Tax
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September 15, 2025
Natalie Goulard joins Spiegel Ryan’s tax litigation team
Spiegel Ryan has welcomed Natalie Goulard as a partner in its tax litigation and dispute resolution team.
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September 12, 2025
Trade tribunal launches final probe into dumped, subsidized Chinese thermal paper
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has launched a final inquiry into thermal paper imports from China after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary finding that the product is being subsidized and dumped in Canada.
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September 12, 2025
Business succession: Laughing about death, taxes and other sad stuff
My wife, Maureen McKay, is the love of my life, so it is only natural that I want to be sure that she will be well taken care of when I pop off. And since I am now 70 years old and she is quite a bit younger than I am, it only makes sense that I would try to put some things in order to make it easier for her to go shopping when I nod off for the last time.
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September 10, 2025
New OBA president hopes to bring ‘more conversational experience’ to position
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) has a new leader at its helm. Katy Commisso took over the top job from former president Kathryn Manning at the beginning of September after serving a term as the first vice-president of the OBA, which is the professional association for Ontario's lawyers, judges and law students. She will serve for the 2025-26 term. Commisso, a native of Burlington, Ont., said she did not grow up wanting to be a lawyer.
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September 08, 2025
Atlantic Canada to receive $80 million from tariff response program
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that $80 million from the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) will be dedicated to businesses in Atlantic Canada, including the seafood, manufacturing and steel sectors.
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September 08, 2025
Court orders CRA to redetermine taxes for U.S. citizen living in Canada
The Federal Court has remitted a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) decision for redetermination in a case where the employer of a U.S. citizen living in Canada withheld taxes from her pay for U.S. governments.
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September 05, 2025
Carney pauses 2026 EV mandate amid tariff stress, announces comprehensive Buy Canadian policy
Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused the 2026 electric vehicle (EV) mandate target for automakers and auto importers as part of a strategy to support sectors impacted by U.S.-imposed tariffs. The automobile sector in Canada has been one of the hardest hit by the imposition of U.S. tariffs, with Canadian cars facing 25 per cent tariffs in the U.S. Carney said that protectionist measures put in place by the U.S. were fundamentally reshaping all its trading relationships but noted that Canada currently has the best deal of any U.S. trading partner, with 85 per cent of trade between the two countries being tariff-free.
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September 05, 2025
Tax compliance considerations for notional cash pooling
Cash pooling arrangements are used by multinational organizations to centralize cash management and reduce financing costs. Cash pooling arrangements are primarily split between physical and notional cash pooling arrangements.
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September 05, 2025
Adina Georgescu joins BLG as partner in EMER group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced that Adina Georgescu has joined the firm at its Montreal office as partner in its environmental, municipal, expropriation and regulatory (EMER) group.
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September 04, 2025
Determining an individual’s Canadian tax residency
Determining whether an individual is a resident of Canada for tax purposes is a critical first step in ensuring compliance with Canadian tax laws and optimizing their tax position. The taxpayer’s residency status influences what they must report and how they are taxed — on worldwide income as a resident, or generally only on Canadian‑source income as a non‑resident.