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Comment une clause de TVH a transformé une transaction immobilière de 11,5 M$ en litige fiscal (et comment l'éviter)

Qu'arrive-t-il lorsqu'une convention d'achat-vente ne précise pas clairement la répartition fiscale? Dans la décision rendue récemment en Ontario dans l'affaire Miculinic Investment...

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

After The Surge: Understanding The GTA's Housing Market Decline

In 2024, I wrote a paper titled Distressed developers: Soaring costs, fixed returns and public policy create perfect storm, which was published by Lexpert.

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Expropriation Law: Important Notice For Homeowners

Our BC municipalities are constantly changing and growing and from time to time, municipal and federal governments undertake projects designed to enhance public infrastructure...

Canada Real Estate

M

McQuarrie

Has Annapolis Expanded The Law Of Constructive Expropriation In BC?

Where the government forcibly takes an individual's property for public use or in the public interest through formal expropriation procedures, this is referred to as de jure taking.

Canada Real Estate

M

McQuarrie

When One Owner Dies: Understanding The Right Of Survivorship For Individuals And Corporations

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

Property Division After Separation In Ontario: Married Vs. Common-Law (Video)

Canada Real Estate

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

Sneaky Trusts: The Legal Plot Twist With Gratuitous Property Transfers

Canada Real Estate

AH

Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

How One HST Clause Turned An $11.5M Real Estate Transaction Into A Tax Fight (And How To Avoid It)

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

The BC Flipping Tax: What Homeowners, Investors, And Builders Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

CW

Clark Wilson LLP

Two Years On: The Property Manager's Role In Occupation Phase Building Safety

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

New Saskatchewan Municipal Bill Makes Local Governance More Efficient, Transparent And Modern

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Navigating Land Acquisition And The Addition To Reserve Process For First Nations Communities

Canada Real Estate

PV

Pallett Valo LLP

How Canada's New ITC Provisions Work For Non-taxable Entities And Why It's Important

GW

Gowling WLG

Episode 24: Kosicki: Adverse Possession, Statutory Interpretation, And The Common Law (Podcast)

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

What You Should Know About The Freestyle Libre 3 Recall

Worldwide Litigation

GP

Gluckstein Lawyers

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

Canada Immigration

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

Changes In Leave Entitlements: Federal, Saskatchewan And British Columbia Updates For 2025–2026

Canada Employment

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Bill 60 Becomes Law – Updated On The Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

Could Your Termination Provisions Be Rendered Unenforceable In 2026? The Ontario Court Of Appeal Is Set To Decide This Important Issue

Canada Employment

SW

Soloway Wright

Navigating The Legal Landscape Of Multiplex Condominiums In Toronto

Toronto's housing market is undergoing significant transformation as the city explores innovative approaches to address intensification, affordability, and sustainable urban development.

Canada Real Estate

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Les clauses de renouvellement d'un bail commercial et l'offre conditionnelle à l'approbation d'un tiers

Ce texte a d'abord été publié dans La Référence de Thomson Reuters sous la citation Chronique – Commentaire sur l'arrêt 2177 23rd Avenue Holdings c. Pival International inc.

Canada Real Estate

BB

BCF Business Law

Crossed-out Conditions In Agreement Of Purchase And Sale Held To Be Deleted (Dehkordi v. O'Dell)

In an agreement of purchase and sale (APS), buyers often include conditions that must be met before the agreement becomes legally binding. Two common conditions are financing...

Canada Real Estate

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Est-ce que les terrains des municipalités ontariennes sont à l'abri de la possession adversative? Leçons de l'arrêt Kosicki c. Toronto

Jusqu'à tout récemment, les parcs municipaux de l'Ontario étaient considérés comme à l'abri des droits de possession adversative ou « droits des intrus ».

Canada Real Estate

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Renewal Provisions On A Commercial Lease And Offer Subject To Third-Party Approval

Canada Real Estate

BB

BCF Business Law

Projet de loi 104 : ce qui change pour les municipalités et les acteurs économiques

Canada Real Estate

BB

BCF Business Law

Bill 104: What Changes For Municipalities And Economic Players

Canada Real Estate

BB

BCF Business Law

A Sign Of The Times: Balancing Freedom Of Expression And Community Standards

Canada Real Estate

LL

Lerners LLP

A Watershed Moment: Shamattawa And St. Theresa Point Confirm Canada's Legal Duties To Provide Safe Drinking Water And Adequate Housing On-Reserve

Canada Real Estate

JFK Law LLP

Dead End: Conservation Easements Are Roadblocks For Saskatchewan Municipalities

Canada Real Estate

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Tendances en matière de déclarations et de garanties dans les conventions d'achat de biens immobiliers

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill 5 And The Ontario Heritage Act: Understanding The Proposed Archaeological Exemption Framework

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

Le Règlement établissant diverses règles en matière de copropriété divise : une nouvelle ère pour la copropriété divise au Québec

Canada Real Estate

FF

Fasken (French)

Strategic Structuring For Cross-border Real Estate Investments: Tax-efficient Models For The Mexico, US And Canada Corridor In 2025–2026

Worldwide Real Estate

GGI Global Alliance

Tendances en matière de déclarations et de garanties dans les conventions d'achat de biens immobiliers

Depuis le début de la pandémie de COVID-19, de plus en plus d'éléments que l'on trouve couramment dans des opérations de fusion et acquisition (« F&A »)...

