Bill 174, Strengthening Business through a Simpler Tax System Act, 2007

Sorbara, Hon. Greg Minister of Finance

Versions

Bill 174 2007

An Act to enact the Taxation Act, 2007 and make complementary and other amendments to other Acts

Note: This Act amends more than one Act. For the legislative history of these Acts, see Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Contents of this Act

1. This Act consists of this section, sections 2 and 3 and the Schedules to this Act.

Commencement

2. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Same

(2) The Schedules to this Act come into force as provided in each Schedule.

Same

(3) If a Schedule to this Act provides that any provisions are to come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, a proclamation may apply to one or more of those provisions, and proclamations may be issued at different times with respect to any of those provisions.

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Strengthening Business through a Simpler Tax System Act, 2007.

Schedule A
Taxation Act, 2007

CONTENTS
PART I INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1. 2.		Interpretation Application
PART II INDIVIDUALS - INCOME AND OTHER PERSONAL TAXES
Division A - Interpretation and Liability for Tax
3. 4.		Definitions Liability for tax
Division B - Personal Income Tax
Subdivision a - Tax Calculation
5. 6. 7.		Personal income tax calculation Basic personal income tax Basic personal income tax, inter vivos trust
Subdivision b - Non-Refundable Tax credits
8. 9. 10.		Rules for non-refundable tax credits Non-refundable tax credits Apportionment of non-refundable tax credits
Subdivision c - Additional Taxes
11. 12.		Minimum tax Tax on split income
Subdivision d - Additional Tax Credits before Surtax
13. 14. 15.		Dividend tax credit Overseas employment tax credit Tax credit for minimum tax
Subdivision e - Ontario Surtax
16.		Ontario surtax
Subdivision f - Averaging and Adjustments
17. 18. 19.		Qualifying lump-sum amount CPP or QPP benefits Additional tax amount, section 40 ITAR
Subdivision g - Additional Tax Credits after Surtax
20. 21. 22.		Ontario tax reduction Foreign tax credit Investment corporation tax credit
Subdivision h - Indexing and Rounding
23.		Annual adjustment
Division C - Ontario Health Premium
24. 25.		Liability for Ontario Health Premium Report about revenue from the Ontario Health Premium
PART III CORPORATE TAX
Division A - General
26. 27. 28.		Interpretation Obligation to pay tax If corporation is a bankrupt
Division B - Corporate Income Tax
Subdivision a - General Corporate Income Tax, Tax Credits and Surtax
29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.		Basic income tax Change in tax status Ontario small business deduction Surtax re Ontario small business deduction Tax credit for manufacturing, processing, etc. Foreign tax credit Credit union tax reduction
Subdivision b - Crown Royalties and Resource Tax Credit
36. 37.		Additional tax re crown royalties Resource tax credit
Subdivision c - Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit
38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45.		Definitions Ontario research and development tax credit deduction Partnerships Reduction of eligible expenditures, receipt of assistance Transfer of eligible expenditures Waiver of tax credit Control acquired before the end of the year Recapture of tax credit
Subdivision d - Transitional Tax Debits and Credits
46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.		Definitions Transitional tax debits and credits Amount of additional tax Calculation of amounts for purposes of s. 48 Amount of tax credit Rules and adjustments if amalgamation or winding-up Treatment of specified pre-2009 transfers
Subdivision e - Corporate Minimum Tax Credit
53.		Corporate minimum tax credit
Division C - Corporate Minimum Tax
54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62.		Interpretation Corporate minimum tax liability Calculation of corporate minimum tax Adjusted net income Eligible losses for a taxation year Foreign tax credit Election on transfer of property Election on replacement of property Limitation respecting inclusions and deductions
Division D - Special Additional Tax on Life Insurance Corporations
63.		Special additional tax, life insurance corporation
Division E - Capital Tax
Subdivision a -Liability for Capital Tax
64.		Liability for capital tax
Subdivision b -Financial Institutions
65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79.		Application Interpretation Rule for determining values and amounts Financial institution resident in Canada Authorized foreign bank Adjusted taxable paid-up capital Anti-avoidance Capital tax payable by a financial institution Small business investment tax credit Small business investment tax credit account Below-prime loan Patient capital investment Determination of total assets and gross revenue Tax credit amount, investment in a community small business investment fund corporation Small business investment tax credit repayment
Subdivision c - Corporations other than Financial Institutions
80. 81. 82. 83.		Application Definitions Capital tax, corporations other than financial institutions Capital deduction – general rule
PART IV REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS
Division A - General
84. 85. 86.			Refundable tax credits, deemed payments on account of tax Transitional Change in tax status
Division B - Corporations and Individuals
87. 88. 89.			Qualifying environmental trust tax credit Co-operative education tax credit Apprenticeship training tax credit
Division C - Corporations
90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97.			Ontario computer animation and special effects tax credit Ontario film and television tax credit Ontario production services tax credit Ontario interactive digital media tax credit Ontario sound recording tax credit Ontario book publishing tax credit Ontario innovation tax credit Ontario business-research institute tax credit
Division D - Individuals
98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103.			Interpretation Property and sales tax credits, individual other than a senior Property and sales tax credits, seniors Rules relating to property and sales tax credits Political contribution tax credit Ontario focused flow-through share tax credit
part v ontario child benefit
104.			Ontario child benefit
PART Vi CAPITAL GAINS REFUNDS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS
105. 106.			Mutual fund trusts Mutual fund corporations
PART VIi SPECIAL CASES
Tax Shelters and Avoidance
107. 108. 109. 110.			General rule, tax shelters and tax shelter investments Avoidance of tax, trusts Transfer pricing General anti-avoidance rule
PART VIIi ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Returns
111.			Returns
Assessments
112. 113. 114.			Original assessment of returns, etc. Required Ontario assessments and reassessments Additional reassessments
Payments
115. 116. 117. 118. 119.			Payment by individuals Payment by corporations Returns, payments and interest Daily interest Amount of instalment on which interest is computed
Penalties
120. 121. 122.			Penalty for failure to file return, etc. Penalty for repeated failure to report an amount Late or deficient instalments
Refunds
123.		Refunds
Objections to Assessments
124.		Objections to assessments
Appeals to the Superior Court of Justice
125. 126. 127.		Right of appeal Reply Appeal deemed an action
Application for Declaration of Law
128.		Application under subrule 14.05 (2), Rules of Civil Procedure
Enforcement
129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140.		Administration, garnishment, collection, etc. Taxes, etc., are debts Certificate of amount payable Warrant for collection of indebtedness Acquisition of debtor's property Money seized in criminal proceeding Direction to seize chattels Demand for payment Withholding Joint liability Directors' liability Assessments re ss. 129, 137, 138, 139
General
141. 142.		Records to be kept Inspections, privilege, information returns and corporate execution
Offences
143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149.		Offences Offences, certain Ministerial discretion Offence, secrecy Reciprocal provision of information, Minister of Finance Liability of corporation officers No decrease in penalties
Procedure and Evidence
150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159.		Information Proof Documents, admissibility Presumption of authority Judicial notice Documents deemed to be signed by Ontario Minister, etc. Day of mailing Date assessment or determination is deemed to be made Forms Notices, etc., relating to partnerships
Remissions
160.	Remission of Ontario tax
Collection Agreement
161. 162. 163. 164. 165.		Collection agreement Disclosure of corporate information by the Minister of Government Services Application of payments by taxpayers Deductions at source Adjustments between non-agreeing provinces
Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments
166.		Enforcement of judgments
PART ix REGULATIONS AND FORMS
167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175.		Regulations, general Application of Federal regulations Incorporation by reference Regulations, Part II Regulations, Part III Regulations, Part IV Regulations, Part VIII Transitional Forms
PART X COMMENCEMENT AND SHORT TITLE
176. 177.		Commencement Short title
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Part i
interpretation and application

Interpretation

Definitions

1. (1) In this Act,

"agreeing province" means a province that has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada under which the Government of Canada will collect taxes payable under the income tax statute of that province and will make payments to that province in respect of the taxes so collected; ("province participante")

"assessment" includes a reassessment and an additional assessment; ("cotisation")

"basic rate of tax" means, with respect to a corporation for a taxation year, the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year as determined under subsection 29 (2); ("taux d'imposition de base")

"Canadian-controlled private corporation" means a corporation that is a Canadian-controlled private corporation for the purposes of subsection 125 (1) of the Federal Act; ("société privée sous contrôle canadien")

"collection agreement" means a collection agreement referred to in section 161; ("accord de perception")

"deputy head" means the Deputy Minister of Finance or, if a collection agreement is in effect, the Commissioner of Revenue appointed under section 25 of the Canada Revenue Agency Act (Canada); ("sous-ministre")

"Federal Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada); ("loi fédérale")

"federal application rule" means a provision of an Act of Parliament or of the Federal regulations, other than subsection 248 (11) of the Federal Act, that,

(a) affects the application of a provision of the Federal Act or the Federal regulations, or

(b) makes a provision, or the repeal or amendment of a provision, of the Federal Act or Federal regulations apply,

(i) to specified taxation years,

(ii) to specified fiscal periods,

(iii) after a specified time, or

(iv) to transactions or events that occur before or after a specified time or in specified taxation years or specified fiscal periods; ("règle d'application fédérale")

"Federal Minister" means the Minister of National Revenue for Canada; ("ministre fédéral")

"Federal regulations" means the regulations made under the Federal Act; ("règlement fédéral")

"income" means,

(a) in respect of a corporation for a taxation year,

(i) the corporation's income for the year as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act, if the taxation year ends after December 31, 2008, or

(ii) the corporation's income for the year as determined for the purposes of Part II of the Corporations Tax Act or the Federal Act, as the context requires, if the taxation year ends before January 1, 2009, or

(b) in respect of an individual for a taxation year,

(i) the total determined under paragraph 114 (a) of the Federal Act in the case of an individual in respect of whom section 114 of the Federal Act applies,

(ii) the amount that would be the individual's taxable income earned in Canada for the year under subsection 115 (1) of the Federal Act if that subsection ended with clause (1) (c), in the case of an individual not resident in Canada throughout the year, or

(iii) the individual's income for the year as determined in accordance with and for the purposes of the Federal Act in any other case; ("revenu")

"income tax statute" means, with reference to a province, the law of that province that imposes a tax similar to the tax imposed under Division B of Part II; ("loi de l'impôt sur le revenu")

"individual" means a person other than a corporation and includes a trust referred to in subdivision k of Division B of Part I of the Federal Act; ("particulier")

"limited partner" means, in respect of a partnership, a member of the partnership whose liability as a member of the partnership is limited by operation of a law governing the partnership arrangement, but does not include a member of a partnership whose liability as a member of the partnership is limited solely by operation of a provision of a statute of Canada or a province that limits the member's liability only for debts, obligations and liabilities of the partnership or a member of the partnership, arising from negligent acts or omissions, from misconduct or from fault of another member of the partnership or an employee, an agent or a representative of the partnership in the course of the partnership business while the partnership is a limited liability partnership; ("commanditaire")

"Minister of Finance" means the Minister of Finance for Ontario or such other member of the Executive Council as is designated under the Executive Council Act to administer this Act; ("ministre des Finances")

"notice of assessment" includes a notice of a reassessment and a notice of an additional assessment; ("avis de cotisation")

"Ontario allocation factor" means, with respect to a corporation for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, the fraction equal to "A/B" where,

(a) "A" equals,

(i) the corporation's Ontario taxable income for the taxation year if the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the taxation year is a positive amount, or

(ii) the amount that would be the corporation's Ontario taxable income for the taxation year if the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada were $1,000, in any other case, and

(b) "B" equals,

(i) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the taxation year if it is a positive amount, or

(ii) $1,000, in any other case; ("coefficient de répartition de l'Ontario")

"Ontario allocation factor" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009, the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year as determined under subsection 12 (1) of the Corporations Tax Act; ("coefficient de répartition de l'Ontario")

"Ontario Health Premium" means the tax described in Division C of Part II; ("contribution-santé de l'Ontario")

"Ontario Minister" means the Minister of Finance or, if a collection agreement is in effect, means,

(a) the Receiver General for Canada, in relation to the remittance of an amount as or on account of tax or other amounts payable under this Act, or

(b) the Federal Minister, in relation to any other matter; ("ministre ontarien")

"Ontario taxable income" means, with respect to a corporation for a taxation year, the corporation's taxable income earned in the year in Ontario, as determined under the Federal regulations made under subsection 124 (4) of the Federal Act; ("revenu imposable gagné en Ontario")

"overpayment" means, with respect to a taxpayer for a taxation year, the taxpayer's overpayment for the year, as determined under subsection 164 (7) of the Federal Act for the purposes of this Act; ("paiement en trop")

"permanent establishment",

(a) has the meaning assigned by subsection 400 (2) of the Federal regulations in the case of a corporation, and

(b) has the meaning assigned by subsection 2600 (2) of the Federal regulations in the case of an individual; ("établissement stable")

"prescribed" means, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(a) "prescribed" as defined in subsection 248 (1) of the Federal Act, in the application of any provision of the Federal Act, other than subsection 153 (1), that applies for the purposes of this Act, and

(b) prescribed by the regulations or determined in accordance with rules prescribed by the regulations in any other case; ("prescrit")

"province" means a province of Canada and includes each territory of Canada; ("province")

"provision" includes, in respect of a statute or regulation, a definition in a provision of the statute or regulation; ("disposition")

"qualifying environmental trust" means a qualifying environmental trust, as defined in subsection 248 (1) of the Federal Act, that is resident in Ontario; ("fiducie pour l'environnement admissible")

"Receiver General for Canada" means the Receiver General for Canada, but in any provision of the Federal Act that is incorporated by reference in this Act, unless a collection agreement is entered into, a reference to the Receiver General for Canada shall be read and construed for the purposes of this Act as a reference to the Minister of Finance; ("receveur général du Canada")

"regulation" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, a regulation made under this Act. ("règlement")

Rules re residency

(2) The following rules apply in determining where an individual is resident in a taxation year for the purposes of this Act:

1. If the individual would, but for this paragraph, be resident in more than one province at a particular time in the year and can reasonably be considered to have had a principal place of residence at that time in one province, the individual is deemed to have resided at that time only in that province.

2. If the individual died in the year, a reference in this Act or the regulations to the "last day" of the year shall, subject to paragraph 3, be read as a reference to the last day in the year when the individual was alive.

3. If the individual resided in Canada at any time in the year, but ceased to reside in Canada before the end of the year, a reference in this Act or the regulations to the "last day" of the year shall be read as a reference to the last day in the year when the individual resided in Canada.

Meaning of "tax payable" re individual

(3) References in this Act to the tax payable by an individual under this Act shall be read as references to the tax payable by the individual as fixed by assessment under this Act, subject to any variation on an objection or appeal under this Act.

Meaning of "tax payable" re corporation

(4) The tax payable by a corporation under any division of Part III means the tax payable by the corporation under that division as fixed by assessment under this Act, subject to any variation on an objection or appeal under this Act.

Application of Part XVII of the Federal Act

(5) Part XVII of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act with the following exceptions:

1. The definition of "qualifying share" in subsection 248 (1), subsections 248 (2) and (11) and section 260 of the Federal Act do not apply for the purposes of this Act.

2. The definitions of "employed" and "gross revenue" in subsection 248 (1) of the Federal Act do not apply for the purposes of this Act except as they apply for the purposes of provisions of the Federal Act or Federal regulations that apply for the purposes of this Act.

3. A definition in Part XVII of the Federal Act of a word or expression does not apply to the extent that it is at variance with a definition of the same word or expression in this Act that applies in the particular case.

Act to be interpreted consistently with Federal Act

(6) In any case of doubt, the provisions of this Act shall be applied and interpreted in a manner consistent with similar provisions of the Federal Act.

Modifications of federal provisions

(7) If a provision of the Federal Act or the Federal regulations (in this subsection referred to as the "Federal provision") is stated in this Act or the regulations to apply for one or more purposes of this Act or the regulations, the Federal provision, as amended from time to time, applies with such modifications as are provided by this Act or the regulations or as the circumstances require as though it had been enacted as a provision of this Act or made as a regulation under this Act and the following rules apply, in addition to those modifications, unless the context indicates otherwise, in applying the Federal provision for those purposes:

1. A reference in the Federal provision to tax or another amount payable under Part I of the Federal Act shall be read as a reference to tax or another amount payable under this Act.

2. If the Federal provision contains a reference to tax under any of Parts I.1 to XIV of the Federal Act, the Federal provision shall be read without reference to tax under any of those Parts and without reference to any portion of the Federal provision that applies only to or in respect of tax under any of those Parts.

3. If the Federal provision contains a reference to any of Parts I.1 to XIV of the Federal Act or to a provision in any of those Parts, the Federal provision shall be read without reference to that Part or that provision, as the case may be, and without reference to any portion of the Federal provision that applies only because of the application of any of those Parts or a provision in any of those Parts.

4. Subject to paragraph 5, a reference in the Federal provision to one or more provisions of the Federal Act shall be read as a reference to the provisions of this Act that are the same as or similar to those provisions of the Federal Act.

5. A reference in the Federal provision to one or more provisions of the Federal Act or the Federal regulations that are stated to apply for one or more purposes of this Act shall be read as a reference to those provisions as they apply for the purposes of this Act.

6. A Federal provision that contains a reference to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) shall be read without reference to that Act.

7. A reference in the Federal provision to "Her Majesty" or "Her Majesty in right of Canada" shall be read as or include a reference to "the Crown in right of Ontario".

8. A reference in the Federal provision to "Receiver General" shall be read as a reference to the Minister of Finance to the extent that the reference relates to a taxation year of a taxpayer for which a collection agreement is not in effect.

9. A reference in the Federal provision to a word or expression set out in Column 1 of the Table to this subsection shall be read as or to include a reference to the word or expression set out in the same row in Column 2 of the Table:

Table
Words and Expressions

Item	Column 1 Word or expression in Federal provision	Column 2 Word or expression to be substituted
1.	Canada Revenue Agency	Ontario Ministry of Finance
2.	Commissioner of Revenue	deputy head
3.	Deputy Attorney General of Canada	Deputy Attorney General of Ontario
4.	Federal Court of Appeal	Ontario Court of Appeal
5.	Federal Courts Act	Courts of Justice Act
6.	Minister	Ontario Minister
7.	Tax Court of Canada	Superior Court of Justice
8.	Tax Court of Canada Act	Courts of Justice Act
9.	Registry of the Tax Court of Canada	local Registrar of the Superior Court of Justice

Rules for applying Federal provisions

(8) Subject to subsection (7), the following rules apply where a provision of the Federal Act or the Federal regulations (in this subsection referred to as the "Federal provision") is stated in this Act or the regulations to apply for one or more purposes of this Act or the regulations:

1. Every federal application rule that applies in respect of the Federal provision applies, with necessary modifications, in the application of the Federal provision for the purposes of this Act or the regulations.

2. Despite paragraph 1 and subject to paragraph 3, any word or expression in the Federal provision that is defined in subsection (1) has the meaning assigned by that subsection unless the context indicates otherwise.

3. If a word or expression in the Federal provision has a meaning for the purposes of that provision that is assigned by a provision of the Federal Act or the Federal regulations that applies for the purposes of this Act or the regulations, the word or expression has the meaning assigned by that provision in the Federal Act or the Federal regulations.

4. If no federal application rule described in clause (b) of the definition of "federal application rule" in subsection (1) applies to the Federal provision or to an amendment or the repeal of the Federal provision, the Federal provision or the amendment or repeal of the Federal provision, as the case may be, applies for the purposes of this Act and the regulations on the day the Federal provision or the amendment or repeal comes into force.

Application

2. This Act applies only in respect of taxation years ending after December 31, 2008.

Part II
Individuals - Income and other Personal Taxes

Division A - Interpretation and Liability for Tax

Definitions

3. (1) In this Part,

"basic personal income tax" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, the amount of tax determined in respect of the individual for the year under section 6 or 7; ("impôt de base sur le revenu")

"former Act" means the Income Tax Act; ("ancienne loi")

"highest tax rate" means 11.16 per cent; ("taux d'imposition le plus élevé")

"income earned in Ontario" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, the amount of the individual's income for the year that would be determined to be earned in the year in Ontario if the rules for determining the amount of the individual's income earned in the year in a province under subsection 120 (4) of the Federal Act applied; ("revenu gagné en Ontario")

"income earned outside Ontario" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, the amount, if any, by which the individual's income for the year exceeds the individual's income earned in Ontario for the year; ("revenu gagné hors de l'Ontario")

"lowest tax rate" means 6.05 per cent; ("taux d'imposition le moins élevé")

"middle tax rate" means 9.15 per cent; ("taux d'imposition moyen")

"Ontario allocation factor" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, the ratio of the amount of the individual's income earned in Ontario for the year to the amount of the individual's income for the year; ("coefficient de répartition de l'Ontario")

"tax base" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year,

(a) the individual's taxable income for the year if the individual is resident in Canada at any time in the year, or

(b) the individual's taxable income earned in Canada for the year if the individual is not resident in Canada throughout the year. ("assiette fiscale")

References to basic personal income tax under former Act

(2) A reference in any provision in this Part to an individual's basic personal income tax for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 shall be read as a reference to the amount that would have been the individual's tax payable for that year under subsection 4 (3) of the former Act if that amount were calculated before any deduction permitted under section 4 of that Act and before the addition of any additional taxes payable for that year under any of sections 2.2, 3 and 4.3 to 4.8 of that Act.

Liability for tax

4. (1) The following individuals shall pay taxes in accordance with this Part for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008:

1. Every individual who is resident in Ontario on the last day of the year and who has no income earned outside Ontario for the year.

2. Every individual who is resident in Ontario on the last day of the year and who has income earned outside Ontario for the year.

3. Every individual who is not resident in Ontario on the last day of the year but who has income earned in Ontario for the year.

Tax exemption

(2) Despite any other provision of this Part, an individual who is exempt from tax under Part I of the Federal Act for a period of time by reason of section 149 of that Act is exempt, to the same extent and for the same period of time, from taxes imposed by this Part, other than taxes under subsection 5 (2).

Taxes payable

(3) An individual's tax payable under this Part for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) the individual's tax payable under Division B for the year; and

(b) the individual's tax payable under Division C for the year.

Division B - Personal Income Tax

Subdivision a - Tax Calculation

Personal income tax calculation

5. (1) The amount of an individual's personal income tax payable under this Division for a taxation year is the amount determined as follows:

1. Determine the amount, if any, by which the individual's basic personal income tax for the year, as determined under this subdivision, exceeds the sum of all non-refundable tax credits under subdivision b that are deducted by the individual for the year.

2. Determine the amount of the individual's additional tax, if any, payable for the year under subdivision c.

3. Add the amounts determined under paragraphs 1 and 2.

4. Determine the amount, if any, by which the amount determined under paragraph 3 exceeds the sum of all tax credits under subdivision d that are deducted by the individual for the year.

5. Add the following amounts:

i. the amount, if any, determined under paragraph 4,

ii. the amount, if any, of the individual's surtax for the year, as determined under subdivision e, and

iii. the amount of tax, if any, determined under subdivision f in respect of the individual for the year.

6. The individual's personal income tax payable under this Division for the year is the amount, if any, by which the total determined under paragraph 5 exceeds the sum of all tax credits under subdivision g deducted by the individual for the year.

Tax payable, qualifying environmental trusts

(2) Despite subsection (1), the amount of tax payable under this Division for a taxation year by an individual that is a qualifying environmental trust at the end of the year is the amount determined by multiplying the amount of the trust's income for the year for the purposes of Part XII.4 of the Federal Act by the percentage that would be the basic rate of tax for a corporation that has the same taxation year.

Basic personal income tax

6. (1) The basic personal income tax for a taxation year of an individual is the amount determined under the following rules:

1. If the individual's tax base for the year does not exceed $34,758, the amount of tax payable by the individual is calculated by multiplying the individual's tax base for the year by the lowest tax rate for the year.

2. If the individual's tax base for the year exceeds $34,758, but does not exceed $69,517, the amount of tax payable by the individual is calculated using the formula,

A + B

in which,

"A" is the amount calculated by multiplying $34,758 by the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"B" is the amount calculated by multiplying the amount by which the individual's tax base for the year exceeds $34,758 by the middle tax rate for the year.

3. If the individual's tax base for the year exceeds $69,517, the amount of tax payable by the individual is calculated using the formula,

A + C + D

in which,

"A" is the amount calculated by multiplying $34,758 by the lowest tax rate for the year,

"C" is the amount calculated by multiplying $34,759 by the middle tax rate for the year, and

"D" is the amount calculated by multiplying the amount by which the individual's tax base for the year exceeds $69,517 by the highest tax rate for the year.

