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This article is published as businesses and individuals try to wind down for the end of December.

Filing your personal taxes properly is vital to avoid extra fees and to ensure you receive all deductions available for your tax return. Jennifer Mendes, Senior Manager in Kelowna, provides...

On February 25, 2021, Alberta Finance Minister, Travis Toews, announced the 2021 Alberta Budget. Many of the Budget measures are meant to drive the province's investment in health care...

In a decision rendered on October 25, 20131, the Tax Court of Canada (the "Court"), in the person of Justice Robert J. Hogan, clarified whether a supplier of a promise to purchase land, as well as the related deposit, made a single or multiple supplies within the meaning of the Excise Tax Act (the "ETA") for GST/HST purposes.

The filing and payment deadline for the Underused Housing Tax Act declaration is fast approaching on May 1, 2023. Do not fear if you have not or will not meet this deadline...

In these days of soaring home prices and growing transaction expenses, such as land transfer taxes and moving costs, it would be an understatement to say that every new owner could use some sort of a financial break.

Canada's underused housing tax (UHT), which took effect on January 1, 2022, had its first filing deadline on April 30, 2023. However, the Canada Revenue Agency...

Recent legal developments have brought forth critical nuances in the legal frameworks governing Métis settlements in Alberta, specifically concerning taxation policies...

The government is desperate for money and is on the search for new sources of revenues to finance its deficits.

On April 1, 2025, the Province of Nova Scotia is set to decrease their harmonized sales tax ("HST") rate by 1 percentage point, resulting in a HST rate of 14 percent in the province.

Ontario announced a 15% tax on the purchase or acquisition of an interest in residential property located in the Greater Golden Horseshoe by individuals who are not citizens or permanent residents...

On July 14, 2017, the Ontario Ministry of Finance released for public consultation proposed changes to the Land Transfer Tax Act relating to the taxation of unregistered dispositions...

As mentioned in the March 21, 2019, Quebec budget, the Province of Quebec has bolstered the disclosure requirement of nominee agreements (Measure).

In the previous article found here, we discussed the various tax considerations that apply to non-residents of Canada when acquiring Canadian real estate.

When there is a change in use of your principal residence, a deemed disposition occurs under subsection 45(1) of the Income Tax Act.

If you sell property, you are required to report the sale in your tax return. However, if the property you sell is your principal residence, the gain you realize on the sale is not taxable ...

The Canadian tax laws addressing the tax of individual non-residents disposing of Canadian real property are, although not drastically different from those imposed in similar transactions...

When a person owes money to the tax authorities, it could be dangerous for them to try to subtract their major assets