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Since Canada taxes a "person," it is important to determine whether a foreign entity is classified by Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") as a corporation...

As regulators have stepped up enforcement activity for money laundering offences, it seems a good time to review the obligations of accountants.

GST/HST registrants who commonly make zero-rated supplies often file a return claiming a net tax refund, relying on the prompt payment of that refund in order to finance their businesses.

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation may significantly affect the way school boards are able to communicate with parents, employees, suppliers and stakeholders.

Businesses dealing with consumers in British Columbia have just over one month to comply with significant new consumer protection requirements in the province. On August 1, 2026, amendments (PDF) to BC’s Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (“BPCPA”) come into force, introducing mandatory terms for most types of consumer contracts, new rules for subscription agreements, and stronger protections against high-pressure sales tactics, among other things.

In April of 2009, grade 5 student Bezawit Chanyalew suffered a cardiac arrest during gym class at her Vancouver school.

We reported in December 2014 that new powers were coming to the Ombudsman that would permit the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate and make recommendations regarding complaints with respect to school boards.

School boards are corporations pursuant to section 58.5(1) of the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2.

On October 25, 2018, the Ontario Government continued their education reform by announcing Bill 48: The Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act,2018 which is aimed at keeping Ontario's children safer...

On March 23, 2020 the Canadian federal government announced, as part of its emergency bill to provide funding to Canadians, that $5 billion dollars will be provided to Farm Credit Canada to increase lending capacity ...

The COVID-19 virus has led to changes and challenges across sectors, and the civil litigation space is no different.

As Ontario braces for a Delta-driven fourth wave of COVID-19, the government has announced that it will require people to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of their vaccination status to access...

MasterCard has recently proposed changes to its credit card processing rules which, if implemented, will impact a broad range of "merchants" including non-profits and charitable organizations.

The Government of Canada announced today that it plans to extend the 2024 charitable donation deadline to February 28, 2025.

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta recently passed Bill 12, the Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, into law on May 14, 2014

The Budget introduces a significant change in the tax treatment of gifts made under a Will or beneficiary designation.

Looking to go public or raise capital in 2025? Canadian regulators just made it easier. On April 17, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the "CSA") introduced three new blanket orders...