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Corporate Revival For Tax Purposes: When Is It Necessary For A Dissolved Corporation?

The dissolution of a corporation creates confusion regarding its tax filing obligations. The question often boils down to: Does a dissolved corporation need to be legally revived to file outstanding tax returns with the Canada Revenue Agency?

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Equity Line Financing: A Strategic Tool For Large-scale Projects In Canada

The equity line of credit model offers innovative financing solutions for large projects in Canada.

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Avertissement aux entreprises familiales à actionnariat restreint : leçons essentielles pour les propriétaires et les actionnaires

En Ontario, la gestion d'une entreprise familiale détenue par un cercle restreint d'actionnaires repose souvent sur la confiance, des ententes informelles...

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Shareholders Agreements – An Overview For Business Owners

A shareholders agreement is a contract among some or all of the shareholders of a corporation. It sets out their rights and responsibilities with respect to the shares they own...

Canada Commercial

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Pallett Valo LLP

Clarifying Public Correction: Ontario Court Of Appeal Strengthens Investor Protections In Akumin Case

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

A Cautionary Tale For Closely Held Family Businesses: Lessons For Owners And Shareholders

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

There's A New Syrup In Town: Update On CIRO's Incorporated Advisor Compensation Option

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Cleared For Takeover? Canadian Aviation M&A

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Confirmation That The Two-Year Limitation Applies To OBCA

Canada Commercial

CP LLP

Proxy Advisors Release Updated Canadian Voting Guidelines For 2026

Canada Commercial

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Goodmans LLP

SCC's Lundin Decision Signals Broad, Contextual Approach To "Material Change"

Canada Commercial

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

CSA Launches New Tool For Public Consultations

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

No "Material Change" In Jurisprudence: Practical Insights Following Highly Anticipated Decision From The Supreme Court (Lundin)

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Shareholder Activism In Canada: Trends And Outlook For Coming Years

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Bill C-3 Restores Canadian Citizenship To Lost Canadians

Canada Immigration

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Dentons Canada LLP

Canadian Media vs. OpenAI: Ontario Court Gives A Procedural Greenlight

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

What You Should Know About The Freestyle Libre 3 Recall

Worldwide Litigation

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Canada's New Citizenship Rules Explained: What Bill C-3 Means For Canadians Born Abroad

Canada Immigration

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

Kim Kardashian Failed The Bar Exam. That's Not The Story.

Canada Commercial

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Lerners LLP

How 2025 Rewrote The Rules Of Corporate Governance For 2026 And Beyond

In 2025, corporate governance in Canada and the U.S. evolved due to political shifts, especially around diversity and sustainability initiatives.

Worldwide Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Corporate Financial Disclosure And Child Support: Insights From Boucher v. Boucher And BC Law

The recent decision in Boucher v. Boucher, 2025 MBCA 39 ("Boucher") highlights an important issue in family law concerning the disclosure of corporate financial records for child support purposes.

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs): What Canadian Business Owners Need To Know

A strong business is built by its founders and by its people. When it's time to sell the business, both founders and employees deserve a future that reflects their contributions.

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

Lundin Mining v. Markowich: Has There Been A Material Change To "Material Change"?

In Lundin Mining Corp. v. Markowich, 2025 SCC 39, a majority of the Supreme Court affirmed that there is no bright line test for a material change. An issuer must interpret "change" broadly...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Issuing And Receiving Options

Canada Commercial

SkyLaw

Tipping Point: What Ontario's Municipal LDCs Must Do Now To Survive The Electrification Era

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Gowling WLG

Control And Economic Reality In Cross-Border Dividend Disputes

Canada Litigation

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Counter Tax Litigators

Parallel Derivative And Oppression Actions: New Guidance For Investors In Closely Held Corporations

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Actions obliques et recours en cas d'abus intentés en parallèle : nouvelles orientations pour les investisseurs dans les sociétés à peu d'actionnaires

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Understanding The Basics Of Plans Of Arrangement

Canada Commercial

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Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP

Droits d'évaluation dans les F&A de sociétés ouvertes : structure, prix de l'opération et cours des actions

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

How Canadian Residents Must Report Foreign 'Spin-Off' Shares Under Section 86.1 Of The Income Tax Act

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Limitation Periods Apply To Corporate Disclosure Requests: The Lagana Case

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Oppression Remedy In Ontario: Basic Principles

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Droits d'évaluation dans les F&A de sociétés ouvertes : structure, prix de l'opération et cours des actions

En cas de dissidence et de désaccord sur l'évaluation dans le cadre d'une opération canadienne de fusion et acquisition visant une société ouverte, la [traduction] « seule règle véritable » est que le tribunal doit...

