Published: October 30, 2025
For Canadian businesses with international operations, this case highlights how treaty-shopping structures continue to be scrutinized, but also how courts remain reluctant to disregard legitimate corporate arrangements that comply with tax treaty wording. Experienced Canadian tax lawyers will note the strong resonance with Canadian jurisprudence on treaty interpretation and anti-avoidance doctrines.
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