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Our annual Tax Tips Guide is here to assist you in your tax planning, presenting some quick ideas and strategies for you to employ.

The Canadian federal government is proposing a transformative Productivity Mega Deduction that would allow businesses to immediately expense the full cost of eligible investments rather than spreading deductions...

Continuation funds or vehicles (CVs) have become ubiquitous in a macro environment in which exit options for private equity-held assets are scarce.

Exactly three years after the ghoulish release of the fourth version of the notorious FIE rules;, the federal Minister of Finance put his hand into the candy bag of investors with the announcement of a new set of rules to tax so-called income trusts.

The recent decision of the Ontario Securities Commission in Sterling Centrecorp Inc. is the first Commission decision to deal in detail with support agreements, lockup agreements and the "joint actor" rule under Ontario securities law.

Cross-border investmens always involve political risk particularly in the case of natural resource assets.

The use of "hybrid entities" to acquire Canadian companies can have significant benefits for U.S. investors in the appropriate circumstances.

Institutional interest in impact investing continues to grow as large investors increasingly seek strategies capable of delivering financial returns and measurable impact outcomes. But the market has yet to reach full...

The first-year amendments to NI 31-103 were published for comment in June 2010.

Canada pursues trade opportunities beyond the U.S. by entering into a number of traditional and innovative bilateral agreements. Free trade agreements have become an integral part of the trading system. The World Trade Organization (WTO) permits such agreements, as long as certain conditions are met (Article XXIV, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). Some countries, such as the United States, which completed three free trade agreements in 2004, have been active in entering into such agreemen

Forvest Financial Services Corporation is the Canadian representative office of the Forvest Group, a wealth management organization based in Geneva.

Updates our February 24, 2012 Tax memo entitled "Joint Ventures—CRA ends policy allowing separate fiscal periods.

On March 19, 2007, Canada’s minority Conservative government announced the 2007 Budget, which includes a number of tax measures intended to give technology companies that are incorporated in Canada greater access to international sources of capital.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new disclosure rules for executive and director compensation and related party transactions in response to investors’ calls for more transparent disclosure.

On January 19, 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 81-334 (the "Staff Notice") to provide guidance to investment funds (funds) relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure.

On May 10, 2010, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT or Tribunal) issued its decision in Cherry Stix Ltd. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency (Cherry Stix II).

On January 27, 2009, the federal government presented its Budget for 2009, which, as expected, contained a broad array of measures designed to stimulate economic activity and assist individuals and businesses in weathering the difficulties of the current economic climate.

The B.C. Court of Appeal recently revised the test for the dismissal of a civil claim for delay, known in legalese as "want of prosecution." They did so by replacing the narrow requirement...