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March 2023 Tax Alert: Tax Court of Canada Confirms Minister Can Raise New Grounds for Reassessment

In a tax dispute before the Tax Court of Canada, taxpayers may mistakenly assume the Minister is limited to the grounds for the (re)assessment raised at the time of the (re)assessment. However,…

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Annual Labour Law Update

Each year, there are amendments to legislation, arbitration decisions, and case law that impact your obligations, rights, and powers as a unionized employer. In this webinar, we review a sampling of key…

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February Employer Alert: Tracking Hours of Work Can Allow Employers to Hold Employees Liable for Time Theft

All Canadian employers are legally required to track their employees’ hours of work. In particular, each jurisdiction has employment legislation that confirms the requirement for employers to track hours of work. Even…

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February Tax Alert: CRA Continues to Review and Deny GST/HST New Housing Rebate Claims

The GST/HST new housing rebate (the “New Housing Rebate”) allows individuals to recover some of the GST or the federal portion of the HST paid, in regards to a new or substantially…

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January Employer Alert: Employer Best Practices for Sailing Through a Recession

There is currently a fair amount of speculation about whether a recession is coming in 2023. Based on certain industries and sectors in Canada, it certainly appears there may already be a…

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January Tax Alert: Top Tax Decisions of 2022 for Owner-Managed Businesses

As we start off the new year, it is helpful to review some important tax decisions from the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal. The tax dispute process…

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January Real Estate Alert: Vacant Home Tax in Toronto – DEADLINE: February 2, 2023

City of Toronto introduced an annual tax on vacant residential properties (the “Vacant Home Tax” or “VHT”). This annual tax will be assessed on Residential Units that have been vacant for six months or…

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December 2022 Employer Alert: Government of Canada Changes Sickness Benefits – What Does This Mean For Employers?

When an employee is ill or disabled, and cannot be reasonably accommodated, then the employee is normally placed on a leave of absence. This leave of absence is initially unpaid, except to…

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November Tax Alert: Federal Court of Appeal Confirms Businesses Only Pursuing Losses, Cannot Claim Losses

As a business owner, your goal is of for the business to generate profit and ideally, more profit with each year. Of course, from time to time, your business may see a loss…

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Annual Employment Law Update 2022

In this webinar, we examine the intricacies of employment law, a field that is continuously evolving due to significant case law developments and legislative changes. Participants will be left with a greater…

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November Employer Alert: Have You Figured Out the Holidays?

If you have not taken a peek at December in your calendar yet, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day will be falling on Sundays. As a result, some employers in Canada will…

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October Tax Alert – Tax Court of Canada Confirms: Business Owners Beware Receiving Dividends from your Struggling Business

When a business is indebted to the Canada Revenue Agency, they have a variety of ways to collect. One option is for the CRA to assess anyone who received money from the tax…

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