Resident with income earned outside Ontario or non-resident

(2) Despite subsection (1), the basic personal income tax for a taxation year of an individual described in paragraph 2 or 3 of subsection 4 (1) is the amount that would otherwise be determined under subsection (1) to be the individual's basic personal income tax for the year multiplied by the individual's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Basic personal income tax, inter vivos trust

7. (1) Despite section 6, the basic personal income tax for a taxation year of an individual that is an inter vivos trust to which subsection 122 (1) of the Federal Act applies is calculated by multiplying the trust's tax base for the year by the highest tax rate for the year.

Inter vivos trust with income earned outside Ontario or non-resident

(2) Despite section 6 and subsection (1), the basic personal income tax for a taxation year of an inter vivos trust that is an individual described in paragraph 2 or 3 of subsection 4 (1) is the amount that would otherwise be determined under subsection (1) to be the trust's basic personal income tax for the year multiplied by the trust's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Subdivision b - Non-Refundable Tax credits

Rules for non-refundable tax credits

8. The following rules apply in determining the amount of any tax credits deductible by an individual under this subdivision:

1. A trust is not entitled to a tax credit under this subdivision for a taxation year other than a tax credit for charitable donations under subsection 9 (21).

2. In calculating the total amount of tax credits that an individual, other than a trust, may deduct under this subdivision, the individual shall deduct the tax credits to which he or she is entitled under section 9 in the same order as the subsections relating to those tax credits are listed in that section.

3. A reference to an individual's basic personal income tax for a taxation year is deemed to be a reference to the amount that would be the individual's basic personal income tax for the year if the individual's Ontario allocation factor were one.

4. A reference in a subsection of section 9 to a tax credit under another subsection of that section is deemed to be a reference to that other tax credit as it would be determined before the application of section 10.

5. No pension tax credit under subsection 9 (10) or adoption expense tax credit under subsection 9 (11) may be deducted for a taxation year by an individual described in paragraph 3 of subsection 4 (1).

6. Subsections 118 (4), (5) and (6), 118.01 (3) and 118.3 (3) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of section 9.

7. An individual who becomes bankrupt in a calendar year is entitled to deduct only the amounts described in the following subparagraphs in computing his or her tax payable under this Division for each taxation year that ends in the calendar year:

i. the portions of any tax credits the individual would otherwise be entitled to deduct under subsections 9 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (12), (13), (17) and (18) for the taxation year that can reasonably be considered applicable to the taxation year, and

ii. any tax credits the individual would otherwise be entitled to deduct under subsections 9 (9), (10), (11), (15), (16), (20), (21) and (22) for the taxation year that can reasonably be considered wholly applicable to the taxation year.

8. If paragraph 7 applies, the sum of all amounts deductible by the individual for all taxation years of the individual ending in a calendar year shall not exceed the total amount that, if the individual had not become bankrupt in the calendar year, would have been deductible for the taxation year that would have otherwise coincided with the calendar year.

9. An individual who is resident in Canada for only part of a taxation year is entitled to deduct only the amounts described in the following subparagraphs in computing his or her tax payable under this Division for the year:

i. the portions of any tax credits the individual would otherwise be entitled to deduct under subsections 9 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (12), (13), (17) and (18) for the year that can reasonably be considered to apply to any period during the year throughout which the individual was resident in Canada, computed as though that period were the whole taxation year, and

ii. any tax credits the individual would otherwise be entitled to deduct under subsections 9 (9), (10), (11), (15), (16), (20), (21) and (22) for the year that can reasonably be considered to be wholly applicable to any period in the year throughout which the individual was resident in Canada, computed as though that period were the whole taxation year.

10. If paragraph 9 applies, the sum of all amounts deductible by the individual for a taxation year shall not exceed the total amount that would have been deductible for the year if the individual had been resident in Canada throughout the year.

11. If a separate return of income with respect to an individual is filed under subsection 70 (2), 104 (23) or 150 (4) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, for a particular period and another return of income with respect to the individual is filed under this Act for a period ending in the calendar year in which the particular period ends, the sum of all amounts claimed in the returns under subsections 9 (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (18), (20), (21) and (22) shall not exceed the total that could be deducted under those subsections with respect to the individual for a taxation year that coincides with the calendar year.

12. For the purposes of determining the amount of tuition and education tax credits under subsection 9 (19) that may be transferred for a taxation year from a spouse, common-law partner, child or grandchild, the person transferring the tax credits shall designate the amount of tuition and education tax credits to be transferred for the year and the maximum amount that may be deducted under subsection 9 (17) or (18) by an individual for a year in respect of these transferred tax credits must not exceed that amount.

13. For the purposes of determining an individual's entitlement to a deduction under subsection 9 (14) for a taxation year, if the individual was resident in a province other than Ontario on the last day of the preceding taxation year, the amount of the individual's unused tuition and education tax credits at the end of that preceding year is the amount that would be his or her unused tuition and education tax credits at the end of the preceding year,

i. as determined under the comparable provision of a taxing statute of the other province, calculated as if the percentage applied under the relevant provisions of that statute were, at all material times, the lowest tax rate instead of the percentage applied under those provisions, or

ii. as determined under section 118.61 of the Federal Act, calculated as if the percentage applied under sections 118.5 and 118.6 of that Act in calculating the individual's tuition and education tax credits were, at all material times, the lowest tax rate instead of the appropriate percentage, if there is no comparable provision of a taxing statute of the other province.

14. A particular person who is resident in a province other than Ontario on the last day of a taxation year is deemed to be resident in Ontario on that day for the purposes of determining the amount of unused tax credits that may be transferred from him or her to an individual who is resident in Ontario on that day.

Non-refundable tax credits

9. (1) Subject to the rules in section 8, an individual may deduct, in computing the amount of his or her tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, the tax credits described in this section to which the individual is entitled for the year.

Personal tax credit

(2) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under paragraph 118 (1) (a), (b) or (c) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a personal tax credit for the year calculated by multiplying the lowest tax rate for the year by $8,377.

Tax credit for spouse or common-law partner

(3) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under paragraph 118 (1) (a) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year for a spouse or common-law partner calculated using the formula,

A × [$7,113 – (B – $711)]

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"B" is the greater of $711 and the income for the year of the individual's spouse or common-law partner or, if the individual and the individual's spouse or common-law partner are living separate and apart at the end of that year by reason of a breakdown of their marriage or common-law partnership, the income of the spouse or common-law partner while married or in the common-law partnership and not separated during the year.

Tax credit for wholly dependent person

(4) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under paragraph 118 (1) (b) of the Federal Act for a taxation year in respect of a wholly dependent person, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of the person calculated using the formula,

A × [$7,113 – (C – $711)]

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"C" is the greater of $711 and the income for the year of the person referred to in paragraph 118 (1) (b) of the Federal Act whom the individual supported.

Tax credit for in-home care of a relative

(5) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under paragraph 118 (1) (c.1) of the Federal Act for a taxation year in respect of a relative, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year for in-home care of the relative calculated using the formula,

A × ($17,457 – D)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"D" is the greater of the relative's income for the year and $13,509.

Tax credit for infirm dependant

(6) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under paragraph 118 (1) (d) of the Federal Act for a taxation year in respect of a dependant, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of the dependant calculated using the formula,

A × ($9,561 – E)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"E" is the greater of the dependant's income for the year and $5,613.

Additional tax credit for infirm dependant

(7) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under paragraph 118 (1) (e) of the Federal Act for a taxation year in respect of a wholly dependent person, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of the person calculated using the formula,

F – G

in which,

"F" is the individual's tax credit that would be determined for the year in respect of the person under subsection (5) or (6), as the case may be, if paragraph 118 (4) (c) of the Federal Act did not apply for the purposes of subsection 118 (1) of that Act, and

"G" is the individual's tax credit determined for the year in respect of the person under subsection (4).

Age tax credit

(8) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118 (2) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to an age tax credit for the year calculated using the formula,

A × ($4,090 – H)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"H" is 15 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the individual's income for the year would exceed $30,448 if no amount were included in his or her income in respect of a gain from a disposition of property to which section 79 of the Federal Act applies.

Tax credit for EI premiums and CPP / QPP contributions

(9) If the individual is entitled to a deduction under section 118.7 of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of any premiums under the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) and any contributions under the Canada Pension Plan, or under a provincial pension plan defined in section 3 of that Act, equal to the amount that would be determined in respect of the individual for the year under section 118.7 of the Federal Act if the reference in that section to the appropriate percentage were read as a reference to the lowest tax rate.

Pension tax credit

(10) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118 (3) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a pension tax credit for the year calculated using the formula,

A × I

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"I" is the lesser of $1,158 and,

(a) the amount of the individual's pension income for the year for the purposes of subsection 118 (3) of the Federal Act, if the individual has reached 65 years of age by the end of the year, or

(b) the amount of the individual's qualified pension income for the year for the purposes of that subsection, in any other case.

Adoption expense tax credit

(11) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118.01 (2) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year for adoption expenses in respect of an eligible child calculated using the formula,

A × J

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"J" is the lesser of,

(a) $10,220, and

(b) the amount calculated using the formula,

K – L

in which,

"K" is the total of all eligible adoption expenses in respect of the eligible child included in computing a deduction under subsection 118.01 (2) of the Federal Act for the year, and

"L" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the amount of a reimbursement or another form of assistance, other than an amount that is included in computing the individual's income and that is not deductible in computing the individual's taxable income, that any individual is or was entitled to receive in respect of an amount included in computing the amount of "K".

Mental or physical impairment tax credit

(12) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118.3 (1) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of a mental or physical impairment calculated using the formula,

A × ($6,768 + M)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"M" is,

(a) if the individual has not reached 18 years of age by the end of the taxation year, the amount, if any, by which $3,948 exceeds the amount, if any, by which the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount paid in the year for the care or supervision of the individual that is included in computing a deduction for a taxation year under section 63, 64 or 118.2 of the Federal Act exceeds $2,312, or

(b) in any other case, nil.

Tax credit for dependant with a mental or physical impairment

(13) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118.3 (2) of the Federal Act for a taxation year in respect of a dependant who has a mental or physical impairment, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of that dependant in the amount, if any, by which "N" exceeds "P" where,

"N" is the amount the dependant is entitled to deduct for the year under subsection (12), and

"P" is the amount, if any, by which the dependant's basic personal income tax for the year exceeds the sum of the tax credits to which the dependant is entitled for the year under subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10).

Tax credit for unused tuition and education tax credits

(14) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118.61 (2) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of unused tuition and education tax credits equal to the lesser of,

(a) the amount, if any, by which the individual's basic personal income tax for the year exceeds the sum of the tax credits to which the individual is entitled for the year under subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13); and

(b) the amount of the individual's unused tuition and education tax credits at the end of the preceding taxation year calculated using the formula,

Q + (R – S ) – (T + U)

in which,

"Q" is the amount of the individual's unused tuition and education tax credits at the end of the taxation year ending immediately before the preceding taxation year, as determined under this clause or under subsection 4.0.1 (14) of the former Act, as the case may be,

"R" is the sum of the individual's tuition tax credit and education tax credit for the preceding taxation year, as determined under subsections (15) and (16) or under subsections 4.0.1 (17) and (18) of the former Act, as the case may be,

"S" is the lesser of "R" and the amount, if any, by which the individual's basic personal income tax for the preceding taxation year exceeds the sum of the tax credits to which the individual is entitled for that year,

(a) under this subsection and subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13), if that taxation year ended after December 31, 2008, or

(b) under paragraphs 1 to 12 of subsection 4 (3.1) of the former Act, in any other case,

"T" is the amount that may be deducted under this subsection or paragraph 12 of subsection 4 (3.1) of the former Act, as the case may be, for the preceding taxation year, and

"U" is the sum of the tuition and education tax credits transferred for the preceding taxation year by the individual to the individual's spouse, common-law partner, parent or grandparent.

Tuition tax credit

(15) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118.5 (1) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tuition tax credit for the year equal to the amount that would be determined in respect of the individual for the year under subsection 118.5 (1) of the Federal Act if the references in that subsection to the appropriate percentage were read as references to the lowest tax rate.

Education tax credit

(16) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118.6 (2) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to an education tax credit for the year calculated using the formula,

A × (V + W)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year,

"V" is the amount calculated by multiplying $451 by the number of months in the taxation year during which the individual is enrolled as a full-time student in a qualifying educational program at a designated educational institution for the purposes of section 118.6 of the Federal Act, and

"W" is the amount calculated by multiplying $135 by the number of months in the taxation year, other than months described in the definition of "V", in which the individual is enrolled at a designated educational institution in a specified educational program, for the purposes of section 118.6 of the Federal Act, that provides that each student in the program spend not less than 12 hours in the month on courses in the program.

Transfer of tax credits from a spouse or common-law partner

(17) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under section 118.8 of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of a transfer of tax credits from his or her spouse or common-law partner calculated using the formula,

X + Y – Z

in which,

"X" is the amount, if any, calculated under subsection (19) for the year,

"Y" is the sum of the tax credits that the spouse or common-law partner is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (8), (10) and (12), and

"Z" is the amount, if any, by which "AA" exceeds "BB" where,

"AA" is the amount, if any, by which the basic personal income tax of the spouse or common-law partner for the year exceeds the sum of tax credits the spouse or common-law partner is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (2), (9) and (14), and

"BB" is the lesser of,

(a) the sum of the tuition tax credit and the education tax credit that the spouse or common-law partner is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (15) and (16), and

(b) the amount, if any, by which the basic personal income tax of the spouse or common-law partner for the year exceeds the sum of the tax credits the spouse or common-law partner is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14).

Transfer of tuition and education tax credits from a child or grandchild

(18) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under section 118.9 of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year in respect of a transfer of tuition and education tax credits from a child or grandchild in the amount calculated under subsection (19).

Calculation of transferred tuition and education tax credits

(19) For the purposes of subsection (17) or (18), the amount of tuition and education tax credits transferred for a taxation year by a person to an individual is calculated using the formula,

CC – DD

in which,

"CC" is the lesser of,

(a) $5,792 multiplied by the lowest tax rate for the year, and

(b) the sum of the tuition tax credit and the education tax credit that the person transferring the tax credits is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (15) and (16), and

"DD" is the amount, if any, by which the basic personal income tax of the person transferring the tax credits exceeds the sum of the tax credits the person is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13) and (14).

Medical expense tax credit

(20) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118.2 (1) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year for medical expenses calculated using the formula,

A × [(EE – FF) + GG]

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year,

"EE" is the sum of the individual's medical expenses in respect of the individual, the individual's spouse or common-law partner or the individual's child who has not reached 18 years of age by the end of the taxation year, that are included in determining the individual's medical expense credit for the year under subsection 118.2 (1) of the Federal Act,

"FF" is the lesser of $1,896 and 3 per cent of the individual's income for the year, and

"GG" is the sum of all amounts each of which,

(a) is in respect of a dependant of the individual, within the meaning assigned by subsection 118 (6) of the Federal Act, other than a child of the individual who has not reached 18 years of age by the end of the year, and

(b) is the lesser of $10,220 and the amount that would be determined in respect of the dependant by the formula "E – F" in subsection 118.2 (1) of the Federal Act, if the dollar amount set out in the description of "FF" in this subsection were substituted for the dollar amount set out in the description of "F" in subsection 118.2 (1) of the Federal Act.

Charitable donations tax credit

(21) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under subsection 118.1 (3) of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year for charitable and other gifts calculated using the formula,

(A × HH) + [II × (JJ – HH)]

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year,

"HH" is the lesser of $200 and the amount of the individual's total gifts for the year under subsection 118.1 (1) of the Federal Act,

"II" is the highest tax rate for the year, and

"JJ" is the amount of the individual's total gifts for the year under subsection 118.1 (1) of the Federal Act.

Student loan interest tax credit

(22) If an individual is entitled to a deduction under section 118.62 of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the individual is entitled to a tax credit for the year for interest on a student loan equal to the amount that would be determined in respect of the individual for the year under section 118.62 of the Federal Act if the reference in that section to the appropriate percentage were read as a reference to the lowest tax rate.

Apportionment of non-refundable tax credits

10. Despite section 9, an individual described in paragraph 2 or 3 of subsection 4 (1) is entitled to deduct, in computing tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, an amount in respect of each tax credit described in subsections 9 (2) to (9) and (12) to (22) not exceeding the amount calculated using the formula,

A × B

in which,

"A" is the amount of the tax credit determined without reference to this section, and subsections 6 (2) and 7 (2), and

"B" is the individual's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Subdivision c - Additional Taxes

Minimum tax

11. (1) This section applies if the tax payable by an individual under Part I of the Federal Act for a taxation year is determined under section 127.5 of that Act.

Same

(2) Every individual to whom this section applies for a taxation year shall pay an additional tax for the year calculated using the formula,

(A – B) × C × D

in which,

"A" is the amount, if any, by which the individual's minimum amount for the year as determined under section 127.51 of the Federal Act exceeds the special foreign tax credit of the individual for the year, as determined under subsection 127.54 (2) of the Federal Act,

"B" is the amount that, but for section 120 of the Federal Act, would be determined under Division E of Part I of the Federal Act to be the individual's tax payable under the Federal Act for the year,

"C" is the percentage calculated by dividing the lowest tax rate for the year by the percentage in paragraph 117 (2) (a) of the Federal Act, and

"D" is the individual's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Tax on split income

12. (1) This section applies to an individual for a taxation year if,

(a) the individual is resident in Ontario on the last day of the taxation year;

(b) the individual is a specified individual in relation to the taxation year; and

(c) the individual is liable to pay an amount of tax under subsection 120.4 (2) of the Federal Act for the taxation year.

Additional tax

(2) Every individual to whom this section applies for a taxation year shall pay an additional tax for the year calculated by multiplying the highest tax rate for the year by the individual's split income for the year.

Minimum tax amount

(3) Despite any other provision of this Part, if an individual is a specified individual in relation to a taxation year the tax payable under this Division for the year by the individual shall not be less than the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the amount required to be added under subsection (2), and

"B" is the total of all amounts each of which is an amount,

(a) that may be deducted under sections 13 or 21 in computing the individual's tax payable under this Division for the taxation year, and

(b) that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of an amount included in computing the individual's split income for the taxation year.

Subdivision d - Additional Tax Credits before Surtax

Dividend tax credit

13. (1) In determining the amount of tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, an individual who is resident in Ontario on the last day of the year may deduct a dividend tax credit equal to the sum of,

(a) 38.4828 per cent of the amount determined in respect of the individual for the year under paragraph 121 (a) of the Federal Act; and

(b) the specified percentage of the amount determined in respect of the individual for the year under paragraph 121 (b) of the Federal Act.

Specified percentage

(2) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), the specified percentage is,

(a) 39.0182 per cent for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2010; and

(b) 40.6 per cent for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2009.

Overseas employment tax credit

14. In determining the amount of tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, an individual who is resident in Ontario on the last day of the year may deduct a tax credit for overseas employment calculated using the formula,

A/B × C

in which,

"A" is the highest tax rate for the year,

"B" is the percentage calculated by dividing the lowest tax rate for the year by the percentage in paragraph 117 (2) (a) of the Federal Act, and

"C" is the amount deductible by the individual for the year under section 122.3 of the Federal Act.

Tax credit for minimum tax

15. (1) In determining the amount of tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, an individual may deduct a tax credit in respect of minimum tax not exceeding the lesser of,

(a) the amount of the individual's basic personal income tax for the year, less all amounts deductible for the year under subdivision c and sections 13 and 14; and

(b) the amount of the individual's carryforward amount for the year in respect of minimum tax, as determined under the prescribed rules.

Restriction

(2) No amount may be deducted by an individual for a taxation year under this section if the individual is required to pay an amount under section 11 for the same year.

Subdivision e - Ontario Surtax

Ontario surtax

16. (1) The amount of an individual's surtax for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) 20 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the gross tax amount of the individual for the year exceeds $4,016; and

(b) 36 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the gross tax amount of the individual for the year exceeds $5,065.

Gross tax amount

(2) The gross tax amount of an individual for a taxation year for the purposes of subsection (1) is the amount of tax that would be payable by the individual for the year under this Division if that amount were determined without reference to this section and sections 17 to 22.

Subdivision f - Averaging and Adjustments

Qualifying lump-sum amount

17. There shall be added, in computing the tax payable for a taxation year under this Division by an individual who resides in Ontario on the last day of the taxation year, an amount equal to 38.5 per cent of the amount added under section 120.31 of the Federal Act in computing the individual's tax payable for the year under the Federal Act.

CPP or QPP benefits

18. There shall be added, in computing the tax payable for a taxation year under this Division by an individual who resides in Ontario on the last day of the taxation year, an amount equal to 38.5 per cent of the amount added under section 120.3 of the Federal Act in computing the individual's tax payable under the Federal Act for the year.

Additional tax amount, section 40 ITAR

19. There shall be added, in computing the tax payable under this Division for a taxation year by an individual who resides in Ontario on the last day of the taxation year, an amount equal to 38.5 per cent of the amount of the individual's tax payable for the year under section 40 of the Income Tax Application Rules (Canada).

Subdivision g - Additional Tax Credits after Surtax

Ontario tax reduction

20. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (9), an individual may deduct in computing his or her tax payable under this Division for a taxation year a tax credit equal to the amount, if any, by which twice the individual's personal amount for the year exceeds the amount of tax otherwise payable by the individual for the year.

Who includes amount in respect of qualified dependant, etc.

(2) If an individual resides with a cohabiting spouse or common-law partner on December 31 in the taxation year and if the individual's income for the year exceeds the income of the cohabiting spouse or common-law partner for the year, the individual may include an eligible amount in his or her personal amount for the taxation year with respect to a person who is,

(a) a qualified dependant at any time in the taxation year in respect of whom the individual or the cohabiting spouse or common-law partner was an eligible individual; or

(b) a dependant of the individual or the cohabiting spouse or common-law partner who has a mental or physical infirmity.

Personal amount

(3) An individual's personal amount for a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula:

A + B + C

in which,

"A" is the amount of the basic reduction for the year,

"B" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an eligible amount for the year for a dependant of the individual who was under 18 years of age at any time in the year, and

"C" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an eligible amount for the year in respect of a dependant of the individual who has a mental or physical infirmity.

Basic reduction

(4) The basic reduction for a taxation year is $194.

Eligible amount, dependant

(5) The eligible amount for a dependant described in subsection (3) for a taxation year is $357.

Rules, dependants

(6) An individual may include an amount in respect of a dependant in the calculation of "B" in subsection (3) for a taxation year only if,

(a) the dependant was a qualified dependant at any time in the year; and

(b) the individual or the individual's cohabiting spouse or common-law partner, if any, with whom the individual resided on December 31 in the year was the eligible individual in respect of the dependant,

(i) immediately before the dependant ceased to be a qualified dependant of the eligible individual, and the dependant did not become the qualified dependant of any other eligible individual during the year, or

(ii) at the end of the year, in any other case.

Rules, dependants with a mental or physical infirmity

(7) Subject to subsection (8), an individual may include an eligible amount in respect of a dependant who has a mental or physical infirmity in the calculation of "C" in subsection (3) for a taxation year only if no other person has included an eligible amount in respect of the dependant in the calculation of "B" or "C" in subsection (3) in the determination of that person's personal amount for the year and,

(a) if the dependant had reached 18 years of age by December 31 in the year, the individual or the individual's cohabiting spouse or common-law partner, if any, with whom the individual resided on that day is entitled to a deduction in respect of the dependant under subsection 9 (4), (5), (6) or (12) for the year;

(b) if the dependant had not reached 18 years of age by December 31 in the year, the individual or the individual's cohabiting spouse or common-law partner, if any, with whom the individual resided on that day is entitled to a deduction in respect of the dependant under subsection 9 (12) or would have been entitled to a deduction in respect of the dependant under subsection 9 (5) or (6) for the year if the dependant had reached 18 years of age by December 31 in the year; or

(c) if the dependant is the individual's cohabiting spouse or common-law partner at any time in the year, is entitled to a deduction under subsection 9 (11) for the year and is transferring some or all of the deduction to the individual under subsection 9 (16).

Rules, non-cohabiting spouses, etc.

(8) If two individuals who are not cohabiting spouses or common-law partners are each entitled to deduct and are deducting an amount under subsection 9 (6) or (12) for a taxation year in respect of the same dependant who is at least 19 years old, the following rules apply:

1. The individual who is deducting more than 50 per cent of the amount deductible under subsection 9 (6) or (12) in respect of the dependant may include an amount in respect of the dependant in the calculation of "C" in subsection (3) for the year.

2. If each individual is deducting 50 per cent of the amount deductible under subsection 9 (6) or (12) in respect of the dependant, only the individual with the lower income may include an amount in respect of the dependant in the calculation of "C" in subsection (3) for the year.

Exception

(9) No tax credit may be deducted under this section for a taxation year by an individual if,

(a) the individual's tax payable under Part I of the Federal Act for the year is determined under Division E.1 of that Part;

(b) the individual is not resident in Canada at the beginning of the year;

(d) the individual's tax return for the year is filed on his or her behalf by a trustee in bankruptcy under paragraph 128 (2) (e) or (h) of the Federal Act.

