Québec (Communauté urbaine) v. Corp. Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours, 95 DTC 5017, [1994] 3 SCR 3, [1995] 1 CTC 241 -- text

Gonthier J.:-The issue in this case is whether the appellant, an institu tion devoted to the welfare of elderly persons living under the poverty line, may benefit from the tax exemption provided for in subsection 204(14) of the Act respecting Municipal Taxation, R.S.Q., c. F-22.1 ("AMT") for all its facilities. There are two main questions: (1) What are the principles that should guide the courts in interpreting tax legislation?

Regal Heights Ltd. v. Minister of National Revenue, 60 DTC 1270, [1960] CTC 384, [1960] S.C.R. 902 -- text

CARTWRIGHT, J.:—The relevant facts out of which this appeal arises are set out in the reasons of my brother Judson. I agree with his view that the question to be determined is what business the appellant did in fact engage in, and that cases of this

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