Global employer services archive

2024

November 12, 2024: New legislative changes to employee stock options in Canada

2021

April 21, 2021:  CRA issues new views on RSU taxation in Canada

April 14, 2021:  CRA provides further guidance on international income tax issues

2020

• January 14, 2020:  Delayed implementation of proposal to introduce an annual cap on beneficial stock options treatment

2019

• April 17, 2019:  Global reward update

2018

• January 24, 2018: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume accepting certain DACA requests
• January 24, 2018: New traveller compliance tools introduced by customs and border protection for visa waiver program travellers

2017

• April 24, 2017: President Trump signs new executive order "Buy American and Hire American"
• March 17, 2017: National temporary restraining order granted suspending enforcement and implementation of latest executive order
  
• March 13, 2017: Quebec - Increased deduction for qualifying stock options of large publicly traded companies
• March 10, 2017: USCIS will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions
• March 10, 2017: President Trump signs new executive order banning travel for nationals of six countries
• February 6, 2017: US executive order on immigration

2016

• January 12, 2016: Employer certification – the much awaited relief for non-resident employers is here
  

2015

• December 10, 2015: The CRA provides clarification on compensation plans
• November 24, 2015:  Stock option amendments – prospectivity promised
• November 5, 2015:  Employee stock options - anticipated modifications
• October 21, 2015: Stock option deduction changes expected with new Federal government
• April 27, 2015: Relief from payroll withholding obligations for business travelers – a step in the right direction

2014

• March 21, 2014: Form T1135 – Foreign Income Verification Statement: 2013 transitional reporting

2013

• October 8, 2013: Revised Form T1135 – Foreign Income Verification Statement
• January 28, 2013: Update on stock option sourcing and article XV
• January 4, 2013: Relief from payroll withholding obligations for certain non-resident employees attending conferences in Canada

2012

• September 4, 2012: New IRS streamlined filing procedure for delinquent filers
• July 25, 2012: Quebec – phase-out of the overseas employment deduction
• April 9, 2012: Phase-out of the OETC

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