Definitions

(10) In this section,

"cohabiting spouse or common-law partner" has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act; ("conjoint ou conjoint de fait visé")

"eligible individual" has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act; ("particulier admissible")

"qualified dependant" has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act; ("personne à charge admissible")

"tax otherwise payable" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, the amount of tax that would be payable under this Division by the individual for the year if that amount were determined without reference to this section and sections 21 and 22. ("impôt payable par ailleurs")

Foreign tax credit

21. (1) An individual who was resident in Ontario on the last day of a taxation year, and who had income for the year that included income earned in a country other than Canada in respect of which an amount of non-business-income tax was paid by the individual to the government of that country for the year, may deduct in computing the individual's tax payable under this Division for the year a foreign tax credit equal to the lesser of "A" and "B" where,

"A" is the amount, if any, by which the non-business-income tax paid by the individual for the year to the government of each country other than Canada exceeds the sum of,

(a) all amounts, if any, deductible by the individual from tax under the Federal Act for the year under subsection 126 (1), (2.2), (2.21) or (2.22) of that Act, and

(b) the individual's special foreign tax credit for the year under subsection 127.54 (2) of the Federal Act, and

"B" is the amount, if any, determined by multiplying the tax otherwise payable by the individual for the taxation year by the ratio of "C" to "D" where,

"C" is the amount, if any, determined in respect of the individual for the year under subparagraph 126 (1) (b) (i) of the Federal Act, and

"D" is the amount, if any, by which "E" exceeds "F" where,

"E" is,

(a) if section 114 of the Federal Act is not applicable to the individual for the year, the individual's income earned in Ontario for the year, or

(b) if section 114 of the Federal Act is applicable to the individual for the year, the amount that would be the individual's income earned in Ontario for the year if the amount determined under the Federal Act were equal to the individual's income determined under paragraph 114 (a) of the Federal Act, and

"F" is the amount, if any, determined under subclause 126 (1) (b) (ii) (A) (III) of the Federal Act in respect of the individual for the year.

Rules re foreign tax credit

(2) The following rules apply in respect of an individual's foreign tax credit for a taxation year:

1. Subsection 126 (6) of the Federal Act and the definition of "non-business-income tax" in subsection 126 (7) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of subsection (1).

2. For the purposes of subsection (1), the expression "tax otherwise payable" by an individual for a taxation year means the amount of tax that would be payable under this Division by the individual for the year if that amount were determined without reference to this section and sections 13, 14 and 22.

Investment corporation tax credit

22. (1) In determining the amount of tax payable for a taxation year under this Division, an individual who is resident in Ontario on the last day of the year and who has been issued one or more tax credit certificates under the Community Small Business Investment Funds Act in respect of the year with respect to investments in shares issued by one or more corporations registered under Part III of that Act, may deduct from the amount of his or her tax otherwise payable for the year a tax credit equal to the lesser of "A" and "B" where,

"A" is the sum of the tax credits listed on those tax credit certificates issued in respect of the year, and

"B" is the maximum tax credit permitted for the year in respect of investments made by the individual in corporations registered under Part III of that Act.

Interpretation, maximum tax credit

(2) The maximum tax credit permitted for a taxation year in respect of investments made by an individual in corporations registered under Part III of the Community Small Business Investment Funds Act is,

(a) for the 2009 taxation year, the sum of,

(i) the lesser of $500 and the amount equal to 10 per cent of the equity capital received from the individual during 2009 or during the first 60 days of 2010 by the corporations on the issue of Class A shares, and

(ii) the lesser of $250 and the amount equal to 5 per cent of the equity capital received from the individual during 2009 or during the first 60 days of 2010 by the corporations on the issue of Class A shares, if the shares were issued by the corporations as research oriented investment funds under subsection 16.1 (2) of the Community Small Business Investment Funds Act; or

(b) for the 2010 taxation year, the sum of,

(i) the lesser of $250 and the amount equal to 5 per cent of the equity capital received from the individual during 2010 or during the first 60 days of 2011 by the corporations on the issue of Class A shares, and

(ii) the lesser of $250 and the amount equal to 5 per cent of the equity capital received from the individual during 2010 or during the first 60 days of 2011 by the corporations on the issue of Class A shares, if the shares were issued by the corporations as research oriented investment funds under subsection 16.1 (2) of the Community Small Business Investment Funds Act.

Interpretation

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the expression "tax otherwise payable" by an individual for a taxation year means the amount of tax that would be payable for the year under this Division if that amount were determined without reference to this section.

Subdivision h - Indexing and Rounding

Annual adjustment

23. (1) Subject to the regulations, each amount expressed in dollars in the following provisions shall be adjusted in accordance with this section for every taxation year ending after December 31, 2006:

1. Subsection 6 (1).

2. Subsections 9 (2) to (6), (8), (10), (11), (12), (16), (19) and (20).

3. Paragraphs 118.2 (2) (b.1), (l.5) and (l.7) of the Federal Act, as they apply in determining the amount of an individual's medical expense tax credit deductible under subsection 9 (20).

4. Subsection 16 (1).

5. Subsections 20 (4) and (5).

Calculation of adjusted amount

(2) Each amount referred to in subsection (1) shall be adjusted to the amount calculated using the formula,

A + [A × (B/C – 1)]

in which,

"A" is the amount that would have been used for the preceding taxation year if it had not been rounded to a whole dollar,

"B" is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period that ended on September 30 of the previous year, and

"C" is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period mentioned in the description of "B".

Same

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the amount of "(B/C – 1)" shall be adjusted each year in such manner as may be prescribed and rounded to the nearest thousandth or, if the result obtained is equidistant between two consecutive thousandths, to the higher thousandth.

Rounding

(4) If an amount as adjusted under this section is not a multiple of one dollar, it shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of one dollar or, if the amount is equidistant between two consecutive whole dollar amounts, to the higher dollar amount.

Consumer Price Index

(5) In this section, the Consumer Price Index for any 12-month period is the result arrived at by,

(a) determining the sum of the Consumer Price Index for Ontario as published by Statistics Canada under the authority of the Statistics Act (Canada), adjusted in the prescribed manner, for each month in that period;

(b) dividing the sum obtained under clause (a) by 12; and

(c) rounding the result obtained under clause (b) to the nearest one-thousandth or, if the result obtained is equidistant from two consecutive thousandths, to the higher thousandth.

Division C - Ontario Health Premium

Liability for Ontario Health Premium

24. (1) An individual who, in respect of a taxation year, is described in paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection 4 (1) shall pay an Ontario Health Premium for that year.

Calculation of Ontario Health Premium

(2) An individual's Ontario Health Premium for a taxation year is calculated using the formula in the following paragraph that applies to the individual for the year:

1. If the individual's taxable income for the year does not exceed $20,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is nil.

2. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $20,000 but does not exceed $36,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

0.06 × A

in which,

"A" is the lesser of $5,000 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $20,000 for the year.

3. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $36,000 but does not exceed $48,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

B + (0.06 × C)

in which,

"B" is $300, and

"C" is the lesser of $2,500 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $36,000 for the year.

4. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $48,000 but does not exceed $72,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

D + (0.25 × E)

in which,

"D" is $450, and

"E" is the lesser of $600 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $48,000 for the year.

5. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $72,000 but does not exceed $200,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

F + (0.25 × G)

in which,

"F" is $600, and

"G" is the lesser of $600 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $72,000 for the year.

6. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $200,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

H + (0.25 × I)

in which,

"H" is $750, and

"I" is the lesser of $600 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $200,000 for the year.

Exception, trust

(3) Despite subsection (1), an individual is not required to pay an Ontario Health Premium if the individual is a trust.

Bankruptcy

(4) The following rules apply if an individual is bankrupt in a taxation year:

1. The individual's taxable income for the year for the purposes of this section is deemed to be the sum of all amounts, each of which is his or her taxable income for a taxation year ending in the calendar year of bankruptcy.

2. The individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year shall be allocated to and payable in respect of each taxation year ending in the calendar year of bankruptcy, in amounts reasonably proportionate to the taxable income of the individual for each taxation year ending in the year of bankruptcy.

Death

(5) For the purposes of this section, the taxable income of an individual shall not include income that is reported in a return filed as a result of an election made under subsection 70 (2), 104 (23) or 150 (4) of the Federal Act.

Report about revenue from the Ontario Health Premium

25. The Public Accounts for each fiscal year shall include information about the use of the revenue from the Ontario Health Premium.

PART III
Corporate Tax

Division A - General

Interpretation

Definitions

26. (1) In this Part,

"adjusted taxable income" means, in respect of a corporation,

(a) for a taxation year that ended before January 1, 2009, the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada for the year, as the case may be, determined under the Corporations Tax Act, or

(b) for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, the amount that would be the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada for the year if,

(i) the amount of the corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for the year, as determined under subsection 36 (2), were added in determining the corporation's income for the purposes of the Federal Act for the year, and

(ii) the amount of the corporation's notional resource allowance for the year under subsection 36 (3) were deducted in determining the corporation's income for the purposes of the Federal Act for the year; ("revenu imposable rajusté")

"amalgamated corporation" means a corporation that is a "new corporation" for the purposes of section 87 of the Federal Act; (société issue de la fusion")

"Canadian reserve liabilities" has the meaning assigned by subsection 2400 (1) of the Federal regulations; ("passif de réserve canadienne")

"Ontario small business income" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year, the amount determined for the year under subsection 31 (3); ("revenu tiré d'une petite entreprise exploitée en Ontario")

"parent corporation" means a corporation that is a "parent" under subsection 88 (1) of the Federal Act; ("société mère")

"predecessor corporation" means a corporation that is a predecessor corporation referred to in section 87 of the Federal Act and includes a corporation that was a predecessor corporation of a predecessor corporation; ("société remplacée")

"small business deduction rate" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year, the percentage determined for the corporation for the year under subsection 31 (4); ("taux de la déduction accordée aux petites entreprises")

"subsidiary corporation" means, except for the purposes of Division D, a corporation that is a "subsidiary" under subsection 88 (1) of the Federal Act; ("filiale")

"taxable income" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year,

(a) the corporation's taxable income for the year as determined for the purposes of Part II of the Corporations Tax Act or the Federal Act, as the context requires, if the taxation year ended before January 1, 2009, or

(b) the corporation's taxable income for the year as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act, if the taxation year ends after December 31, 2008; ("revenu imposable")

"total reserve liabilities" has the meaning assigned by section 8600 of the Federal regulations. ("passif total de réserve")

Ontario domestic factor, corporation resident in Canada

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the Ontario domestic factor for a taxation year of a corporation that is resident in Canada is the ratio of "A" to "B" where,

"A" is equal to,

(a) the corporation's Ontario taxable income for the year if the corporation's taxable income for the year is a positive amount, or

(b) in any other case, the amount that would be the corporation's Ontario taxable income for the year if the corporation's taxable income for the year were $1,000, and

"B" is equal to,

(a) the corporation's taxable income earned in the year in a province as determined under the Federal regulations made for the purposes of subsection 124 (4) of the Federal Act, if the corporation's taxable income for the year is a positive amount, or

(b) in any other case, the amount that would be the corporation's taxable income earned in the year in a province as determined under the Federal regulations made for the purposes of subsection 124 (4) of the Federal Act if the corporation's taxable income for the year were $1,000.

Canadian allocation factor, corporation resident in Canada

(3) For the purposes of this Part, the Canadian allocation factor for a taxation year of a corporation that is resident in Canada is the ratio of "C" to "D" where,

"C" is equal to,

(a) the corporation's taxable income earned in the year in a province, as determined under the Federal regulations made for the purposes of subsection 124 (4) of the Federal Act, if the corporation's taxable income for the year is a positive amount, or

(b) the amount that would be the corporation's taxable income earned in the year in a province, as determined under the Federal regulations made for the purposes of subsection 124 (4) of the Federal Act if the corporation's taxable income for the year were $1,000, in any other case, and

"D" is equal to,

(a) the corporation's taxable income for the year if it is a positive amount, or

(b) $1,000, in any other case.

Non-resident corporation

(4) For the purposes of this Part, if a corporation is a non-resident corporation,

(a) its Ontario domestic factor for a taxation year is equal to its Ontario allocation factor for the year; and

(b) its Canadian allocation factor for a taxation year is one.

Foreign allocation factor

(5) For the purposes of this Part, the foreign allocation factor for a taxation year of a corporation that is resident in Canada is one minus the corporation's Canadian allocation factor for the year.

Regulations

(6) A reference in any provision in this Part to something prescribed, determined or defined by the regulations shall be read as a reference to the thing as prescribed, determined or defined by the regulations made for the purposes of the corresponding provision of the Corporations Tax Act unless a regulation has been made under this Act to prescribe, determine or define the thing.

Same

(7) A regulation made under the Corporations Tax Act that applies for the purposes of this Part shall be read with such modifications as may be required.

Obligation to pay tax

27. (1) Every corporation that has a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in a taxation year shall, at the time and in the manner required by this Act, pay to the Crown in right of Ontario the taxes for the taxation year imposed by this Part.

Exception

(2) Despite subsection (1), if a corporation is exempt from tax by reason of section 149 of the Federal Act, the following rules apply:

1. The corporation is exempt from tax determined under Division B for the same period of time and to the same extent that it is exempt from tax imposed under Part I of the Federal Act by reason of that section.

2. The corporation is exempt from taxes determined under Divisions C, D and E for the same period of time it is totally exempt from tax imposed under Part I of the Federal Act by reason of that section.

If corporation is a bankrupt

28. Subsection 128 (1) of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act.

Division B - Corporate Income Tax

Subdivision a - General Corporate Income Tax, Tax Credits and Surtax

Basic income tax

29. (1) Every corporation that has a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in a taxation year shall, in determining the amount of its tax payable under this Division for the taxation year, add the amount of its basic income tax for the year, calculated by multiplying its Ontario taxable income for the year by its basic rate of tax.

Basic rate of tax

(2) A corporation's basic rate of tax for a taxation year is 14 per cent.

Change in tax status

30. If at any time a corporation becomes or ceases to be exempt from tax under Part I of the Federal Act on its taxable income otherwise than by reason of paragraph 149 (1) (t) of the Federal Act, the corporation is deemed to be a new corporation whose first taxation year begins at that time for the purposes of applying this Division to the corporation to determine the amount, if any, deductible in computing the amount of the corporation's tax payable under this Division.

Ontario small business deduction

31. (1) A corporation may, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct an Ontario small business deduction if,

(a) the corporation has made a deduction under section 125 of the Federal Act for the year; or

(b) the corporation would have been entitled to a deduction under section 125 of the Federal Act if its business limit for the year under paragraph 125 (1) (c) of that Act had been determined without reference to subsection 125 (5.1) of that Act.

Calculation of Ontario small business deduction

(2) A corporation's Ontario small business deduction for a taxation year is the amount determined by multiplying its Ontario small business income for the year by its small business deduction rate for the year.

Ontario small business income

(3) A corporation's Ontario small business income for a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula,

A × B

in which,

"A" is the least of,

(a) the amount determined under paragraph 125 (1) (a) of the Federal Act in respect of the corporation for the year,

(b) the amount determined under paragraph 125 (1) (b) of the Federal Act in respect of the corporation for the year, and

"B" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year.

Small business deduction rate

(4) A corporation's small business deduction rate for a taxation year is 8.5 per cent.

Ontario business limit

(5) The amount of a corporation's Ontario business limit for a taxation year is the amount that would be the corporation's business limit under paragraph 125 (1) (c) of the Federal Act for the year if the Federal Act were read without reference to subsection 125 (5.1) of that Act.

Surtax re Ontario small business deduction

32. (1) Every corporation that has claimed an Ontario small business deduction for a taxation year shall, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for the year, add the amount, if any, of the corporation's surtax for the year equal to the lesser of,

(a) the amount claimed as a deduction by the corporation under subsection 31 (1) for the year; and

(b) the amount calculated using the formula,

A × (B + C – $400,000) × D/$400,000

in which,

"A" is the corporation's small business surtax rate for the year as set out in subsection (3),

"B" is the amount of the corporation's adjusted taxable income for the year,

"C" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the adjusted taxable income of another corporation with which the corporation was associated at any time during the year, for the last taxation year of that associated corporation that ended at or before the end of the corporation's taxation year, and

"D" is the amount of the corporation's Ontario small business income for the year.

Rules for short taxation years and associated corporations

(2) The following rules apply in calculating the amount, if any, of a corporation's surtax for a taxation year under subsection (1):

1. If the taxation year of the corporation is less than 51 weeks, the adjusted taxable income of the corporation for the year is deemed to be the amount of its adjusted taxable income for the year as otherwise determined multiplied by the ratio of 365 to the number of days in the taxation year.

2. If the taxation year of a corporation (called in this subsection the "associated corporation") that was associated with the corporation during the corporation's taxation year is less than 51 weeks and is the only taxation year of the associated corporation ending in the corporation's taxation year, the adjusted taxable income of the associated corporation for that taxation year is deemed to be the amount of its adjusted taxable income for the year as otherwise determined multiplied by the ratio of 365 to the number of days in that taxation year.

3. If the associated corporation has two or more taxation years ending in the corporation's taxation year, the adjusted taxable income of the associated corporation for its last taxation year ending in the corporation's taxation year is deemed to be the sum of all amounts, each of which is the adjusted taxable income of the associated corporation for each taxation year ending in the corporation's taxation year and during which the associated corporation was at any time associated with the corporation multiplied by the ratio of 365 to the total number of days in all of those taxation years.

Small business surtax rate

(3) A corporation's small business surtax rate for a taxation year is 4.667 per cent.

Associated corporations

(4) If two corporations would, but for subsection 256 (2) of the Federal Act, not be associated with each other at any time but are each associated with, or are deemed to be associated with, a third corporation at a particular time, the two corporations are deemed for the purposes of this section to be associated with each other at the particular time unless,

(a) the third corporation is not a Canadian-controlled private corporation at the particular time; or

(b) the third corporation elects under subsection 256 (2) of the Federal Act not to be associated with either of the two corporations for its taxation year that includes the particular time.

Tax credit for manufacturing, processing, etc.

33. (1) A corporation may, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct a tax credit calculated using the formula,

0.02 × A × B

in which,

"A" is the amount of the corporation's tax credit base for the year, and

"B" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year.

Tax credit base

(2) For the purposes of this section, a corporation's tax credit base for a taxation year is the sum of "C" and "D" where,

"C" is the least of,

(a) the amount of the corporation's adjusted business income for the year,

(b) the amount of the corporation's eligible Canadian profits for the year, if the corporation is not a Canadian-controlled private corporation throughout the year,

(c) the amount, if any, by which the amount of the corporation's eligible Canadian profits for the year exceeds the corporation's Ontario adjusted small business income for the year, if the corporation is a Canadian-controlled private corporation throughout the year, and

(d) the amount, if any, by which the corporation's adjusted taxable income for the year exceeds,

(i) if the corporation was a Canadian-controlled private corporation throughout the year, the sum of,

(A) the corporation's Ontario adjusted small business income for the year,

(B) the amount determined by multiplying the corporation's adjusted taxable income for the year by the corporation's foreign allocation factor for the year, and

(C) the corporation's aggregate investment income for the year, as determined under subsection 129 (4) of the Federal Act,

(ii) if the corporation is resident in Canada but not a Canadian-controlled private corporation throughout the year, the amount determined by multiplying the corporation's adjusted taxable income for the year by the corporation's foreign allocation factor for the year, or

(iii) nil, in any other case, and

"D" is the amount, if any, by which the least of the following amounts exceeds the amount of "C" for the year:

1. The amount determined under clause (a) of the definition of "C" in respect of the corporation for the year.

2. The amount that would be the amount determined under clause (b) or (c) of the definition of "C", as the case may be, in respect of the corporation for the year if,

i. the definition of "manufacturing or processing" in subsection 125.1 (3) of the Federal Act were read without reference to paragraph (h) of that definition (other than for the purpose of the application of subsection (5) and section 5201 of the Federal regulations), and

ii. paragraph 5 of subsection (7) applied for the purposes of determining the amount of "C".

3. The amount determined under clause (d) of the definition of "C" in respect of the corporation for the year.

Adjusted business income

(3) The adjusted business income of a corporation for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "E" exceeds "F" where,

"E" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the adjusted income of the corporation for the year from an active business carried on in Canada, and

"F" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the adjusted loss of the corporation for the year from an active business carried on in Canada.

Eligible Canadian profits

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a corporation's eligible Canadian profits for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) its Canadian manufacturing and processing profits for the year as determined under subsection 125.1 (3) of the Federal Act;

(b) its mining income for the year, to the extent it is not included in the amount referred to in clause (a); and

(c) the sum of all amounts each of which is the corporation's income for the year from farming, fishing or logging in Canada, to the extent it is not included in computing an amount referred to in clause (a) or (b).

Exception

(5) Despite subsection (4), the amount of a corporation's eligible Canadian profits for a taxation year is equal to its adjusted business income for that year, if,

(a) the amount by which the sum of its income from all active businesses for the year exceeds the amount that would otherwise be determined under subsection (4) as its eligible Canadian profits for the year is not greater than 20 per cent of the corporation's adjusted business income for the year; and

(b) the corporation's adjusted business income for the year does not exceed $250,000.

Ontario adjusted small business income

(6) For the purposes of this Part, a corporation's Ontario adjusted small business income for a taxation year is the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

in which,

"B" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year,

"G" is the amount that would be the corporation's Ontario small business income for the year if its Ontario domestic factor for the year were one,

"H" is the amount, if any, of the corporation's surtax payable for the year under section 32, and

"I" is the corporation's small business deduction rate for the year.

Interpretation

(7) The following rules apply for the purposes of this section:

1. A corporation's income for a taxation year from farming, fishing, industrial mining operations or logging in Canada is determined in accordance with sections 5200, 5202 and 5204 of the Federal regulations as if,

i. the references in those sections to "manufacturing or processing" were references to "farming", "fishing", "industrial mining operations" or "logging", as the case may be,

ii. qualified activities referred to in those sections were those activities related to the earning of income from farming, fishing, industrial mining operations or logging in Canada, as the case may be,

iii. the definition of "industrial mining operations" that applies for the purposes of this section applied for the purposes of those sections, and

iv. in the case of activities related to the earning of income from farming in Canada, the cost of capital of the corporation included the cost of land owned by the corporation and used by it in its farming business in Canada and the annual rental cost incurred by the corporation for land leased by it and used by it in its farming business in Canada.

2. A corporation's mining income for a taxation year is the sum of,

i. the amount, if any, by which its mining profits for the year exceed the amount deducted under section 1201 of the Federal regulations in computing the corporation's income for the year, and

ii. its income for the year from industrial mining operations in Canada, other than income included under subparagraph i.

3. Subject to paragraph 4, the amount of a corporation's mining profits for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which the sum of the amounts determined under the following subparagraphs exceeds the sum of all adjusted losses for the year from the sources described in subparagraph i:

i. the total of the corporation's adjusted income for the year from,

A. the production and processing in Canada of,

1. ore, other than iron ore or tar sands ore, from a mineral resource in Canada operated by it to any stage that is not beyond the prime metal stage or its equivalent, and

2. iron ore from a mineral resource in Canada operated by the corporation to any stage that is not beyond the pellet stage or its equivalent, and

B. the processing in Canada of,

1. ore, other than iron ore or tar sands ore, from a mineral resource in Canada not operated by the corporation to any stage that is not beyond the prime metal stage or its equivalent, and

2. iron ore from a mineral resource in Canada not operated by the corporation to any stage that is not beyond the pellet stage or its equivalent, and

ii. if the corporation owns all the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of a railway company throughout the year, the amount that may reasonably be considered to be the railway company's income for its taxation year ending in that year from the transportation of the portion of the corporation's ore that is described in sub-subparagraph i A.

4. A corporation's mining profits for a taxation year shall be determined as if the corporation's adjusted incomes and adjusted losses were computed on the assumption that the corporation had during the year no adjusted income or adjusted loss except from the sources described in subparagraph 3 i and was allowed no deductions in computing its adjusted income for the year other than,

i. amounts deducted or deductible under section 66, 66.1, 66.2, 66.4 or 66.7 of the Federal Act or subsection 17 (2) or (6) or section 29 of the Income Tax Application Rules (Canada) for the year to the extent they have not been taken into account in computing the corporation's gross resource profits for the year under subsection 1204 (1) of the Federal regulations in respect of production from Canadian fossil fuel sources, and

ii. any other deductions for the year that may reasonably be regarded as applicable to the sources of income described in subparagraph 3 i, other than a deduction permitted under section 1201 of the Federal regulations.

5. For the purposes of determining the amount described in paragraph 2 of the definition of "D" in subsection (2),

i. electrical energy and steam are deemed to be goods, and

ii. subject to paragraph (l) of the definition of "manufacturing and processing" in subsection 125.1 (3) of the Federal Act, the generation of electrical energy for sale and the production of steam are deemed to be manufacturing or processing.

