Overview of Canadian tax and law
If you are providing guidance to clients on income tax matters, Canada’s tax and legal systems have touch points you need to keep in mind.
This course provides an overview of both systems. The tax portion of the course explains the objectives and the structure of the Canadian tax system, outlining sources of income, allowable deductions and the general scheme for determining income for tax purposes.
The law portion of the course will bring you up to speed on the tools and concepts lawyers use in commercial transactions. After an introduction to how Canada’s commercial legal system works, the course takes a deeper dive into the topic of contract law and looks at special forms of contracts.
Please note that this online course is module-based. There are no check-in times or a set schedule. You are required to read through each module, and complete an assessment.
You will learn about:
- sources of law and the court system
- business entity law
- tort law
- contract law
- debtors and creditors
- who must pay tax in Canada
- employment income
- business income
- property income
- other income and deductions
- capital gains and losses
- taxes payable for individuals and corporations
- taxation of non-residents
Who should attend?
- internationally-trained professionals
- professionals interested in Canadian law and tax
- consultants
