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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
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A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
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This Week in FCPA-Episode 96, 2018 - the Opening Day edition
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On April 16, 2024 (“Budget Day”), the federal government released its annual budget (“Budget 2024”), which includes certain sales and excise tax measures and also confirms the government’s intention to proceed with several...more
On April 16, 2024 (Budget Day) the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance, delivered the Liberal Party’s federal budget (Budget 2024). Budget 2024 included a number of proposed...more
Le 21 novembre 2023, la ministre fédérale des Finances (la « ministre ») a publié l’Énoncé économique de l’automne de 2023 (l’« ÉÉA ») du Canada. L’ÉÉA porte principalement sur diverses mesures d’abordabilité à l’intention...more
On November 21, 2023, the Government of Canada released its Fall Economic Statement (“2023 FES”) which includes certain sales and excise tax measures, including draft legislative proposals to implement long-awaited new...more
On November 21, 2023, the Minister of Finance (Minister) released Canada’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement (FES). The primary focus of the FES is on affordability measures for Canadians and increasing Canada’s housing stock,...more
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by certain...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
On February 4, 2022, the Department of Finance (Finance) released draft legislation to amend the Income Tax Act (ITA) and the Excise Tax Act (ETA). Much of the draft legislation implements some of the significant business tax...more
On December 6, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) affirmed the Federal Court’s decision in Denso Manufacturing Canada Inc. v. Canada (National Revenue), which had dismissed the taxpayers’ application for judicial...more
On March 19, 2019, the Minister of Finance introduced Canada’s 2019 federal budget (2019 Budget). The government had already signalled that the primary focus of the 2019 Budget would not be business concerns as those had been...more
In a unanimous decision issued November 8, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the appeal of the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Canada v Callidus Capital Corp, 2017 FCA 162. Secured creditors who receive...more
On May 25, 2018, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision in Her Majesty the Queen v The Toronto-Dominion Bank. The case revolved around whether the proceeds of the sale of a house by a debtor of Toronto-Dominion...more
The federal government recently gave royal assent to the Budget Implementation Bill, 2018, No. 1, which amends the Excise Act, 2001 in order to implement a new framework for the taxation of cannabis. The new rules effectively...more
On February 27, 2018, the Minister of Finance introduced Canada’s 2018 Federal Budget (2018 Budget), which looks to implement the excise duty framework for cannabis that was proposed in November 2017 (see our November 2017...more