This article is an update on a BloG article published on August 26, 2019, which dealt with the announcement made by the Québec Minister of Finance to amend the tax legislation and impose certain measures designed to counter aggressive tax planning in the context of the action plan to ensure tax fairness. Among these measures, […]
On April 29, in Toronto Dominion v. Queen, the Federal Court of Appeal has unanimously decided on the interpretation of sections 222 (1) and (3) of the Excise Tax Act (the “Act”). The central issue of the dispute was: “Is a secured creditor, who receives the proceeds from the sale of a tax debtor’s property at […]
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, several questions relating to the fate of the obligations of a party to a contract have had to be addressed.
Gascon & associates, acting by its partner, Me Jean Proulx, represented a real estate investor in connection with the sale of its interest in a major rental property in Laval for $90 Million. As part of its mandate, Gascon’s real estate team was also required to obtain the release of the seller’s obligations towards the construction […]
The QMD consortium was represented by Gascon and associates real estate team, headed by its partner Me Nicolas Beaulieu, with the collaboration of Me Nicolas Lanthier, partner, Me Émilie Therrien and Me Mance St-Pierre. The expertise of the Gascon team was put to a contribution to negotiate and complete the partnership, co-ownership, sale and financing […]
Gascon & associates’ real estate team, led by Me Nicolas Lanthier, acted as legal counsel for a major institutional lender in the province of Québec for a 10-year long-term financing of a multi-residential project of nearly 170 units, located in Laval. Gascon prepared all the required documentation and set up the securities in favor of […]
The Gascon & associates team, led by Me Nicolas Lanthier, acted as legal counsel for First National Financial, LP, represented by Simon Verdy, Assistant Vice President, Commercial Financing, in the context of a long-term financing (guaranteed term of 10 years) for a mixed real estate project, destined for commercial use and a seniors’ residence located on […]
Gascon & associates, led by Me Nicolas Lanthier, acted as legal counsel for Bâtimo Inc., one of the largest real estate developers for seniors’ residences in the province of Québec, for a project located in the city of Québec region. This new partnership will allow the construction of a seniors’ residence comprised of more than 360 […]
Gascon, through Me Nicolas Lanthier, partner, represented Bâtimo Inc. for the sale of undivided co-ownership rights in a major seniors’ housing project located on the South Shore of Montréal, valued at more than $90M. As part of this mandate, Gascon prepared the required documentation in order to buy out the participation of a partner in the […]
Gascon’s real estate team, led by Me Nicolas Beaulieu and assisted by Me Mance Ménard St-Pierre, is proud to have counselled Werkliv in the investment and financing transactions for the student residence project located at 2025 rue Peel, in Montréal. Werkliv is a multidisciplinary real estate developer that specializes in land acquisition, property development, construction, […]
