What is Tax Evasion?

Canada’s Income Tax Act contains a number of serious offences. The most serious charges are in paragraph 239(1) of the Income Tax Act.

Under this provision, it is an offence to make a false or deceptive…

In August 2009, a British Columbia financial consultant was fined $45,000 and sentenced to 3 months in jail.  She was convicted of income tax and GST evasion.  The woman is reported not to have filed personal income tax returns for a three…

Ontario Provincial Police attended at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Rockland, Ontario on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 following complaints that a customer was trying to use a suspect credit card to make a purchase.

The customer had previously already left the Shoppers, but police located the vehicle at Wal-Mart on…

Reports in mid-August suggest that the government is planning to toughen white-collar crime laws.  Apparently, this move is in response to the concerns arising from recent high-profile fraud schemes that left many with significant financial losses.

Possible measures include mandatory sentences for white-collar criminals…

Canada’s Minister of National Revenue reports that Canada’s rules on how it pursues tax evaders need to be revamped if the Canada Revenue Agency is to successfully prosecuting people who hide money in tax-haven banks.

The CRA does not currently have the ability…

According to the Ottawa Police Service, they received a complaint in July 2006 from the Leitrim Minor Hockey Association indicating that association funds had allegedly gone missing or had been misappropriated between 2004 and 2006.

The Ottawa Police Services are…

Five university students were charged and convicted in connection with a property dispute on University property. When convicted, they were represented by another lawyer. Richard took over the case and succeeded in overturning the convictions. Then he persuaded the Crown…

“We all want to thank you for your tremendous effort you are making to help us; there is no way we are able to show our appreciation. However, as one of our members said, we pray for you.”

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Accused of a crime in Ontario?  Here is something the Ottawa Criminal Defence Lawyers at Auger Hollingsworth think you should know.

The laws for defining parties to an offence in Canada are outlined in Sections 21, 22 and 23 of the…

When criminal matters are being talked about in the media common points of discussion are often bail hearings, guilt or innocence, prison sentences and other possible consequences.  Very rarely do you hear about possible defences available to people who have committed…