As part of the Government of Canada's 2025 budget released on November 4, 2025 (the Budget), the federal government announced an intention to revise the Canada Labour Code to restrict the use of non-compete clauses in...more
The Canadian Federal Budget (Budget 2025),1 released on November 4, 2025, contained several proposals of interest to companies that explore for minerals in Canada. Specifically, several of these proposals directly relate to...more
Earlier Tuesday, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, delivered the Liberal Party’s first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney (Budget 2025). Budget 2025 does not...more
The limits on the Crown’s ability to raise a new basis or argument in support of an assessment continue to be subject to judicial scrutiny. Subsection 152(9) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Act”) permits the Minister of...more
Before the 2017 Tax Act, owners of a two-or-more-owner business should generally have elected that such business be an LLC taxable as a partnership. After the 2017 Tax Act, that advice remains sound. However, for a business...more
The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) recently dismissed the Bank of Nova Scotia’s (BNS) appeal and upheld the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) practice of charging arrears interest on a non-existent tax debt where audit adjustments...more
On October 29, 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that bare trusts are once again exempt from filing the T3 Income Tax and Information Return (including Schedule 15 regarding beneficial ownership information of a...more
Les transitions effectuées au sein des équipes de direction dans le cadre d’opérations de fusions et acquisitions (« F&A ») peuvent poser de nombreux défis juridiques et financiers relativement à la rémunération des hauts...more
Many legal and financial challenges related to executive compensation can arise from leadership transitions during mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Companies must decide how to treat equity incentives, navigate complex tax...more
Le 16 avril 2024 (le « jour du Budget »), le gouvernement du Canada a présenté son budget fédéral de 2024 (le « Budget 2024 »). Bien que le principal élément du Budget 2024 soit une proposition visant à faire passer le taux...more
On April 16, 2024 (Budget Day), the Government of Canada released its 2024 federal budget (Budget 2024). While the biggest headline item in Budget 2024 is a proposal to increase the capital gains inclusion rate from one-half...more
Le marché fragmenté de la distribution d’assurances au Canada continue de faire l’objet d’un grand volume d’activités de fusion et acquisition (« F&A ») alors que les consolidateurs établis regroupent de petits courtiers...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
The fragmented insurance distribution market in Canada continues to see significant levels of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity as established consolidators roll up smaller brokerages and managing general agents (MGAs),...more
As we enter 2024 the myriad of regulatory changes can appear overwhelming. We are here to help and have set out below some key changes and issues that can impact Bermuda entities. Bermuda has introduced a corporate income tax...more
L’Agence du revenu du Canada (l’« ARC ») a adopté une nouvelle politique administrative (la « nouvelle politique administrative ») qui est entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2024. La nouvelle politique administrative permet de...more
Effective January 1, 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has a new administrative policy (New Administrative Policy) for determining the province or territory of employment (POE) for payroll deduction purposes of employees...more
Points saillants - Le 28 novembre 2023, le ministère des Finances (le « ministère ») a déposé un avis de motion de voies et moyens visant à mettre en œuvre la Loi d’exécution de l’énoncé économique de l’automne 2023, qui a...more
Highlights - On November 28, 2023, the Department of Finance (Finance) tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion to implement the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023, which subsequently received first reading...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 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
Introduction - Le 1er novembre 2023, l’Agence du revenu du Canada (l’« ARC ») a publié une liste d’opérations qui ont été désignées comme les premières « opérations à signaler » en vertu des nouvelles règles de divulgation...more
Introduction - On November 1, 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) released a list of transactions that have been designated as the first “notifiable transactions” under the new mandatory disclosure rules (MD Rules) in...more
On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance released a revised version of its proposed 2% equity buyback tax (“Buyback Tax”) that will apply to relevant transactions that occur on or after January 1, 2024....more
On August 4, 2023, the Department of Finance released an updated version of the draft legislation that will incorporate the excessive interest and financing expense limitation rules (“EIFEL Rules”) into the Income Tax...more