Tax

  • September 03, 2025

    Legal experts & advocates push PM Carney for urgent action to secure Canada’s ‘digital sovereignty’

    Legal experts, advocacy organizations and prominent Canadians are asking Ottawa to urgently legislate and implement measures to counter the digital risks to Canada’s autonomy and democracy posed by artificial intelligence (AI), foreign interference and U.S. tech giants’ dominance of domestic digital infrastructure.

  • September 03, 2025

    Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson welcomes 100-day plan to strengthen service at CRA

    The Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, François Boileau, is “pleased” with the federal government’s request for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to implement a “100-day plan to strengthen its services, reduce delays, and improve accessibility for taxpayers.”

  • September 02, 2025

    LSM annual report a ‘comprehensive’ look at fiscal year, road ahead: president

    As Manitoba’s law society takes stock of its most recent fiscal year, the regulator’s new president aims to continue the work of minding lawyers’ well-being as part of a new strategic plan. Law Society of Manitoba (LSM) president Kyle Dear recently sat down with Law360 Canada to discuss the recent release of the law society’s 2025 annual report — a 31-page snapshot of the regulator’s latest fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.

  • August 29, 2025

    Feds announce funding for Prairie businesses facing trade challenges

    As Canadian businesses face economic uncertainty due to tariffs disrupting export markets and global supply chains, the federal government has announced the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) for support to help businesses “respond to trade shocks.”

  • August 29, 2025

    FINANCE - Taxation - Real or immovable property assessment - Methods of assessment

    Appeal by Canada Life Assurance Company against the decision made by the Assessment Appeals Committee of the Saskatchewan Municipal Board. In its decision, the Committee dismissed an appeal from a determination made by the Regina Board of Revision in which the Board found the City’s Assessor did not err in terms of the assessment, and that Canada Life was not entitled to further document production from the Assessor.

  • August 28, 2025

    CRA goes digital: What businesses need to know about the shift to online mail

    The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has introduced a major change to how it communicates with businesses, making online mail delivered through the My Business Account portal the default method for most business-related correspondence, including notices of assessment, letters and forms.

  • August 27, 2025

    Tariffs, slow population growth impacting provincial economies: report

    Independent research organization the Conference Board of Canada has released new data on the impact of the ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the U.S., saying in a news release that it is “dampening both business and consumer confidence” and “weighing heavily on provincial economies.” It also indicated that slow population growth is playing a contributing role.

  • August 25, 2025

    Saskatchewan conducting trade missions to China, Japan and South Korea

    Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is conducting a trade mission to China and Japan in early September to strengthen ties with two of the province’s largest trading partners. The province said this is the first time in six years that a Canadian premier has led a trade mission to China.

  • August 25, 2025

    Increased judicial intervention to correct unfairness at key tribunals

    Ontario’s administrative tribunals are facing increased scrutiny by the courts for unfairness in dismissing claims brought by tenants, landlords, employees, car accident victims and people who believe they have experienced discrimination or are seeking disability benefits.

  • August 22, 2025

    Natural resources, tech firms drive Canadian deal flow increase despite tariff uncertainty

    Investment activity in Canada has accelerated in recent months despite persistent concerns over U.S. tariffs and global economic headwinds, with deal flow expanding across natural resources, technology and energy, according to Cassels Capital Markets partner Jonathan Sherman.