Author: Paul Tonita

Paul Tonita*

Paul Tonita is a partner at Pushor Mitchell who specializes in the areas of Business Law, Real Estate Development, and Estate Planning and Administration. Paul has extensive experience with commercial…

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GST and Your Real Estate Transaction

Unless an exemption applies, real estate purchases are subject to GST. To determine whether an exemption applies, the seller must consider how the property was used during its ownership.
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Speculation And Vacancy Tax – Enforcement

The Speculation and Vacancy Tax has been in force in British Columbia since 2018 and owners of residential real estate in certain designated areas must file a declaration setting out
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LTSA Changes: Retirement Of COVID Measures Effective September 30, 2023

Effective September 30, 2023, many of the COVID-related measures implemented by the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia will be retired.
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Corporate Transparency Register Changes on the Horizon for British Columbia

As of October 1, 2020, private companies in British Columbia have been required to comply with disclosure requirements regarding their company’s beneficial ownership and control with the purpose of increasing
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Federal Government Releases Draft Underused Housing Tax Act

The newly proposed draft Underused Housing Tax Act is the first federal legislation aimed at countering real estate speculation and vacancy rates in Canadian real estate.
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BC’s New Land Owner Transparency Registry – What Do You Have To Do To Comply?

There is a new publicly searchable registry in British Columbia – the Land Owner Transparency Registry. This Registry has been around for almost a year, but there is an upcoming
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