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The Clean Economy ITC Labour Requirements: How They Work, New CRA Guidance And Some Residual Issues
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: within Compliance, Wealth Management and Strategy topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in Canada with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy industries NOTE: For a print-friendly version of this document that includes visuals and tables, please download and print the .pdf file.
Canada’s New Electricity Strategy: Powering An Electrified Future By 2050
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: within Compliance topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy, Aerospace & Defence and Healthcare industries The federal government recently released Powering Canada Strong: A National Strategy for an Electrified Canadian Economy, a national electricity strategy with the stated objective of doubling Canada’s electricity capacity by 2050 while advancing...
Ten Tax Takeaways From Canada's Spring Economic Update 2026
Pamela L. Cross’s articles from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: within Tax topic(s) in Canada with readers working within the Aerospace & Defence industries Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives On April 28, 2026, The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, minister of Finance and National Revenue, presented Canada's spring economic update 2026 (Economic Update).
Dix faits saillants fiscaux de la Mise à jour économique du printemps de 2026 du Canada
Pamela L. Cross’s articles from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: in Canada with readers working within the Aerospace & Defence industries Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives Le 28 avril 2026, François-Philippe Champagne, le ministre des Finances et du Revenu national, a présenté la Mise à jour économique du printemps 2026 du Canada (la « Mise à jour économique »).
Keeping Canadian Start-ups Canadian
Steve Suarez’s articles from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in Canada with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy, Aerospace & Defence and Environment & Waste Management industries There are many Canadian tax benefits associated with starting a business in a corporation created under Canadian federal or provincial law, which is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for a corporation to qualify as...
Canada Extends Clean Economy ITC Filing Deadlines
Steve Suarez’s articles from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: with readers working within the Aerospace & Defence industries Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives Over the past few years Canada has introduced a series of "clean economy" investment tax credits (ITCs) designed to support Canada's transition towards a net-zero economy by 2050.
The Expansion Of Flow-through Shares To Innovation: Waiting For Godot?
Steve Suarez’s articles from Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: with Finance and Tax Executives with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy industries In its , the Liberal party undertook to expand the flow-through share (FTS) program, by "introducing flow-through shares to our Canadian startup ecosystem, supporting companies in AI, quantum computing, biotech, and advanced manufacturing to raise money faster." Building off of the existing mining sector regime for FTS...
Federal Budget 2025: Bold Ambition On Spending, Targeted Changes To Tax Rules
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP are most popular: with Senior Company Executives, HR and Finance and Tax Executives in Canada with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy, Banking & Credit and Insurance industries On Nov. 4, 2025 (Budget Day), the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne tabled the first federal budget in over a year and a half, titled: "Canada Strong: Budget 2025" (Budget 2025).
Guest Post: HSBC Demonstrates World’s First-known Quantum-enabled Algorithmic Trading With IBM
Guest Post by Steve Suarez, Founder & CEO, Horizon Consulting If you still doubt that quantum computing is real—look at this: real data, real scale, real quantum machines in action. HSBC, working with IBM, has just delivered the world’s first-known quantum-enabled algorithmic trading trial.
Productivity, Innovation and How Canada’s Tax System Can Help
An analysis by Borden Ladner Gervais, Taxand Canada Canada faces mounting economic pressure as U.S. tax cuts, tariffs, and incentives attract global investment south of the border. While the CUSMA trade pact provides some buffer, looming renegotiation and persistent uncertainty weigh on Canadian business confidence. At home, productivity remains stagnant, and risk aversion limits innovation, leaving Canada trailing peers in key sectors such as AI.
Productivity, Innovation And How Canada's Tax System Can Help
Canada and its new government find themselves at a crossroads in the summer of 2025. The Trump administration's first six months have changed (likely forever) Canada's relationship with its closest neighbour and largest trading partner. While the Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement has cushioned most of the impact to date, we still face considerable economic headwinds from threatened tariffs (both general and sectoral) and the prospect of CUSMA being renegotiated in 2026.
Productivity, Innovation and How Canada’s Tax System Can Help
Canada and its new government find themselves at a crossroads in the summer of 2025. The Trump administration's first six months have changed (likely forever) Canada's relationship with its closest neighbour and largest trading partner. While the Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement has cushioned most of the impact to date, we still face considerable economic headwinds from threatened tariffs (both general and sectoral) and the prospect of CUSMA being renegotiated in 2026.
Why Financial Institutions Can’t Afford to Ignore Quantum Readiness
By Steve Suarez What if the biggest risk to your institution’s future isn’t AI, regulation, or cybersecurity—but a lack of quantum readiness? This first-of-its-kind tool gives financial leaders a standardized, data-driven way to measure quantum progress—across their own institutions and their peers. It transforms vague interest into strategic clarity. Learn more at thequantumindex.com.
Why I Co-Founded The Quantum Index
By Steve Suarez Quantum technology is no longer a distant frontier—it’s promising to reshape industries in ways we’re only beginning to grasp. But as I spoke with executives across sectors, I kept hearing the same concern: How do we measure progress? How do we know if we’re ready for the quantum era? That’s what led me to co-found The Quantum Index. At HorizonX, we’ve spent the last year and a half working closely with The Quantum Insider to address this exact challenge.