Canada Commercial

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Fasken (French)

How Canadian Residents Must Report Foreign 'Spin-Off' Shares Under Section 86.1 Of The Income Tax Act

Foreign corporations sometimes restructure their business and distribute shares of a new or separate company to their existing shareholders.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Limitation Periods Apply To Corporate Disclosure Requests: The Lagana Case

When a corporation fails to provide audited financial statements for years, without a shareholder resolution exempting the company from the requirement...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Oppression Remedy In Ontario: Basic Principles

The oppression remedy is a statutory remedy available under section 248 of the Ontario Business Corporations Act (the OBCA).

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Appraisal Rights In Public M&A: Deal Structure, Deal Price, And Trading Price

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Minority Investor Rights: Striking The Right Balance

Admitting a minority investor requires discussing protective rights in the company's governance agreements to balance control and flexibility.

Canada Commercial

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

What Are Foreign Spin-Off Shares? How To Report Spin-Off Shares Under Section 86.1 Of Canada's Income Tax Act

When a Canadian resident shareholder of a foreign corporation (the original corporation) receives from that corporation shares in another foreign corporation (the spin-off corporation), those shares are called spin-off shares.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

GAAR And Corporate Restarts: Madison Pacific Properties Inc. v. Canada, 2025 FCA 20

The general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) in section 245 of the Income Tax Act is one of the most powerful tools available to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) when it determines that a taxpayer has structured transactions primarily to obtain a tax benefit.

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Comment la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario précise l'application des délais de prescription en matière de droits des actionnaires

Certains actionnaires pourraient penser que tout manquement aux obligations de transparence d'une société peut être contesté à tout moment. En fait, la récente décision...

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

White-Collar Crime 2025: Trends & Developments (Canada)

Canada Criminal

CM

Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP

Canada Post Suspension: CSA Provides Temporary Relief From Proxy Material Delivery Requirements

Canada Commercial

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Can Common Shares Trigger Part VI.1 Tax? Key Risks Hidden In Shareholder Agreements

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

A Practical Guide For Shareholder Disputes Series

Canada Commercial

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 3, 2025)

Worldwide Employment

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Littler - Canada

Les ACVM accordent une dispense temporaire de l'obligation de transmission des procurations

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Practical Guide For Shareholder Disputes: When Internal Authority Breaks Down - The Indoor Management Rule

Canada Commercial

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CLC (Canadian Litigation Counsel)

Contract Interpretation, Oppression Remedies, And Limitation Periods – Oh My!

Canada Commercial

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

How Ontario's Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Applicability Of Limitation Periods For Shareholder Rights

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Navigating Director And Officer Liability

Canada Commercial

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Cox & Palmer

Guide sur les fusions et acquisitions de sociétés ouvertes au Canada

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

SEC Allows Exxon Mobil To Implement A Retail Voting Program To Support The Board's Recommendations – Is Such A Program Coming To Canada?

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

Les risques d'une gouvernance informelle dans les sociétés fermées : les leçons d'une bataille judiciaire en Colombie-Britannique

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

CSA Issues Temporary Relief From Proxy Delivery Requirements

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Vous quittez le Canada? Information que les sociétés doivent connaître au sujet de l'impôt de sortie et de la prorogation

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Highlighted Content

Corporate Revival For Tax Purposes: When Is It Necessary For A Dissolved Corporation?

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The CRA Issues A New 'Income Tax Folio' On How Shareholder Loans And Debts Are Treated

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Guide To S.51 Rollovers: What And How Shareholders Can Convert Equity Into New Shares Without Capital Gains

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

More Ontario Updates: Bill 88 Receives Royal Assent, Minimum Wage To Increase October 1, 2022

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Three's A Crowd? Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Test For Common Employer

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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Lessons In (Mis)Governance From The World's Richest Person: Governance Within A Founder-Dominated Corporation (Video)

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Procido LLP

Different Types Of Entities Lenders May Encounter: Corporations (Video)

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Gowling WLG

ESG And Shareholder Activism: Key Tips For Issuers (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Equity Compensation Plans: Stock Options, RSUs, And Allocation (Video)

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Siskinds LLP

Litigation Trends Part 2: Privacy And Cryptocurrency (Video)

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Dentons Canada LLP

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