July 08, 2011By: Andrew Hudson
Australian companies trading overseas face a variety of regulation which governs their operation. That regulation includes the following:
Australian laws governing trade in Australia;Australian laws governing trade...
Posted in Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Canada, China, European Economic Community, South Korea, Thailand, USA | No Comments
June 08, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Amalgamations are the combining of one or more corporation to form a new entity. For example, Corporation A and Corporation B can amalgamate under corporate laws to form Corporation AB. The assets and liabilities are...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Canada, International Transactions, Incorporating in Canada, Government Relations, Corporate & Securities Law | No Comments
January 22, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Non-resident importers of goods into Canada will have new document preparation and maintenance requirements as soon as the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act comes into effect. The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act received...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Consumer Protection Law, Trade Law, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Import Controls, Incorporating in Canada | No Comments
April 26, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 22, 2009, Canada's Competition Bureau published its Enforcement Guidelines on "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Claims.
Please go to the following link to obtain a copy of the FINAL VERSION on the guidelines -...
Posted in Competition/Anti-Trust Law, Trade Law, Canada, Customs Duties, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Incorporating in Canada, International Anti-Trust/Competition Law, Rules of Origin | No Comments
April 22, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
I am happy to inform Trade Lawyers Blog readers that Canada has been ranked as the 4th best place in the world to conduct business.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which is part of the same company that publishes The...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Big Deals, Trade Law, Canada, International Transactions, Corporate & Securities Law, Corporate Finance / Private Equity / Venture Capital, Incorporating in Canada | No Comments
March 25, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
In the 2008 Ontario Budget delivered by Minister of Finance, Dwight Duncan on March 25, 2008, Ontario proposed a new 10-year income tax exemption for new corporations that commercialize intellectual property in Ontario developed...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Energy Law, Canada, Incorporating in Canada, International Environmental, International Tax | No Comments
December 18, 2007By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Effective December 13, 2007, the Government of Ontario will give first-time home buyers or newly constructed and resale homes a refund on up to $2,000 of the land transfer tax paid in connection with the acquisition. ...
Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Real Estate Law, Canada, International Tax, Incorporating in Canada, Labour & Employment Law | No Comments
December 18, 2007By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 13, 2007, the Government of Ontario started handing out holiday goodies in the form of investments and tax reduction.
The proposed tax reduction goodies included:
The elimination of capital tax rates for Ontario...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, International Tax, Incorporating in Canada | No Comments
October 31, 2007By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On October 31, 2007, the Canadian dollar closed at its highest point in 130 years - at $1.0617 to a U.S. dollar. The increase is, in part, the result of the U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut. Canadians are not talking...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, International Transactions, Incorporating in Canada | No Comments