Manon Thivierge

Manon Thivierge

Partner, Tax

Contact Information

mthivierge@osler.com

tel: 514.904.8198

Office

Montréal

Manon Thivierge focuses her practice on domestic and cross-border tax law. She regularly advises public and private corporations as well as their shareholders on the tax consequences and issues related to mergers and acquisitions, financings, reorganizations and compensation of directors and officers as well as on estate planning. She also assists clients to structure their affairs in the most tax-efficient manner to benefit from the tax incentives available under the Canadian federal and provincial tax systems.

Ms. Thivierge was formerly a lecturer of the course “Estate Planning” in the Master’s Program in Taxation at HEC Montréal.

Ms. Thivierge is the author of numerous publications on tax matters, and frequently speaks on this subject.

She has been active in professional associations, including:

  • Former President of the Board of Directors (2019-2020) of APFF (Association de planification fiscale et financière)
  • Former Chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation (2001) and a former Governor
  • Former President of the tax section of the Canadian Bar Association for the province of Québec
  • Former member of the joint committee on taxation of the Canadian Bar Association and of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
  • Former member of the Canada Revenue Agency’s National Advisory Committee
  • Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
  • Member of the liaison committees of the APFF with the Canada Revenue Agency and Revenu Québec

  • Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Tax
  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Tax
    • "...has domestic and cross-border experience advising on corporate reorganizations, financings and M&A matters."
  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Recognized in Corporate Tax
  • The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Corporate Tax
  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Recognized in Director and Officer Liability Practice; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
  • International Tax Review: Recognized in Women in Tax: as a Highly Regarded lawyer
  • Who's Who Legal Canada: Recognized in Corporate Tax
  • Diamond Jubilee Medal: Recipient of Diamond Jubilee Medal of Queen Elizabeth II on the recommendation of the Canadian Tax Foundation for her contribution to the Canadian tax community
  • Canadian Tax Foundation: Recognized with a Lifetime Contribution Award
  • Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF)Emeritus volunteer of the year (2022-2023)

  • Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF) Annual Conference 2023

    Speaker, French only: Notion de contrôle : Impact de l’arrêt Deans Knight, November 2, 2023

  • APFF – Colloque sur les réorganisations d’entreprises (2023)

    Speaker, French only: Les divulgations obligatoires et les divulgations préventives au Québec dans le cadre de transactions commerciales, Montréal, March 9, 2023

  • STEP Seminar

    Speaker, French only: Les divulgations obligatoires et préventives au Québec, Montréal, December 6, 2022

  • APFF Annual Conference 2022

    Speaker, French only: Plénière sur les divulgations obligatoires et préventives, October 6, 2022

  • APFF – Colloque sur les réorganisations d’entreprises (2022)

    Speaker, French only: Les divulgations obligatoires et les divulgations préventives dans le cadre de transactions commerciales, Montréal, March 10, 2022

  • APFF Annual Conference 2021

    Speaker, French only: Les divulgations obligatoires : les opérations déterminées, Montréal, October 8, 2021

  • Canadian Tax Foundation (CTF) Journée d’études fiscales

    Speaker, Tax Aspects of IPOs, July 7, 2021

  • Barreau du Québec, Journée fiscalité 2021

    Speaker, French only: Nouvelles mesures du Gouvernement du Québec pour lutter contre l’évitement fiscal et les planifications fiscales agressives, June 3, 2021

  • APFF – Colloque sur les réorganisations d’entreprises (2021)

    Speaker, French only: Revue des modifications législatives récentes tant au fédéral qu’au provincial, March 11, 2021

  • APFF Annual Conference 2020

    Speaker, French only : Balayage des nouveautés 2020 – Volet technique, October 7, 2020

  • Session avec l’ARC sur la Subvention salariale d’urgence du Canada

    Moderator, French only: Éléments clés de la Subvention salariale d’urgence du Canada (SSUC) dans le contexte de la COVID-19, Montréal, April 27, 2020

  • Canadian Tax Foundation 67th Annual Conference

    Speaker, Income Tax Due Diligence Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions, November 22, 2015

  • APFF (Association de planification fiscale et financière)
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Canadian Tax Foundation
  • International Fiscal Association (IFA)
  • Québec Bar
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)