Wednesday, November 29, 2023Ian SpiegelCorporate Law, Business Law, Tax and Estate Planning

On October 31, 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) announced that owners affected by the Underused Housing Tax...

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Monday, November 13, 2023Ian Spiegel, Lynne WesterhofCorporate Law, Business Law, Tax and Estate PlanningNot-for-Profit/Charities

After months of uncertainty for the charitable sector, the Canada Revenue Agency has confirmed that registered charities will not need to file a...

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Thursday, October 12, 2023Ian SpiegelBusiness Law, Corporate LawTax & Estate Planning

On January 1, 2022, the Underused Housing Tax Act (the “Act”) came into effect. The Act requires certain owners of...

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Thursday, January 20, 2022Greg Farano, Lindsay Ann Histrop, Ian SpiegelBusiness Law, Corporate LawTrusts

In a previous blog post, we discussed the proposed new T3 Trust Income Tax and Information Return reporting and filing requirements for certain express trusts. These changes

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021Kenneth Jull, Ian SpiegelLitigationSnow Washing, Money Laundering

For several years, the Canadian government has begun to focus on “snow washing”, the purifying of illegitimate funds through using shell corporations to launder money...

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020James R.G. Cook, Kenneth Jull, Ian SpiegelLitigationContract Law, Supreme Court of Canada, Compliance

The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger on December 18, 2020. This decision is ground-breaking in the world of contracts, and can...

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