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Replacing Donation Receipts

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From time to time a charitable tax receipt needs to be replaced.  The procedure for issuing replacement receipts depends on whether the first receipt was lost, spoiled or needs to be cancelled due to a return of the gift. Lost […]

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Scents and Sensitivities

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Employers often face a variety of complaints from employees about health concerns due to individual conditions. One Ontario employer recently faced a Human Rights complaint for its failure to eliminate all scents from the workplace in the case of Kovios […]

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Long Term Leases and Ontario’s Planning Act

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Section 50 of the Planning Act and its predecessor sections have been in force for many years. Subsections 50(3) and 50(5) begin with a general prohibition against any conveyance, mortgage, purchase and sale agreement, or “any agreement that has the […]

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Corporate Tax Rates for Non-Residents Carrying on Business in Canada

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Foreign companies that want to carry on business in Canada generally do so through a Canadian branch or a Canadian subsidiary. This post outlines the general tax rates for non-residents carrying on business in Canada using one of those structures. […]

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Gender Identity and Access to Women’s Washroom Facilities

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Author: Erik Marshall In response to a communiqué we recently published, in which we reported that a proposed amendment to the Ontario Human Rights Code (“Ontario Code”) that would see “gender identity” and “gender expression” added to the list of […]

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CRA Comments on NPO Issues Facing Sports Clubs and Associations

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Two recent CRA technical interpretations offer guidance into the CRA’s views on issues affecting sports clubs and associations operating as non-profit organizations (“NPOs”).  As part of an ongoing audit project, the CRA is reviewing the operations of a wide range […]

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Canada Revenue Agency Eliminates Tax Deferral for Joint Ventures

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CRA has announced that it is withdrawing its administrative position allowing participants in a joint venture (“JV”) to establish a fiscal period for the JV that differs from the fiscal periods of the JV participants.  This change was made inevitable […]

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Capital Cost Struggles

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The struggle between landlords and tenants regarding capital costs is not a new one.  Commercial leases address this issue in a variety of ways.  A very recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in RioCan Holdings Inc. v. […]

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Les travaux ont une fin, mais quand survient-elle ?

À-Propos Juridique Construction

Le Code civil du Québec (« CCQ ») confère à certains intervenants impliqués dans la réalisation d’un projet de construction, le droit de bénéficier de l’hypothèque légale de la construction. Celle-ci est acquise en « faveur des architecte, ingénieur, fournisseur de […]

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L’ordre public et les stipulations contractuelles

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En vertu de l’article 1413 du Code civil du Québec, un contrat dont l’objet est contraire à l’ordre public est nul. Une déclaration de nullité peut, suivant les circonstances, ne toucher que certaines des clauses contenues au contrat dans la […]

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