Definitions

(8) In this section,

"adjusted income" or "adjusted loss" from a business means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year, the amount that would be the corporation's income or loss from the business if, in computing that amount,

(a) the amount of the corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for the year in respect of the business, as determined under subsection 36 (2), were added, and

(b) the corporation's notional resource allowance for the year in respect of the business, under subsection 36 (3), were subtracted; ("revenu rajusté", "perte rajustée")

"Canadian fossil fuel source" has the prescribed meaning; ("source canadienne de combustible fossile")

"industrial mining operations" has the prescribed meaning; ("activités minières industrielles")

"logging" includes the sale of standing timber, the sale of the right to cut standing timber, the sale of logs, the delivery of logs to a sawmill, pulp or paper plant or other place for processing or manufacturing, the delivery of logs to a carrier for export, the export of logs, the acquisition of standing timber, the cutting of logs from standing timber and any combination of those operations. ("exploitation forestière")

Foreign tax credit

34. (1) A corporation that is resident in Canada throughout a taxation year and has foreign investment income for the year may, in computing its tax payable under this Division for the year, deduct a foreign tax credit equal to the lesser of,

(a) the amount calculated under subsection (2) for the year; and

(b) the amount calculated under subsection (3) for the year.

Same

(2) For the purposes of clause (1) (a), the amount is determined by multiplying the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the taxation year by the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the portion of the non-business-income tax paid for the year by the corporation to the government of a country other than Canada that relates to foreign investment income of the corporation for the year that is not from a share of the capital stock of a foreign affiliate of the corporation, and

"B" is the amount deductible by the corporation in respect of the foreign investment income for the year under subsection 126 (1) of the Federal Act.

Same

(3) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), the amount is calculated using the formula,

C × D × E

in which,

"C" is the portion of the corporation's foreign investment income for the taxation year described in the definition of "A" in subsection (2),

"D" is the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year, and

"E" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Application of Federal Act

(4) Subsection 126 (6) of the Federal Act and the definition of "non-business income tax" in subsection 126 (7) of that Act apply for the purposes of this section.

Definition

(5) In this section,

"foreign investment income" means, in respect of a corporation, income from sources in a country other than Canada in respect of which the corporation paid non-business-income tax to the government of that country.

Credit union tax reduction

35. A corporation that was a credit union throughout a taxation year may, in computing its tax payable under this Division for the year, deduct the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

in which,

"A" is the small business deduction rate for the corporation for the year,

"B" is the lesser of,

(a) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the year, and

(b) the amount, if any, by which 4/3 of its maximum cumulative reserve at the end of the year, as determined under section 137 of the Federal Act, exceeds its preferred-rate amount at the end of its previous taxation year, as determined under that section,

"C" is,

(a) the corporation's Ontario adjusted small business income for the year, as determined under subsection 33 (6), if the corporation is a Canadian-controlled private corporation throughout the year, or

(b) nil, in any other case, and

"D" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year.

Subdivision b - Crown Royalties and Resource Tax Credit

Additional tax re crown royalties

36. (1) Every corporation that has a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in a taxation year shall, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for the year, add the amount calculated using the formula,

(A – B) × C × D

in which,

"A" is the amount of the corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for the year,

"B" is the corporation's notional resource allowance for the year,

"C" is the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year, and

"D" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Adjusted Crown royalties

(2) The amount of a corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "E" exceeds "F" where,

"E" is the sum of,

(a) all additional amounts that, if the Corporations Tax Act were to apply for the year, would be added in computing the corporation's income for the year for the purposes of that Act because of the application of any of subsections 11.0.1 (2), (3) or (5) or 26 (4.1), paragraph 1 of subsection 26 (7) or subsection 31 (1.2) of that Act, and

(b) all amounts each of which would, if the Corporations Tax Act were to apply for the year, be a reduction in the corporation's share of a loss from a partnership in the year for the purposes of that Act because of the application of subsection 31 (1.2) of that Act, and

"F" is the sum of all amounts each of which would, if the Corporations Tax Act were to apply for the year, be a reduction in the amount added in computing the corporation's income for the year for the purposes of that Act because of the application of paragraph 2 of subsection 26 (7) of that Act.

Notional resource allowance

(3) A corporation's notional resource allowance for a taxation year shall be determined in the prescribed manner.

Resource tax credit

37. (1) A corporation may, in computing its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct a resource tax credit equal to the lesser of the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the year, determined without reference to this section, sections 33, 34, 35 and 39, subsection 47 (3) and section 53, and the amount calculated using the formula,

E + [(B – A) × C × D]

in which,

"A" is the amount of the corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for the year as determined under subsection 36 (2),

"B" is the corporation's notional resource allowance for the year under subsection 36 (3),

"C" is the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year,

"D" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year, and

"E" is the corporation's resource credit balance at the beginning of the year.

Resource credit balance

(2) For the purposes of the definition of "E" in subsection (1), a corporation's resource credit balance at the beginning of a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula,

F – G

in which,

"F" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the amount in respect of the corporation for a previous taxation year that would be calculated using the formula in subsection (1) if the corporation's resource credit balance at the beginning of that year were nil, and

"G" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount the corporation was entitled to deduct under subsection (1) in computing its tax payable under this Division for a previous taxation year.

Rules for determining resource credit balance

(3) The following additional rules apply for the purposes of this section in determining the amount of a corporation's resource credit balance at the beginning of a taxation year:

1. An amalgamated corporation is deemed to be the same corporation as and a continuation of each of its predecessor corporations.

2. A parent corporation is deemed, after the last taxation year of its subsidiary corporation, to be the same corporation as and a continuation of the subsidiary corporation.

Subdivision c - Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit

Definitions

38. (1) In this subdivision,

"contract payment" means a payment that is a contract payment for the purposes of section 127 of the Federal Act; ("paiement contractuel")

"current portion" means, in respect of a corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year, the sum of,

(a) all amounts each of which is added under clause (a) or (b) of the definition of "A" in subsection (2) in computing the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year, and

(b) all amounts each of which is added under clause (d) or (e) of the definition of "A" in subsection (2) in computing the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year by reason of a repayment made by the corporation in the year; ("portion de l'année")

"eligible expenditure" means, in respect of a corporation, an expenditure attributable to a permanent establishment in Ontario that would be a qualified expenditure for the purposes of section 127 of the Federal Act in respect of scientific research and experimental development carried on in Ontario if that section were read without reference to subsections (18) to (21) of that section; ("dépense admissible")

"government assistance" has the same meaning as in section 127 of the Federal Act, except that a tax credit under this subdivision is deemed not to be government assistance; ("aide gouvernementale")

"non-government assistance" has the same meaning as in section 127 of the Federal Act. ("aide non gouvernementale")

Ontario research and development tax credit

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and 43 (2), the amount of a corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year for the purposes of this subdivision is the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the sum of,

(a) 4.5 per cent of the corporation's Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool at the end of the year,

(b) the sum of amounts required by subsection 40 (1) to be added in computing the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year,

(c) the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under clause (a) or (b) in respect of the corporation for any of the 20 taxation years preceding or the three taxation years following the year,

(d) the sum of all amounts each of which is 4.5 per cent of that part of a repayment, other than a repayment to which clause (e) applies, made by the corporation in the year or in any of the 20 taxation years preceding or the three taxation years following the year that can reasonably be considered to be, for the purposes of section 41, a repayment of government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that reduced, for the purposes of this subdivision, an eligible expenditure incurred by the corporation, and

(e) the sum of all amounts each of which is 4.5 per cent of one-quarter of that part of a repayment made by the corporation in the year or in any of the 20 taxation years preceding or the three taxation years following the year that can reasonably be considered to be, for the purposes of section 41, a repayment of government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that reduced, for the purposes of this subdivision, an eligible expenditure incurred by the corporation in respect of first term shared-use-equipment or second term shared-use-equipment and, for the purposes of this clause, a repayment made by the corporation in any taxation year preceding the first taxation year that ends coincidentally with the first period or the second period in respect of first term shared-use-equipment or second term shared-use-equipment, respectively, is deemed to have been incurred by the corporation in that first taxation year, and

"B" is the sum of,

(a) the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount deducted under section 39 in computing the corporation's tax payable under this Division for a preceding taxation year in respect of the current portion of the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year or at the end of any of the 20 taxation years preceding or the two taxation years following the year,

(b) the amount determined under subsection 44 (1) where control of the corporation has been acquired by a person or group of persons at any time before the end of the year, and

(c) the amount determined under subsection 44 (2) where control of the corporation has been acquired by a person or group of persons at any time after the end of the year.

Amounts to be excluded in calculation of credit

(3) In determining the amount of a corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year, no amount shall be included in an amount determined under any of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of "A" in subsection (2) in respect of an eligible expenditure that would, if the Federal Act were read without reference to subsections 78 (4) and 127 (26) of that Act, be incurred by the corporation in the course of earning income in a particular taxation year, if,

(a) any of the income is exempt income or is exempt from tax under this Division; or

(b) the corporation does not file with the Federal Minister a form containing the information in respect of the amount as required by paragraph (m) of the definition of "investment tax credit" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act on or before the day that is one year after the corporation's filing-due date for the particular year.

Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool

(4) The amount of a corporation's Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool at the end of a taxation year for the purposes of this subdivision is nil for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 and, for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, is the amount calculated using the formula,

C + D – E

in which,

"C" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an eligible expenditure incurred by the corporation in the year,

"D" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under paragraph 2 of section 42 for the year in respect of the corporation, and in respect of which the corporation has, for the purposes of the value of "B" in the definition of "SR & ED qualified expenditure pool" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act, filed with the Federal Minister a prescribed form containing prescribed information by the day that is 12 months after the corporation's filing-due date for the year, and

"E" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under paragraph 1 of section 42 for the year in respect of the corporation.

Application of certain provisions of s. 127 of the Federal Act

(5) For the purposes of this subdivision, the definitions of "first period", "first term shared-use-equipment", "second period" and "second term shared-use-equipment" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act and subsections 127 (11.2), (17) and (26) of the Federal Act apply.

Application of other provisions of the Federal Act

(6) A provision of the Federal Act or Federal Regulations, other than a provision in section 127 of the Federal Act, that applies for the purposes of applying a provision in section 127 of that Act for the purposes of that Act applies for the purposes of this subdivision, unless otherwise provided in this subdivision.

Rules re corporate reorganization

(7) The following rules apply for the purposes of this subdivision:

1. A corporation formed as a result of an amalgamation or merger of two or more predecessor corporations is deemed to be the same corporation as and a continuation of each of its predecessor corporations except for the purposes of determining the amount of tax payable under this Division by the predecessor corporations.

2. A parent corporation is deemed, after the last taxation year of its subsidiary corporation, to be the same corporation as and a continuation of the subsidiary corporation except for the purposes of determining,

i. the amount of tax payable under this Division by the parent corporation for a taxation year ending at or before the end of the last taxation year of its subsidiary, and

ii. the amount of tax payable under this Division by the subsidiary corporation.

Ontario research and development tax credit deduction

39. (1) A corporation may, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct an amount in respect of its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year not exceeding the sum of,

(a) the lesser of,

(i) the amount that would be the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year if,

(A) clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of "A" in subsection 38 (2) were read without reference to the expression "or the three taxation years following",

(B) clause (a) of the definition of "B" in subsection 38 (2) were read without reference to the expression "or the two taxation years following", and

(ii) the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the year, determined without reference to this section and section 53; and

(b) the lesser of,

(i) the amount, if any, by which the amount determined for the year under subclause (a) (ii) exceeds the amount determined for the year under subclause (a) (i), and

(ii) the corporation's eligible future balance at the end of the year.

Eligible future balance

(2) For the purposes of subclause (1) (b) (ii), a corporation's eligible future balance at the end of a taxation year is equal to the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the amount, if any, by which the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year exceeds the amount determined for the year under subclause (1) (a) (i), and

"B" is the sum of,

(a) the lesser of,

(i) the portion of the amount of "A" attributable to the first taxation year after the taxation year, and

(ii) the amount that would be deductible under this section for the first taxation year after the taxation year if that amount were determined without reference to clause (1) (b),

(b) the lesser of,

(i) the portion of the amount of "A" attributable to the second taxation year after the taxation year, and

(ii) the amount that would be deductible under this section for the second taxation year after the taxation year if that amount were determined without reference to clause (1) (b), and

(i) the portion of the amount of "A" attributable to the third taxation year after the taxation year, and

(ii) the amount that would be deductible under this section for the third taxation year after the taxation year if that amount were determined without reference to clause (1) (b).

Partnerships

Allocation of partnership's tax credit to corporate partner

40. (1) Subject to subsections 38 (3) and 45 (3), if a corporation is a member of a partnership, other than a specified member, in a particular taxation year and an amount is determined in respect of the partnership for its fiscal period that ends in the particular year under clause (a) or (d) of the definition of "A" in subsection 38 (2), the portion of that amount that can reasonably be considered to be the corporation's share shall be added in computing the amount of the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the particular year.

Rules re partnerships

(2) The following rules apply in respect of partnerships for the purposes of this subdivision:

1. In determining an amount in respect of a partnership under clause (a) or (d) of the definition of "A" in subsection 38 (2) for a fiscal period,

i. subsection 38 (3) and sections 42, 43 and 44 do not apply, and

ii. the partnership is deemed to be a corporation and the fiscal period is deemed to be a taxation year.

2. Section 41 applies as if,

i. a partnership were a corporation and each fiscal period were a taxation year, and

ii. a partnership's filing-due date for a taxation year is the day that would be its filing-due date for the taxation year if it were a corporation.

3. If a fiscal period of a partnership ends in 2008, the fiscal period is deemed to end after December 31, 2008 for the purposes of determining the Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool of a corporation that is a member of the partnership.

Specified amount

(3) For the purposes of this section, a partnership's specified amount for a fiscal period is the amount, if any, by which the sum of the amounts determined under clauses (a) and (d) of the definition of "A" in subsection 38 (2) in respect of the partnership for the fiscal period exceeds the amount deducted under subsection 45 (3) in respect of the partnership for the fiscal period in computing the amount determined under subsection (1) in respect of the partnership.

Allocation to corporate partners of unallocated amounts

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), if a corporation is a member of a partnership, other than a specified member, throughout a fiscal period of the partnership, there shall be added to the amount, if any, that can reasonably be considered to be the corporation's share of the partnership's specified amount for the fiscal period the amount, if any, that is such portion of the amount determined under subsection (5) in respect of that fiscal period as is reasonable in the circumstances having regard to the investment in the partnership, including debt obligations of the partnership, of each of the members of the partnership,

(a) who was a member of the partnership throughout the fiscal period; and

(b) who was not a specified member of the partnership during that fiscal period.

Amount of unallocated partnership tax credits

(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the amount determined under this subsection in respect of a fiscal period of a partnership is the amount by which the partnership's specified amount for the fiscal period exceeds the sum of,

(a) the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under subsection (1) to be a partner's share of the partnership's specified amount for the fiscal period; and

(b) the portion of the partnership's specified amount for the fiscal period that is attributable to,

(i) the interests in the partnership of individuals who are not specified members of the partnership,

(ii) the interest of another partnership in the partnership, and

(iii) if the fiscal period ends in 2008, the interest in the partnership of each person having a taxation year ending in 2008 in which the fiscal period ends.

Reduction of eligible expenditures, receipt of assistance

41. (1) If, on or before the filing-due date for a taxation year of a corporation, the corporation has received, is entitled to receive or can reasonably be expected to receive a particular amount that is government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of scientific research and experimental development, the amount by which the particular amount exceeds all amounts applied for preceding taxation years under this subsection or subsection (2) or (3) in respect of the particular amount shall be applied to reduce the corporation's eligible expenditures otherwise incurred in the year that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of the scientific research and experimental development.

Same

(2) If, on or before the filing-due date for a taxation year of a corporation, the corporation (in this subsection referred to as the "recipient") has received, is entitled to receive or can reasonably be expected to receive a particular amount that is government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of scientific research and experimental development and the particular amount exceeds the sum of the following amounts, the particular amount shall be applied to reduce the sum otherwise determined that is referred to in paragraph 3:

1. All amounts applied for preceding taxation years under this subsection or subsection (1) or (3) in respect of the particular amount, determined before the application of subsection (4) in respect of the recipient's taxation year.

2. The sum of all amounts each of which would be an eligible expenditure that is incurred by the recipient in its taxation year and that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of the scientific research and experimental development if subsection (1) did not apply to the particular amount.

3. The sum of all amounts each of which would, but for the application of this subsection to the particular amount, be an eligible expenditure,

i. that was incurred by another corporation in a taxation year of the other corporation that ended in the recipient's taxation year, and

ii. that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of the scientific research and experimental development to the extent that it was performed by the other corporation at a time when the other corporation was not dealing at arm's length with the recipient.

Agreement to allocate

(3) If a particular amount for a taxation year is determined under subsection 127 (20) of the Federal Act as a consequence of an agreement referred to in that subsection between a corporation (in this subsection referred to as the "transferor") and another corporation (the "transferee") and subsection 127 (22) of the Federal Act does not apply to the agreement, the lesser of the following two amounts shall be applied to reduce the eligible expenditures otherwise determined that are described in paragraph 2:

1. The portion, if any, of the amount specified in the agreement that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of the amount described in paragraph 2.

2. The sum of all amounts each of which would, but for the agreement, be an eligible expenditure,

i. that was incurred by the transferee in a particular taxation year of the transferee that ended in the transferor's taxation year, and

ii. that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of the scientific research and experimental development to which the particular amount relates to the extent that it was performed by the transferee at a time when the transferee was not dealing at arm's length with the transferor.

Failure to allocate

(4) If, on or before the filing-due date for a taxation year of a corporation (in this subsection referred to as the "recipient"), the recipient has received, is entitled to receive or can reasonably be expected to receive a particular amount that is government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of scientific research and experimental development and subsection (2) does not apply to the particular amount in respect of the year, the lesser of the following two amounts is deemed for the purposes of this subdivision to be an amount of government assistance received by another corporation in respect of the scientific research and experimental development at the end of a particular taxation year of the other corporation that ends in the recipient's taxation year:

1. The sum of all amounts each of which is an eligible expenditure,

i. that was incurred by the other corporation in the particular taxation year,

2. The amount, if any, by which the particular amount exceeds the amount that would be the sum of the amounts applied for the year and preceding taxation years under subsection (1), (2) or (3) in respect of the particular amount, if that sum were determined without reference to the application of this subsection for the year.

Repayment of assistance

(5) For the purposes of clause (d) of the definition of "A" in subsection 38 (2), an amount of government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that satisfies all of the following conditions is deemed to be the amount of a repayment by the corporation in a taxation year of the government assistance, non-government assistance or contract payment, as the case may be:

1. The amount was applied under this section to reduce an eligible expenditure that was incurred by the corporation.

2. The amount was not received by the corporation.

3. The amount ceased in the taxation year to be an amount that the corporation can reasonably be expected to receive.

Transfer of eligible expenditures

42. If a particular amount is deemed under subsection 127 (13) of the Federal Act to be an amount determined in respect of a corporation (in this section called the "transferor") for a taxation year under paragraph 127 (13) (d) of that Act as a consequence of an agreement or amended agreement referred to in subsection 127 (13) of that Act between the transferor and another corporation (in this section called the "transferee") and subsection 127 (15) of that Act does not apply to the agreement, the following rules apply:

1. There shall be included in the value of "E" in the calculation of the transferor's Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool under subsection 38 (4) the portion, if any, of the particular amount that may reasonably be considered to be in respect of the amount that, but for the agreement, would be the transferor's Ontario SR& ED pool at the end of the year.

2. If subsection 127 (16) of the Federal Act does not apply in respect of the agreement, the amount determined under paragraph 1 is deemed to be an amount determined in respect of the transferee for the purposes of determining the value of "D" in the calculation of the transferee's Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool under subsection 38 (4) for the transferee's first taxation year that ends at or after the end of the year.

Waiver of tax credit

43. (1) A corporation may waive its eligibility for all or a portion of the current portion of its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year by delivering a written waiver identifying the amounts referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of "current portion" in subsection 38 (1) with its return required to be delivered under this Act for the year or in an amended return for that year.

Same

(2) If a corporation files a waiver under subsection (1) in respect of a taxation year, each amount that is relevant to the calculation of an amount identified in the waiver is deemed never to have been paid or incurred for the purposes of the application of this subdivision to the corporation.

Control acquired before the end of the year

44. (1) If control of a corporation has been acquired by a person or group of persons at any time (in this subsection referred to as "that time") before the end of a taxation year of the corporation, the amount determined for the purposes of clause (b) of the definition of "B" in subsection 38 (2) is the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the amount, if any, by which "C" exceeds "D" where,

"C" is the sum of all amounts added in computing the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year in respect of the current portion of its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year ending before that time, and

"D" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount included by the corporation under clause (a) of the definition of "B" in subsection 38 (2) in computing its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year under that subsection, to the extent that the amount may reasonably be considered to have been included in respect of the current portion of its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year ending before that time, and

"B" is the amount that, but for sections 39 and 53, would be the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the year multiplied by the ratio of "E" to "F" where,

"E" is, if throughout the year the corporation carried on a particular business in the course of which an eligible expenditure was made before that time in respect of which an amount is included in computing its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year, the amount, if any, by which "G" exceeds "H" where,

"G" is the sum of all amounts each of which is,

(a) its income for the year from the particular business, or

(b) its income for the year from any other business substantially all the income of which was derived from the sale, leasing, rental or development of properties or the rendering of services similar to the properties sold, leased, rented or developed, or the services rendered, as the case may be, by the corporation in carrying on the particular business before that time, and

"H" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount deducted under paragraph 111 (1) (a) or (d) of the Federal Act for the year by the corporation in respect of a non-capital loss or a farm loss, as the case may be, for a taxation year in respect of the particular business or the other business, and

"F" is the greater of,

(a) the amount determined as "E" for the year, and

(b) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the year.

Control acquired after the end of the year

(2) If control of a corporation has been acquired by a person or group of persons at any time (in this subsection referred to as "that time") after the end of a particular taxation year of the corporation, the amount determined for the purposes of clause (c) of the definition of "B" in subsection 38 (2) is the amount, if any, by which "I" exceeds "J" where,

"I" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount included in computing the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the particular year in respect of the current portion of its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year ending after that time, and

"J" is the amount that, but for sections 39 and 53, would be the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the particular year multiplied by the ratio of "K" to "L" where,

"K" is, if the corporation has made an eligible expenditure in the course of carrying on a particular business throughout a taxation year that ends after that time, in respect of which an amount is included in computing its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the particular year, the amount, if any, by which "M" exceeds "N" where,

"M" is the sum of all amounts each of which is,

(a) its income for the particular year from the particular business, or

(b) if the corporation carried on the particular business in the particular year, its income for the particular year from any other business substantially all the income of which was derived from the sale, leasing, rental or development of properties or the rendering of services similar to the properties sold, leased, rented or developed, or the services rendered, as the case may be, by the corporation in carrying on the particular business before that time, and

"N" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount deducted under paragraph 111 (1) (a) or (d) of the Federal Act for the particular year by the corporation in respect of a non-capital loss or a farm loss, as the case may be, for a taxation year in respect of the particular business or the other business, and

"L" is the greater of,

(a) the amount determined as "K" for the particular year, and

(b) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the particular year.

Recapture of tax credit

Definition

45. (1) In this section,

"eligible property" means,

(a) in respect of a corporation, property,

(i) the cost of which was incurred by the corporation in a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, and

(ii) all or part of the cost of which is an eligible expenditure of the corporation, or

(b) in respect of a partnership, property,

(i) the cost of which was incurred by the partnership in a fiscal period ending in a taxation year of a corporate member of the partnership that ends after December 31, 2008, and

(ii) all or part of the cost of which would be an eligible expenditure of the partnership if the partnership were a corporation.

Amount of recapture

(2) There shall be added in computing a corporation's tax payable under this Division for a taxation year 23.56 per cent of the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount that would be added under subsection 127 (27), (29) or (34) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's tax payable under Part I of the Federal Act for the year in respect of an eligible property of the corporation if the definition of "investment tax credit" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act were read without reference to paragraph (e) of that definition.

Same, tax credit earned through partnership

(3) There shall be deducted in computing the amount determined under subsection 40 (1) in respect of a partnership at the end of a particular fiscal period 23.56 per cent of the sum of all amounts each of which would be deducted pursuant to subsection 127 (28) or (35) of the Federal Act in computing an amount under subsection 127 (8) of the Federal Act in respect of an eligible property of the partnership at the end of the particular fiscal period, if,

(a) the definition of "investment tax credit" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act were read without reference to paragraph (e) of that definition; and

(b) the amount that would be determined under subsection 127 (8) of the Federal Act, without reference to subsections 127 (28) and (35) of the Federal Act, were a sufficiently high amount.

Same

(4) If a corporation is a member of a partnership and the sum of all amounts each of which is determined in respect of an eligible property of the partnership for a fiscal period under subsection (3) exceeds the amount that would be determined in respect of the partnership under subsection 40 (1) for the fiscal period if subsection (3) did not apply, the portion of the excess that can reasonably be considered to be the corporation's share of the excess shall be added in computing the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the corporation's taxation year in which the fiscal period ends.

