Lisa Zajko

Lisa offers clients over 27 years of experience in indirect tax, specializing in Customs and Global Trade services as well as GST/HST, PST, QST and other indirect taxes. Lisa started her career with the CRA and CBSA and worked as an Income Tax and GST Generalist Auditor, as well as a Customs Inspector and Customs Client Services Officer, prior to joining Deloitte in 2004. Lisa advises clients across a broad array of industries and assists multinational clients with designing strategies and structuring global transactions to minimize customs duty and other indirect tax costs associated with international trade while ensuring compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.

Lisa is recognized as an Indirect Tax Leader by International Tax Review since 2016, was a past recipient of I.E. Canada’s (Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters) Member of the Year Award for demonstrating a passion and commitment to the development of Canadian trade, and is a frequent speaker, presenter, and author and/or contributor on indirect tax and trade topics through various associations and publication forums. Lisa holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Hons. B. Comm.) from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from Osgoode Hall, York University.