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Toronto’s New Vacant Home Tax: A Brief Introduction
Wednesday, January 11, 2023Ian SpiegelCorporate LawGTA Real Estate, Tax and Estate Planning
The City of Toronto has implemented a new annual tax on vacant residences, payable beginning in 2023. A Vacant Home Tax of...
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Does the Underused Housing Tax Apply to You? The Answer May Surprise You
Tuesday, November 8, 2022Ian SpiegelCorporate LawTax & Estate Planning, Bill C-8, Underused Housing Tax Act
Bill C-8, which introduced the Underused Housing Tax (the “UHT”) through the Underused Housing Tax Act (the “Act”), received ...
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2022: Important Changes to Wills and Power of Attorney Legislation
Friday, February 18, 2022Greg Farano LLB, CFA, TEP, Lindsay Ann Histrop, Ian SpiegelBusiness Law, Corporate LawWills
Significant changes have recently been made to the Succession Law Reform Act (“SLRA”) and Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 (“SDA”). Estates lawyers and clients looking for estate planning advice should
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Update: New Reporting Requirements For Trusts
Thursday, January 20, 2022Greg Farano LLB, CFA, TEP, Lindsay Ann Histrop, Ian SpiegelBusiness Law, Corporate LawTrusts
In a previous blog post, we discussed the proposed new T3 Trust Income Tax and Information Return reporting and filing requirements for certain express trusts. These changes
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Snow washing is now more difficult in Canada, but at what cost?
Wednesday, May 26, 2021Kenneth Jull, Ian SpiegelLitigationSnow Washing, Money Laundering
For several years, the Canadian government has begun to focus on “snow washing”, the purifying of illegitimate funds through using shell corporations to launder money...
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Facebook To Pay $9 Million Penalty Under Canada’s Competition Act
Wednesday, June 3, 2020Kenneth Jull, Ian SpiegelLitigationAdvertising, Compliance, Administrative Monetary Penalty
On May 19, 2020 the Competition Bureau announced that Facebook Inc. will pay a $9 million administrative monetary penalty (“AMP”), and an additional $500,000 for the costs of the Bureau’s investigation, after...
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Frustration and Pandemic - A Long Term Perspective on COVID-19 and Frustration of Contracts
Thursday, April 2, 2020Kenneth Jull, Ian SpiegelLitigationCompliance, COVID-19, Frustration, Force Majeure, Contract Law
In these times of global health uncertainty and economic troubles it is tempting to jump to the “frustration of contract” conclusion. While we acknowledge that it is tempting to see the current economic trouble as frustrating the performance of contract there are a number of factors that must be considered when...
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