Tiered partnership

(5) If a corporation is a member of a particular partnership that is a member of another partnership and an amount would be added to the particular partnership's tax payable under this Division for the year pursuant to subsection (4) if the particular partnership were a corporation and its fiscal period were its taxation year, that amount is deemed to be an amount that is required by subsection (3) to be deducted in computing the amount under subsection 40 (1) in respect of the particular partnership at the end of the fiscal period.

Subdivision d - Transitional Tax Debits and Credits

Definitions

46. (1) In this subdivision,

"adjusted basic rate" means, in respect of a specified corporation for a taxation year, the product determined by multiplying the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year by the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year; ("taux de base rajusté")

"completion time" means, in respect of a winding-up of a subsidiary corporation, the end of the subsidiary corporation's taxation year during which, for the purposes of paragraph 88 (1) (e.2) of the Federal Act, its assets were distributed to its parent corporation on the winding-up; ("date de réalisation")

"eligible amalgamation" means, in respect of a particular corporation, an amalgamation or merger of the particular corporation and one or more other corporations to form a new corporation where,

(a) the amalgamation or merger occurs after December 31, 2008 and does not occur at the new corporation's transition time,

(b) the new corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario immediately after the amalgamation or merger,

(d) the particular corporation was a specified corporation at its transition time or, by operation of subsection 51 (1), was a specified corporation at any time before the amalgamation or merger,

(e) the amalgamation occurs in the amortization period of the new corporation,

(f) the amalgamation would occur before the end of the amortization period of the particular corporation if,

(i) subclause (2) (b) (ii) were read without reference to the words "for any reason other than an eligible amalgamation or eligible post-2008 winding-up of the corporation", and

(ii) the new corporation were considered to be the same corporation as and a continuation of the particular corporation, and

(g) the amortization period of the new corporation does not end immediately after the beginning of its reference period; ("fusion admissible")

"eligible post-2008 winding-up" means, in respect of a subsidiary corporation, a winding-up of the subsidiary corporation in the course of which assets are distributed to the subsidiary corporation's parent corporation where,

(a) the completion time of the winding-up is after December 31, 2008,

(b) for the purposes of paragraph 88 (1) (e.2) of the Federal Act, the parent corporation's taxation year during which it received the assets of the subsidiary corporation on the winding-up ended after December 31, 2008,

(c) the subsidiary corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario during its taxation year ending at the completion time,

(d) the parent corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario during the taxation year in which, for the purposes of paragraph 88 (1) (e.2) of the Federal Act, it received the assets of the subsidiary corporation on the winding-up, and

(e) the time immediately after the completion time is in the amortization period of the subsidiary corporation and is in the amortization period of the parent corporation; ("liquidation postérieure à 2008 admissible")

"eligible pre-2009 winding-up" means, in respect of a subsidiary corporation, a winding-up of the subsidiary corporation where,

(a) the completion time of the winding-up is after December 31, 2008 and, for the purposes of paragraph 88 (1) (e.2) of the Federal Act, the parent corporation's taxation year during which it received the assets of the subsidiary corporation on the winding-up ended before January 1, 2009, or

(b) the completion time is before January 1, 2009 and, for the purposes of paragraph 88 (1) (e.2) of the Federal Act, the parent corporation's taxation year during which it received the assets of the subsidiary corporation on the winding-up ended after December 31, 2008; ("liquidation antérieure à 2009 admissible")

"federal SR & ED transitional balance" means, in respect of a corporation, its federal SR & ED transitional balance as determined under section 49; ("solde transitoire au titre de la recherche et du développement selon les règles fédérales")

"new corporation" means a corporation formed as a result of an amalgamation or merger of two or more corporations; ("nouvelle société")

"reference period" means, in respect of a corporation, the period,

(a) that begins at the beginning of the corporation's first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, and

(b) that ends at the earlier of,

(i) the time that is five calendar years after the time immediately before the corporation's first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, and

(ii) the end of 2013; ("période de référence")

"total federal balance" means, in respect of a corporation, its total federal balance as determined under section 48; ("solde fédéral total")

"total Ontario balance" means, in respect of a corporation, its total Ontario balance as determined under section 48; ("solde ontarien total")

"transition time" means, in respect of a corporation, the beginning of the corporation's taxation year that includes the beginning of 2009; ("date de transition")

"unused credit balance" means, in respect of a corporation, the amount in respect of the corporation determined under subsection 50 (4). ("solde créditeur inutilisé")

Amortization period

(2) A corporation's amortization period for the purposes of this subdivision is the period that begins at the beginning of the corporation's reference period and that ends at the later of,

(a) the time immediately after the beginning of the corporation's reference period; and

(b) the earliest of,

(i) the end of the corporation's reference period,

(ii) the time immediately before the first time in the corporation's reference period when the corporation ceases to have a permanent establishment in Ontario for any reason other than an eligible amalgamation or eligible post-2008 winding-up of the corporation,

(iii) the time immediately before the first time in the corporation's reference period when the corporation becomes exempt from tax under Part I of the Federal Act,

(iv) the time immediately before the first time in the corporation's reference period when the corporation is a party to a transaction or event if it may reasonably be considered, without reference to this subclause, that one of the main purposes of the transaction or event, or a series of transactions or events of which that transaction or event is a part, was to reduce or avoid the inclusion of an amount to be added under this subdivision in computing the corporation's tax payable under this Division or to increase an amount determined for the corporation under subsection 50 (1),

(v) the time immediately after the beginning of the corporation's reference period if,

(A) the corporation or another corporation of which the corporation is a successor corporation, as defined in subsection 83.1 (8) of the Corporations Tax Act, was a party at any time before the beginning of the corporation's reference period to a transaction or event, and

(B) it may reasonably be considered, without reference to this subclause, that one of the main purposes of the transaction or event, or a series of transactions or events of which that transaction or event was a part, was to reduce or avoid the inclusion of an amount to be added under this subdivision in computing the corporation's tax payable under this Division or to increase an amount determined for the corporation under subsection 50 (1), and

(vi) the end of the taxation year for which the corporation makes an election under subsection 47 (2), if the corporation makes an election under that subsection.

Early termination of amortization period

(3) Despite subsection (2), a specified corporation's amortization period that would, but for this subsection, end after the end of a taxation year shall be deemed to end at the end of that taxation year if,

(a) the Ontario Minister assesses or reassesses the corporation for the year on the basis that the corporation's amortization period ends at the end of that year;

(b) the corporation does not object to this treatment within 90 days of its last assessment of tax payable under this Division for the year; and

(c) the amount that would be determined under clause (b) of the definition of "B" in subsection 50 (2) in respect of the corporation for the year would be a positive amount of not more than $1,000 if "F" and "G", as defined in subsection 50 (2), were each equal to one.

Determining the number of days

(4) For the purposes of this subdivision, February 29, 2008 and February 29, 2012 shall not be counted in determining the number of days in a period that would otherwise include either or both of those days.

Specified corporation

(5) A corporation is a specified corporation for the purposes of this subdivision if the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The corporation is not exempt at or immediately before its transition time from tax payable under Part I of the Federal Act.

2. The corporation has a taxation year that ends before 2009 and a taxation year that includes the beginning of 2009.

3. The corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario at its transition time.

4. The corporation had a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in its last taxation year ending before 2009 and was subject to tax under Part II of the Corporations Tax Act for that year.

5. If assets of the corporation have been distributed in the course of a winding-up, the winding-up is not an eligible pre-2009 winding-up.

Transitional tax debits and credits

Liability for additional tax

47. (1) There shall be added in computing a specified corporation's tax under this Division for a taxation year the amount of additional tax determined as follows:

1. If a regulation is in force limiting the amount of additional tax to be added under this subdivision in computing a specified corporation's tax under this Division for the taxation year, the amount of the additional tax for the year is the sum of the amount determined under subsection 48 (3) in respect of the corporation for the year if the corporation made an election referred to in clause (b) of the definition of "I" in paragraph 1 of subsection 48 (4) and the lesser of,

i. the maximum amount of additional tax determined in respect of the corporation under that regulation for the year, and

ii. the amount determined under subsection 48 (1) in respect of the corporation for the year.

2. If no regulation described in paragraph 1 is in force in respect of the corporation for the year, the amount of the additional tax for the year is the sum of,

i. the amount determined under subsection 48 (3) in respect of the corporation for the year if an election referred to in clause (b) of the definition of "I" in paragraph 1 of subsection 48 (4) is made, and

ii. the amount determined under subsection 48 (1) in respect of the corporation for the year.

Election to pre-pay additional tax

(2) A specified corporation may elect in writing in its return for the year to terminate its amortization period in the year and calculate the amount to be included under subsection (1) in computing its tax under this Division for the year on the basis that its amortization period ended in the year if,

(a) the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year is at least 90 per cent; or

(b) the amount by which "C" in subsection 48 (1) exceeds "D" in that subsection in respect of the corporation for the year is not more than $10,000.

Tax credit

(3) There may be deducted in computing a specified corporation's tax payable under this Division for every taxation year that includes a part of the corporation's amortization period the amount determined for the year under subsection 50 (1).

Amount of additional tax

48. (1) For the purposes of subparagraphs 1 ii and 2 ii of subsection 47 (1), the amount determined under this subsection is calculated using the formula,

A/B × (C – D) × E

in which,

"A" is,

(a) the total number of days in the corporation's reference period that are on or after the first day of the taxation year, if the corporation's amortization period ends in the taxation year by reason of subclause 46 (2) (b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi), or

(b) the number of days in the corporation's reference period that are in the taxation year, in any other case,

"B" is the number of days in the corporation's reference period,

"C" is the corporation's total federal balance at the end of the taxation year,

"D" is the corporation's total Ontario balance at the end of the taxation year, and

"E" is the corporation's tax rate for the taxation year for the purposes of this section.

Tax rate

(2) A corporation's tax rate for a particular taxation year for the purposes of this section is determined under the following rules:

1. If the corporation's amortization period ends in the particular taxation year by reason of subclause 46 (2) (b) (iv), the tax rate is,

i. if the particular year is not the corporation's first taxation year, the corporation's adjusted basic rate for the particular year determined as if the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the particular year were equal to the greater of the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the particular year and the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for its previous taxation year, or

ii. if the particular year is the corporation's first taxation year, the corporation's adjusted basic rate for the particular year determined as if the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the particular year were equal to the greater of,

A. the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the particular year, and

B. the greatest of all amounts each of which is an Ontario allocation factor of another corporation of which the corporation is a successor corporation, within the meaning of subsection 83.1 (8) of the Corporations Tax Act, for a taxation year ending in the calendar year in which the corporation's particular year ends or in the preceding calendar year.

2. If the corporation's amortization period ends in the particular year by reason of subclause 46 (2) (b) (v), the corporation's tax rate for the year is the corporation's adjusted basic rate for the year determined as if the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year were equal to the greatest of,

i. its Ontario allocation factor for the particular year,

ii. all amounts each of which is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for a taxation year ending in a calendar year before 2009 in or before which a transaction or event, or all or part of a series of transactions or events, occurred that resulted in subclause 46 (2) (b) (v) applying for the purposes of determining the corporation's amortization period, and

iii. all amounts each of which is an Ontario allocation factor of another corporation of which the corporation is a successor corporation, within the meaning of subsection 83.1 (8) of the Corporations Tax Act, for a taxation year ending in a calendar year described in subparagraph ii.

3. If neither paragraph 1 nor 2 applies for the taxation year, the tax rate is the corporation's adjusted basic rate for the taxation year.

Same

(3) For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 47 (1), the amount determined under this subsection in respect of a corporation for a taxation year is the lesser of,

(a) the corporation's post-2008 SR & ED balance at the end of the year, as determined under section 49; and

(b) the corporation's federal SR & ED transitional balance at the end of the year, as determined under section 49.

Total federal balance

(4) For the purposes of the definition of "C" in subsection (1), a corporation's total federal balance at a particular time is, subject to the regulations, the sum of the following amounts:

1. If the corporation was a specified corporation at its transition time, the amount calculated using the formula,

F + G + H + I + J – K + L + M + N + P + 0.5Q + R + S + S.1

in which,

"F" is the sum of all amounts each of which is, for the purposes of the Federal Act, the corporation's undepreciated capital cost of a class of depreciable property immediately before its transition time,

"G" is,

(a) nil, if the corporation is non-resident immediately before its transition time, or

(b) in any other case, the sum of all amounts each of which,

(i) would be deductible under paragraph 110.1 (1) (a) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's taxable income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time if that paragraph were read without reference to the portion of that paragraph following subparagraph (viii), or

(ii) is deductible under any of paragraphs 110.1 (1) (b), (c) and (d) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's taxable income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"H" is the sum of all amounts each of which is, for the purposes of the Federal Act, the corporation's cumulative eligible capital immediately before its transition time in respect of a business,

"I" is,

(a) nil, if control of the corporation was acquired, for the purposes of subsection 37 (6.1) of the Federal Act, by a person or group of persons at the corporation's transition time,

(b) if clause (a) does not apply and the corporation elects in writing in its return for its first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 to have this clause apply, the amount, if any, by which "I.1" exceeds the lesser of "I.2" and "I.3" where,

"I.1" is the amount, if any, by which the amount that would be deductible under subsection 37 (1) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time if subsection 37 (6.1) of the Federal Act were read without reference to paragraph (b) of that subsection exceeds the portion of that amount deducted in computing the corporation's income for its last taxation year ending before the transition time,

"I.2" is the amount, if any, by which "I.1" exceeds "W" in respect of the corporation under paragraph 1 of subsection (6), and

"I.3" is the amount, if any, by which the amount that would be the corporation's total federal balance at its transition time if the election had not been made exceeds the corporation's total Ontario balance at its transition time, or

"J" is,

(a) nil, if control of the corporation was acquired, for the purposes of subsection 66.7 (10) of the Federal Act, by a person or group of persons at the corporation's transition time, or

(b) in any other case, the sum of,

(i) the corporation's cumulative Canadian exploration expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act,

(ii) the corporation's cumulative Canadian development expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act, and

(iii) the corporation's cumulative Canadian oil and gas property expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act,

"K" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the portion of the amount of "F", "G", "H" or "J" that was deducted by the corporation under the Federal Act in computing its income or taxable income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"L" is the amount that would be deductible under paragraph 111 (1) (a) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's taxable income for its first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 if,

(a) that paragraph did not refer to non-capital losses for taxation years following that taxation year,

(b) subsection 111 (5) of the Federal Act were read without reference to the exception provided under paragraph (a) of that subsection,

(c) subsection 88 (1.1) of the Federal Act were read without reference to the exception provided under paragraph (e) of that subsection, and

(d) the corporation had sufficient incomes from all sources,

"M" is the amount that would be deductible under paragraph 111 (1) (b) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's taxable income for its first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 if,

(a) that paragraph did not refer to net capital losses for taxation years following that taxation year, and

(b) the corporation had sufficient incomes from all sources and sufficient taxable capital gains,

"N" is the sum of all amounts each of which is, for the purposes of the Federal Act, the adjusted cost base to the corporation at its transition time of a partnership interest owned by the corporation,

"P" is the sum of all amounts each of which was deducted as a reserve under paragraph 20 (1) (l), (l.1), (m), (m.1), (n) or (o), subsection 32 (1), section 61.4 or subparagraph 138 (3) (a) (i), (ii) or (iv) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, for the corporation's last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"Q" is the sum of all amounts each of which was deducted as a reserve under subparagraph 40 (1) (a) (iii) or 44 (1) (e) (iii) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, for the corporation's last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"R" is the sum of all amounts each of which would be the gain to the corporation under subsection 40 (3) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, from a disposition of a partnership interest at its transition time if paragraph 40 (3) (a) of the Federal Act were read at its transition time without reference to the words "(except paragraph 53 (2) (c))",

"S" is the sum of all amounts each of which is such portion of an amount, other than a reserve, that was deducted by the corporation under the Corporations Tax Act in computing the corporation's income, taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada for a taxation year ending on or after December 13, 2006 and before the corporation's transition time,

(a) that the corporation was entitled to deduct for that year in computing its income, taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada under the Federal Act,

(b) that was not deducted for that year or any subsequent taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 for the purposes of the Federal Act, and

(c) that would not result in a reduction in the amount of the corporation's total Ontario balance at its transition time if it had not been deducted for that year for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act and had been deducted instead for the purposes of that Act for its last taxation year ending before its transition time, and

"S.1" is the amount, if any, specified by the corporation under paragraph 28 (1) (b) of the Federal Act in respect of its last taxation year ending before its transition time.

2. The sum of all amounts each of which is an amount required under subsection 51 (1) or section 52 to be added at or before the particular time to the corporation's total federal balance.

Reduction of total federal balance

(5) Despite subsection (4), a corporation's total federal balance at a particular time shall be reduced by the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount required under subsection 52 (4) to be deducted at or before the particular time in computing the corporation's total federal balance.

Total Ontario balance

(6) For the purposes of the definition of "D" in subsection (1), a corporation's total Ontario balance at a particular time is, subject to the regulations, the sum of:

1. If the corporation was a specified corporation at its transition time, the amount calculated using the formula,

T + U + V + W + X – Y + Z + AA + BB + CC + 0.5DD + EE + EE.1 + FF

in which,

"T" is the sum of all amounts each of which is, for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, the corporation's undepreciated capital cost of a class of depreciable property immediately before its transition time,

"U" is,

(a) nil, if the corporation is non-resident immediately before its transition time, or

(b) in any other case, the sum of all amounts each of which,

(i) would be deductible under paragraph 110.1 (1) (a) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, in computing the corporation's taxable income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time if that paragraph were read without reference to the portion of that paragraph following subparagraph (viii), or

(ii) is deductible under paragraph 110.1 (1) (b), (c) or (d) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, in computing the corporation's taxable income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"V" is the sum of all amounts each of which is, for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, the corporation's cumulative eligible capital immediately before its transition time in respect of a business,

"W" is,

(a) nil, if control of the corporation was acquired, for the purposes of subsection 37 (6.1) of the Federal Act, by a person or group of persons at the corporation's transition time, or

(b) in any other case, the sum of the corporation's adjusted Ontario SR & ED incentive balance at the end of its taxation year ending immediately before its transition time and the amount, if any, by which "W.1" exceeds "W.2" where,

"W.1" is the amount that would be deductible under subsection 37 (1) of the Federal Act, as that subsection applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, in computing the corporation's income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time if subsection 37 (6.1) of the Federal Act were read without reference to paragraph (b) of that subsection, and

"W.2" is the amount in respect of the amount described in the definition of "W.1" that was deducted by the corporation under the Corporations Tax Act in computing its income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"X" is,

(a) nil, if control of the corporation was acquired, for the purposes of subsection 66.7 (10) of the Federal Act, by a person or group of persons at the corporation's transition time, or

(b) in any other case, the sum of,

(i) the corporation's cumulative Canadian exploration expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act,

(ii) the corporation's cumulative Canadian development expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, and

(iii) the corporation's cumulative Canadian oil and gas property expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act,

"Y" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the portion of the amount of "T", "U", "V" or "X" deducted under the Corporations Tax Act in computing the corporation's income or taxable income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"Z" is the amount that would be deductible under paragraph 111 (1) (a) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, in computing the corporation's taxable income for its first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 if,

(a) that paragraph did not refer to non-capital losses for taxation years following that taxation year,

(b) subsection 111 (5) of the Federal Act were read without reference to the exception provided under paragraph (a) of that subsection,

(c) subsection 88 (1.1) of the Federal Act were read without reference to the exception provided under paragraph (e) of that subsection, and

(d) the corporation had, for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, sufficient incomes from all sources,

"AA" is the amount that would be deductible under paragraph 111 (1) (b) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, in computing the corporation's taxable income for its first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 if,

(a) that paragraph did not refer to net capital losses for taxation years following that taxation year, and

(b) the corporation had, for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, sufficient incomes from all sources and sufficient taxable capital gains,

"BB" is the sum of all amounts each of which is, for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, the adjusted cost base to the corporation at its transition time of a partnership interest owned by the corporation,

"CC" is the sum of all amounts each of which was deducted as a reserve under paragraph 20 (1) (l), (l.1), (m), (m.1), (n) or (o), subsection 32 (1), section 61.4 or subparagraph 138 (3) (a) (i), (ii) or (iv) of the Federal Act for the corporation's last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"DD" is the sum of all amounts each of which was deducted as a reserve under subparagraph 40 (1) (a) (iii) or 44 (1) (e) (iii) of the Federal Act for the corporation's last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"EE" is the sum of all amounts each of which would be the gain to the corporation under subsection 40 (3) of the Federal Act from a disposition of a partnership interest at its transition time if paragraph 40 (3) (a) of the Federal Act were read at its transition time without reference to the words "(except paragraph 53 (2) (c))",

"EE.1" is the amount, if any, specified by the corporation under paragraph 28 (1) (b) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act, in respect of its last taxation year ending before its transition time, and

"FF" is the amount determined under the prescribed rules.

2. The sum of all amounts each of which is an amount required under subsection 51 (1) or section 52 to be added to the corporation's total Ontario balance at or before the particular time.

Reduction of total Ontario balance

(7) Despite subsection (6), a corporation's total Ontario balance at a particular time shall be reduced by the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount required under subsection 52 (4) to be deducted at or before the particular time in computing the corporation's total Ontario balance.

Additional rules

(8) The following rules apply for the purposes of determining a corporation's total federal balance or total Ontario balance:

1. If the corporation has a transition time and is non-resident immediately before that time,

i. no amount referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (4) or paragraph 1 of subsection (6) that is or would have been relevant or potentially relevant in the calculation of income from a business shall be included in the corporation's total federal balance or total Ontario balance under either of those paragraphs unless the business is carried on in Canada and it is not a treaty-protected business,

ii. no amount referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (4) or paragraph 1 of subsection (6) that is or would have been relevant or potentially relevant in the calculation of a capital gain from the disposition of a property shall be included in the corporation's total federal balance or total Ontario balance under either of those paragraphs unless the property is taxable Canadian property and is not treaty-protected property, and

iii. no amount referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (4) or paragraph 1 of subsection (6) that is or would have been relevant or potentially relevant in the calculation of income from property shall be included in the corporation's total federal balance or total Ontario balance under either of those paragraphs.

2. If the corporation has a transition time and is a life insurer resident in Canada immediately before its transition time,

i. no amount referred to paragraph 1 of subsection (4) or paragraph 1 of subsection (6) that is or would have been relevant or potentially relevant in the calculation of income carried on from an insurance business shall be included in the corporation's total federal balance or total Ontario balance under either of those paragraphs unless the corporation carries on its insurance business in Canada, and

ii. no amount referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (4) or paragraph 1 of subsection (6) that is or would have been relevant or potentially relevant in the calculation of a capital gain from the disposition of a property used or held by the corporation in the course of carrying on an insurance business shall be included in the corporation's total federal balance or total Ontario balance under either of those paragraphs unless the property is designated insurance property.

3. The amount determined under the definition of "S" in paragraph 1 of subsection (4),

i. is determined for a parent corporation as if the parent corporation were the same corporation and a continuation of a subsidiary corporation if the parent corporation's transition time is after the end of the taxation year in which, for the purposes of paragraph 88 (1) (e.2) of the Federal Act, it received the assets of the subsidiary corporation in the course of a winding-up, and

ii. is determined in respect of a corporation that is formed as a result of an amalgamation or merger before its transition time as if the corporation were the same corporation as and a continuation of each of its predecessor corporations.

Calculation of amounts for purposes of s. 48

Definitions

49. (1) In this section,

"adjusted gross federal investment tax credit" means, in respect of a corporation at the end of a taxation year, the sum of all amounts each of which would be determined in respect of the corporation under paragraph (a.1), (b), (c), (e), (e.1) or (e.2) of the definition of "investment tax credit" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act at the end of the year in respect of qualified Ontario SR & ED expenditures if every amount added under paragraph (c), (e), (e.1) or (e.2) of that definition in respect of taxation years following the year or in respect of taxation years ending before the time control of the corporation was last acquired by a person or group of persons were not taken into account; ("crédit d'impôt à l'investissement fédéral brut rajusté")

"federal current SR & ED deficit" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year, the amount, if any, that would be the amount by which the total of the amounts determined in respect of the corporation for the year under paragraphs 37 (1) (d) and (e) of the Federal Act exceeds the total of the amounts determined in respect of the corporation for the year under paragraphs 37 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (c.2) of the Federal Act if all amounts determined under those paragraphs for preceding taxation years were not taken into account; ("déficit de l'année au titre de la recherche et du développement selon les règles fédérales")

"federal current SR & ED limit" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year, the amount, if any, that would be the amount by which the sum of the amounts determined in respect of the corporation for the year under paragraphs 37 (1) (a), (b), (c) and (c.2) of the Federal Act exceeds the sum of the amounts determined in respect of the corporation for the year under paragraphs 37 (1) (d) and (e) of the Federal Act if all amounts determined under those paragraphs for preceding taxation years were not taken into account; ("plafond de l'année au titre de la recherche et du développement selon les règles fédérales")

"qualified Ontario SR & ED expenditure" means a qualified Ontario SR & ED expenditure for the purposes of section 11.2 of the Corporations Tax Act. ("dépense admissible de recherche et de développement en Ontario")

Post-2008 SR & ED balance

(2) For the purposes of clause 48 (3) (a), a corporation's post-2008 SR & ED balance at the end of a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula,

(A + B ) × 0.14 × C

in which,

"A" is,

(a) if the year ends before January 1, 2016, the amount, if any, by which the amount deducted under subsection 37 (1) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's income for the year exceeds the corporation's cumulative post-2008 SR & ED limit at the end of the year, or

(b) in any other case, the amount deducted under subsection 37 (1) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's income for the year,

"B" is the corporation's federal current SR & ED deficit for the year, and

"C" is the corporation's relevant Ontario allocation factor.