A tax to-do list for Canada’s next government
Uncertainty is the word of the hour. There’s a lot that’s not within our control when it comes to this economic standoff with the U.S., but we cannot forget that our own domestic policies are compounding the uncertainty businesses, and by extension, Canadians, are facing. That is something we can control. Not long after the across-the-board U.S. tariffs are expected to hit, we’ll most likely have a spring election.
A Tax To-do List For Canada's Next Government
The recent prorogation of Parliament is unfortunate on many levels, most notably for extending by some months the period of time that many government initiatives remain in limbo. The business community is used to managing risks, but some are more avoidable than others.
Great Expectations: Change-Of-Law Risk For Canada's Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits
The introduction of new investment tax credits (ITCs) has been a core element of the Canadian federal government's climate change policy. These "clean economy" ITCs (summarized here) respond to America's Inflation Reduction Act by offering tens of billions of dollars of financial incentives to encourage businesses to make capital investments that will reduce carbon intensity.
Canada: Increase in Capital Gains Inclusion Rate
An overview by Borden Ladner Gervais Starting from June 2024, Canada’s federal budget has raised the capital gains inclusion rate from 50% to 66.67%. This adjustment means individuals could face higher taxes on gains exceeding £250,000, and companies will also be taxed at this increased rate on all gains from that date forward.
Freeland To Taxpayers: Talk To The Hand
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Opinion: Merits of capital-gains tax hike are debatable, but we deserve better implementation
Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and cabinet ministers pose for a photo before the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 16.Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account Steve Suarez is a partner at law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and a co-chair of the economics and taxation committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Capital Gains Planning: Pre-June 25 Action Items
BL Borden Ladner Gervais LLP More BLG is a leading, national, full-service Canadian law firm focusing on business law, commercial litigation, and intellectual property solutions for our clients. BLG is one of the country’s largest law firms with more than 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals in five cities across Canada. Currently, only 1/2 of a taxpayer's capital gains are included in computing income.
Canada: 2024 Federal Budget and Green Investment Tax Credits
An overview by Borden Ladner Gervais, Taxand Canada Steve Suarez from Borden Ladner Gervais, Taxand Canada, has published an update to the analysis of Canada’s 2024 Federal Budget, focusing on a strategy to reshape Canada’s economy towards a 2050 net-zero objective.
The Increasing Capital Gains Inclusion Rate: Think First, (Maybe) Act Later
Much has been made (and continues to be made) of the government's decision in the 2024 federal budget to increase the portion of capital gains that are included in income from 50 per cent to 662/3 per cent, effective June 25, 2024. Starting then, for natural persons two-thirds of capital gains realized each year above $250,000 will be included in income (any favourably taxed stock option benefits realized will reduce the $250,000 limit).
Canada: Deadline for green investment tax credit submissions
Overview by Borden Ladner Gervais Canada has introduced five Green Investment Tax Credits (ITCs) to support businesses transitioning to a cleaner economy, backed by over $20 billion in financing commitments. These ITCs, part of Canada’s response to U.S. clean energy subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act, are based on the capital cost of specific investments. The government is finalising the legislation, which is currently open for comment until 5 February 2024.
Fix announced for "government assistance" tax issue regarding Canadian low-interest loans
An analysis by Borden Ladner Gervais, Taxand Canada In the Fall Economic Statement, the Canadian government addressed tax issues stemming from low or no-interest loans. A pivotal Supreme Court decision in May 2023 classified such loans as “government assistance,” spotlighting the rules in the Income Tax Act (Canada).
Fix Announced For
In Canada's Fall Economic Statement, the federal government announced a fix for tax problems related to government assistance in the form of low-or-no-interest loans. Read on to learn more about this latest development. The Income Tax Act (Canada) (ITA) has various adverse rules dealing with "government assistance" received, receivable or expected to be received by a taxpayer.
2023 Fall Economic Statement – Tax Measures - Sales Taxes: VAT, GST - Canada
On Nov. 21, 2023, the Honorable Chrystia Freeland introduced the federal government's (the government's) 2023 Fall Economic Statement (the Statement). The Statement outlines the government's views on the state of the economy and its strategies for addressing housing affordability, supporting workers and building a cleaner economy. In an unusual step, the government announced that it surveyed 12 private sector economists in the process of preparing its economic forecast.
Canada 2023 Fall Economic Statement and low-interest loans.
Overview In Canada’s Fall Economic Statement, the federal government announced a fix for tax problems related to government assistance in the form of low-or-no-interest loans. Read on to learn more about this latest development. Background The Income Tax Act (Canada) (ITA) has various adverse rules dealing with “government assistance” received, receivable or expected to be received by a taxpayer.
Opinion: The Digital Services Tax is not worth a trade war with the U.S. Original
DST would complicate Canada-U.S. economic relations at the best of times; now it is potentially ruinous Published Nov 22, 2023 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 3 minute read In practice, Canada’s digital services tax would apply mainly to U.S. tech giants, such as Meta, Walmart and Amazon. Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images files Article content By Perrin Beatty and Steve Suarez We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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