Tax
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September 30, 2025
AI, digital integration in small businesses could boost GDP by $12.8B: report
A new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) has found that while 92 per cent of small businesses in Canada are using digital tools for their business, only 10 per cent have fully integrated them across operations.
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September 29, 2025
What the reversal of the digital services tax means for your client’s business
If your client was getting their business ready for a major digital services tax (DST) payment on June 30, 2025, they’re off the hook. On June 29, the government of Canada announced that it would not move forward with the controversial DST.
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September 26, 2025
Ontario opening of the courts ceremony highlights digitization, reform of Rules of Civil Procedure
On Sept. 25, judges, attorneys general, leaders of law associations and others met for Ontario’s opening of the courts ceremony, discussing various strategies that have been and will be undertaken to improve access to justice. This included digitization and reformation of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
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September 25, 2025
Is it or isn’t it? FCA weighs in on compliance of $300M RRSP
A registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) is structured to allow eligible Canadians to accumulate income tax-free in an account. Withdrawals are taxable but can be made at a relatively low tax rate compared to that paid for investments outside an RRSP. The account is meant to facilitate investment for retirement purposes and considerable tax savings can be realized.
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September 23, 2025
Getting to ‘yes’: Settlement approvals for persons under disability
No settlement involving a person under disability, which includes the elderly incapable of managing their property and personal care, is binding on that incapable person unless the court approves of the settlement. That is because, while settling disputes before a hearing is encouraged by our judicial system, the legislature also recognizes that the incapable person would not have been able to properly consent to the settlement, and the court ought to review settlement for appropriateness to safeguard the incapable person’s interests.
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September 23, 2025
No benefit of hindsight: Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies framework for rectification
Rectification is an equitable remedy that corrects mistakes in written agreements. The recent case from the Ontario Court of Appeal, Pyxis Real Estate Equities Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 ONCA 65, provides an important reminder of how rectification operates in the tax context and the importance of obtaining good tax advice.
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September 22, 2025
Ryan Walter rejoins DLA Piper as associate
Ryan Walter has returned to DLA Piper (Canada) LLP’s Edmonton office as an associate in the corporate group.
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September 22, 2025
Governance by whack-a-mole: A midterm report from the law society
At just past the halfway point of my first term as bencher, it feels like time for a midterm reflection.
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September 19, 2025
SCC rules 5-4 in favour of Toronto homeowners’ adverse possession claim against municipal parkland
In a far-reaching adverse possession judgment that rejects a judge-made immunity for municipal parkland facing matured possessory claims in Ontario, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 5-4 that two Toronto homeowners own a piece of adjoining municipal parkland that was fenced into their backyard decades ago by the home’s previous owner.
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September 19, 2025
CRA hires more staff, boosts digital tools to cut wait times during 100-day improvement plan
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is enhancing its ability to answer taxpayer calls, working through a backlog of tax adjustments, and expanding digital self-serve options as part of its 100-day service improvement plan.