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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 reviews...
Cross-border tech transactions face parallel, independent reviews by the Canadian Competition Bureau and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or Department of Justice (DOJ). Clearance from one regulator never binds...
Canada enforces two separate, parallel regulatory regimes for cross-border transactions: national security and net benefit reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA), and merger reviews under the Competition Act. Mandatory...
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...
Multi-tiered dispute escalation clauses require structured negotiation and mediation before anyone files suit, keeping routine contract friction out of Canadian courts. A formal standstill agreement spanning 30 to 90 days...