Tax
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September 27, 2024
Supreme Court rejects leave to appeal three decisions touching tax, labour and human rights
The Supreme Court of Canada this week effectively upheld lower court decisions in three significant business cases, dismissing leave to appeal rulings from the Federal Court of Appeal and courts of appeal in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan.
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September 27, 2024
Federal Court offers bar, litigants expedited ‘no-hearing’ judicial review for study permit refusals
In an effort to speed up the judicial review of hundreds of study permit refusals as the Federal Court also contends with thousands of other immigration cases, the national trial court is offering parties who opt into a new pilot project a “simplified” no-hearing, in-writing-only procedure where judges will simultaneously decide a JR leave application and the JR’s merits, and do so within five months rather than the 14 to 18 months usually required for a final decision under the general procedure.
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September 27, 2024
Redesign of Toronto vacant home tax ‘changing the deck chairs on the Titanic,’ lawyer says
The City of Toronto has issued a plan to revamp its controversial vacant home tax (VHT) after a botched rollout last year, but the recommendations have led to a mixed reaction from some in the legal community.
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September 25, 2024
Manitoba government extends cancellation of gas tax until end of 2024
The Manitoba government has announced it is extending the moratorium on its 14-cents-per-litre gas tax until the end of the year.
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September 23, 2024
Feds discuss grocery supply chain, legislative changes in response to food price volatility report
The federal government has released its response to the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food’s 18th report, A Call to Action: How Government and Industry Can Fight Back Against Food Price Volatility, tabled in the House of Commons earlier this year.
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September 20, 2024
Canadian Judicial Council says guidelines coming for federal judges’ use of AI, social media
As part of their two-day fall meeting in Charlottetown this week, the chief and associate-chief justices of the nation’s superior courts discussed their progress in creating guidelines for federal judges’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media, the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) says.
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September 20, 2024
Anti-dumping duties to continue on cold rolled steel from China, Korea and Vietnam
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has announced it is continuing a 2018 finding that confirmed the dumping and subsidizing of cold‑rolled steel from the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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September 20, 2024
Federal Court upholds CRA decision denying Rebel News journalism tax credits; Rebel to appeal
The Federal Court has upheld a federal government decision denying journalism tax credits to the Rebel News based on a finding that it doesn’t produce enough original news content.
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September 20, 2024
The use of registered disability savings plans in estate law
Registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) have become an integral part of the estate planning process since their introduction in 1957. Although registered plans play an important role in both the financial and estate planning of many Canadians, the tax treatment of such plans can vary depending on the type of plan in question and the family dynamics involved. This article will consider registered disability savings plans (RDSPs) in particular.
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September 19, 2024
Treasury Board president Anita Anand gets second Cabinet post as transport minister
Liberal MP Anita Anand, the president of the federal Treasury Board and former defence minister in the Liberal government, has taken on the additional post of minister of transportation.