Cumulative post-2008 SR & ED limit

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a corporation's cumulative post-2008 SR & ED limit at the end of a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which the sum of all amounts each of which is the corporation's federal current SR & ED limit for the year or a preceding taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 exceeds the amount determined by the formula,

in which,

"C" is the corporation's relevant Ontario allocation factor,

"D" is the sum of all amounts each of which is deducted under subsection 37 (1) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's income for a preceding taxation year ending after December 31, 2008,

"E" is the sum of all amounts determined under subsection 48 (3) in respect of the corporation for a preceding taxation year, and

"F" is the portion, if any, of the value of "E" that may reasonably be considered to be attributable to the value of "B" in subsection (2).

Federal SR & ED transitional balance

(4) For the purposes of clause 48 (3) (b), a corporation's federal SR & ED transitional balance at a particular time is the amount calculated using the formula,

(0.14 × C × G) + H – I

in which,

"C" is the corporation's relevant Ontario allocation factor,

"G" is,

(a) the lesser of the amounts determined as "I.2" and "I.3" in clause (b) of the definition of "I" in paragraph 1 of subsection 48 (4) in respect of the corporation, if the corporation makes an election referred to in clause (b) of that definition, or

(b) nil, in any other case,

"H" is the sum of all amounts each of which is required by subsection 51 (1) to be added in computing the corporation's federal SR & ED transitional balance at or before the particular time, and

"I" is the sum of all amounts each of which is determined under subsection 48 (3) in respect of the corporation for a taxation year ending before the particular time.

Relevant Ontario allocation factor

(5) For the purposes of this section, the relevant Ontario allocation factor of a corporation is the greatest of,

(a) the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for its taxation year that includes its transition time;

(b) the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the taxation year ending in 2006, 2007 or 2008 for which the corporation had the greatest Ontario allocation factor; and

(c) if the corporation is a successor corporation for the purposes of subsection 83.1 (8) of the Corporations Tax Act of one or more other corporations, the greatest of all amounts each of which is the weighted Ontario allocation factor for 2006, 2007 or 2008 of the corporation and the other corporations.

Weighted Ontario allocation factor

(6) For the purposes of clause (5) (c), the weighted Ontario allocation factor of two or more corporations for a calendar year is the total of all amounts each of which is calculated in respect of each corporation using the formula,

J × K/L

in which,

"J" is equal to an Ontario allocation factor of the corporation for a taxation year ending in the calendar year,

"K" is equal to the sum of,

(a) the total qualified Ontario SR & ED expenditures incurred by the corporation in that taxation year, and

(b) the total of all amounts each of which is the corporation's share of qualified Ontario SR & ED expenditures incurred by a partnership in a fiscal period ending in that taxation year, and

"L" is the sum of the amounts of "K" for each of the corporations determined under this subsection.

Adjusted Ontario SR & ED incentive balance

(7) For the purposes of clause (b) of the definition of "W" in paragraph 1 of subsection 48 (6), a corporation's adjusted Ontario SR & ED incentive balance at the end of a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula,

in which,

"M" is equal to the corporation's adjusted gross federal investment tax credit at the end of the year,

"N" is the amount, if any, by which "Q" exceeds "R" where,

"Q" is the amount, if any, by which the corporation's adjusted gross federal investment tax credit at the end of the year exceeds the amount that would be the corporation's adjusted gross federal investment tax credit at the end of the following taxation year if the definition of "investment tax credit" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act were read,

(a) without reference to paragraph (a.1),

(b) without reference to the words "at the end of the year or" in paragraph (e),

(d) without reference to the words "in the year or" in paragraph (e.2), and

"R" is the sum of,

(a) all amounts deducted by the corporation under subsection 127 (5) or (6) of the Federal Act for the year in respect of the corporation's adjusted gross federal investment tax credit at the end of the year, and

(b) all amounts deemed to have been deducted by the corporation under subsection 127 (5) of the Federal Act for the year by operation of subsection 127.1 (3) of the Federal Act in respect of the corporation's adjusted gross federal investment tax credit at the end of the year,

"P" is the sum of,

(a) all amounts deducted by the corporation under subsection 127 (5) or (6) of the Federal Act for a previous taxation year in respect of the corporation's adjusted gross federal investment tax credit at the end of the year, and

(b) all amounts deemed to have been deducted by the corporation under subsection 127 (5) of the Federal Act for a previous taxation year by operation of subsection 127.1 (3) of the Federal Act in respect of the corporation's adjusted gross federal investment tax credit at the end of the year, and

"C" is the corporation's relevant Ontario allocation factor.

Amount of tax credit

50. (1) For the purposes of subsection 47 (3), the amount that may be deducted in computing a specified corporation's tax payable under this Division for a taxation year that includes a part of the corporation's amortization period is determined in the following manner:

1. If a regulation is in force limiting the amount of the tax credit that may be deducted under this subdivision in computing a specified corporation's tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, the amount of the specified corporation's tax credit for the year is the sum of,

i. the lesser of,

A. the maximum amount of the tax credit determined in respect of the corporation under that regulation for the year, and

B. the amount determined in respect of the corporation for the year under subsection (2), and

ii. the amount, if any, of the corporation's unused credit balance that is deductible for the year under subsection (3).

2. If no regulation described in paragraph 1 is in force in respect of the corporation for the year, the amount of the specified corporation's tax credit for the year is the sum of,

i. the amount determined in respect of the corporation for the year under subsection (2), and

ii. the amount, if any, of the corporation's unused credit balance that is deductible for the year under subsection (3).

Same

(2) For the purposes of sub-subparagraph 1 i B and subparagraph 2 i of subsection (1), the amount determined in respect of the specified corporation for a taxation year is the lesser of "A" and "B" where,

"A" is the amount calculated using the formula,

C × D/E

in which,

"C" is the amount of tax that would be payable by the corporation for the year under this Division if that amount were determined without reference to section 39, subsection 47 (3) and section 53,

"D" is the number of days in the corporation's amortization period that are in the taxation year, and

"E" is the number of days in the taxation year, and

"B" is,

(a) if the corporation's amortization period ends in the taxation year and is shorter than the corporation's reference period because of subclause 46 (2) (b) (ii), (iii) or (vi) or subsection 46 (3), the amount calculated using the formula,

F/G × (H – I) × J

in which,

"F" is the number of days in the corporation's reference period that are after the beginning of the taxation year,

"G" is the number of days in the corporation's reference period,

"H" is the corporation's total Ontario balance at the end of the taxation year,

"I" is the corporation's total federal balance at the end of the taxation year, and

"J" is the corporation's adjusted basic rate for the taxation year, or

(b) in any other case, the amount that would be determined under clause (a) if "F" were the number of days in the corporation's amortization period that are in the taxation year.

Deduction in respect of unused credit balance

(3) For the purposes of subparagraphs 1 ii and 2 ii of subsection (1), the amount of a specified corporation's unused credit balance that is deductible in computing its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year is the lesser of,

(a) the amount, if any, by which the amount of "A" in subsection (2) in respect of the corporation for the year exceeds the amount determined in respect of the corporation for the year under subparagraph 1 i or 2 i of subsection (1), whichever is applicable; and

(b) the corporation's unused credit balance for the year.

Unused credit balance

(4) For the purposes of clause (3) (b), a corporation's unused credit balance for a taxation year that includes any part of the corporation's amortization period is the amount calculated using the formula,

K + L – M

in which,

"K" is the amount, if any, by which the sum of all amounts each of which is the amount, if any, by which "N" exceeds "P" where,

"N" is the amount of "B" under subsection (2) in respect of the corporation for a previous taxation year that ended after December 31, 2008 and that was in the corporation's amortization period, and

"P" is the amount determined under subparagraph 1 i or 2 i of subsection (1), as the case may be, in respect of the corporation for that previous year,

"L" is the sum of all amounts each of which is required to be added under subparagraph 3 iv or 4 iv of subsection 51 (1) in computing the corporation's unused credit balance for the taxation year or a previous taxation year, and

"M" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under subsection (3) in respect of the corporation for a previous taxation year.

Rules and adjustments if amalgamation or winding-up

51. (1) The following rules apply for the purposes of this subdivision:

1. A new corporation formed as a result of an amalgamation or merger that occurs at the new corporation's transition time is deemed to be the same corporation as, and a continuation of, each of its predecessor corporations,

i. that is not exempt from tax under Part I of the Federal Act for its last taxation year ending immediately before the new corporation's transition time, and

ii. that has a permanent establishment in Ontario immediately before the new corporation's transition time.

2. Except as provided in paragraph 1, a new corporation that is formed as a result of an amalgamation or merger at or after the new corporation's transition time is deemed to be a different corporation from each of its predecessor corporations.

3. If a new corporation is formed as a result of an amalgamation or merger of two or more corporations that is an eligible amalgamation in respect of at least one of the predecessor corporations (referred to as an "eligible predecessor corporation"),

i. the new corporation shall, after the eligible amalgamation, be deemed to be a specified corporation,

ii. the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under subsection (2) in respect of an eligible predecessor corporation shall be added immediately after the eligible amalgamation to the amount of the new corporation's total federal balance,

iii. the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under subsection (3) in respect of an eligible predecessor corporation shall be added immediately after the eligible amalgamation to the amount of the new corporation's total Ontario balance,

iv. there shall be added in computing the new corporation's unused credit balance for a taxation year the sum of all amounts each of which is the amount that would have been the unused credit balance of an eligible predecessor corporation for the taxation year beginning at the time of the eligible amalgamation if the eligible predecessor corporation had had a taxation year beginning at that time, and

v. there shall be added in computing the new corporation's federal SR & ED transitional balance the sum of all amounts each of which is the amount that would have been the federal SR & ED transitional balance of an eligible predecessor corporation at the time of the eligible amalgamation if the eligible predecessor corporation had had a taxation year beginning at that time.

4. If property of a subsidiary corporation is distributed in the course of an eligible post-2008 winding-up to its parent corporation,

i. the parent corporation is deemed, after the completion time of the winding-up, to be a specified corporation,

ii. the subsidiary corporation is deemed not to have any taxation year that begins after the completion time of the winding-up,

iii. the amount determined under subsection (4) shall be added in computing the amount of the parent corporation's total federal balance and the amount determined under subsection (5) shall be added in computing the amount of the parent corporation's total Ontario balance after the completion time of the winding-up,

iv. in determining the parent corporation's unused credit balance after the completion time of the winding-up, there shall be included the amount that would have been the subsidiary corporation's unused credit balance for the taxation year immediately following the year that includes the completion time if the subsidiary corporation had continued in existence and subparagraph ii were not taken into account, and

v. there shall be added in determining the parent corporation's federal SR & ED transitional balance after the completion time of the winding-up the amount that would be the subsidiary corporation's federal SR & ED transitional balance immediately after the completion time if the subsidiary corporation had continued to exist.

5. If property of a subsidiary corporation is distributed in the course of an eligible pre-2009 winding-up to its parent corporation in circumstances to which clause (b) of the definition of "eligible pre-2009 winding-up" in subsection 46 (1) applies,

i. the parent corporation is deemed, after the completion time of the winding-up, to be a specified corporation if the subsidiary corporation had a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in the taxation year of the subsidiary corporation ending at the completion time, and

ii. the amount determined under subsection (6) shall be added immediately after the completion time in computing the amount of the parent corporation's total federal balance, and the amount determined under subsection (7) shall be added immediately after the completion time in computing the amount of the parent corporation's total Ontario balance.

Amount to be added to total federal balance, eligible amalgamation

(2) For the purposes of subparagraph 3 ii of subsection (1), the amount is calculated using the formula,

A × (1 – B/C)

in which,

"A" is the total federal balance of the eligible predecessor corporation, determined immediately before the eligible amalgamation,

"B" is the number of days in the eligible predecessor corporation's reference period that are before the eligible amalgamation, and

"C" is the total number of days in the eligible predecessor corporation's reference period.

Amount to be added to total Ontario balance, eligible amalgamation

(3) For the purposes of subparagraph 3 iii of subsection (1), the amount is calculated using the formula,

D × (1 – B/C)

in which,

"D" is the total Ontario balance of the eligible predecessor corporation, determined immediately before the eligible amalgamation, and

"B" and "C" have the meanings assigned by subsection (2).

Amount to be added to total federal balance, eligible post-2008 winding-up

(4) For the purposes of subparagraph 4 iii of subsection (1), the amount to be added to the parent corporation's total federal balance is calculated using the formula,

E × F/G × H/I

in which,

"E" is the subsidiary corporation's total federal balance at the completion time of the winding-up,

"F" is the number of days in the subsidiary corporation's reference period that are after the end of the subsidiary corporation's taxation year ending at the completion time,

"G" is the total number of days in the subsidiary corporation's reference period,

"H" is the total number of days in the parent corporation's reference period, and

"I" is the number of days in the parent corporation's reference period that are after the beginning of the parent corporation's taxation year that includes the time that is immediately after the completion time.

Amount to be added to total Ontario balance, eligible post-2008 winding-up

(5) For the purposes of subparagraph 4 iii of subsection (1), the amount to be added to the parent corporation's total Ontario balance is calculated using the formula,

J × F/G × H/I

in which,

"J" is the subsidiary corporation's total Ontario balance at the completion time of the winding-up, and

"F", "G", "H" and "I" have the meanings assigned by subsection (4).

Amount to be added to total federal balance, eligible pre-2009 winding-up

(6) For the purposes of subparagraph 5 ii of subsection (1), the amount to be added to the parent corporation's total federal balance is the subsidiary corporation's total federal balance immediately after the completion time, determined,

(a) as if the subsidiary corporation continued to exist; and

(b) as if the subsidiary corporation's next taxation year ending after that time ended no earlier than January 1, 2009.

Amount to be added to total Ontario balance, eligible pre-2009 winding-up

(7) For the purposes of subparagraph 5 ii of subsection (1), the amount to be added to the parent corporation's total Ontario balance is the subsidiary corporation's total Ontario balance immediately after the completion time, determined,

(a) as if the subsidiary corporation continued to exist; and

(b) as if the subsidiary corporation's next taxation year ending after that time ended no earlier than January 1, 2009.

Treatment of specified pre-2009 transfers

Definitions

52. (1) In this section,

"relevant time" means, in respect of a disposition of property, the time that is immediately after the disposition; ("moment pertinent")

"transferee" means a corporation that receives a property on a disposition by a transferor; ("cessionnaire")

"transferor" means a corporation that disposes of a property. ("cédant")

Addition to total federal balance and total Ontario balance

(2) If all of the conditions set out in subsection (3) are satisfied, a transferee that receives property on a disposition by a transferor shall,

(a) add the amount of the transferor's proceeds of disposition in respect of the property, as determined under the Federal Act, in determining its total federal balance at the relevant time; and

(b) add the amount of the transferor's proceeds of disposition in respect of the property, as determined under the Corporations Tax Act, in determining its total Ontario balance at the relevant time.

Same

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the conditions are as follows:

1. The transferee and the transferor do not deal at arm's length with each other at the time of the disposition.

2. The transferee was a specified corporation at its transition time.

3. The relevant time is after the transferee's transition time.

4. If the disposition is in respect of an eligible pre-2009 winding-up and the transferor is the subsidiary corporation of the transferee, the relevant time is not after the completion time.

5. If the property had been received by the transferee immediately before its transition time, the transaction would have resulted in an increase in one or both of,

i. the amount otherwise determined of the transferee's total federal balance at its transition time, determined as if no election had been made under clause (b) of the definition of "I" in paragraph 1 of subsection 48 (4), and

ii. the amount otherwise determined of the transferee's total Ontario balance at its transition time.

6. The relevant time is included in a taxation year of the transferor that ends before January 1, 2009 during which the transferor has a permanent establishment in Ontario.

7. The proceeds of disposition under the Federal Act do not equal the proceeds of disposition under the Corporations Tax Act.

Deduction from total federal balance and total Ontario balance

(4) If all of the conditions set out in subsection (5) are satisfied, a transferor that disposes of property to a transferee shall,

(a) subtract the property's cost amount to the transferee at the relevant time, as determined under the Federal Act, in determining its total federal balance at the relevant time; and

(b) subtract the property's cost amount to the transferee at the relevant time, as determined under the Corporations Tax Act, in determining its total Ontario balance at the relevant time.

Same

(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the conditions are as follows:

1. The transferee and the transferor do not deal at arm's length with each other at the time of the disposition.

2. The transferor was a specified corporation at its transition time.

3. The relevant time is after the transferor's transition time.

4. If the disposition had been made by the transferor immediately before its transition time, the transaction would have resulted in a decrease in one or both of,

i. the amount otherwise determined of the transferor's total federal balance at its transition time, determined as if no election had been made under clause (b) of the definition of "I" in paragraph 1 of subsection 48 (4), and

ii. the amount otherwise determined of the transferor's total Ontario balance at its transition time.

5. The relevant time is included in a taxation year of the transferee that ends before January 1, 2009 during which the transferee has a permanent establishment in Ontario.

6. The cost amount under the Federal Act of the property to the transferee immediately after the disposition does not equal its cost amount under the Corporations Tax Act.

Subdivision e - Corporate Minimum Tax Credit

Corporate minimum tax credit

53. (1) A corporation may, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct a corporate minimum tax credit equal to the least of the following amounts:

1. The amount of the corporation's corporate minimum tax account for the year.

2. The amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the amount that would be the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the year if this Act were read without reference to this section, and

"B" is the total amount that would be deemed by subsection 84 (1) to be paid on account of the corporation's tax payable under this Act for the year if that subsection were read without reference to paragraph 1.

3. The amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "C" where,

"A" has the same meaning as in paragraph 2, and

"C" is the amount equal to,

(a) in the case of a corporation that is not a life insurance corporation, the amount, if any, by which the corporation's corporate minimum tax for the year determined under Division C, before any deduction permitted under subsection 56 (2), exceeds the amount, if any, of the corporation's foreign tax credit for the year for the purposes of that Division as determined under section 59, or

(b) in the case of a life insurance corporation, the greater of,

(i) the corporation's corporate minimum tax for the year determined under Division C, before any deduction permitted under subsection 56 (2), and

(ii) the amount determined to be "A" in subsection 63 (1).

Corporate minimum tax account

(2) The amount of a corporation's corporate minimum tax account for a taxation year is determined as follows:

1. If the corporation is not a life insurance corporation, the amount of the corporation's corporate minimum tax account for the year is the sum of all amounts each of which is,

i. the amount of corporate minimum tax payable by the corporation under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act for a previous taxation year that ends before March 23, 2007 and is not earlier than the designated taxation year determined under subsection (3), to the extent that the tax has not been deducted under section 43.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this section in determining the amount of tax payable by the corporation for a previous taxation year under Part II of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division, or

ii. the amount of corporate minimum tax payable by the corporation under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or Division C of this Part for a previous taxation year that ends after March 22, 2007 and is not earlier than the 20th taxation year before the taxation year, to the extent that the tax has not been deducted under section 43.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this section in determining the amount of tax payable by the corporation for a previous taxation year under Part II of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division.

2. If the corporation is a life insurance corporation, the amount of the corporation's corporate minimum tax account for the year is the sum of all amounts each of which is,

i. the amount determined under subsection (4) in respect of a previous taxation year that ends before March 23, 2007 and is not earlier than the designated taxation year determined under subsection (3), to the extent that the amount has not been deducted under section 43.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this section in determining the amount of tax payable by the corporation for a previous taxation year under Part II of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division, or

ii. the amount determined under subsection (4) in respect of a previous taxation year that ends after March 22, 2007 and is not earlier than the 20th taxation year before the taxation year, to the extent that the amount has not been deducted under section 43.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this section in determining the amount of tax payable by the corporation for a previous taxation year under Part II of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division.

Designated taxation year

(3) For the purposes of subparagraphs 1 i and 2 i of subsection (2), the designated taxation year of a corporation in respect of a particular taxation year of the corporation is the previous taxation year of the corporation that is the later of,

(a) the 20th taxation year of the corporation before the particular taxation year; and

(b) the 10th taxation year of the corporation before its first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008.

Life insurance corporations

(4) For the purposes of subparagraphs 2 i and ii of subsection (2), the amount determined in respect of a previous taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "A.1" exceeds "B.1" where,

"A.1" is,

(a) if the previous year ended after December 31, 2008, the greater of,

(i) the corporation's corporate minimum tax for the previous year, as determined under Division C of this Part, before any deduction permitted under subsection 56 (2), and

(ii) the amount determined as "A" in subsection 63 (1) in respect of the corporation for the previous year, or

(b) if the previous year ended before January 1, 2009, the corporation's corporate minimum tax for the previous year, as determined under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act, before any deduction permitted under subsection 57.3 (2) of that Act, and

"B.1" is,

(a) if the previous year ended after December 31, 2008, the amount of tax payable for that year under this Division after all deductions from tax to which the corporation is entitled for that year other than a deduction under this section, or

(b) if the previous year ended before January 1, 2009, the greater of,

(i) the amount that would be determined in respect of the corporation for that year under clause 74.1 (1) (a) of the Corporations Tax Act, and

(ii) the amount of tax payable for that year under Part II of the Corporations Tax Act after all deductions from tax to which the corporation is entitled for that year other than a deduction permitted under any of sections 43.1 to 43.13 of the Corporations Tax Act.

Same

(5) The following rules apply in determining the amount of a corporation's corporate minimum tax account for a taxation year:

1. Tax payable under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or under Divisions C and D of this Part for a particular taxation year that is otherwise included in the account is deductible before any tax payable under that Part or those Divisions for later years.

2. If there has been an amalgamation of corporations to which section 87 of the Federal Act applies, the amalgamated corporation is deemed to be the same corporation as and a continuation of each predecessor corporation for the purposes of determining an amount of tax under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or Division C or D of this Part that was,

i. deducted under section 43.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this section, or

ii. payable by the amalgamated corporation for a previous taxation year.

3. If the rules in subsection 88 (1) of the Federal Act apply to the winding-up of a subsidiary corporation, its parent corporation is deemed to be the same corporation as and a continuation of the subsidiary corporation for the purposes of determining an amount of tax under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or Division C or D of this Part that was,

i. deducted under section 43.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this section, or

ii. payable by the parent corporation for a previous taxation year.

4. Subject to paragraphs 5 and 6, if the conditions described in paragraphs 142.7 (12) (a) and (b) of the Federal Act apply in respect of the winding-up of a Canadian affiliate of an entrant bank (within the meaning of subsection 142.7 (1) of that Act) or in respect of the dissolution of a Canadian affiliate of an entrant bank under a dissolution order (within the meaning of subsection 142.7 (12) of that Act), the entrant bank is deemed to be the same corporation as, and a continuation of, the Canadian affiliate for the purposes of determining an amount of tax under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or Division C or D of this Part that was,

i. deducted under section 43.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this section, or

ii. payable by the entrant bank for a previous taxation year.

5. Paragraph 4 does not apply unless,

i. before the later of the date determined under paragraph 142.7 (11) (b) of the Federal Act and June 14, 2005,

A. the entrant bank and the Canadian affiliate jointly elected that paragraph 4 of this subsection or paragraph 4 of subsection 43.1 (4) of the Corporations Tax Act applies, if the Canadian affiliate had not been wound up or dissolved before the election was made, or

B. the entrant bank elected that paragraph 4 of this subsection or paragraph 4 of subsection 43.1 (4) of the Corporations Tax Act applies, if the Canadian affiliate had been wound up or dissolved and had ceased to exist before the election was made, or

ii. the entrant bank and the Canadian affiliate jointly elected under paragraph 142.7 (12) (c) of the Federal Act to have section 142.7 of that Act apply.

6. Paragraph 4 applies only to,

i. taxation years for which an election by the affiliate and bank under paragraph 142.7 (12) (c) of the Federal Act applies or to which section 142.7 of that Act would have applied if an election had been made under paragraph 142.7 (12) (c) of that Act, and

ii. previous taxation years in which a corporate minimum tax credit was earned under section 43.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or under this section.

