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US Shareholder of a Canco After 2017 Tax Reform

October 31, 2018 / by joe chater / in Tax Law / 0 comments

Source: Tax Law Link: US Shareholder of a Canco After 2017 Tax Reform Please see Sunita Doobay’s latest article for the Canadian Tax Foundation’s newsletter Canadian Tax Highlights which concerns Public Law no. 115-97 (2017 tax act) — the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law on December 22, 2017, which significantly changed the

The New Cannabis Possession Pardon

October 25, 2018 / by joe chater / in Uncategorized / 0 comments

Source: All Cleared Link: The New Cannabis Possession Pardon The New Pot Possession Pardon On October 17th, 2018, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale announced further plans by the Liberal Government to introduce legislation for a new pot possession pardon. This pardon will be aimed specifically at individuals that were previously convicted for po

Honor Bestowed for the Second Consecutive Year

October 24, 2018 / by joe chater / in Uncategorized / 0 comments

I am pleased to announce my being awarded — for the second consecutive year — with recognition as an International Advisory Expert. As quoted from the association’s website, recipients of such annual awards “pay tribute to firms who have been successful over the past 12 months and have received exceptional praise from

Canada Is Imposing Emergency Steel Safeguards on 7 Steel Products and Conducting an Injury Inquiry

October 11, 2018 / by joe chater / in Uncategorized / 0 comments

Source: Canada US Link: Canada Is Imposing Emergency Steel Safeguards on 7 Steel Products and Conducting an Injury Inquiry On October 11, 2018, Canada’s Department of Finance announced that effective October 25, 2018, Canada will be imposing emergency tariff rate quotas on 7 categories of steel products. The Department of Finance has pr

Canada’s Process to Ratify USMCA

October 10, 2018 / by joe chater / in Uncategorized / 0 comments

Source: Canada US Link: Canada’s Process to Ratify USMCA On September, 2018, the United States, Canada, and Mexico announced that a new NAFTA was agreed and would be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) (also known as NAFTA 2.0). The text of the USMCA was posted on the United States Trade Representative