New Canada-Hong Kong tax treaty *

Canada, Hong Kong - November 23 2012
On November 11, 2012, the Government of Canada and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China signed a comprehensive tax treaty.

Co-authors: Nicole Hastings, Andrew Wong.

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Amendments to Canada’s REIT rules in the omnibus technical bill *

Canada - October 26 2012
On October 24, 2012, Canada’s Department of Finance (Finance) introduced an omnibus technical bill (of some 1,000 pages) in a Notice of Ways and Means Motion (the Notice).

Co-authors: Grace Pereira, Andrew Wong.

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Highlights of Canada’s 2012 federal budget *

Canada - March 30 2012
The federal budget tabled on March 29, 2012 (Budget 2012) contains a number of proposed amendments to Canada’s Income Tax Act (the Tax Act).

Co-authors: Grace Pereira, Craig Maurice, Andrew Wong, Leila Ross.

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Canada proposes amendments to the taxation of SIFTs, REITs and publicly traded corporations *

Canada - July 21 2011
On July 20, the Department of Finance announced proposed amendments to Canada’s Income Tax Act with respect to specified investment flow-through entities (SIFTs), real estate investment trusts (REITs) and publicly traded corporations.

Co-authors: Andrew Wong.

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Highlights of Canada’s 2011 federal budget *

Canada - March 23 2011
The federal budget tabled on March 22, 2011 (the 2011 Budget) contains a number of proposed amendments to Canada's Income Tax Act (Tax Act).

Co-authors: Grace Pereira, Andrew Wong, Anjali Navkar .

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