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Package and Bump transactions not subject to GAAR
Kevin Guenther - When BPC Properties Ltd. (BPC) and Oxford Properties Inc. (Oxford) entered into an agreement relating to the sale of Oxford to BPC in August 2001, Oxford agreed to complete a pre-closing reorganization of its business. Oxford dr...
Climate file update
Jason Kroft and Luke Sinclair - These continue to be busy times for those interested in the business and policy of carbon in Canada and elsewhere. Below is a snapshot of some recent developments of note. NY Climate Week This week marks the eigh...
Pan-Canadian Carbon Plan
Jason Kroft, Jonathan Drance and Luke Sinclair - What does it mean for you As of January 2018, all Canadians will be paying a price for carbon. The Announcement After much anticipation, Justin Trudeau recently announced that Canada would implem...
A big step toward public confidence in federally regulated pipelines: Canada's proposed financial requirements unveiled
Vincent Light and Allison Sears - With the publication of the Pipeline Financial Requirements Regulations in Part I of the Canada Gazette on September 29, 2016, the federal government provided pipeline companies a first glimpse at the absolute li...
Determining the Effective Price of Carbon
Jonathan Drance, Jason Kroft and Luke Sinclair - Background to Canada’s National Carbon Policy The recent federal plan for a national Canadian carbon price – rising to $50/+ CO2e by 2022 – has increased interest in carbon pricing policies a...