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The 2023 IFA Canada International Tax Conference will be a fully in-person event taking place in downtown Calgary (health & safety permitting).
The focus of the program will be international tax issues that are impacted by international cross-border transactions.
Conference Co-Chairs
Byron Beswick, KPMG Law LLP, Calgary
Sarah S. Chiu, Felesky Flynn LLP, Calgary
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
A primer on the foreign affiliate recharacterization rules including:
Moderator: Bonnie Wilde, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Calgary
Speakers:
Samantha D’Andrea, EY Law LLP, Montreal
Jeremy Ho, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
YIN Rapporteur: James Konopka, Dentons Canada LLP, Edmonton
This session is designed for Young Members but all are welcome.
Questions from the audience will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
10:15 AM –
10:30 AM
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
The panelists will present an overview of recent Canadian cross-border transactions.
Moderator: Brett Anderson, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Calgary
Speakers:
Marshall Haughey, Bennett Jones LLP, Calgary
Kim Maguire, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Alex Pankratz, Baker McKenzie, Toronto
Gwen Watson, Torys LLP, Toronto
YIN Rapporteur: Sébastien Durand, EY Canada, Montreal
Questions from the audience will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
12:00 PM –
1:30 PM
On the path to Net Zero 2050: Canada’s Plan and Progress, Whats Working and What Isn’t
Keynote Speaker:
Dan Wicklum, Ph.D, President and CEO, The Transition Accelerator
1:30 PM –
2:45 PM
This panel will review certain aspects of Canada’s proposed excessive interest and financing expenses limitation (“EIFEL”) regime, with a focus on examples involving selected issues, as well as interpretive and practical considerations, arising therefrom.
Moderator: Jim Samuel, KPMG LLP, Calgary
Speakers:
Marc André Gaudreau Duval, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Montreal
John Farquhar, Felesky Flynn LLP, Calgary
Marianne Thompson, PwC Canada, Toronto
Sabrina Wong, KPMG Law LLP, Toronto
YIN Rapporteur: Dami Ajibade, KPMG LLP, Calgary
Questions from the audience will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
2:45 PM –
3:45 PM
Moderator:
Doug Powrie, Tax Lawyer, Vancouver
Speakers:
Shannon Henry, TELUS, Calgary
Neil Marcovitz, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Vancouver
Leslie O’Leary, Enbridge Inc., Calgary
Tanya Yeast, Pembina Pipeline Corporation, Calgary
YIN Rapporteur: Stevo Liouitch, Gildan Activewear Inc., Montreal
Questions from the audience will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
3:45 PM –
4:00 PM
4:00 PM –
5:15 PM
The panelists will discuss recently released tax cases, which are of particular relevance in the Canadian and international tax context.
Moderator: Julie D’Avignon, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Calgary
Speakers:
Heather DiGregorio, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Calgary
Dan Jankovic, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Calgary
Michael H. Lubetsky, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto
Martha MacDonald, Torys LLP, Toronto
YIN Rapporteur: Trent Blanchette, Felesky Flynn LLP, Calgary
Questions from the audience will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
9:00 PM
7:45 AM –
8:45 AM
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Subject 1: Sharing and Shifting Losses- The “New” Profit Shifting?
National Reporters:
Kim Brown, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Elisabeth Trotter, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Calgary
Subject 2: Good Faith in Domestic and International Tax Law
National Reporters:
Malya Amghar, Gowling WLG, Montreal
Ryan Rabinovitch, Fasken, Montreal
9:15 AM –
10:30 AM
In this session the panel will discuss the technical and practical aspects of recent Canadian international tax legislative changes and their anticipated impact.
Moderator: Olivier Labelle, Deloitte LLP, Calgary
Speakers:
Nik Diksic, EY Law LLP, Montreal
Mark Dumalski, Deloitte LLP, Ottawa
Jennifer Hanna, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Calgary
YIN Rapporteur: Jennie Han, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP, Calgary
Questions from the audience will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
10:30 AM –
10:45 AM
10:45 AM –
12:00 PM
The panel will discuss
(1) various parts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, including clean energy incentives, the stock buyback tax, and the corporate minimum tax, and
(2) recent government guidance on those new rules. The application of the new measures to Canadian corporations with US operations will be given particular focus.
Moderator: Chris Montes, Felesky Flynn LLP, Calgary
Speakers:
Becca Chappell, Venable LLP, San Francisco
Mark Coleman, EY Canada, Calgary
Hilary Lefko, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Washington
YIN Rapporteur: Taylor Page, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Calgary
Questions from the audience will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
12:00 PM –
1:00 PM
1:00 PM –
2:15 PM
The scope of transactions and operations that are subject to reporting requirements will significantly increase in the near future, and failing to comply with these new requirements come with severe consequences. The panel will discuss the current legislative proposals relating to the reportable transaction rules and the introduction of requirements to report “notifiable transactions” and “uncertain tax treatments”. The speakers will also address risk mitigation strategies and privilege, conflicts of interest and timing issues, as well as the implications of the proposed rules from a practice management standpoint.
Moderator: Kim Wood, PwC Canada, Calgary
Speakers:
Mike Coburn, Fasken, Vancouver
Waël Tfaily, EY Canada, Montreal
Marie-Emmanuelle Vaillancourt, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Montreal
Joanne Vandale, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Calgary
YIN Rapporteur: Kaitlin Gray, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Calgary
Questions from the audience will be addressed at the end of the presentation.
2:15 PM –
2:30 PM
2:30 PM –
3:30 PM
Moderators:
Grace Chow, Cadesky Tax, Toronto
Ken Saddington, Goodmans LLP, Toronto
Speaker:
Yves Moreno, Director, International Division, CRA Income Tax Rulings Directorate
3:30 PM –
4:30 PM
Moderators:
Laura Gheorghiu, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Montreal
Drew Morier, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto
Speaker:
Trevor McGowan, Department of Finance, Ottawa
5:00 PM –
7:00 PM
The Women of IFA Network (WIN) is hosting its first reception in connection with the IFA Canada Conference. WIN invites you to join for a drink, talk to some great women, and make lasting connections!
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