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Warning to Employers When Staffing Special Projects

May 27, 2019 / by joe chater / in Uncategorized / 0 comments

Source: Canada US Link: Warning to Employers When Staffing Special Projects There are many ways employers may run afoul of the anti-discrimination provisions in U.S. immigration law. As a very clear starting point, the general rule for a long time has been and remains an employer may not make hiring, firing, or recruitment / referral decision

Canada – Federal Corporate Law: New Record Keeping Requirements – June 2019

May 26, 2019 / by joe chater / in Business Law, Halifax Law Articles, Tax Law / 0 comments

So, the federal government has introduced new record keeping requirements for private, federally-formed corporations governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”). The amendments to the CBCA are being made in an effort to meet international obligations to increase corporate transparency and prevent tax-evasion and money laun

Canada and the United States agree to end steel and aluminum tariffs

May 18, 2019 / by joe chater / in Uncategorized / 0 comments

Source: Canada US Link: Canada and the United States agree to end steel and aluminum tariffs In March 2018, President Trump signed an executive order imposing Section 232 tariffs on steel products at the rate of 25% and 10% tariffs on aluminum products for reasons of national security. At this time, Canada was exempted from the steel and alum

AG Report on Taxation Describes a Porous Canadian Sales Tax Regime

May 17, 2019 / by joe chater / in Tax Law / 0 comments

Source: Tax Law Link: AG Report on Taxation Describes a Porous Canadian Sales Tax Regime Canadian tax policy is bleeding millions in lost e-commerce tax revenue while incentivizing Canadian businesses to expatriate for a competitive advantage, according to the Auditor General of Canada (the “AG”). In one of a series of Spring reports, t

Steel Safeguards: CITT Announces a Product Exclusion Process for Stainless Steel Wire and Heavy Plate

May 17, 2019 / by joe chater / in Canada Trade Law / 0 comments

Source: Trade Law Link: Steel Safeguards: CITT Announces a Product Exclusion Process for Stainless Steel Wire and Heavy Plate On May 16, 2019, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced that it was initiating a Product Exclusion Review to determine whether any imports of stainless steel wire or heavy plate should be excluded from sa