Tax Insights: Canada implements tariff-rate quotas and surtaxes on imports of steel mill products
The federal government has implemented tariff-rate quotas on imports of steel mill products.
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Tax Insights: US imposes reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners ─ How will it affect Canadian businesses?
August 13, 2025 update: On July 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that, effective August 7, 2025, imposes additional ad valorem duties on goods of certain countries to replace those established by the April 2, 2025 executive order.
Tax Insights: US tariffs on certain copper imports from Canada
On July 30, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed a Proclamation that will impose, starting August 1, 2025, a 50% tariff on imports of semi-finished copper products and intensive copper derivative products from all countries, including Canada.
Tax Insights: US tariffs and Canadian countermeasures ─ How will it affect Canadian businesses?
August 7, 2025 update: On July 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that, effective August 1, 2025, increases the tariff rate from 25% to 35% on imported goods from Canada (and Mexico) that do not qualify as originating goods under CUSMA.
Tax Insights: US eliminates de minimis shipment exemption ─ What it means for Canadian exporters
On July 30, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that, effective 12:01am ET on August 29, 2025 eliminates the de minimis shipment exemption for certain Canadian-and Mexican-origin goods.
Tax Insights: Are your goods on the list? CBSA releases July 2025 trade compliance verification priorities
The Canada Border Services Agency has released an updated list of its trade compliance verifications for July 2025.
Tax Insights: Canada intends to rescind its Digital Services Tax Act
July 2, 2025 update: On June 29, 2025, the Department of Finance announced that Canada would rescind the Digital Services Tax in anticipation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States.
Tax Insights: US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada
June 9, 2025 update: On June 3, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that increases from 25% to 50% the tariff on imports into the United States of steel and aluminum products from all countries and revises the “stacking” order of operations which determines the application of the tariffs.
Tax Insights: Six-month relief from Canadian surtax granted to various US-origin goods imported into Canada
June 2, 2025 update: On May 20, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency provided additional guidance on which US-origin goods would be eligible for the six-month remission of retaliatory Canadian surtax when imported into Canada.
Tax Insights: GST relief for first-time home buyers on new homes valued at up to $1.5 million
On May 27, 2025, the newly elected federal government tabled a Notice of Ways and Means Motion before Parliament to introduce a bill that would implement the First-Time Home Buyers’ GST Rebate.
Tax Insights: Canada Revenue Agency transitions to online mail for business correspondence ─ Are you ready?
The Canada Revenue Agency is switching to online mail for most business communications and correspondence.
Tax Insights: US de minimis shipment exemption eliminated for Chinese-origin goods ─ How will it affect Canadian businesses?
On April 28, 2025, the US Customs and Border Protection released a notice that provides additional details on US President Donald Trump’s executive order.
Tax Insights: 2025 Ontario budget – Tax highlights
On May 15, 2025, Ontario’s Minister of Finance, Peter Bethlenfalvy, presented the province’s budget.
Tax Insights: Federal Court of Appeal confirms insurers eligible to recover GST/HST when insuring risks outside of Canada
On April 28, 2025, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) rendered its judgement in Northbridge Commercial Insurance Corporation v. The King, 2025 FCA 83.
Tax Insights: US tariffs on imports of automobiles and automobile parts from Canada
May 2, 2025 update: On April 29, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed executive orders that retroactive to goods imported into the United States after March 3, 2025, eliminate the “stacking” of certain tariff rates and allow automobile manufacturers in the United States to receive an “import adjustment offset,”.
Tax Insights: Liberal party tax platform ─ What it could mean for you and your business
On April 28, 2025, Canadians re elected a federal Liberal minority government. The Liberal Party of Canada’s election platform does not propose any sweeping general corporate or personal income tax or GST/HST rate changes.
Tax Insights: Finance releases draft legislation to increase the capital gains inclusion rate
March 27, 2025 update: On March 21, 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government will “cancel the proposed hike in the capital gains inclusion rate” that had been proposed in the 2024 federal budget.
Tax Insights: Parliament has been prorogued ─ Status of outstanding tax proposals
March 27, 2025 update: On March 21, 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government will cancel the proposed increase to the capital gains inclusion rate and maintain the proposed increase to the lifetime capital gains exemption limit to $1,250,000.
2025-2026 Québec budget: Tax highlights
On March 25, 2025, Minister of Finance, Éric Girard, tabled the Québec government's 2025-2026 budget. This Tax Insights highlights the main tax measures outlined in the budget.
Tax Insights: GST/HST & QST filing deadlines for financial institutions (and businesses that are de minimis financial institutions)
Most GST/HST and QST registrants that are a financial institution are required to file an Annual Information Return and those that are a selected listed financial institution (SLFI) are also required to file a SLFI Return.
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