Published: March 18, 2020
Last Updated: April 11, 2020
Receipt of a stock option in a Canadian corporation
As a general rule, the receipt of a stock option in a Canadian corporation will not have any Canadian income tax consequences while the exercise of the stock option will be a taxable event.
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