Centre Mont-Royal | 2200 Mansfield Street, Montreal Quebec
CO-CHAIRS:
Michael N. Kandev, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Montreal
Julie Vézina, PricewaterhouseCoopers Associates, Montreal
| AGENDA | ||
| Thursday, May 26, 2016 | ||
| 7:30 |
Registration and Breakfast Sponsored by:
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| 8:30 | Opening Remarks |
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| 8:40 | IFA 2016 Congress Reports | |
| Subject 1: | Dispute Resolution Procedures in International Tax Matters |
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| Presenters: | Dale Hill, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Ottawa | |
| Margaret Nixon, Deloitte Tax LLP, Toronto |
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| Subject 2: | The Notion of Tax and the Elimination of International Double Taxation or Double Non-Taxation | |
| Presenters: | Drew Morier, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Calgary | |
| David Duff, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, Vancouver | ||
| 9:00 | Global Tax Developments: The World After BEPS | |
| Moderator: |
Allison Christians, McGill University Faculty of Law, Montreal
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| Presenters: | Brian Ernewein, Department of Finance, Ottawa | |
| Phil Halvorson, Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto | ||
| Peter van Dijk, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto |
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| Sue Wooles, Bank of Montreal, Toronto | ||
| 10:15 |
Refreshment Break Sponsored by: |
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| 10:45 | Canadian Inbound and Outbound Developments | |
| Moderator: |
Michael J. Franko, SNC-Lavalin Inc., Montreal
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| Presenters: | Ken Buttenham, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto | |
| Mark Brender, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Montreal | ||
| Angelo Nikolakakis, Couzin Taylor LLP, Montreal | ||
| Jonathan Willson, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto | ||
| 12:00 | Luncheon and Address | |
| Special guest speaker: Luc Vallée, Chief Strategist at Laurentian Bank Securities |
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| 1:30 | Transfer Pricing – Getting BEPS-Ready from an Industry Perspective | |
| Moderator: |
Jean-Pierre Vidal, HEC Montréal, Montreal
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| Presenters: | Lydie Marin, BRP, Montreal | |
| Barbara E. Oberleitner, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, Montreal | ||
| 2:30 | US Developments and Implications for Canadian Tax Planning | |
| Moderator: |
Stephen Bowman, Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto
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| Presenters: | Siobhan Goguen, Felesky Flynn LLP, Calgary | |
| Abe Leitner, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, New York | ||
| Michael J. Miller, Roberts & Holland, New York | ||
| 3:30 |
Refreshment Break Sponsored by:
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| 4:00 | Government Roundtables | |
| Moderators: | Claire Kennedy, Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto | |
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Brian Mustard, BCE Inc., Montreal
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| Government Representatives: | Dave Beaulne, Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa | |
| Brian Ernewein, Department of Finance, Ottawa | ||
| Terry Young, Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa | ||
| 5:30 |
Adjournment |
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| 6:00 |
Cocktail reception – Picasso Foyer, Sofitel Hotel |
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| 7:30 |
Dînner – Picasso Ballroom, Sofitel Hotel |
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| 9:00 | YIN After Party (TBD) |
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| Friday May 27, 2016 | ||
| 7:15 |
Registration and Breakfast Sponsored by:
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| 8:00 | IFA Canada Annual General Meeting | |
| 8:30 | Dispute Resolution in International Tax Matters | |
| Moderator: |
Maryse Mayer, Université Laval, Quebec
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| Presenters: | Olivier Fournier, Deloitte Tax Law LLP, Montreal | |
| Martha MacDonald, Torys LLP, Toronto | ||
| Simon Petit, Ministère de la Justice, Montreal | ||
| 9:00 | Recent Cases | |
| Moderator: |
Ron Durand, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto
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| Presenters: | Ryan Rabinovitch, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Montreal | |
| Chris Steeves, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto | ||
| 9:30 | Recent Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions | |
| Moderator: |
Lynn Moen, Walton Global Investments Ltd., Calgary
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| Presenters: | Chris Anderson, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto | |
| Andrew Spiro, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto | ||
| Steve Suarez, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto | ||
| 10:15 | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:30 | Cross-Border IP Planning Post-BEPS | |
| Moderator: |
Patrick Marley, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto
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| Presenters: | Robert Desax, Walder Wyss Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland |
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| Marc Desrosiers, Thomson Reuters, Toronto | ||
| Peter Maher, A&L Goodbody, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Heather O’Hagan,KPMG LLP, Toronto | ||
| 11:45 | Buffet Lunch/Close | |