Acquisition of control

(6) Except as permitted under subsection (7), no amount is deductible under this section by a corporation for a taxation year ending after control of the corporation is acquired by a person or group of persons to the extent the amount is in respect of the corporation's tax payable under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or Division C or D of this Part for a taxation year ending before the acquisition of control.

Exception

(7) If a corporation carried on a business in a taxation year ending before control of the corporation was acquired by a person or group of persons, an amount in respect of its tax payable under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or Division C or D of this Part for that year is deductible by the corporation for a taxation year ending after the acquisition of control, but only if the same business was carried on by the corporation for profit or with a reasonable expectation of profit throughout that year and only to the extent of the amount calculated using the formula,

in which,

"D" is the amount determined under paragraph 3 of subsection (1) in respect of the corporation for that year,

"E" is the total of the corporation's income for that year from that business and, if properties were sold, leased, rented or developed or services were rendered in the course of carrying on that business before that time, its income for that year from any other business substantially all of the income of which was derived from the sale, leasing, rental or development, as the case may be, of similar properties or the rendering of similar services,

"F" is the total of all amounts each of which is an amount deducted under paragraph 111 (1) (a) or (d) of the Federal Act in computing its taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for that year in respect of a non-capital loss or a farm loss, as the case may be, for a taxation year in respect of that business or the other business, and

"G" is the greater of,

(a) the amount, if any, by which "E" exceeds "F", and

(b) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for that year.

Division C - Corporate Minimum Tax

Interpretation

Definitions

54. (1) In this Division,

"associated corporation", of another corporation for a taxation year, means a corporation that is associated at any time in the year with the other corporation, whether or not either of them is subject to tax under this Act; ("société associée")

"relevant authority" means, with respect to a life insurance corporation,

(a) the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, if the life insurance corporation is required by law to report to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, or

(b) the authority in the province under the laws of which the life insurance corporation is incorporated that performs a similar function to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, in any other case; ("autorité compétente")

"total assets" means, with respect to a corporation at the end of a taxation year, the amount that would be shown on the corporation's balance sheet at the end of the year as its total assets if its balance sheet were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that the consolidation and equity methods of accounting are not used; ("actif total")

"total revenue" means, with respect to a corporation for a taxation year, the amount that would be the corporation's gross revenue for the year as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that the consolidation and equity methods of accounting are not used. ("recettes totales")

Net income or net loss

(2) For the purposes of this Division, the net income or net loss of a corporation for a taxation year is,

(a) in the case of a corporation resident in Canada, other than a life insurance corporation or a bank, the amount that would be its net income or net loss, before any income taxes, for the fiscal period coinciding with the taxation year, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that the consolidation and equity methods of accounting are not used;

(b) in the case of a corporation not resident in Canada, other than a life insurance corporation or a bank, the amount that would be its net income or net loss before any income taxes for the fiscal period coinciding with the taxation year, as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that the consolidation and equity methods of accounting are not used, from,

(i) carrying on a business in Canada, and

(ii) property situated in Canada or used in carrying on a business in Canada, including any gains or losses from a disposition of the property or an interest in it;

(c) in the case of a life insurance corporation resident in Canada during the year that carries on business both in and outside Canada during the year, the amount calculated using the formula,

in which,

"A" is the amount of the life insurance corporation's Canadian reserve liabilities as at the end of the year,

"B" is the amount of the life insurance corporation's total reserve liabilities as at the end of the year, and

"C" is the amount of the life insurance corporation's net income or net loss for the fiscal period coinciding with the taxation year, before the deduction of any income taxes and any tax payable under section 63, as reported in its annual report accepted by the relevant authority or, if the fiscal period does not coincide with the taxation year, a report prepared for the taxation year in accordance with the principles required by the relevant authority, adjusted if necessary so that the consolidation and equity methods of accounting are not used;

(d) in the case of a life insurance corporation other than a corporation referred to in clause (c), the amount of the life insurance corporation's net income or net loss for the fiscal period coinciding with the taxation year, before the deduction of any income taxes and any tax payable under section 63 as reported in its annual report accepted by the relevant authority or, if the fiscal period does not coincide with the taxation year, a report prepared for the taxation year in accordance with the principles required by the relevant authority, adjusted if necessary so that the consolidation and equity methods of accounting are not used; or

(e) in the case of a bank, the amount of its net income or net loss for the fiscal period coinciding with the taxation year, before any income taxes, as reported in its annual report accepted by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions under the Bank Act (Canada), or if the fiscal period does not coincide with the taxation year, a report prepared for the taxation year in accordance with the principles required by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, adjusted if necessary so that the consolidation and equity methods of accounting are not used.

Total revenue of corporate partner

(3) If a corporation is a partner in a partnership at the end of a fiscal period of the partnership that ends in a taxation year of the corporation, the corporation's total revenue for the taxation year for the purposes of this Division includes the product of,

(a) the corporation's percentage share in the partnership at the end of that fiscal period; and

(b) the total revenue of the partnership for that fiscal period.

Total assets of corporate partner

(4) If a corporation is a partner in a partnership at the end of the last fiscal period of the partnership that ends in a taxation year of the corporation, the amount of the corporation's total assets for the taxation year for the purposes of this Division includes the product of,

(a) the corporation's percentage share in the partnership at the end of that fiscal period; and

(b) the total assets of the partnership at the end of that fiscal period.

Partnership

(5) For the purposes of this Division,

(a) a partnership's net income or net loss and its total assets and total revenue shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that the consolidation and equity methods of accounting shall not be used;

(b) a corporation's percentage share in a partnership at the end of a fiscal period is the corporation's direct or indirect percentage interest in the income or loss of the partnership for the fiscal period which shall, if the partnership has no income or loss for the fiscal period, be the percentage that would reasonably be considered to represent the corporation's direct or indirect percentage interest in the income of the partnership for the fiscal period if the partnership's income for the fiscal period were $1 million; and

(c) if a corporation has an indirect interest in the partnership at the end of a fiscal period through one or more other partnerships, the fiscal period is deemed to end in a taxation year of the corporation to which it is reasonable to expect that the partnership's income or loss for the fiscal period would be indirectly allocated under the Federal Act.

Corporate minimum tax liability

55. (1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), every corporation subject to tax for a taxation year under Division B of this Part is liable to pay to the Crown in right of Ontario a corporate minimum tax for the year as determined under this Division if,

(a) the corporation's total assets at the end of the year exceed $5 million;

(b) the corporation's total revenue for the year exceeds $10 million; or

(i) the sum of the total assets of the corporation as of the end of the taxation year and of each associated corporation as of the end of the associated corporation's last taxation year ending in the corporation's taxation year exceeds $5 million, or

(ii) the sum of the total revenue of the corporation for the taxation year and of each associated corporation for the last taxation year of the associated corporation ending in the corporation's taxation year exceeds $10 million.

Rules for determining if subject to CMT

(2) The following rules apply in determining whether a corporation is subject to tax under this Division for a taxation year:

1. If the taxation year of the corporation is less than 51 weeks, the total revenue of the corporation for the year, before any inclusion in respect of the total revenue of any partnership of which it is a member, is deemed to be the amount otherwise determined, multiplied by the ratio of 365 to the number of days in the taxation year.

2. If the taxation year of an associated corporation referred to in subsection (1) is less than 51 weeks and is the only taxation year of the associated corporation ending in the corporation's taxation year, the total revenue of the associated corporation for that taxation year, before any inclusion in respect of the total revenue of any partnership of which it is a member, is deemed to be the amount of its total revenue as otherwise determined, multiplied by the ratio of 365 to the number of days in the taxation year.

3. If a fiscal period of a partnership of which a corporation is a member is less than 51 weeks and is the only fiscal period of the partnership ending in the corporation's taxation year, the total revenue of the partnership for that fiscal period is deemed to be the amount of its total revenue as otherwise determined, multiplied by the ratio of 365 to the number of days in the fiscal period.

4. If an associated corporation referred to in subsection (1) has two or more taxation years ending in the corporation's taxation year, the total revenue of the associated corporation for the last taxation year ending in the corporation's taxation year is deemed to be the sum of all amounts each of which is the total revenue of the associated corporation for a taxation year that ended in the corporation's taxation year and during which the associated corporation was associated with the corporation, multiplied by the ratio of 365 to the total number of days in all of those taxation years.

5. If a partnership of which the corporation is a member during the taxation year has two or more fiscal periods ending in the corporation's taxation year, the total revenue of the partnership for the corporation's taxation year is deemed to be the sum of all amounts each of which is the total revenue of the partnership for a fiscal period that ended in the corporation's taxation year and during which the corporation was a partner in the partnership, multiplied by the ratio of 365 to the total number of days in all of those fiscal periods.

6. If the corporation is associated with the same associated corporation during the taxation year and during the preceding taxation year, but no taxation year of the associated corporation ends in the corporation's taxation year, references in this section to the associated corporation's last taxation year ending in the taxation year of the corporation are deemed to be references to the last taxation year of the associated corporation ending before the commencement of the corporation's taxation year.

Tax exemption

(3) No tax is payable under this Division by a corporation for a taxation year if the corporation is throughout the year,

(a) an investment corporation;

(b) a mortgage investment corporation;

(d) a congregation or business agency to which section 143 of the Federal Act applies; or

(e) a deposit insurance corporation, as defined in section 137.1 of the Federal Act.

Calculation of corporate minimum tax

56. (1) The corporate minimum tax payable by a corporation for a taxation year under this Division is the amount calculated using the formula,

(I – L) × A × 0.04

in which,

"I" is the amount of the corporation's adjusted net income, if any for the year,

"L" is the amount of the corporation's eligible losses, if any, for the year, and

"A" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Deductions from tax

(2) A corporation may deduct from the corporate minimum tax otherwise payable by it under this Division for a taxation year,

(a) the amount of the corporation's foreign tax credit for the year, as determined under section 59, if the corporation is not a life insurance corporation; and

(b) the amount of tax payable by the corporation under Division B for the year, determined without reference to any deduction under section 53.

Adjusted net income

57. (1) In this Division, a corporation's adjusted net income for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "B" exceeds "C" where,

"B" is the sum of,

(a) the amount of the corporation's net income, if any, for the year,

(b) if the corporation would have been entitled to exclude a gain from its taxable income earned in Canada under subparagraph 110 (1) (f) (i) of the Federal Act in respect of the disposition of taxable Canadian property, the amount of any loss in respect of the disposition to the extent the loss has been taken into consideration in the calculation of the corporation's net income or net loss, as the case may be, for the year,

(c) all amounts included in the computation of the corporation's income by reason of section 135 of the Federal Act, to the extent the amounts have not been taken into consideration in the calculation of the corporation's net income or net loss, as the case may be, for the year or a previous taxation year,

(d) if the corporation has made an election under section 60 or 61 in respect of the year or a previous taxation year, the amount or amounts, if any, determined in accordance with the regulations, and

(e) such other amounts as may be determined in accordance with the regulations, and

"C" is the sum of,

(a) the amount of the corporation's net loss, if any, for the year,

(b) the total amount of the payments made pursuant to allocations in proportion to patronage to the extent that the amount is deductible under section 135 of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's income for the year and has not been deducted in computing the corporation's net income or net loss, as the case may be, for the year,

(c) each of the following amounts to the extent it has been included in the computation of the corporation's net income or net loss, as the case may be, for the year:

(i) an amount received or receivable by the corporation during the taxation year that is deductible as an amount in respect of a dividend under section 112 or 113 or subsection 138 (6) of the Federal Act in determining the corporation's taxable income for the taxation year in which the amount is received by the corporation,

(ii) an amount in respect of a dividend received or receivable by the corporation during the year that is excluded under subsection 83 (2) of the Federal Act in the computation of the income of the corporation,

(iii) if the corporation is entitled to exclude an amount from its taxable income earned in Canada under subparagraph 110 (1) (f) (i) of the Federal Act in respect of the disposition of taxable Canadian property, the amount of any gain in respect of the disposition,

(iv) the amount, if any, of the corporation's income for the year described in paragraph 81 (1) (c) of the Federal Act, and

(v) the amount of any gain in respect of the disposition of property by the corporation, if the disposition is described in subparagraph 38 (a.1) (i) or (a.2) (i) of the Federal Act,

(d) the amount or amounts, if any, determined in accordance with the regulations if the corporation has made an election under section 60 or 61 in respect of the year or a previous taxation year,

(e) an amount equal to three times the amount of tax payable by the corporation for the year under subsection 191.1 (1) of the Federal Act, and

(f) such other amounts as may be determined in accordance with the regulations.

Dividends

(2) Despite subsection 54 (2), no dividend paid or payable by a corporation in a taxation year, other than an amount referred to in subsection 137 (4.1) of the Federal Act, shall be deducted in determining whether the corporation has,

(a) a net income of nil or more for the year for the purposes of clause (a) of the definition of "B" in subsection (1); or

(b) a net loss for the year for the purposes of clause (a) of the definition of "C" in subsection (1).

Adjusted net loss

(3) In this Division, a corporation's adjusted net loss for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which the amount of "C" as determined for the year under subsection (1) exceeds the amount determined as "B" for the year under that subsection.

Interest

(4) In computing its adjusted net income or adjusted net loss for a taxation year under subsection (1) or (3), a corporation may deduct the amount of any interest paid or payable by the corporation that is included in an amount deducted or deductible by the corporation in the year under paragraph 20 (1) (c) or (d) of the Federal Act to the extent that the amount of interest has not been deducted in computing the corporation's net income or net loss under subsection 54 (2).

Corporate partner

(5) If a corporation is a partner in a partnership during a fiscal period of the partnership that ends in a taxation year of the corporation,

(a) the corporation's adjusted net income for the taxation year includes the product of,

(i) the corporation's percentage share in the partnership for the fiscal period, and

(ii) the partnership's adjusted net income for the fiscal period; or

(b) the corporation's adjusted net loss for the year includes the product of,

(i) the corporation's percentage share in the partnership for the fiscal period, and

(ii) the partnership's adjusted net loss for the fiscal period.

Adjusted net income or loss of partnership

(6) The adjusted net income or adjusted net loss of a partnership is computed for the purposes of this Division under the provisions of this Division, with such modifications as are necessary, as if the partnership were a corporation and the taxation year of the partnership were its fiscal period.

Same

(7) Despite subsection (6), no amount shall be deducted or included more than once in the calculation of the adjusted net income or adjusted net loss of a corporation that is a member of a partnership.

Eligible losses for a taxation year

58. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the amount of a corporation's eligible losses for a taxation year that is deducted or deemed to be deducted under this Division for the year is equal to the lesser of "D" and "E" where,

"D" is the amount, if any, by which "F" exceeds "G" where,

"F" is the sum of all amounts, each of which is,

(a) the corporation's adjusted net loss under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act for a previous taxation year that,

(i) ended on or before March 23, 2007, and

(ii) is not earlier than the 10th taxation year before the taxation year, or

(b) the corporation's adjusted net loss under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or under this Division for a previous taxation year that,

(i) ends after March 23, 2007, and

(ii) is not earlier than the 20th taxation year before the taxation year, and

"G" is the sum of all amounts, each of which is an amount included in the amount of "F" that was deducted or is deemed to have been deducted as an eligible loss under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division for a previous taxation year, and

"E" is the corporation's adjusted net income for the taxation year.

Same

(2) For the purposes of this Division, the following rules apply in determining the amount of a corporation's eligible losses for a taxation year:

1. The amount of a corporation's eligible losses for a previous taxation year is deemed to have been deducted under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division for the previous taxation year whether or not the corporation was subject to tax imposed under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division for the previous taxation year.

2. The corporation's adjusted net loss for the taxation year that is otherwise included in the corporation's eligible losses for that year shall be deducted or deemed to be deducted under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division before any amount in respect of the adjusted net loss of the corporation for a subsequent taxation year.

Acquisition of control, eligible losses

(3) If at any time control of a corporation is acquired by a person or group of persons, the amount of the corporation's eligible losses for a taxation year ending after that time shall include only those amounts otherwise included that may reasonably be regarded as the corporation's losses from carrying on a business before that time,

(a) if that business was carried on by the corporation for profit or with a reasonable expectation of profit throughout that year; and

(b) to the extent of the portion of the corporation's adjusted net income for that year that is reasonably attributable to that business and, if properties were sold, leased, rented or developed or services rendered in the course of carrying on that business before that time, to any other business substantially all the income of which was derived from the sale, leasing, rental or development, as the case may be, of similar properties or the rendering of similar services.

Amalgamation

(4) If there has been an amalgamation of corporations to which section 87 of the Federal Act applies, the amalgamated corporation is deemed to be the same corporation as and a continuation of each predecessor corporation for the purposes of determining the amount of,

(a) the amalgamated corporation's eligible losses for a taxation year ending after the amalgamation; and

(b) the amalgamated corporation's eligible losses for a taxation year that were deducted or deemed to have been deducted under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division for a previous taxation year.

Winding-up

(5) If the rules in subsection 88 (1) of the Federal Act apply to the winding-up of a subsidiary corporation, its parent corporation is deemed to be the same corporation as and a continuation of the subsidiary corporation for the purposes of determining the amount of,

(a) the parent corporation's eligible losses for a taxation year after the winding-up; and

(b) the parent corporation's eligible losses for a taxation year that were deducted or deemed to have been deducted under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division for a previous taxation year.

Winding-up or dissolution of a Canadian affiliate of an entrant bank

(6) If the events described in paragraphs 142.7 (12) (a) and (b) of the Federal Act have occurred with respect to the winding-up of a Canadian affiliate of an entrant bank (within the meaning of subsection 142.7 (1) of that Act) or in respect of the dissolution of a Canadian affiliate of an entrant bank under a dissolution order (within the meaning of subsection 142.7 (12) of that Act), the entrant bank is deemed to be the same corporation as, and a continuation of, the Canadian affiliate for the purposes of determining the amount of,

(a) the entrant bank's eligible losses for a taxation year after the winding-up or dissolution; and

(b) the entrant bank's eligible losses for a taxation year that were deducted or deemed to have been deducted under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division for a previous taxation year.

Exception

(7) Subsection (6) does not apply unless,

(a) before the later of June 14, 2005 and the date determined under paragraph 142.7 (11) (b) of the Federal Act,

(i) the entrant bank and the Canadian affiliate jointly elected that subsection 57.5 (10) of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection (6) applied, if the Canadian affiliate had not been wound up or dissolved before the election was made, or

(ii) the entrant bank elected that subsection 57.5 (10) of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection (6) applied, if the Canadian affiliate had been wound up or dissolved and ceased to exist before the election was made; or

(b) the entrant bank and the Canadian affiliate jointly elected under paragraph 142.7 (12) (c) of the Federal Act to have section 142.7 of that Act apply.

Application of subs. (6)

(8) Subsection (6) applies only to,

(a) losses for taxation years for which an election by the Canadian affiliate and entrant bank under paragraph 142.7 (12) (c) of the Federal Act applies or to which section 142.7 of the Federal Act would have applied if an election had been made under paragraph 142.7 (12) (c) of that Act; and

(b) losses for previous taxation years in which a loss for the purposes of this section or section 57.5 of the Corporations Tax Act was incurred.

Foreign tax credit

59. For the purposes of this Division, a corporation's foreign tax credit for a taxation year is the amount that would be determined for the year under section 34 if the reference in subsection 34 (1) to the tax payable by the corporation under Division B for the year were read as a reference to the amount of the corporation's corporate minimum tax for the year determined under this Division before any deduction permitted under subsection 56 (2).

Election on transfer of property

60. (1) If during a taxation year a corporation disposed of property to another corporation or acquired property from another corporation and both corporations jointly elected under section 85 of the Federal Act to have the rules in that section apply, or if section 85.1 of that Act applies to the disposition, both corporations may jointly elect in the form approved by the Ontario Minister to have such rules as may be prescribed apply for the purposes of this Division.

Same

(2) If during a taxation year a corporation disposed of property to a partnership or acquired property from a partnership and the corporation and all of the members of the partnership have jointly elected under section 85 or 97, as the case may be, of the Federal Act to have the rules of that section apply, the corporation and all of the members of the partnership may jointly elect in the form approved by the Ontario Minister to have such rules as may be prescribed apply for the purposes of this Division.

Time of election

(3) An election under subsection (1) or (2) must be made on or before the day that is the earliest of the days on or before which any corporation making the election is required to file a return under this Act for the year in which the disposition or acquisition occurred.

Exception

(4) If no corporation making the election is liable to pay tax under this Division for the taxation year in which the transaction occurred, the election may be made on or before the day that is the earliest of the days on or before which any corporation making the election is required to file a return under this Act for the first taxation year for which the corporation is liable to pay tax under this Division.

Transitional

(5) The following rules apply if a transaction described in subsection (1) or (2) occurred before January 1, 2009:

1. An election made in accordance with section 57.9 of the Corporations Tax Act is deemed to have been made under this section.

2. If no corporation making the election under section 57.9 of the Corporations Tax Act is liable to pay tax under Part II.1 of that Act for the taxation year in which the transaction occurred or for any subsequent taxation year ending before January 1, 2009, the election shall be made on or before the day that is the earliest of the days on or before which any corporation making the election is required to file a return under this Act for the first taxation year for which the corporation is liable to pay tax under this Division.

Election on replacement of property

61. (1) If at any time in a taxation year an amount has become receivable by a corporation as proceeds of disposition of a capital property or eligible capital property and the corporation has elected under subsection 13 (4) or 14 (6) or section 44 of the Federal Act to have the rules in any of those provisions apply, the corporation may elect to have such rules as may be prescribed apply for the purposes of this Division.

Time of election

(2) An election under subsection (1) must be made in the corporation's return under this Act for the taxation year in which it acquired a property which is a replacement property for the purposes of subsection 13 (4), subsection 14 (6) or section 44, as applicable, of the Federal Act.

Exception

(3) If the corporation making the election is not liable to pay tax under this Division for the taxation year in which the replacement property was acquired, the election may be made in the corporation's return under this Act for the first taxation year ending after the replacement property is acquired for which the corporation is liable to pay tax under this Division.

Transitional

(4) The following rules apply if a transaction described in subsection (1) occurred before January 1, 2009:

1. An election made in accordance with section 57.10 of the Corporations Tax Act is deemed to have been made under this section.

2. If the corporation making the election under section 57.10 of the Corporations Tax Act is not liable to pay tax under Part II.1 of that Act for the taxation year in which the replacement property was acquired or for any subsequent taxation year ending before January 1, 2009, the election shall be made on or before the day that is the earliest of the days on or before which the corporation is required to file a return under this Act for the first taxation year for which the corporation is liable to pay tax under this Division.

Limitation respecting inclusions and deductions

62. (1) Unless a contrary intention is evident, no provision of this Division shall be read or construed to require the inclusion or to permit the deduction, either directly or indirectly, in computing the amount of a corporation's net income, net loss, adjusted net income or adjusted net loss of any amount to the extent that the amount has already been directly or indirectly included or deducted, as the case may be, in computing such net income, net loss, adjusted net income or adjusted net loss under Part II.1 of the Corporations Tax Act or this Division.

Same

(2) In computing a corporation's net income, net loss, adjusted net income or adjusted net loss under this Division, no deduction shall be made, either directly or indirectly, in respect of a reserve, outlay or expense except to the extent the reserve, outlay or expense, as the case may be, is reasonable in the circumstances.

Division D - Special Additional Tax on Life Insurance Corporations

Special additional tax, life insurance corporation

63. (1) Every life insurance corporation that carries on business in Ontario at any time in a taxation year shall pay a tax under this section for the year equal to the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is equal to 1.25 per cent of that proportion of its taxable paid-up capital for the year as determined under this section that the number of days in the year is of 365, and

"B" is the amount of tax payable by the corporation under Divisions B and C for the year.

Taxable paid-up capital, resident corporation

(2) For the purposes of this section, the taxable paid-up capital for a taxation year of a life insurance corporation that is resident in Canada at any time in the year is the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

A × [(B × C/D) + E – F]

in which,

"A" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year,

"B" is the sum of,

(a) its capital for the year as determined under subsection (4), and

(b) the amount, if any, determined under subsection (6) for the year in respect of the capital of its foreign insurance subsidiaries, if any,

"C" is the corporation's Canadian reserve liabilities as at the end of the year,

"D" is the sum of,

(a) its total reserve liabilities as at the end of the year, and

(b) the amount, if any, determined under subsection (7) in respect of the total reserve liabilities of its foreign insurance subsidiaries, if any,

"E" is the amount determined for the year in respect of the corporation under subparagraph 190.11 (b) (ii) of the Federal Act, and

"F" is its capital allowance for the year as determined under this section.

Taxable paid-up capital, non-resident corporation

(3) For the purposes of this section, the taxable paid-up capital for a taxation year of a life insurance corporation that throughout the year is not resident in Canada is the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

A × (G – F)

in which,

"A" has the meaning ascribed by subsection (2),

"G" is its capital for the year as determined under subsection (5), and

"F" has the meaning ascribed by subsection (2).

