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Adapting to Tariffs and Other Trade Policy Shifts Under the Trump Administration
A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
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Private M&A 2024: Key Trends and Forecasts
Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
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Shifting Dynamics in Private Equity
4 Key Takeaways | Major U.S. Supreme Court Trademark & Copyright Decisions
Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
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The BC Court of Appeal decision in Dignard v Dignard, 2025 BCCA 43, gave clarity as to what considerations are needed when deciding whether an equal division of property would result in significant unfairness. The Court...more
A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal is a good reminder that courts won’t bail you out just because a tax plan didn’t go as expected. In Pyxis Real Estate Equities Inc. v. Canada, 2025 ONCA 65, the Court made it...more
La décision récente rendue dans l’affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. v. British Columbia (l’« affaire 1164708 B.C. Ltd. ») traite de l’applicabilité de la taxe supplémentaire sur les transferts de biens (property transfer tax) (la «...more
The current administration’s whipsaw of imposed and withdrawn tariffs continues to rattle financial markets and industries across the United States. In New England, annual trade of goods and services with Canada exceeds...more
Globally, private equity is expected to double its current assets under management (AUM) to US$12 trillion by the end of 2029, driven in large part by private wealth investors, according to new Preqin research....more
In recent months, tariffs have become a significant concern for businesses importing goods, particularly in relation to trade agreements between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, as well as with other countries. The U.S....more
In a general procedure hearing that was later moved under the informal procedure rules and rendered on December 17, 2024, the Tax Court of Canada (the “Tax Court”) dismissed 267 O’Connor Limited’s (the “Appellant”) appeal,...more
Canadians who emigrate to the United States or elsewhere face many decisions and considerations associated with departure, but careful tax planning should not be an afterthought. When an individual ceases to be resident in...more
On January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as prime minister and the prorogation of Parliament until March 24, 2025. At the federal level, prorogation is an act by the Governor General,...more
Bruyea v. United States (Ct. Claims Dec. 5, 2024), is the latest in a series of cases concerning whether a U.S. double tax treaty, in this case Canada's, allows a foreign tax credit for Canadian income taxes against the 3.8%...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) issued a release stating that it will not require bare trusts to file trust returns for the 2024 tax year, continuing the administrative exemption that was granted for the...more
New GST/HST Notice 339, published on October 25, 2024, provides that as of the first day of the fiscal year that begins on or after January 1, 2025, dentists will no longer be able to claim GST/HST input tax credits (“ITCs”)...more
Dans une décision rendue le 6 septembre 2024, la Cour du Québec (la « Cour »), sous la plume de l’honorable Daniel Bourgeois, a statué que la déduction pour créance irrécouvrable dans le calcul de la taxe nette et prévue à...more
Since the publication of our blog, Tenants Beware: The Risks of Landlord Tax Liabilities, draft legislation released by the Department of Finance on August 12, 2024, has proposed a change to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the...more
Lors de la plus récente session parlementaire (et la dernière avant les prochaines élections provinciales), le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a démontré qu’il était toujours résolu à mettre en œuvre son plan intitulé...more
The recently concluded legislative session (and the last before the upcoming provincial election) saw continued efforts from the B.C. government to deliver on its “Homes for People” plan, which lays out various government...more
1. General - 1.1 Main Sources of Law - Under Canada’s federal constitution, laws relating to real estate fall almost exclusively within provincial jurisdiction. Specifically, each Canadian province enacts its own...more
What is the Flipping Tax and Why is it Important? The B.C. government announced in its 2024 budget a plan to introduce a tax (the Flipping Tax) on income earned from the sale of a property within 730 days of acquisition....more
Le gouvernement du Canada a présenté la tant attendue Loi sur la taxe sur les services numériques (la « Loi ») au Parlement le 30 novembre 2023 dans le cadre du projet de loi C-59. Dans nos Bulletins Blakes antérieurs...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
Canada’s long-anticipated Digital Services Tax Act (Act) was introduced into Parliament on November 30, 2023 as part of Bill C-59. While our previous Blakes Bulletin: 2023 August 4 Draft Legislation: Selected Tax Measures and...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
A recent ruling from the Tax Court of Canada underscores the significance of tenants verifying their landlords' residency status in adhering to any obligations to withhold taxes in accordance with Part XIII of the Income Tax...more
This dispute arose when the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) reassessed President’s Choice Bank (“PCB”) for uncollected GST/HST on bundled supplies made to a major Canadian bank (the “Bank”) and denied the Bank’s rebate claims...more