2009 IFA International Tax Seminar
Thursday May 21 – Friday May 22, 2009
Constitution Hall Room 105, North Building
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St. West, Toronto ON
Co-Chairs:
Penny Woolford, KPMG LLP, Toronto ON
Shawn D. Porter, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Toronto ON
| IFA 2009 Congress / National Reports | ||
| Subject I: The interpretation of the permanent establishment definition | ||
| Speakers: | Colin Campbell, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto | |
| Terry McDowell, Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto | ||
| Subject II: Foreign exchange issues in international taxation | ||
| Speakers: | David N. Finkelstein, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto | |
| Marc Ton-That, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto | ||
| Update on Canada-U.S. Treaty Protocol | ||
| Panelists: | Mark Brender, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Montreal | |
| Steve Dunk, PriceWaterhousCoopers LLP, Toronto | ||
| International and Canadian Case Law Developments | ||
| Panelists: | Michael Kandev, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Montreal | |
| Cliff Rand, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto | ||
| International Tax Planning for Hard and Volatile Times | ||
| Panelists: | Gabrielle Richards, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto | |
| Angelo Nikolakakis, Couzin Taylor LLP allied with Ernst & Young L.P., Montreal | ||
| Luncheon Address | ||
| Speaker: | Michael C. Durst, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington DC | |
| U.S. Tax Developments | ||
| Speaker: | Gregory May, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Washington DC | |
| Holding Company Update and Planning for Repatriation | ||
| Speaker: | Penny Woolford, KPMG LLP, Toronto | |
| Dealing With New Functional Currency Rules | ||
| Speaker: | Tony Ancimer, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Toronto | |
| Government Roundtables | ||
| Moderators: | Albert Baker, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Vancouver | |
| Robert Raizenne, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Montreal | ||
| Canada Revenue Agency Roundtable | ||
| Panelists: | Olli Laurikainen, Income Tax Rulings, Ottawa ON | |
| Daryl Boychuk, Income Tax Rulings, Ottawa ON | ||
| Wayne Adams, Income Tax Rulings, Ottawa ON | ||
| Department of Finance Roundtable | ||
| Panelists: | Brian Ernewein, General Director, Tax Policy Branch, Ottawa ON | |
| Alain Castonguay, Chief, Tax Treaties, Ottawa ON | ||
| Advisory Panel Report on Canadian International Tax System | ||
| Speakers: | Nick Pantaleo, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Toronto | |
| Brian Mustard, KPMG LLP, Montreal | ||
| Outbound Tax Rules | ||
| Speakers: | Heather Kerr, Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto | |
| Geoffrey S. Turner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto | ||
| Michael O’Connor, Sun Life Assurance of Canada, Toronto | ||
| Transfer Pricing Subcommittee and Administration | ||
| Speakers: | Janice McCart, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto | |
| Scott Wilkie, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto | ||
| Tom Crowe, CRA | ||
| Inbound Tas Rules | ||
| Speakers: | Shawn Porter, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Toronto | |
| David Daubaras, GE Canada, Mississauga | ||
| Tim Edgar, University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law, London ON | ||
| Panel Discussion | ||
| Moderator: | Gordon Williamson, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Toronto | |
| Panelists: | Brian Arnold, Goodmans LLP, Toronto | |
| Richard Tremblay, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto | ||
| David Duff, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Vancouver | ||
