July 07, 2026
When a court awards damages in lieu of reasonable notice, should the award include vacation pay that would have accrued over the notice period?
July 07, 2026
The federal government has announced the launch of online and in-person consultations for Budget 2026 ahead of its delivery this fall.
July 07, 2026
The King Charles tax disclosure creates no legal obligation in Canada and establishes no precedent that Canadian courts are required to follow. What it does is illustrate — at the level of a head of state — a principle that is deeply embedded in Canadian tax law and frequently litigated: that those who administer the tax system, and those who are subject to it, operate within a framework governed by the rule of law, institutional transparency and procedural fairness.
July 06, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed new leaders to head two of Canada’s major trial courts. On July 6, Justice Alan Diner was appointed chief justice of the Federal Court, the national superior trial court that decides disputes in the federal domain. He succeeds Paul Crampton, who retired from the post Oct. 31, 2025.
July 06, 2026
The Federal Court has declined to make findings of fact in a dispute over the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) denial of LG Electronics Canada Inc.’s request for interest relief tied to a tax reassessment, finding that there were no circumstances warranting a departure from the usual remedy of sending the matter back for redetermination.
July 03, 2026
The chair of the advisory board that recommended ex-Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal and one other unnamed jurist for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada defended the board’s decision not to shortlist three to five names, which was contrary to the mandate from Prime Minister Mark Carney.
July 03, 2026
This article addresses the enforcement architecture through which the CRA will identify and pursue non-compliance, the cross-border and non-resident tax obligations that arise from the World Cup’s international character, and the remediation pathways available to tax clients who did not report correctly, and what Canadian tax lawyers and accountants need to know before advising them on those pathways.
July 02, 2026
Beyond short-term rental income, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will generate a wide variety of income-earning opportunities for Canadian residents, sports bettors, ticket resellers, parking space operators, food vendors, content creators, and transportation providers among them.
June 30, 2026
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico, will bring millions of visitors to Toronto and Vancouver and generate an extraordinary surge in short-term rental income for Canadian homeowners near those venues.
June 30, 2026
If you intend to make, or have already made, charitable gifts in your will, there is an interesting aspect of charitable giving that you may not have considered. What happens if the charity you named no longer exists, cannot receive the gift, or circumstances have changed such that your gift cannot be carried out as intended? In certain circumstances, the cy-près doctrine may preserve the gift and ensure that your charitable intentions are honoured.