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Proposed legislative changes affecting Canadian tax controversy and litigation practice

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 7 2013

On April 29, 2013, the Minister of Finance introduced Bill C-60 to implement certain provisions of the Federal Budget tabled in Parliament on March

Federal Court of Appeal confirms duty of full disclosure in ex parte production applications

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 5 2013

In a recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA), Canada (National Revenue) v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2013 FCA 50, the FCA confirmed

Budget 2013 selected tax measures

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 22 2013

On March 21, 2013, the Minister of Finance presented the Federal Government's 2013 federal budget (referred to in this bulletin as the "budget" or

B.C. Budget: balanced but at what cost?

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 22 2013

On February 19, 2013, B.C. Minister of Finance Michael de Jong tabled the B.C. provincial budget for the 20132014 fiscal year (Budget 2013). After a

Birchcliff Energy: accessing particulars of Crown's position in a GAAR case

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 20 2013

On December 21, 2012, the Tax Court of Canada released its decision in Birchcliff Energy Ltd. v. The Queen. The decision provides taxpayers with an

Relieving and clarifying changes to Canadian basis bump rules

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 18 2013

On December 21, 2012, the Minister of Finance released for consultation draft legislative proposals (the December 21 Proposals) to implement certain

Legal trends '13: a forecast of the year ahead - tax controversy & litigation

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 17 2013

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audits large corporate taxpayers on a regular basis. To improve efficiencies and cash recoveries, the CRA has moved to

Legal trends '13: a forecast of the year ahead - income tax

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 17 2013

The 2012 federal budget proposed significant corporate income tax measures, which were enacted by Bill C-38 (June 29, 2012) and Bill C-45 (December

Legal trends '13: a forecast of the year ahead - pensions, benefits & executive compensation

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 17 2013

Several jurisdictions have made significant amendments to their pensions statutes over the past year, and we expect further amendments to come into

Canada moves to enact backlog of proposed income tax amendments

  • Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 29 2012

On October 24, 2012, the Canadian Minister of Finance tabled a 945-page Notice of Ways and Means Motion (NWMM) in the House of Commons to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the ITA), together with detailed explanatory notes (the Explanatory Notes