When someone leaves you a property after death, it’s a mix of emotions: grief, memorial of the loss, and maybe concern about possible tax implications. In Canada, there’s no inheritance ...
Navigating Leadership: When a Non-Family CEO Leads a Family Business
Family businesses are the foundation of the Canadian economy. They represent more than 60 percent of private sector firms and employ close to seven million Canadians1. These enterprises carry not ...
How Canada’s 2025 Tax Measures Empower Residential Developers
Canada’s housing shortage remains a critical challenge in 2025, but recent federal initiatives are giving residential developers new tools to boost affordability and improve project viability. Through enhanced depreciation incentives ...
Canadian Tax Tips Every Influencer Needs to Know
As the influencer marketing sphere continues to grow through platforms like Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram – reaching a global $21.1 billion valuation in 2023 – Canadians are capitalizing ...
Strategic Use of Multiple Wills in Canadian Estate Planning: Navigating Probate Fees
Creating multiple wills is a practice that has been associated with estate planning in Canada, particularly in provinces like Ontario for the last 20+ years. The primary reason people create ...
Top 3 Challenges Facing Today’s Tech Entrepreneurs
If you’re a tech entrepreneur, you’re well aware of the “sink or swim” environment within which your company operates. 78.5% of small businesses make it through their first year, about ...
5 Matters to Consider When Contemplating Selling a Startup
When it comes to selling a business, timing is everything – but it’s not just about the market. Often, the most powerful motivators for a sale come from within. Whether ...
Navigating Tax Hurdles in Family Business Succession: The New Intergenerational Share Transfer Rules
Canada’s capital gains deduction is a powerful tax break available to Canadian-resident individuals who sell shares in a Qualified Small Business Corporation (QSBC). It allows up to $1.25 million in ...
Canada’s Cannabis Industry in 2025: Is there room for Optimism amid the Policy Shifts?
Since its legalization in 2018, Canada’s cannabis industry has undergone significant evolution—marked by rapid expansion, early missteps, and more recently, cautious stabilization. While economic turbulence, regulatory hurdles, and lingering stigma ...
