Proposed Changes to the Taxation of Stock Options Released
June 18, 2019
As part of the 2019 Federal Budget, the government indicated that it would table legislation to reduce tax deductions for employee stock options granted by ‘large, long-established and mature firms’ […]
Shareholders’ Agreement – Transfer of shares: Tag Along
June 17, 2019
We have been posting on the use of shareholders’ agreements and matters that can be addressed in those agreements. This post will discuss tag along rights and how they can […]
Proposed GST/HST Changes regarding Cryptocurrencies
June 6, 2019
Finance released draft legislation that would exempt some cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, from GST/HST. The legislation proposes to add “virtual payment instrument” to the definition of a financial instrument. The […]
Register of Individuals with Significant Control – New Record Keeping Requirements for Federal Corporations
June 4, 2019
On June 13th, 2019, new amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”) will come into force requiring private CBCA corporations to maintain an additional register for individuals who, […]
Shareholders’ Agreement – Transfer of shares: ROFR
June 3, 2019
In previous blog posts, we have discussed shareholders’ agreements, and matters that can be addressed by shareholders’ agreements. One of the matters that a shareholders’ agreement can address is the […]
Shareholders’ Agreement – Transfer of shares
May 15, 2019
In previous blog posts, we discussed the benefits of having a shareholders’ agreement, and specific matters shareholders’ agreements can address. One of the most common issues addressed by shareholders’ agreement […]
