Alberta’s moratorium on renewable projects has created a hangover effect for municipal districts that received the benefit of steady tax revenue for years

Difficult to understand need for 80% increase in Peel police budget over five years, say property taxpayers representing Brampton, Caledon, and Mississauga

Proposed changes to taxes paid by oil companies would mean $100 more in property tax for every man, woman and child in towns along BC pipeline routes

Ambitious spending and sweeping strategies define the new budget but execution risks could turn a bold vision into a missed opportunity says Rachel Samson

Residents and local leaders in Mississauga are again raising affordability concerns over property taxes as Peel Police Services budget hike goes to Council

While tax sales for unpaid property taxes can be an opportunity to purchase a property far below market value, it’s also buyer beware for budding barons

The Canada Revenue Agency could solve the dangerous trucking problem in Peel Region overnight if it enforced laws for contractors and underground economies

A proposed York Regional Police budget hike would account for most of the overall tax levy in one of the lowest municipal property tax regions in Ontario

Property tax freeze compensation and tax credits were the main issues of discussion at the annual conference of the Union of New Brunswick Municipalities

Taxpayers will be on the hook for expansion of LNG fuel infrastructure projects on West Coast as Ottawa and BC weaken commitment to polluter pays principle

Accounting Professor Douglas A. Stuart says reporting frequency has been studied for decades; the scientific evidence behind frequency is not cut-and-dried

Niagara Regional Council decision to reject a maneuver to avoid defeat of $40 million developer incentive called a victory for taxpayers outside of Welland

The absence of a federal budget underscores the importance of returning to fiscal consistency, says Université de Sherbooke taxation professor Luc Godbout

An electricity export tax is a the centre of a disagreement between premiers Doug Ford and Danielle Smith as to how best to respond to Trump tariff threats

In Alberta, municipalities can no longer pay for joint healthcare and social services, because Smith government lets oil and gas companies off the tax hook

The new Liberal provincial government has frozen property taxes as it follows through with a campaign promise of tax reform currently in the discovery phase

Critics say the property tax base — Brampton homeowners — will eventually be forced to cover substantial deficits as a result of budget and tax freezes

Developers are fighting a popular tourist town over the establishing of a higher tax for second homes that sit empty outside of tourist season in Alberta

Tax cut applies to Albertans earning income up to $60,000 as Albertans continue to pay considerably less in overall taxes than those in other provinces

The choice of domicile is an important decision that can have long-term impacts on a startup company explains Gary Marshall of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes the digital services tax as a G7 meeting bargaining chip, Renfrew Victoria Hospital auditors. and more

A new provincial government concluded its first legislative session with several tax reduction measures but did not remove the so-called Irving Oil gas tax

Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch explains why the Tax Court upheld a Canada Revenue Agency notice of assessment in Ram v The King

Revelations of rising numbers of property owners in St. Catharines unable to pay their property tax bills have prompted one city councillor to take action

Businesses in Jasper say they’re paying for the 2024 wildfires caused by climate change, but the province has kicked in $2.5M for lost property tax revenue