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Status Update: Ontario Court Upholds RSU Forfeiture Provision, Despite Employment Agreement Violating the ESA

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In the recent Wigdor v Facebook Canada Ltd. and Meta Platforms, Inc., 2025 ONSC 4051 decision (the “Decision”), which has not yet been reported, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld the enforceability of restricted...more

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TSXV Modernizes Security Based Compensation Rules

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The TSX Venture Exchange’s (TSXV) incentive stock option policy was amended in late 2021 to cover a variety of security based compensation commonly used as compensation tools, including deferred share units, performance share...more

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Common U.S. Tax Withholding and Reporting Errors with Respect to Certain RSUs

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A Canadian company (the employer) historically has not issued equity-based awards to employees of its U.S. subsidiaries, but it now is considering doing so. Past posts have addressed potential U.S. income tax pitfalls and the...more

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CRA Positions on Deferred Share Unit Plans and Private Health Services Plans

In November of this year at the Canadian Tax Foundation’s 67th Annual Tax Conference (Conference), the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced its current positions on Deferred Share Unit (DSU) conversions; payment events for...more

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