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Draft federal tax legislation package released

On August 9, 2022, the Canadian federal government released a package of draft legislation to implement various tax measures, update certain...

Budget 2022 Bill beefs up economic sanctions legislation

Amendments to Canada’s economic sanctions rules proposed in Budget 2022 have now received royal assent.

Canada bans Russian gold imports and export of various manufacturing services, and designates ‘disinformation agents’

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters the half-year mark, Canada announces further sanctions prohibiting the import of certain gold products from...

Canadian anti-hybrid rules and EU debt equity bias reduction allowance

Recent EU tax measures extend to taxpayers the benefit of notional interest deductions on equity while Canada targets certain notional interest...

Canadian sanctions laws: key considerations for loan transactions

Canadian sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine include the prohibition of providing financial services to certain persons and...

Investment Canada Act voluntary national security notification process for non-controlling investments to take effect August 2, 2022

Osler lawyers provide a synopsis of a new voluntary notification option within the national security review regime of the Investment Canada Act.

Canada bans the export of certain services to Russia

Canada announces the prohibition of certain services to Russia, targeting the operation of its oil, gas and chemical industries, which together make...

Canada’s dairy tariff rate quotas under fire again: New Zealand and the U.S. challenge Canada’s import controls

After at CUSMA dispute resolution panel found that Canada’s dairy tariff rate quota policies violated its obligations, Canada amended the policies...

Canadian anti-hybrid tax legislation released in draft

On April 29, 2022, the Department of Finance released the first of two packages of draft legislation to implement its proposals to eliminate the tax...

Cross-border lending in Canada: what you need to know

Despite the pandemic, globalization of business and finance has continued to accelerate. Lenders and borrowers have several unique Canadian legal...