Words and Phrases - "collective investment vehicle"
Guidance on the Canada-U.S. Enhanced Tax Information Exchange Agreement 20 July 2020
Scope of collective investment vehicle concept
3.20 An entity that primarily conducts as a business investing, administering, or managing non-debt, direct interests in real or immovable property (even if managed by another investment entity) on behalf of other persons, such as type of real estate investment trust, will not be an investment entity.
3.21 The Agreement provides that the term "investment entity" must be interpreted in a manner consistent with the definition of "financial institution" in the FATF Recommendations. Part XVIII takes this into account by ensuring that an entity will not be considered to be a Canadian financial institution unless it is included in the definition of the term "listed financial institution" in subsection 263(1) of the ITA.