About Us

As tax lawyers, we can assist individuals, global families, family offices, financial institutions & trust companies with their interactions with the Canadian tax system.

Jonathan N. Garbutt

Barrister & Solicitor, Alberta and Ontario
Practice Restricted to Canadian Income Tax, Trusts & Estates Law

Practice Description

As a tax lawyer, I practice Canadian income tax law, including matters of general tax planning; global corporate tax minimization, tax advice for M&A, international private investment & tax controversy & litigation. I also have experience with international transfer pricing matters. I also practice Canadian trusts & estates law.

While working at one of the largest law firms in the world as a tax lawyer, I developed a practice in international private banking, specifically advising global high net-worth individuals, families, family offices, financial institutions & trust companies with respect to their interactions with the Canadian tax system. I have advised with regard to all aspects of non-resident trusts settled by, or for the benefit of, Canadian residents, as well as the tax-efficient immigration & emigration for high net worth individuals into & out of Canada. I have also advised in respect of investments by high-net worth Canadian residents off-shore, including private placement insurance contracts, & on the structuring of such investments & transactions for financial institutions. I regularly speak on these issues at various private banking events both in Canada & around the world.

Prior to practicing tax law, I was an economist at the Canadian Electricity Association & prior to that I was an economist with Nakamae International Economic Research in Tokyo, Japan. Over the years I have volunteered with several organizations, including acting as Treasurer of the Tokyo Canadian Club. While at the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto, I was Treasurer of the Grand Moot, a supervisor at the Enterprise Legal Services Pro Bono Clinic & an Articles Editor for the Law Review. I articled & practiced tax law with a major global law firm in Toronto where I was also a member of the Toronto office’s pro bono committee & the firm’s North American Pro Bono Leadership Council.

Dominion Tax Law is a Canadian law firm that has restricted its practice to Canadian income tax, trust & estate matters. We are an independent firm with offices in Ontario and Alberta and able to assist you with federal tax matters in any province of Canada. Our tax lawyers can assist with all Canadian income tax issues faced by individuals, trusts, partnerships & corporations. We serve Canadian residents & non-residents with connections to Canada.

Dominion Tax Law’s lawyers practice all aspects of Canadian tax law, including matters of general tax planning; global tax minimization, tax advice for M&A, & international private investment. Our tax lawyers also handle matters involving tax controversy & litigation, including managing voluntary disclosures to the Canada Revenue Agency.

Dominion Tax Law helps clients plan & document international transfer pricing, as well as deal with any disputes or controversies involving such matters. Our tax lawyers also assist Canadian residents draft trusts & wills, & advise non-residents on trust & estate matters involving Canadian trusts, trustees, assets & beneficiaries.

As tax lawyers, we can assist individuals, global families, family offices, financial institutions & trust companies with respect to their interactions with the Canadian tax system. We advise with regard to all aspects of non-resident trusts settled by, or for the benefit of, Canadian residents. Specifically, our tax lawyers can assist with tax-efficient immigration to Canada. We advise Canadian residents seeking to become non-residents for tax purposes. Our tax lawyers also advise in respect of investments made by Canadian residents & Canadian corporations outside of Canada, & on the structuring of such investments & transactions for financial institutions, including the use of international Canadian-compliant private placement life insurance policies.

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