A feature report from Brampton, Ontario on the history of carbon pricing in Canada and how the consumer carbon tax was sacrificed in a political chess game

Now is the time for Canada to advance tax literacy, as both authorities and society as a whole can strengthen democracy and build a more informed public

After months of sustained pressure from municipalities and media, Alberta has announced a working group to solve issue of unpaid oil and gas property taxes

Closing a dispute that had lasted for more than 10 years, the Federal Court of Appeal overturned a Tax Court waiver decision, explains David J Rotfleisch

While the tax could be replaced by an equally effective tool, its repeal increases uncertainty about Canada’s ability to support climate change mitigation

The Canada Revenue Agency is now offering guidance on the application of the amended GAAR through a webpage, explains Raffaella Garofalo of Miller Thomson

A nil assessment is an objection exception because it is not an assessment and hence cannot be objected to or appealed from, explains David J Rotfleisch

Rural Municipalities of Alberta says it’s well-known in the oil and gas sector that municipalities are powerless to compel payment of unpaid property taxes

The central plank of Ottawa’s emission-reduction plan requires companies to pay a carbon price if they exceed a certain threshold of emissions intensity

The decision emphasizes the duty of the CRA in Tax Court pleadings and serves as a procedural safeguard for Canadian taxpayers explains David J Rotfleisch

Allan Lanthier explains how some Canadian corporations have redomiciled to the United States and why there may be more to come unless changes are made

From Dow Chemical to Coopers Park, Dominic Bédard-Lapointe, Anu Koshal and Al-Nawaz Nanji of McCarthy Tétrault review each case and its impact on taxation

In Enns V Canada, 2025 FCA 14, the timing of an RRSP transfer was critical to the decision, explains Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotfleisch

B.C. doesn’t use the American thermal coal that passes through its ports, but the province is a key player in the global coal market, moving US coal to Asia

Four years of trade wars and tariffs from the Trump administration could slash East Coast jobs and bring misery to Maritime premiers says political analyst

Muncipalities auction properties for the amount in property taxes owed (with a minimum tender bid) and will advertise sales in local and government media

While small business owners have mixed emotions about the tax holiday, some working parents were grateful for the beneficial break on goods and services

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is proposing to shift the financial burden of the carbon tax onto large corporations to fund clean energy choices

UCP Premier Danielle Smith has created a cabinet committee to find government cost savings to pay for the postponed personal income tax cut election promise

Canadian tax lawyer and accountant David J Rotfleisch explains how an immigrant success story went wrong in the Tax Court of Canada and the court of appeal

Margaret O'Sullivan of O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers ponders possible scenarios in anticipation of the sunset provision this year of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

The Canada Revenue Agency proposed to reassess the Milgram Foundation after accepting its voluntary disclosure application thus prompting a judicial review

An export tax on Canadian oil and gas to the United States could inflict pain on the American economy but could also backfire in the States and domestically

As Canadian accountant and tax lawyer David J Rotflesich explains, reopening a court case depends upon the introduction of fresh evidence and error of law

Alberta is not paying its municipalities the full cost of property taxes for its provincial properties and local ratepayers are shouldering the extra costs