On a complete or partial change of use of a property, it is important to analyze whether a tax election can be advantageous in deferring tax.
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On a complete or partial change of use of a property, it is important to analyze whether a tax election can be advantageous in deferring tax.
The main aim of the Act respecting the regulation of child labour is to modernize the legislative framework governing child labour, to ensure their health and safety in the workplace, and to promote their success and retention in school.
A penalty clause in a contract that provides for a reduction in the value of an asset in the event of bankruptcy may not be enforceable against the trustee in bankruptcy. It is also reducible if it is abusive.
There are a host of unknown obligations that can pop up when buying a commercial property. To combat these issues, and in addition to due diligence completed by your legal team, there is always the option of title insurance to fill in the gaps. Unfortunately, title insurance is not always enough to deal with some of the more complex issues that are now arising.
On April 24, 2023, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) initiated an inquiry to determine whether certain wind turbine towers from China are being sold at unfair prices in Canada and whether these goods are being subsidized, contrary to Canadian law and World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
On December 20, 2022, the Minister of the Environment’s Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations officially came into force in Canada. To allow businesses to adapt to the changes, several provisions of these broad regulations will be phased in by December 20, 2025. Any business that manufactures, imports, or sells (including for free) any of the six single-use plastic items listed below is subject to the Regulation.
Bill S-211 designated to tackle child and forced labor will likely be passed in 2023 federal budget and enacted as early as January 1, 2024.
Fonder son entreprise peut s’avérer coûteux. Une fois que les entrepreneurs ont investi leurs capitaux propres dans leur entreprise, ils recherchent souvent d’autres sources de financement. Toutefois, avant d’entamer ce processus, les propriétaires de petites entreprises doivent avoir connaissance des lois et règlements visant à protéger les investisseurs.
This judgment better protects all buyers of new homes in Quebec in the event of their contractor’s bankruptcy or non-performance of their contractor’s obligations.
Here are the main rules of origin that Canadian companies need to know in order to take advantage of preferential trade agreements.
A new act prohibits non-Canadians from purchasing, directly or indirectly residential real estate in Canada for a period of two years.
If employees are taking the initiative to organize their own office holiday party, what are the employer’s responsibilities?
While holding a holiday party can have a unifying effect, any slippage that occurs can have the opposite effect. What are the employer responsabilities?
Estate planning makes good business sense. Make continuity plans for yourself and your business before it’s too late.
A receiver constitutes a party to an arbitration agreement and steps in the shoes of the debtor who had agreed to it. Therefore, a receiver in principle is bound by an arbitration agreement between a debtor and a third-party.
Raising capital is about to get a bit easier for public companies. Starting November 21, 2022, public companies will be able to raise funds under a new prospectus exemption recently announced by the Canadian Securities Administrators.
The Alberta government’s recent extensive red tape reduction measures are designed to attract not only investment, but entrepreneurs and innovative businesses to Alberta as part of the government’s Alberta Recovery Plan to grow and diversify the Alberta economy.
There is a mechanism you can use to overturn a Canada Border Services Agency decision.
Despite its challenges, securing an order for provisional injunction is far from impossible. Here is how to proceed.
These changes would significantly facilitate administrative processes for businesses, thus sparing them from unnecessary costs and delays.
If you own a corporation doing business in Quebec, employ more than 25 people in that corporation, or finance a corporation with personal property security, the new French language requirements may have an impact on your business operations.
In an effort to make Canada’s trade remedies regime more accessible, the federal government has made amendments to the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (CITT Act).
If you or your company has business ties with someone on Canada’s Russia Sanctions List, keep in mind that Canada’s economic sanctions could apply to you as well.