Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs): What Canadian Business Owners Need to Know
By St.John McCloskey, Lina Kim, and David Ford A strong business is built by its founders and by its people. When it’s time to sell ... Continued
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By St.John McCloskey, Lina Kim, and David Ford A strong business is built by its founders and by its people. When it’s time to sell ... Continued
Are your clients navigating complex property tax rules in BC? Join Tax associate St.John McCloskey as he presents “Property Taxes and Flipping Taxes” for the ... Continued
Join our Estates & Trusts and Tax lawyers St.John McCloskey and Geoff White, K.C., as they present at The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners ... Continued
Taproot Community Support Services made national headlines as Canada’s first Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in the social services sector, the first 100% EOT owned business, ... Continued
Join Clark Wilson associate St. John McCloskey on Friday, September 12th, as he speaks at the 2025 Canadian Employee Ownership Conference in Calgary. As part ... Continued
Join Clark Wilson lawyers St.John McCloskey, LL.M. and David Ford, FEA, CEPA, on Wednesday, September 25th, as they speak at ICBA’s seminar on Employee Ownership ... Continued
On May 30, 2025, Clark Wilson LLP welcomed a strong turnout of business owners and advisors for Employee Ownership Trusts: What You Need To Know, ... Continued
Finding the right path when it’s time to consider succession can be challenging. Selling your business to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) could be a ... Continued
As discussed in our prior article on Employee Ownership Trusts, Canadian business owners report that finding a buyer is a significant obstacle to succession planning. ... Continued
The government of Canada has released its plan for the upcoming year in Budget 2024. Several items will be interesting to charities, not-for-profits, and donors. ... Continued
By Maria Starko, St. John. McCloskey and Chris Sharpe On February 22nd, the Provincial Government released its 2024 budget (the “Budget“). The measures outlined in ... Continued
By St.John McCloskey Bill C-208, a private member’s bill that sought to amend the Income Tax Act (the “Act”) to facilitate transfers of family businesses ... Continued