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If you are injured while visiting, studying, or working temporarily in Canada, you have the exact same legal right to seek financial compensation as any Canadian citizen. But filing a...
Deemed Disposition vs. Estate Tax: Canada has no federal estate tax. Instead, it taxes the "deemed disposition" of capital gains at death. This catches US heirs off guard and triggers...
Equal Court Access: International students have the exact same rights as Canadian citizens to launch or join class action lawsuits. No Immigration Risk: Participating in a civil lawsuit has no...
Restructuring vs. Bankruptcy for Canadian Subsidiaries: A Guide for Foreign Parent Companies Managing a financially distressed Canadian subsidiary presents serious corporate and legal challenges for an international parent company. Deciding...
Key Takeaways for International Creditors Dual Statutory Frameworks: Corporate restructuring in Canada is governed by the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) for larger enterprises (debts over $5 million CAD) and...
The Trigger Thresholds: Canada's Digital Services Tax (DST) applies to large businesses with global revenues over €750 million and Canadian digital services revenue exceeding CAD $20 million. Scope of Taxation:...
Extended Ban: The Canadian foreign buyer ban remains active through December 31, 2026, stopping non-Canadians from purchasing residential property. Temporary Resident Hurdles: Having a work or study permit does not...
Canada and the United States move billions of dollars in goods and services across their shared border every day. While the trade relationship is highly integrated, the legal reality is...
Foreign corporations importing goods into Canada or selling products in the Canadian market face mandatory annual reporting if they meet global revenue, asset, or employee thresholds. Compliance reports are due...
Foreign e-commerce companies selling to consumers in Quebec must comply with Law 25, regardless of whether they have a physical server, office, or subsidiary in Canada. Non-compliance carries administrative penalties...
CUSMA is for state disputes: The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) handles state-to-state conflicts and government trade barriers. It does not resolve contract disputes between individual businesses. Arbitration offers enforceable results:...
Non-resident corporate owners holding Canadian commercial property face dual compliance obligations under federal tax withholding rules and provincial land titles systems. Resolving title defects and boundary disputes requires an immediate...
Notification Thresholds: Mandatory pre-merger filing applies when the Canadian target's assets or revenues exceed CAD $93 million and combined global assets/revenues exceed CAD $400 million. Filing Fee: The mandatory filing...
Cross-border digital vendors exceeding CAD $30,000 in sales to Canadian consumers over 12 months must register for and collect GST/HST. Foreign commercial exporters acting as non-resident importers must manage Canadian...
Court-Sanctioned Flexibility: Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) gives foreign parent companies a court-supervised process to restructure a Canadian subsidiary's debt, equity, and operational contracts. Solvency Requirement:...
Every non-Canadian entity acquiring control of a Canadian business or establishing a new Canadian business must submit a filing under the Investment Canada Act (ICA). Net benefit reviews apply only...
Foreign buyers acquiring Canadian assets face two distinct review regimes under the Investment Canada Act: financial Net Benefit reviews and National Security reviews. National security reviews carry zero minimum monetary...
You have 90 days from the date on your Notice of Assessment to file a formal Notice of Objection with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for federal property tax disputes....
Inbound acquisitions of Canadian businesses trigger two distinct federal regimes: the Investment Canada Act (ICA), which screens for economic net benefit and national security, and the Competition Act , which...
Mediation lets multinational families settle cross-border estates privately, avoiding contradictory judgments between Canadian common law and foreign civil codes. Ontario Rule 75.1 mandates early estate mediation in Toronto, Ottawa, and...