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Bill 5 And The Ontario Heritage Act: Understanding The Proposed Archaeological Exemption Framework

On June 5, 2025, Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, received Royal Assent, which on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council ("LG"), will introduce new sections 66.1 and 66.2 to the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA")

Canada Government

DH

Davies Howe

Le Règlement établissant diverses règles en matière de copropriété divise : une nouvelle ère pour la copropriété divise au Québec

Le Règlement établissant diverses règles en matière de copropriété divise (le « Règlement ») a été adopté le 30 juillet 2025 et est entré en vigueur le 14 août dernier.

Canada Real Estate

FF

Fasken (French)

Strategic Structuring For Cross-border Real Estate Investments: Tax-efficient Models For The Mexico, US And Canada Corridor In 2025–2026

Today, investing across borders requires more than buying a property and choosing an entity.

Worldwide Real Estate

GGI Global Alliance

Levelling The Playing Field: New Tarion Rule Helps Curb Illegal Home Sales

Canada Real Estate

RA

Robins Appleby LLP

Underused Housing Tax Act: The December 31 Late-Filing Trap For Canadian Property Owners

The Underused Housing Tax Act (UHTA) imposes a particularly severe penalty regime for property owners who fail to file their required returns on time.

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Ontario Announces January 1, 2026, Effective Date For Construction Act Changes

After much anticipation, Ontario has set January 1, 2026, as the date on which the Construction Act amendments will come into force with some modifications.

Canada Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

Reconciling Aboriginal Title And Private Property Rights On Unceded Land

Recent cases in Canada, such as Cowichan and Wolastoqey, are impacting the relationship between Aboriginal title and fee simple ownership interests on unceded lands.

Canada Real Estate

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

European Office Market Trends: UK, Germany, And France Compared

The European office market is experiencing a period of significant change. Evolving work patterns, sustainability targets and shifting investment priorities are shaping the landscape...

European Union Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

YIMBY: The Lesser-Known Movement For Social Acceptance

Canada Real Estate

DW

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Building On Shaky Ground: Ignoring Permit Rules Leads To A Demolition Order

Canada Real Estate

WD

Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

Entreposage En C.-B.: Ce Que Les Exploitants D'entrepôts Doivent Savoir Au Sujet De La Nouvelle Commercial Liens Act

Canada Commercial

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Do Duties Of Good Faith Apply To Letters Of Intent?

Canada Real Estate

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Hudson's Bay Company: Debtor Can't Be Deprived Of A Right It Doesn't Have (Yet)

Canada Insolvency

ML

McMillan LLP

Redefining Real Estate Deals: Trends In Representations And Warranties In Purchase Agreements

Canada Real Estate

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Changes To Vancouver's Development Approval Procedures: What You Need To Know

Canada Real Estate

F

Fasken

Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 24 – 28, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

Bill 60: Faster But Not Smarter? An Overview Of Ontario's Latest Planning Legislation

Canada Real Estate

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Judicial Review Of Committee Of Adjustment Decisions: Matters Of Public Or Private Importance?

Canada Litigation

WL

WeirFoulds LLP

Why Rent-to-Own Agreements Are No Longer Recommended Under Saskatchewan Law

Canada Real Estate

ML

McKercher LLP

When Corporate Losses Require More Than Mechanics

Canada Commercial

CT

Counter Tax Litigators

Icetrading Inc v Trayanov, 2025 ONCA 793: No Palm Tree Justice Under Good Faith

Canada Real Estate

SU

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP

Canada's Competition Bureau Offers Practical Guidance On Algorithmic Pricing

Canada Anti-trust

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Algorithmic Pricing In Rental Housing: The Bureau Closes An Investigation And Issues Industry Guidance

Canada Real Estate

ML

McMillan LLP

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Underused Housing Tax Act: The December 31 Late-Filing Trap For Canadian Property Owners

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Why 'Primary Residence Intent' Matters To Residential Real Estate Owners, Investors: GST/HST New Housing Rebate – Lisi v. The King (2025 TCC 106)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

First-Time Buying A Home In Canada: Essential Tax Incentives And Rebates You Should Know

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Dispute Your Tax Assessment Under Toronto's 2024 Vacant Home Tax; 100,000 Tax Assessments Were Reversed In 2023

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

FINTRAC And CRA Team Up To Combat Money Laundering The Proceeds Of Tax Evasion Using Real Estate

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

What You Need To Know About Foreign Buyer's Tax In Canada

Canada Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

A Toronto Tax Lawyer's Guide For Toronto Vacant Home Tax (VHT)

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Regulations Amending The Ability Of Foreign Workers To Buy Residential Property In Canada

Canada Real Estate

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Everything You Need To Know About The Underused Housing Tax (2022), On Vacant Or Underused Housing In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Guide To The Canadian Tax Treatment Of Halal Mortgages: Halal Mortgages Are Shari'ah-Compliant But Taxable In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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Property Division After Separation In Ontario: Married Vs. Common-Law (Video)

DS

Devry Smith Frank LLP

Trends In Corporate Real Estate (Video)

BD

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Real Estate Joint Ventures For Investors: Governance Considerations (Video)

TL

Torys LLP

How Fires Affect Real Estate Deals

FH

FH&P Lawyers

News And Insights From Osler's Market-Leading Real Estate Team - Fall 2023 (Video)

OH

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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