Tax Tax

Québec Minister of Finance introduces additional measures to further counter aggressive tax planning

As part of its comprehensive strategy to combat aggressive tax planning, the Ministère des Finances du Québec released Information Bulletin 2019-5...

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upholds constitutionality of federal carbon pricing regime

On May 3, 2019, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal issued a majority decision that the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the GGPPA) was...

Update on implementation of the Multilateral Instrument in Canada

Canada is in the process of ratifying the Multilateral Instrument into Canadian law through Bill C-82, which is currently at third reading in the...

Canada proposes changes to withholding tax on dividend equivalent payments

The Canadian federal budget tabled on March 19, 2019, contains important tax changes relevant to participants in the stock lending market.

Federal Court of Appeal holds Canada Revenue Agency does not have the power to compel oral interviews during audit

The FCA’s decision in Minister of National Revenue v. Cameco Corporation rejects the Canada Revenue Agency’s argument that its audit powers...

Budget 2019 limits employee stock option benefits but signals possible tax deductions for employers

The 2019 federal budget proposes to impose an annual cap on stock options granted to an employee that will be eligible for the Stock Option Deduction.

Federal budget briefing 2019

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Budget 2019. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian businesses.

Osler submission to OECD on Public Consultation Document Addressing the Tax Challenges of the Digitalisation of the Economy

Osler made a submission to the OECD in response to its February 13, 2019 public consultation document on the possible solutions to the tax challenges...

The slow burn of U.S. tax reform

From the moment of its enactment on December 22, 2017, the U.S. tax reform legislation commonly referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (the...

From transfer pricing to tax treaties: Canadian cross-border tax update

The two most significant Canadian cross-border tax developments in 2018 relate to transfer pricing and tax treaties.