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Amendments to the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act
Amendments to the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act On January 1, 2023, the federal government implemented the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act and regulations (together, the “Act”) barring non-Canadians from...
Vacant Unit Tax
On May 11, 2022, The City of Ottawa (the "City") instituted a new By-Law related to vacant residential properties. The By-Law includes three key components that every residential homeowner should be aware of: The City has made the determination that, moving forward, a homeowner should...
Rights of Property Owners Regarding Flooding
As summer approaches and folks get back to their camps/cottages on the lake, it is a great time to do a refresher on riparian rights (rights inherent to lands where the property boundary is the high water mark of an...
Purchase and Sale of AIRbnb Properties Part 2
In Part 1 of our series on the purchase and sale of AIRbnb rental properties, we discussed different forms of taxation that may apply when buying or selling a short-term rental property. In Part 2, we will look at city...
Purchase and Sale of AIRbnb Properties Part 1
AIRbnb is a popular online marketplace for short-term rentals, homestays and vacation rentals primarily for tourism and short-term work/assignment purposes. The service is provided by a platform that is globally accessible on the Internet and via Mobile App. AIRbnb does...
