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Minding your Non-resident Co-owner: Avoiding the paragraph 116(5)(c) 25% purchaser withholding tax

Minding your Non-resident Co-owner: Avoiding the paragraph 116(5)(c) 25% purchaser withholding tax

  • 08 décembre 2020
  • Boris Stanislav, associate, and Milosz Zak, associate, Farber Tax Law

Disposing of “taxable Canadian property” as defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act by a non-resident can be complicated and potentially subject to Canada Revenue Agency penalties. Moreover, disposing of a fractional interest in property while being a non-resident, with Canadian resident co-owners may be even more so.

Student Forum, Droit fiscal

Minister’s Zoning Orders Come to the Fore in a Pandemic

  • 07 décembre 2020
  • Lee English, Katie Butler, Pitman Patterson, and Edmund Un (student planner), BLG

Minister's Zoning Orders are on the rise in 2020. Learn more about why this is the case and their impact.

Droit municipal, Student Forum
SOGIC logo with Rainbow on O. Man looking through binoculars

SOGIC : célébrer l’histoire et fixer de nouveaux objectifs

  • 07 décembre 2020
  • Teddy Weinstein

Les meneurs de la SOGIC nous parlent des occasions que cette collectivité dynamique offre aux avocats et anticipent l’incidence future de la section sur la profession et les progrès vers l’atteinte de l’égalité.

Orientation et identité sexuelles, Student Forum
Mistakes, Missteps and Mess-Ups: Why We Need to Have an Honest Conversation

Mistakes, Missteps and Mess-Ups: Why We Need to Have an Honest Conversation

  • 05 décembre 2020
  • Yadesha Satheaswaran

We all know that mistakes are common. They are an inevitable part of the human existence. So why have I increasingly come to feel like mistakes are incompatible with the legal profession? In my opinion, this distorted perception of mistakes stems from the nature of legal work and the personalities of people within the profession. 

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division

A Good Rule to Know

  • 05 décembre 2020
  • Robin Bates and Laura Pettigrew

The article discusses Rule 2.1.01, which allows the court to exercise discretion on its own initiative to stay or dismiss a proceeding, if it appears on its face to be frivolous, vexatious or otherwise an abuse of the process of the court.

Avocats du secteur public, Student Forum
COVID-19 Benefits for the Self-Employed

COVID-19 Benefits for the Self-Employed

  • 05 décembre 2020
  • Angela Ogang, newsletter editor, OBA Young Lawyers Division (Central)

Ontario’s public health measures may have slowed down the spread of COVID-19, but they have also had a huge impact on people’s lives and their ability to make a living. Fortunately, the government tabled legislation in September, which introduced three new temporary Canada Recovery Benefits aimed at providing income support to the self-employed in the coming months and other workers, while promoting economic recovery.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division
COVID-19 and the Legal Volunteer: You Can Still Help Out

COVID-19 and the Legal Volunteer: You Can Still Help Out

  • 05 décembre 2020
  • Alexander Steele

Lawyers and other legal professionals have a strong tradition of giving back to their profession and the community through volunteerism, and that tradition does not need to be interrupted by the pandemic. There are still plenty of ways to get involved and give back, and in many cases, it is now easier than ever to volunteer.

Student Forum, Young Lawyers' Division