Mark Robere, corp prof inc

01/19/2025

05/07/2024

Section 270 of the Excise Tax Act (the “ETA“) requires a legal representative of an estate to apply for a GST/HST clearance certificate. This is to obtain confirmation that all outstanding GST/HST owing has been paid and satisfied prior to the final distribution of the deceased’s assets. Indee...

02/09/2024

Estates practitioners should be aware that Bill C-21, the controversial legislation which imposes strict gun control provisions Canada-wide, received Royal Assent and became law on December 15, 2023.

05/22/2023

Having more than six drinks per week leads to an increased risk of a host of health issues, including cancer, according to new proposed guidelines published Monday. And for women who have three or more drinks per week, the risk of health issues increases more steeply compared to men.

05/22/2023

Alcohol is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Canada. Critics say the government isn't doing enough to curb abuse.

01/23/2023

CBC Toronto has learned a handful of organized crime groups are behind these real-estate frauds — in which at least 30 homes in the Greater Toronto Area have either been sold or mortgaged without the real owners' knowledge. Those revelations come from a private investigation firm working for a tit...

12/07/2022

Is the new law a genuine effort by Parliament to regulate immigration and citizenship, or a back door attempt to regulate property law, asks Bob Aaron

09/21/2022

Two McLarens, two BMWs and a Lamborghini make up just a few of the $2 million worth of assets seized from 23-year-old Aiden Pleterski as his investors try to recoup millions of dollars they handed over to the self-described "Crypto King."

08/25/2022

Jackie and Christopher Puddister pleaded guilty to stealing from Jackie’s mother, but 80-year-old Lillian Thomey remains in debt.

08/08/2022

When Karen Wai King Lew told a B.C. judge that her mortgage debt had been completely forgiven, she invoked a two-decade-old conspiracy theory about a "new world order" that has recently resurfaced.

08/03/2022

Investment firms are buying up U.S. homes — a development that's "just in its infancy" in Canada, but a trend that could make it harder for families to buy homes.

04/15/2022

Wow!

Monday's Boston Marathon will be Jacky Hunt-Broersma's 92nd marathon if her streak remains intact.