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Will Power campaign national launch
The first national Will Power / Volonté de faire campaign, led by CAGP and sponsored by CALU, launches next week. The campaign encourages Canadians to support their favourite charities in ...
From the campaign trail
The federal election period is well underway with the leaders from all of the major political parties making announcements with their plans for the future of Canada. For a recap ...
Government of Canada and Prince Edward Island accelerate work to implement pharmacare
Source: Health Canada Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced the Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island have signed the first agreement towards a universal pharmacare program in Canada. Under ...
CALU request for comfort letter relating to the definition of the capital dividend account
CALU request for comfort letter with respect to amending the definition “capital dividend account” in subsection 89(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada). View the submission ...
Canada’s healthcare system? Most say it’s working as well as can be expected
Source: Abacus Data Abacus Data released a report today relating to polling commissioned by CLHIA that says nearly three-quarters of Canadians support an approach to pharmacare that provides coverage for ...
CALU Report – Life insurance shares – An overview
The latest CALU Report by Florence Marino is now available! Learn about tax (and non-tax) considerations for corporate-owned life insurance,
Rapport de CALU – Actions d’assurance vie – Un aperçu
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Pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2022 federal budget
CALU submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance with recommendations based on our public policy priorities.
INFOexchange 2021 Vol.2 now available!
In this issue: Finding the Opportunities in a Year of Challenges, by chair Cindy David
Finance proposes to defer implementation date for Bill C-208
Bill C-208 is the private member bill intended to facilitate the transfer of small businesses to family members that received Royal Assent June 29, 2021. The Department of Finance has ...
Good news for family business succession!
For years CALU has been advocating for a change to section 84.1 of the Income Tax Act, an anti-avoidance rule that applies where owners of a private corporation sell shares ...
Best Practice Guidelines for Life Insurance Donations
CAGP’s Best Practice Guidelines for Life Insurance Donations: A new and exciting public resource for Charities, Advisors and Donors on Thursday, June 9, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET.