Budget 2024 announced an increase to the capital gains inclusion
rate from one-half to two-thirds for all corporations and trusts,
and an increase to two-thirds on capital gains realized by
individuals on or after June 25, 2024 in excess of an annual
$250,000 threshold.
On June 11, 2024, Parliament passed a Notice of Ways and Means
Motions (“NWMM”) which included
amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the
“Tax Act”) to implement the proposed
increase to the capital gains inclusion rate and consequential
amendments. On August 12, 2024, the Department of Finance released
legislative proposals relating to various tax matters, including
amendments to the capital gains inclusion rate package contained in
the NWMM (the “August 12
Proposals”).