Deemed dispostions

You do not have to report deemed dispositions on a T5008 slip.

In certain circumstances, the Income Tax Act considers that a property has been disposed of, even though no real compensation in the form of money or other consideration has been received.

Some examples of when a deemed disposition may occur are:

• transfers of property to a trust;
• gifts of property (that is, the name of the beneficial owner of the property is changed);
• the owner dies; or
• the owner ceases to be a resident of Canada.

In this guide, "sale" generally refers to a transaction where the ownership of property is transferred from one person or entity to another for a sum of money or other consideration. In the case of a deemed disposition, ownership of the property is not transferred for money or other consideration. In addition, a deemed disposition is not a purchase, redemption or cancellation of a security. Consequently, a deemed disposition is not considered for the purposes of Income Tax Regulation 230 and a T5008 slip is not required.

Date modified:

2016-01-07