Tax
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October 08, 2024
Insured mortgage refinancing for secondary suite construction to be available starting 2025
The federal government has announced that homeowners looking to add secondary suites will be able to refinance insured mortgages, according to an Oct. 8 release. The government has also increased the mortgage insurance home price limit for those refinancing to build a secondary suite to $2 million.
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October 08, 2024
Reliance on artificial intelligence: Could it stymie the growth of law?
Regardless of one’s personal view of the topic, it is undeniable that artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the future of law, as it will much of the rest of society.
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October 04, 2024
Bill 23 continues to shape Ontario’s land use planning: Latest updates, other changes
In the last month, the new Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 has been widely discussed, along with other significant planning initiatives, including the rollout of changes introduced by Bill 23. Bill 23 brought substantial changes to Ontario’s land use planning regime, aimed at addressing the housing crisis by increasing housing supply and incentivizing the construction of 1.5 million homes over the next 10 years.
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October 03, 2024
SCC judges to visit 5 cities, pick law student contest winner in 2025 as top court marks 150 years
The Supreme Court of Canada is giving ambitious law students a rare opportunity to impress its nine judges.
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October 03, 2024
Urgent call to action for the ‘Eastern Hurricane’ | Aubrey Harris
On Wed., Oct. 2, at the 10th annual Wrongful Conviction Day gala hosted by Innocence Canada, I had the great privilege to hear the acceptance speech by Harold Levy on receiving the Rubin “Hurricane” Carter Champion of Justice Award.
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October 02, 2024
Feds announce carbon rebate, credit card fees reduction to support small businesses
The federal government has announced new measures to assist small and medium-sized businesses in their operations, which include the carbon rebate for small businesses, a revised code of conduct for the payment card industry and reduced credit card transaction fees.
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October 01, 2024
Feds release final list of Chinese steel and aluminum products to be taxed
Canada has announced the final list of Chinese-made steel and aluminum products that will be subject to a 25 per cent surtax and Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) subject to a 100 per cent tariff. The EV tariffs are enforced starting Oct. 1.
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September 30, 2024
Loopstra Nixon expands with addition of 2 associates
Recent news releases from Loopstra Nixon announced the addition of Dylan Gervais and Nikita Sharma as associates.
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September 27, 2024
Supreme Court rejects leave to appeal three decisions touching tax, labour and human rights
The Supreme Court of Canada this week effectively upheld lower court decisions in three significant business cases, dismissing leave to appeal rulings from the Federal Court of Appeal and courts of appeal in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan.
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September 27, 2024
Federal Court offers bar, litigants expedited ‘no-hearing’ judicial review for study permit refusals
In an effort to speed up the judicial review of hundreds of study permit refusals as the Federal Court also contends with thousands of other immigration cases, the national trial court is offering parties who opt into a new pilot project a “simplified” no-hearing, in-writing-only procedure where judges will simultaneously decide a JR leave application and the JR’s merits, and do so within five months rather than the 14 to 18 months usually required for a final decision under the general procedure.