Tax
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March 07, 2025
Ottawa unveils $6.5B package to support workers and businesses hit by U.S. tariffs
The federal government has announced a $6.5 billion package to mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs on Canadian businesses and workers.
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March 06, 2025
Ottawa targets Sudanese military leaders with sanctions over violence against civilians
Canada has imposed asset freezes and immigration bans on the leaders of the two opposing militaries in Sudan, in addition to sanctioning five other Sudanese individuals and three entities associated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) or the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “linked to the continued violence against civilians in Sudan.”
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March 06, 2025
Embattled Ontario law society CEO ‘no longer employed’ with regulator amid pay hike fallout
Law Society of Ontario (LSO) CEO Diana Miles is “no longer employed” with the regulator after a controversy regarding her salary came to light.
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March 05, 2025
Business, labour have diverse asks in evolving trade war as legal attacks on new U.S. tariffs loom
Ottawa and provincial governments are working on their next moves in the fast-evolving trade war launched by the new U.S. administration, but business and industry groups are wasting no time in pushing for government aid and non-tariff retaliatory measures in the wake of President Donald Trump’s imposition of hefty tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States.
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March 05, 2025
CRA urged to review bare trust reporting and improve stakeholder collaboration
The taxpayer's ombudsperson has recommended that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) determine whether a dedicated bare trust form for new reporting requirements would be beneficial and review its collaboration with stakeholders after legislative changes.
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March 05, 2025
B.C. budget focuses on responding to tariff threats while also investing in justice initiatives
The B.C. government has rolled out a fiscal plan for the coming year that is aimed at protecting public services in the face of U.S. tariffs, while also focusing on increased investments in the justice system and public safety.
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March 04, 2025
Canada hits U.S. with counter-tariffs, vows support for workers, businesses hurt by Trump trade war
Canadians must unite to fight back against the “very dumb” tariffs U.S. president Donald Trump has imposed under the “bogus” pretext of stopping fentanyl from entering the U.S. through Canada’s southern border, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in announcing retaliatory tariffs and pledging to provide federal support for hard-hit workers and businesses, as well as to legally pursue trade remedies, if “unwarranted and unreasonable” U.S. tariffs last longer than “a few hours or a few days.”
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March 04, 2025
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments to Tax Court
Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, has announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016.
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March 03, 2025
NWT law society rolls out professional conduct ‘guidelines’ for lawyers' use of generative AI
The Law Society of the Northwest Territories has issued, for the first time, “Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in the Practice of Law,” following a similar move by several Canadian legal regulators that have provided AI-specific guidance for lawyers’ professional conduct and practice over the past year.
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March 03, 2025
Consumer and business bankruptcies continue rising, reports bankruptcy superintendent
The first bankruptcy figures for 2025 show that Canadian consumers and businesses are continuing to struggle financially amid the “persistently high cost of living and mounting household debt,” says the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals (CAIRP).