Upcoming Conference | CLEBC’s Wills, Estates, and Trusts Conference 2022
Join Clark Wilson Estate & Trusts co-chairs Amy Mortimore and Richard Weiland, TEP along with counsel Geoffrey White, K.C. as they present at the Continuing ... Continued
Dollars, Donees, and Disbursements: New Opportunities for Charity Partnerships Await
Canadian registered charities now have greater flexibility when partnering with non-profit organizations. On June 23, 2022, Bill C-19, Budget Implementation Act 2022, No. 1 (“BIA”) ... Continued
Unintended Tax Liability? Supreme Court of Canada Says No Take-Backs
By Ryan Lincoln The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) in Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 (“Collins Family Trust”) recently set ... Continued
What You Need to Know About the Federal Underused Housing Tax Act
Residential property owners should be aware of a potential new tax on underused or vacant houses in Canada. Federal Bill C-8 proposes the Underused Housing ... Continued
Clark Wilson Lawyers Named in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Clark Wilson is proud to share our team’s rankings in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory®, a distinction based on an extensive peer survey process ... Continued
Budget 2021: Tax Measures
On Monday, April 19 (“Budget Day”), Canada’s Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivered Canada’s first full Budget since 2019, providing the Government’s analysis of the ... Continued
Federal Government Fall Economic Statement 2020
On November 30, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance, put forward the Government’s Fall 2020 Economic Statement. The document referred to as “FES 2020” ... Continued
Some Clarity on the Foreign Buyer’s Tax: Amendment to the Property Transfer Tax Regulation
The provincial government recently announced an amendment to the Property Transfer Tax Regulation to provide clarity on how the additional property transfer tax applicable to ... Continued
A Silver Lining? Estate and Tax Planning Opportunities
By Zachary Murphy-Rogers We have previously written about how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on global trade and the world’s economies, and ... Continued
COVID-19: Any Relief for the Non-Profit Sector?
Update: On March 27, 2020, the federal government announced that the temporary wage subsidy discussed in this article would be increased to 75% of wages ... Continued
Canadian Government Announces COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
On March 18, 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a number of measures aimed at responding to a number of economic pressures already arising ... Continued
Update on the Federal Government’s Proposed Changes to the Taxation of Employee Stock Options
Last June, we provided the bulletin below outlining the Federal government’s proposed changes to the tax treatment of employee stock options, and indicated the Federal ... Continued