Not For Sale: Canada Closes The Door To Foreign Home Buyers
By Chris Sharpe and Manveer Sall The federal government has introduced legislation that bans the purchase of residential real estate by non-Canadians. The Prohibition on the ... Continued
“Ready, Willing, and Able”: BC Court Clarifies Law on Sufficiency of Tender in Real Estate Transactions
By Anna Sekunova and Cameron Fox Parties negotiating agreements for sale of real estate always hope that closing day goes smoothly – but it is ... Continued
Welcome to New Lawyer Winkie Chan
We’d like to warmly welcome our new lawyer, Winkie Chan, to the firm. Winkie joins our Commercial Real Estate Law group following her time maintaining ... Continued
Cool Off: The Government of BC Acts on Homebuyer Protection Recommendations
On July 21, 2022, the Government of British Columbia announced a new homebuyer protection period in residential real estate sales. Amendments to the Property Law ... Continued
Clark Wilson Welcomes Eight New Associates
Clark Wilson is pleased to announce that Imroz Ali, Kim Brown, Kim Do, Jessica Dorfmann, Jared Knott, Mani Saggu, Lauren Zeleschuk, and Jimmy Zhang, have ... Continued
Clark Wilson Most Named Firm on BiV’s Biggest Real Estate Deals for 16th Consecutive Year
Clark Wilson is delighted to be distinguished again as the most named law firm on Business in Vancouver’s annual ranking of the Biggest Real Estate ... Continued
Budget 2022: Important Changes Impacting Real Estate
By Jimmy Zhang The Federal Government has released Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable (the “Budget”). In connection ... Continued
Pre-Sale Assignments attract GST starting May 7 2022
On April 7, 2022, the Government of Canada released Budget 2022: A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable. As part of ... 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
Application of GST in Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions
By Karen Ngan and Jimmy Zhang Did you know that the sale of commercial real property is treated as a taxable supply, for which the ... Continued
Planning a Joint Venture and Purchase of Shares? Essential Terms in your Letter of Intent (LOI) / Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Developers should take note of the BC Court of Appeal’s decision in Concord Pacific Acquisitions Inc. v. Oei,[1] and be very cautious when embarking on ... Continued