Last Week Ruling B.C.’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner last week ruled that the Ministry of Finance can collect, use and disclose taxpayers’ personal information under the Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act. The commissioner’s office opened an inquiry...
In a landmark trial, a B.C. Supreme Court Justice Gregory Bowden dismissed Jing Li’s claim after finding that the 20 per cent tax levied against foreign purchasers of residential property in B.C. does not discriminate against either Asian or Chinese buyers....
