Canada: Tax

The perception that Internal Revenue Service enforcement is stronger than Canada Revenue Agency enforcement is common among taxpayers and advisors, particularly in cross-border contexts.

Permanent establishment Canada analysis has become increasingly complex due to the OECD’s 2025 remote work guidance. Remote work permanent establishment Canada risk is now a central concern for businesses operating across borders and provinces.

Le 15 mai 2026, les gouvernements du Canada et de l'Alberta ont conclu un accord de mise en œuvre établissant le cadre du protocole d'accord signé le 27 novembre 2025. Cet accord vise à poursuivre la croissance économique, l'exécution de projets prioritaires et l'augmentation de la production énergétique de l'Alberta. Le présent bulletin examine les considérations fiscales relatives au projet d'oléoduc, à l'élargissement du crédit d'imp&#

Cryptocurrency has become a significant source of wealth for many Canadians. Whether an individual holds Bitcoin as a long-term investment, actively trades digital assets, participates in staking programs, or engages in decentralized finance (DeFi), cryptocurrency can create unique estate planning challenges that do not arise with traditional investments.

The Federal alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) regime is intended to ensure that individuals, including certain trusts, pay a certain minimum level of tax where income tax calculated under the regular rules is reduced...

Recent amendments to Canada's Income Tax Act have extended the post-mortem loss carryback election from one to three taxation years, providing estate administrators significantly more time to implement tax planning strategies.

For too long, Canadian tax law penalized business owners who wanted to keep their life’s work in the family. A sale to a stranger entitled the vendor to the lifetime capital gains exemption (LCGE) — currently $1,302,938 for 2026, indexed annually — sheltering over a million dollars of gain from tax.

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R v Jarvis, 2002 SCC 73, remains the leading authority in Canadian tax law on the boundary between a civil tax audit and a criminal tax investigation. For any Canadian taxpayer facing aggressive CRA scrutiny, understanding the Jarvis framework is not optional — it is essential.

As cryptocurrency continues to gain acceptance in commercial transactions, some Canadian employers have started compensating employees using digital assets such as Bitcoin or Ethereum.

Le 15 mai 2026, les gouvernements du Canada et de l'Alberta ont conclu un accord de mise en œuvre établissant le cadre du protocole d'accord signé le 27 novembre 2025. Cet accord vise à poursuivre la croissance économique, l'exécution de projets prioritaires et l'augmentation de la production énergétique de l'Alberta. Le présent bulletin examine les considérations fiscales relatives au projet d'oléoduc, à l'élargissement du crédit d'imp&#

À compter du 1er juillet 2026, les modifications de la phase 2 apportées aux règles canadiennes relatives aux dispositifs hybrides entraîneront le refus de déductions à l'égard d'un éventail beaucoup plus large de paiements.

Canada's Phase 2 hybrid mismatch arrangement rules will deny deductions on a far broader set of cross-border payments starting July 1, 2026, particularly affecting structures with Canadian unlimited liability companies or partnerships treated as corporations for US tax purposes.