Cyber Liability – Not Every Crime Is Covered – The Brick v. Chubb Decision
The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench rendered Canada’s first legal precedent on the applicability of cyber coverage in the case of The Brick Warehouse LP ... Continued
Update on the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic And Trade Agreement (CETA)
This is an update to our publications dated May 19, 2016 [https://www.cwilson.com/update-canada-eu-comprehensive-economic-and-trade-agreement-ceta/] and September 29, 2014 [“MASH Sector Needs to Brace for Possible New Era ... Continued
Canadian Securities Regulators take Position on Cryptocurrencies
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), a body comprised of the securities regulators from Canada’s ten provinces and three territories, has finally taken a position on ... Continued
Private Company Tax Proposals: Consequences for Trusts and Estates
Our prior posts in this series gave an overview of the government’s consultation paper, and outlined the paper’s proposals to limit the lifetime capital gains ... Continued
Vikram Dhir opens the Toronto Stock Exchange with Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
Vikram Dhir is in Toronto today to open the market for the Toronto Stock Exchange with our client, Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust to celebrate ... Continued
Riding the Waive: Court Clarifies Risks and Consequences of Signing a Waiver
Jamieson v. Whistler Mountain Resort, 2017 BCSC 1001, is a reminder to those that operate and participant in dangerous activities that signing waivers has legal ... Continued
Structuring an Expansion to Canada
Introduction[1] A non-Canadian franchisor planning to expand its franchise system to Canada must make important decisions on the type of legal entity to use ... Continued
Converting Income into Capital Gains
This is the fifth in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations.” In addition to proposals ... Continued
Private Companies and Passive Investments
This is the fourth in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations.” In previous posts we ... Continued
The Duty to Consult and Accommodate: Supreme Court of Canada Rules on the Role of Regulatory Processes
The Supreme Court of Canada has released two highly anticipated decisions on the role of regulatory bodies in fulfilling the Crown’s duty to consult with ... Continued
Tax proposals affecting private companies and their shareholders: income splitting
This is the third in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations.” In the first post ... Continued
New Limitations on the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption
This is the second in a series of posts arising out of the Liberal Government’s paper “Tax Planning Using Private Corporations.” The Income Tax Act ... Continued