Tax
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September 08, 2025
Atlantic Canada to receive $80 million from tariff response program
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that $80 million from the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) will be dedicated to businesses in Atlantic Canada, including the seafood, manufacturing and steel sectors.
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September 08, 2025
Court orders CRA to redetermine taxes for U.S. citizen living in Canada
The Federal Court has remitted a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) decision for redetermination in a case where the employer of a U.S. citizen living in Canada withheld taxes from her pay for U.S. governments.
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September 05, 2025
Carney pauses 2026 EV mandate amid tariff stress, announces comprehensive Buy Canadian policy
Prime Minister Mark Carney has paused the 2026 electric vehicle (EV) mandate target for automakers and auto importers as part of a strategy to support sectors impacted by U.S.-imposed tariffs. The automobile sector in Canada has been one of the hardest hit by the imposition of U.S. tariffs, with Canadian cars facing 25 per cent tariffs in the U.S. Carney said that protectionist measures put in place by the U.S. were fundamentally reshaping all its trading relationships but noted that Canada currently has the best deal of any U.S. trading partner, with 85 per cent of trade between the two countries being tariff-free.
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September 05, 2025
Tax compliance considerations for notional cash pooling
Cash pooling arrangements are used by multinational organizations to centralize cash management and reduce financing costs. Cash pooling arrangements are primarily split between physical and notional cash pooling arrangements.
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September 05, 2025
Adina Georgescu joins BLG as partner in EMER group
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has announced that Adina Georgescu has joined the firm at its Montreal office as partner in its environmental, municipal, expropriation and regulatory (EMER) group.
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September 04, 2025
Determining an individual’s Canadian tax residency
Determining whether an individual is a resident of Canada for tax purposes is a critical first step in ensuring compliance with Canadian tax laws and optimizing their tax position. The taxpayer’s residency status influences what they must report and how they are taxed — on worldwide income as a resident, or generally only on Canadian‑source income as a non‑resident.
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September 04, 2025
Can foreign nationals work remotely in the U.S.?
While people have wanted to and sometimes enjoyed the opportunity to work while they are spending time outside of their home country, this practice became much more prevalent and common since the COVID-19 pandemic. With remote work far more normalized in the pandemic’s wake, it is now easier and sometimes necessary to work from wherever you are — regardless of physical boundaries or limitations.
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September 03, 2025
Legal experts & advocates push PM Carney for urgent action to secure Canada’s ‘digital sovereignty’
Legal experts, advocacy organizations and prominent Canadians are asking Ottawa to urgently legislate and implement measures to counter the digital risks to Canada’s autonomy and democracy posed by artificial intelligence (AI), foreign interference and U.S. tech giants’ dominance of domestic digital infrastructure.
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September 03, 2025
Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson welcomes 100-day plan to strengthen service at CRA
The Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, François Boileau, is “pleased” with the federal government’s request for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to implement a “100-day plan to strengthen its services, reduce delays, and improve accessibility for taxpayers.”
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September 02, 2025
LSM annual report a ‘comprehensive’ look at fiscal year, road ahead: president
As Manitoba’s law society takes stock of its most recent fiscal year, the regulator’s new president aims to continue the work of minding lawyers’ well-being as part of a new strategic plan. Law Society of Manitoba (LSM) president Kyle Dear recently sat down with Law360 Canada to discuss the recent release of the law society’s 2025 annual report — a 31-page snapshot of the regulator’s latest fiscal year, which ran from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.