its 2023 Fall Economic Statement (“FES 2023”). The focus of FES 2023 was on affordability measures, particularly with respect to housing. New...more
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Le 4 août 2023, le ministère des Finances (le « ministère ») a publié de multiples propositions législatives et notes explicatives connexes (les « propositions du 4 août »). Ces propositions du 4 août comprennent des...more
On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance (Finance) released a significant package of draft legislative proposals and related explanatory notes (August 4 Proposals). The August 4 Proposals include updated legislative...more
On April 7, 2022, the Government of Canada unveiled its 2022 federal budget (“Budget 2022”) and announced certain important commodity tax measures. Budget 2022 includes proposed amendments to past proposals, as well as some...more
Plus de deux ans après le dernier budget fédéral, la ministre des Finances du Canada a présenté le budget fédéral de 2021 (le « Budget 2021 »), le 19 avril 2021 (le « jour de dépôt du budget »). Certains commentateurs ont...more
On Monday, April 19, 2021, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, released the first official budget in the past two years, titled, Federal Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth,...more
More than two years after the last federal budget, Canada’s Finance Minister presented the 2021 budget (Budget 2021) on April 19, 2021 (Budget Day). Some commentators speculated that Budget 2021 might include increases in the...more
Quick Summary. In 1867, the United Kingdom passed a Parliamentary act establishing what is now known as Canada. Today, Canada, the largest country in the Western Hemisphere, is a federation of ten provinces and three...more
On November 21, 2018, Canada’s Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented the federal government’s Fall Economic Statement (Statement), which includes significant tax changes that take effect immediately. This bulletin...more
The City of Toronto has increased its municipal land transfer tax rates to match the recent changes to provincial land transfer taxes, effective March 1, 2017....more
Elected in October 2015, Canada’s new Liberal government has proposed a tax platform featuring significant changes, including a four per cent increase (to 33 per cent) in the federal tax rate for individuals on income over...more
On February 19, 2015, the Canadian government released draft regulations introducing accelerated capital cost allowance (CCA) for facilities in Canada that liquefy natural gas. ...more