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2024 Federal Budget: Sales and Excise Tax Measures

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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

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Québec (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (QUÉBEC) LAW - Unlike the other Canadian provinces and territories, which are all common law jurisdictions, Québec is a civil law jurisdiction. It is governed by the...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Ontario (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (ONTARIO) LAW - INTRODUCTION - Canada, a bijural country, utilizes both common and civil law. Except for Québec, a civil law jurisdiction, the common law operates...more

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Énoncé économique de l’automne de 2023 : Présentation de certaines mesures fiscales

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

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2023 Fall Economic Statement: New GST/HST Joint Venture Election

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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

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Key Tax Measures in the 2023 Fall Economic Statement

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

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B.C. Update: Retroactive Legislation to Reverse Court Decision and Tax Cloud Services

Under the Provincial Sales Tax Act (British Columbia), a software program, or a right to use a software program, purchased for use on an electronic device ordinarily situated in B.C. is subject to PST. However, the emergence...more

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Dental Crowns and GST/HST Credits: A Dentist Wants to Have His Cake and Eat it Too

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In an informal procedure decision, Axelrod v. The King, rendered on December 12, 2022, the Tax Court of Canada dismissed the appeals of a dentist denying input tax credits (“ITCs”) claimed in connection with certain expenses...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Québec (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (QUÉBEC) LAW - Unlike the other Canadian provinces and territories, which are all common law jurisdictions, Québec is a civil law jurisdiction. It is governed by the...more

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Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Ontario (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (ONTARIO) LAW - Canada, a bijural country, utilizes both common and civil law. Except for Québec, a civil law jurisdiction, the common law operates in all remaining...more

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British Columbia Proposes New PST Rules for Online Marketplace Facilitators

On February 22, 2022, British Columbia (B.C.) Finance released its 2022 budget and accompanying draft legislation, which proposed new provincial sales tax (PST) rules regarding “online marketplace facilitators.” These new...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Québec (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (QUÉBEC) LAW - Unlike the other Canadian provinces and territories, which are all common law jurisdictions, Québec is a civil law jurisdiction. It is governed by the...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Ontario

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (ONTARIO) LAW - Canada, a bijural country, utilizes both common and civil law. Except for Québec, a civil law jurisdiction, the common law operates in all remaining...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Canada - Québec

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER CANADIAN (QUÉBEC) LAW - Unlike the other Canadian provinces and territories, which are all common law jurisdictions, Québec is a civil law jurisdiction. It is governed by the...more

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Nouvelles exigences en matière de TPS/TVH applicables aux marchés en ligne et autres plateformes numériques

En raison de la situation engendrée par la pandémie mondiale, le gouvernement fédéral a reporté le dépôt de son budget, qui était prévu pour mars 2020, et a plutôt présenté, le 30 novembre 2020, l’Énoncé économique de...more

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New GST/HST Requirements for Online Marketplaces and Other Digital Platforms

With the onset of the global pandemic, the federal government postponed its budget for March 2020 and, instead, delivered a Fall Economic Statement (FES): Supporting Canadians and Fighting COVID-19 on November 30, 2020. The...more

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Canadian Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Measures

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Goods imported into Canada are generally only subject to assessment of ordinary customs duty and goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax. However, during the course of any year, certain imported goods face the...more

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2019 Federal Budget – Selected Tax Measures

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

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Saskatchewan PST Exemption Reinstated for Equipment Used in the Oil and Gas Industry

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Finance has reinstated a previously repealed provincial sales tax (PST) exemption on permanently mounted equipment (PME) used in the oil and gas industry. As a retroactive change, PST that had...more

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No Deemed Trust for Unremitted GST and HST Post-Bankruptcy

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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

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What Does a Business Setting Up in Canada Need to Know About Canada’s Tax Rules?

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Canada’s tax rules are complex and subject to change. The information contained herein is not, and is not intended, to be a comprehensive overview of Canada’s tax system. Canada’s federal income tax system for businesses...more

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Just in Time for Legalization, Federal Government Publishes Proposed Cannabis Excise Duty Rates

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

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New Québec “Netflix / Amazon Tax” Will Affect Non-Canadian Businesses

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In South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc., the United States Supreme Court is considering whether retailers shipping goods to states where they have no physical presence can be required to collect sales tax from their customers. New...more

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2018 Quebec Budget: Non-Quebec Residents Required to Register under Provincial Sales Tax Regime

The Quebec government recently tabled its 2018-2019 budget (Budget), which announced a number of tax measures, including an initiative to expand the scope of the Quebec sales tax regime (QST) by introducing an obligation for...more

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2018 Federal Budget: Excise Tax on Cannabis

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

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