Capital, resident life insurance corporation

(4) For the purposes of this section, the capital for a taxation year of a life insurance corporation that is resident in Canada at any time in the year is the amount, if any, determined as of the end of that year by which "H" exceeds "I" where,

"H" is the sum of,

(a) the amount of its long-term debt, and

(b) the amount of its capital stock or, in the case of a corporation incorporated without share capital, the amount of its members' contributions, plus the amount of its retained earnings, contributed surplus and any other surpluses, and

"I" is the sum of,

(a) the amount of its deferred tax debit balance or future tax assets, and

(b) the amount of any deficit deducted in computing its shareholders' equity.

Capital, non-resident life insurance corporation

(5) For the purposes of this section, the capital for a taxation year of a life insurance corporation that is not resident in Canada at any time in the year is the amount, if any, calculated as of the end of that year using the formula,

J + K + L + M

in which,

"J" is the greater of,

(a) the amount, if any, by which its surplus funds derived from operations, as of the end of the year, exceeds the sum of all amounts each of which is,

(i) an amount on which it was required or would have been required, but for subsection 219 (5.2) of the Federal Act, to have paid tax under Part XIV of the Federal Act for a previous taxation year, less the portion, if any, of the amount on which tax was payable, or would have been payable, described in subparagraph 219 (4) (a) (i.1) of that Act, or

(ii) an amount on which it was required or would have been required, but for subsection 219 (5.2) of the Federal Act, to have paid tax under subsection 219 (5.1) of that Act for the year because of the transfer of an insurance business to which subsection 138 (11.5) or (11.92) of that Act applied, and

(b) its attributed surplus for the year, as determined under subsection 2400 (1) of the Federal regulations,

"K" is the amount of its other surpluses, if any, relating to its insurance businesses carried on in Canada,

"L" is the amount of its long-term debt that may reasonably be regarded as relating to its insurance businesses carried on in Canada, and

"M" is the amount, if any, by which "N" exceeds "P" where,

"N" is the amount of its reserves for the year, other than its reserves in respect of amounts payable out of segregated funds, that may reasonably be regarded as having been established in respect of its insurance businesses carried on in Canada, and

"P" is the sum of,

(a) all amounts each of which is the amount of a reserve, other than a reserve described in subparagraph 138 (3) (a) (i) of the Federal Act, to the extent that it was included in the amount of "N" for the year and was deducted in computing its income for the year,

(b) all amounts each of which is the amount of a reserve described in subparagraph 138 (3) (a) (i) of the Federal Act, to the extent that it was included in the amount of "N" for the year and was deductible under subparagraph 138 (3) (a) (i) of the Federal Act in computing its income for the year, and

(c) all amounts each of which is the amount outstanding at the end of the year, including any accrued interest, in respect of a policy loan within the meaning assigned by subsection 138 (12) of the Federal Act that was made by the corporation, to the extent that it was deducted in computing the amount determined under clause (b).

Capital, foreign insurance subsidiaries

(6) The amount determined for a taxation year in respect of the capital of the foreign insurance subsidiaries of a particular life insurance corporation is the sum of all amounts each of which is the amount determined in respect of a foreign insurance subsidiary of the particular corporation equal to the amount, if any, by which "Q" exceeds "R" where,

"Q" is the amount that would be the capital of the subsidiary for its last taxation year ending at or before the end of the particular corporation's taxation year, if the subsidiary were a life insurance corporation resident in Canada at any time in that year, and

"R" is the sum of all amounts each of which is,

(a) an amount included in "Q" for the year in respect of a share of the subsidiary's capital stock or its long-term debt that was owned by,

(i) the particular corporation,

(ii) a subsidiary of the particular corporation,

(iii) a corporation that is resident in Canada, carried on a life insurance business in Canada at any time in its last taxation year ending at or before the end of the particular corporation's taxation year and that is,

(A) a corporation of which the particular corporation is a subsidiary, or

(B) a subsidiary of a corporation described in sub-subclause (A), or

(iv) a subsidiary of a corporation described in subclause (iii), or

(b) an amount included in "Q" for the year in respect of any surplus of the subsidiary contributed by a corporation described in any of subclauses (a) (i) to (iv), other than an amount included under clause (a).

Total reserve liabilities, foreign insurance subsidiary

(7) The amount determined for a taxation year for the purposes of subsection (2) in respect of the total reserve liabilities of the foreign insurance subsidiaries of a particular life insurance corporation is the sum of all amounts each of which would be the total reserve liabilities of a foreign insurance subsidiary of the particular corporation as at the end of the subsidiary's last taxation year ending at or before the end of the particular corporation's taxation year, if the subsidiary were required by law to report to the Superintendent of Financial Institutions for that year.

Capital allowance

(8) For the purposes of this section, the capital allowance for a taxation year of a life insurance corporation that carries on business in Canada at any time in the year is the sum of,

(a) $10 million;

(b) one-half of the amount, if any, by which the lesser of $50 million and its taxable capital employed in Canada for the year exceeds $10 million;

(c) one-quarter of the amount, if any, by which the lesser of $100 million and its taxable capital employed in Canada for the year exceeds $50 million;

(d) one-half of the amount, if any, by which the lesser of $300 million and its taxable capital employed in Canada for the year exceeds $200 million; and

(e) three-quarters of the amount, if any, by which its taxable capital employed in Canada for the year exceeds $300 million.

Exception

(9) Despite subsection (8) and subject to subsections (10), (11) and (12), if a life insurance corporation is related at the end of a taxation year to another life insurance corporation that carries on business in Canada, its capital allowance for the year is nil.

Allocation, related group

(10) A life insurance corporation that carries on business in Canada at any time in a taxation year and is related at the end of the year to another life insurance corporation that carries on business in Canada may file with the Ontario Minister, on behalf of the related group of life insurance corporations of which the corporation is a member, an agreement under which an amount that does not exceed the sum of the following amounts is allocated for the year among the members of the related group:

1. $10 million.

2. one-half of the amount, if any, by which the lesser of the following amounts exceeds $10 million:

i. $50 million, and

ii. the sum of all amounts each of which is the taxable capital employed in Canada of a life insurance corporation for the year that is a member of the related group.

3. one-quarter of the amount, if any, by which the lesser of the following amounts exceeds $50 million:

i. $100 million, and

ii. the sum of all amounts each of which is the taxable capital employed in Canada of a life insurance corporation for the year that is a member of the related group.

4. one-half of the amount, if any, by which the lesser of the following amounts exceeds $200 million:

i. $300 million, and

ii. the sum of all amounts each of which is the taxable capital employed in Canada of a life insurance corporation for the year that is a member of the related group.

5. three-quarters of the amount, if any, by which the sum of all amounts each of which is the taxable capital employed in Canada of a life insurance corporation for the year that is a member of the related group exceeds $300 million.

Allocation by Minister

(11) The Ontario Minister may request a life insurance corporation that carries on business in Canada at any time in a taxation year and that, at the end of the year, is related to another life insurance corporation that carries on business in Canada to file with the Ontario Minister an agreement referred to in subsection (10) and, if the corporation does not file the agreement within 30 days after receiving the request, the Ontario Minister may allocate among the members of the related group of life insurance corporations of which the corporation is a member for the year an amount not exceeding the sum of the amounts in respect of the related group under paragraphs 1 to 5 of subsection (10).

Same

(12) For the purposes of this section, the least amount allocated for a taxation year to a member of a related group under an agreement described in subsection (10) or by the Ontario Minister under subsection (11) is the capital allowance for the year of that member.

Taxable capital employed in Canada

(13) For the purposes of this section, the taxable capital employed in Canada for a taxation year of a life insurance corporation is determined as follows:

1. If the life insurance corporation is resident in Canada at any time in the year, its taxable capital employed in Canada for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

(B × C/D) + E

in which "B", "C", "D" and "E" are the amounts determined under subsection (2) in respect of the corporation for the year.

2. If the life insurance corporation is not resident in Canada at any time in the year, its taxable capital employed in Canada for the year is the amount of its capital for the year, as determined under subsection (5).

Application of Federal Act

(14) Subsections 181 (3) and (4) and 190.15 (5) and (6) of the Federal Act apply with necessary modifications for the purposes of this section and, in the application of those subsections,

(a) subsection 1 (7) of this Act does not apply;

(b) references to Part I.3 of the Federal Act shall be read as references to this section; and

(c) the references in subsections 190.15 (5) and (6) of the Federal Act to a corporation's capital deduction shall be read as references to its capital allowance as determined under this section.

Definitions

(15) In this section,

"foreign insurance subsidiary" means, in respect of a particular life insurance corporation at a particular time, a non-resident corporation that,

(a) carried on a life insurance business throughout its last taxation year ending at or before that time,

(b) did not carry on a life insurance business in Canada at any time in its last taxation year ending at or before that time, and

(i) a subsidiary of the particular life insurance corporation, and

(ii) not a subsidiary of any corporation that is resident in Canada that carried on a life insurance business in Canada at any time in its last taxation year ending at or before that time and that is a subsidiary of the particular life insurance corporation; ("filiale d'assurance étrangère")

"long-term debt" means subordinated indebtedness, within the meaning assigned by the Insurance Companies Act (Canada), evidenced by obligations issued for a term of not less than five years; ("passif à long terme")

"reserves" means, in respect of a life insurance corporation for a taxation year, the amount at the end of the year of all of the corporation's reserves, provisions and allowances, other than allowances in respect of depreciation or depletion, and includes any provision in respect of deferred taxes or future tax liabilities; ("réserves")

"subsidiary" means, in respect of a corporation that in this definition is referred to as the "parent corporation", a corporation not less than 90 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of the capital stock of which belong to,

(a) the parent corporation,

(b) a corporation that is a subsidiary of the parent corporation, or

"Superintendent of Financial Institutions" means the Superintendent of Financial Institutions appointed under the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act (Canada); ("surintendant des institutions financières")

"surplus funds derived from operations" means, in respect of a life insurance corporation as of the end of a taxation year, the amount that would be its surplus funds derived from operations at that time under subsection 138 (12) of the Federal Act, computed as if no tax were payable under Part I.3 or VI of that Act for the year. ("fonds excédentaire résultant de l'activité")

Division E - Capital Tax

Subdivision a -Liability for Capital Tax

Liability for capital tax

64. (1) Subject to subsection (2), every corporation to which subsection 27 (1) applies is liable to pay to the Crown in right of Ontario a capital tax for a taxation year commencing before January 1, 2012,

(a) in the amount calculated under subdivision b in the case of a corporation that is a financial institution for the year; or

(b) in the amount calculated under subdivision c in the case of a corporation that is not a financial institution for the year.

Exception

(2) The tax imposed by this Division for a taxation year is not payable by,

(a) a corporation that is liable to tax for the year under section 74 of the Corporations Tax Act;

(b) a credit union;

(d) a corporation that is a family farm corporation for the year, other than a corporation in respect of which a determination has been made under subsection 31 (2) of the Federal Act;

(e) a corporation that is a family fishing corporation for the year; or

(f) a corporation to which paragraph 2 of subsection 27 (2) applies.

Definitions

(3) In this section,

"family farm corporation" means, in respect of a taxation year, a corporation,

(a) all the shares of the capital stock of which that confer on the holder the right to vote were, throughout the year, owned by,

(i) an individual resident in Canada,

(ii) an individual resident in Canada and a member or members of that individual's family who were also resident in Canada,

(iii) another family farm corporation, or

(iv) another corporation, all the shares of the capital stock of which that confer on the holder the right to vote were owned directly or indirectly by a person or persons described in subclause (i), (ii) or (iii),

(b) 75 per cent of the assets of which throughout the year were farming assets, and

(i) through the employment of a shareholder or a member of the shareholder's family who was actually engaged in the operation of the farm, or

(ii) in the case of a corporation described in subclause (a) (iii) or (iv), through the employment of the person or persons referred to in subclause (a) (i) or (ii); ("société agricole familiale")

"family fishing corporation" means, in respect of a taxation year, a corporation,

(a) all the shares of the capital stock of which that confer on the holder the right to vote were, throughout the year, owned by,

(i) an individual resident in Canada,

(ii) an individual resident in Canada and a member or members of that individual's family who were also resident in Canada,

(iii) another family fishing corporation, or

(b) 75 per cent of the assets of which throughout the year were fishing assets, and

(i) through the employment of a shareholder or a member of the shareholder's family who was actually engaged in the operation of the fishing business, or

(ii) in the case of a corporation described in subclause (a) (iii) or (iv), through the employment of the person or persons referred to in subclause (a) (i) or (ii); ("société de pêche familiale")

"farming" does not include the maintaining of horses for racing; ("agriculture")

"farming assets" means, in respect of a corporation,

(a) cash, trade accounts receivable, supplies and inventory of commodities or things produced, raised or grown by the corporation through farming,

(b) land, buildings, equipment, machinery and livestock that are used chiefly in the operation of a farm by the corporation,

(c) any right or licence granted or issued under any Act of the Legislature that permits or regulates the production or sale of any commodity or thing produced, raised or grown by the corporation through farming,

(d) the building in which a shareholder of the corporation or one or more members of his or her family reside who are engaged in the operation of a farm if that building is on land that is used or is contiguous to land used by that shareholder or the member or members of his or her family in the operation of the farm,

(e) shares in another family farm corporation, or

(f) the amount owing to the corporation for the balance of the sale price of farming assets described in clause (b) that have been sold by the corporation if,

(i) the amount is secured by a mortgage held by the corporation, and

(ii) the total value of the corporation's remaining farming assets described in clauses (a) to (e) exceeds 50 per cent of its total assets; ("actif agricole")

"fishing assets" means, in respect of a corporation,

(a) cash, trade accounts receivable, supplies and inventory used by the corporation in a fishing business,

(b) land, buildings, boats, ships, equipment, machinery and nets that are used by the corporation chiefly in the operation of a fishing business,

(c) any right or licence granted or issued under any Act of the Legislature that permits or regulates the catching or sale of fish by the corporation, and

(d) shares in another family fishing corporation. ("actif de pêche")

Member of family

(4) For the purposes of the definitions of "family farm corporation" and "family fishing corporation" in subsection (3), the following are members of an individual's family:

1. The individual's spouse or common-law partner.

2. The individual's children or other lawful descendants.

3. The individual's father, mother, grandfather and grandmother.

4. The individual's brothers and sisters and their lawful descendants.

5. The individual's uncles and aunts by blood relation and their lawful descendants.

6. The father and mother of the individual's spouse or common-law partner.

7. The brothers and sisters of the individual's spouse or common-law partner and their lawful descendants.

8. The spouse or common-law partner of each of the individual's children.

Subdivision b -Financial Institutions

Application

65. This subdivision applies to corporations only in respect of taxation years commencing before July 1, 2010 for which they are financial institutions.

Interpretation

Definitions

66. (1) In this subdivision,

"associated group", in respect of a corporation or qualifying small business, has the prescribed meaning; ("groupe")

"average bank prime rate" has the prescribed meaning; ("taux préférentiel bancaire moyen")

"community small business investment fund corporation" means a corporation registered as a community small business investment fund corporation under the Community Small Business Investment Funds Act; ("fonds communautaire de placement dans les petites entreprises")

"disposition" includes an event prescribed to be a disposition for the purposes of this subdivision and excludes an event prescribed not to be a disposition for the purposes of this subdivision; ("disposition")

"long-term debt" has the meaning assigned by subsection 181 (1) of the Federal Act; ("passif à long terme")

"qualifying small business" means a business that satisfies the prescribed conditions; ("petite entreprise autorisée")

"related financial institution" means, in respect of a particular financial institution for a taxation year, another financial institution that is related at the end of the year to the particular financial institution; ("institution financière liée")

"related insurance corporation" means, in respect of a particular financial institution for a taxation year, an insurance corporation that is related at the end of the year to the particular financial institution; ("compagnie d'assurance liée")

"reserves" means, in respect of a financial institution for a taxation year, the amount, calculated as of the end of the year, of all of the corporation's reserves, provisions and allowances, including any provision in respect of deferred taxes or future tax liabilities, but excluding allowances in respect of depreciation or depletion; ("réserves")

"taxable capital employed in Canada" means, with respect to a financial institution for a taxation year, the financial institution's taxable capital employed in Canada for the year as determined under section 181.3 of the Federal Act. ("capital imposable utilisé au Canada")

Financial institution

(2) A corporation is a financial institution for a taxation year for the purposes of this Division if, at any time in the year,

(a) it is a bank;

(b) it is authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to carry on the business of offering its services as a trustee to the public;

(c) it is authorized under the laws of Canada or a province to accept deposits from the public and carries on the business of lending money on the security of real estate or investing in mortgages on real estate;

(d) it is a registered securities dealer;

(e) it is a mortgage investment corporation; or

(f) it is a corporation prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.

Deposit-taking institution

(3) A corporation is a deposit-taking institution for a taxation year for the purposes of this subdivision if,

(a) it is a financial institution for the year by reason of clause (2) (a), (b) or (c);

(b) it is a corporation all or substantially all of the assets of which are shares or indebtedness of corporations described in clause (a) to which the corporation is related; or

(c) it is a corporation all or substantially all of the assets of which are shares or indebtedness of corporations described in clause (b) to which the corporation is related.

Qualifying small business corporation

(4) For the purposes of this subdivision, a corporation is a qualifying small business corporation at a particular time if,

(a) it is a Canadian-controlled private corporation;

(b) it carries on business in Ontario through one or more permanent establishments;

(d) all or substantially all of the fair market value of the corporation's assets is attributable to assets used principally in an active business carried on by the corporation primarily in Ontario.

Same

(5) A corporation is also a qualifying small business corporation at a particular time for the purposes of this subdivision if it is associated with a corporation referred to in subsection (4) at that time and satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed.

Rule for determining values and amounts

67. For the purposes of this subdivision, the carrying value of an asset as of the end of a taxation year and all other amounts required to be determined shall be determined in the same manner as would be required for the purposes of Part I.3 of the Federal Act.

Financial institution resident in Canada

Paid-up capital

68. (1) The paid-up capital for a taxation year of a financial institution that is resident in Canada, is the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the sum of the following amounts, if any, in respect of the financial institution, determined as of the end of the year:

1. Its long-term debt.

2. Its capital stock or, in the case of a financial institution incorporated without share capital, its members' contributions.

3. Its retained earnings.

4. Its accumulated other comprehensive income.

5. Its contributed surplus and all other surpluses.

6. Its reserves for the year, except to the extent that they were deducted in computing its income under Division B for the year.

"B" is the sum of the following amounts, if any, in respect of the financial institution, determined as of the end of the year:

1. Its deferred tax debit balance or future tax assets.

2. Its deficit, if any, deducted in computing its shareholders' equity.

3. Any amount deducted under subsection 130.1 (1) or 137 (2) of the Federal Act in computing its income under Division B for the year, to the extent that the amount can reasonably be regarded as being included in the amount of "A" for the year.

4. Any amount, except to the extent that it has been deducted by the financial institution in computing its income under Part II of the Corporations Tax Act or Division B of this Part for the year or any previous taxation year, that is deductible by the financial institution by reason of the application of subsection 37 (1) of the Federal Act in respect of scientific research and experimental development.

Same

(2) The following provisions apply for the purposes of paragraph 4 of the definition of "B" in subsection (1):

1. Paragraph 87 (2) (l) of the Federal Act.

2. Paragraph 88 (1) (e.2) of the Federal Act with respect to the application of paragraph 87 (2) (l) of that Act to a winding-up to which section 88 of that Act applies.

Taxable paid-up capital

(3) The taxable paid-up capital for a taxation year of a financial institution that is resident in Canada is the amount, if any, by which the financial institution's paid-up capital for the year exceeds its investment allowance for the year in respect of all of its assets, each of which is a share of the capital stock or long-term debt of,

(a) a related financial institution that has a permanent establishment in Ontario and is not exempt from tax under this Division or Part III of the Corporations Tax Act; or

(b) a related insurance corporation that has a permanent establishment in Ontario.

Investment allowance

(4) The investment allowance for a taxation year of a corporation that is a financial institution resident in Canada in respect of a share of the capital stock or long-term debt of a related financial institution or related insurance corporation is the amount calculated using the formula,

A × B/C

in which,

"A" is the carrying value of the asset to the corporation as of the end of the year,

"B" is the Ontario allocation factor of the related financial institution or the related insurance corporation, as the case may be, for its last taxation year ending in the corporation's year, and

"C" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Exception, taxable paid-up capital of eligible institution

(5) Despite subsection (3), the taxable paid-up capital for a taxation year of a financial institution resident in Canada that is an eligible institution for the year is the amount, if any, by which its paid-up capital for the year exceeds its investment allowance for the year in respect of all of its assets, each of which is a share of the capital stock or long-term debt of a corporation that is a qualifying corporation in respect of the eligible institution.

Eligible institution

(6) A financial institution is an eligible institution for a taxation year for the purposes of this section if,

(a) its Ontario allocation factor for the year is one; and

(b) it is not controlled, directly or indirectly, at any time in the year by,

(i) another financial institution, other than a corporation prescribed as a financial institution for the purposes of this Division,

(ii) an insurance corporation, or

(iii) a corporation that would be considered to be a financial institution if it carried on business in Canada and had been incorporated in Canada.

Investment allowance, eligible institution

(7) The investment allowance of an eligible institution for a taxation year in respect of an asset of the eligible institution that is a share of the capital stock or long-term debt of a qualifying corporation is the carrying value of the asset to the eligible institution as of the end of the year.

Qualifying corporation

(8) A corporation is a qualifying corporation in respect of an eligible institution for a taxation year of the eligible institution if the corporation is a financial institution or insurance corporation that,

(a) is related at the end of that year to the eligible institution;

(b) has a permanent establishment in Canada at the end of that year; and

(c) is not exempt from tax under this Division or Part III of the Corporations Tax Act for its last taxation year ending in the year if it is not an insurance corporation.

Authorized foreign bank

Paid-up capital

69. (1) The paid-up capital for a taxation year of an authorized foreign bank is the amount determined under paragraph 181.3 (3) (e) of the Federal Act in respect of the authorized foreign bank for the year.

Taxable paid-up capital

(2) The taxable paid-up capital for a taxation year of an authorized foreign bank is the amount, if any, by which its paid-up capital for the year exceeds its investment allowance for the year in respect of all amounts each of which is the amount, calculated as of the end of the year before the application of risk weights, that the bank would be required to report under the OSFI risk-weighting guidelines, if those guidelines applied and required a report at that time, of a qualifying investment used or held by the bank in the year in the course of carrying on its Canadian banking business.

Investment allowance

(3) The investment allowance for a taxation year of an authorized foreign bank in respect of a qualifying investment is the amount calculated using the formula,

A × B/C

in which,

"A" is the amount of the qualifying investment, as reported by the authorized foreign bank,

"B" is the Ontario allocation factor of the related financial institution or the related insurance corporation that issued the investment for its last taxation year ending in the authorized foreign bank's taxation year, and

"C" is the Ontario allocation factor of the authorized foreign bank for the year.

Qualifying investment

(4) A qualifying investment of an authorized foreign bank is an asset of the bank that is a share of the capital stock or long-term debt of,

(a) a related financial institution that has a permanent establishment in Ontario and is not exempt from tax under this Division or Part III of the Corporations Tax Act; or

(b) a related insurance corporation that has a permanent establishment in Ontario.

Adjusted taxable paid-up capital

70. (1) For the purposes of this Division, the adjusted taxable paid-up capital of a financial institution for a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula,

A + (B/C) – D

in which,

"A" is,

(a) the amount of the financial institution's taxable paid-up capital for the year if the financial institution is resident in Canada or is an authorized foreign bank, or

(b) its taxable capital employed in Canada, in any other case,

"B" is,

(a) the amount of the financial institution's Canadian tangible property for the year if the financial institution is resident in Canada or is an authorized foreign bank, or

(b) nil, in any other case,

"C" is the financial institution's Canadian allocation factor for the year, and

"D" is the financial institution's capital deduction for the year.

Canadian tangible property

(2) The amount of a financial institution's Canadian tangible property for a taxation year is one-third of the sum of all amounts determined under paragraphs 181.3 (1) (a) and (b) of the Federal Act in respect of the institution for the year, measured at the end of the year.

Capital deduction

(3) A financial institution's capital deduction for a taxation year is determined as follows:

1. If the financial institution is related at any time in the year to another corporation that,

i. is a financial institution,

ii. has a permanent establishment in Canada, and

iii. is not exempt from tax payable under,

A. this Division by reason of clause 64 (2) (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), or

B. Part III of the Corporations Tax Act by reason of subsection 71 (1) of that Act,

the financial institution's capital deduction for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

E/F × $15 million

in which,

"E" is the amount of the financial institution's taxable capital employed in Canada for the year, and

"F" is the sum of the amount of "E" for the year and all amounts each of which is the taxable capital employed in Canada of one of those related financial institutions for its last taxation year ending at or before the end of the financial institution's taxation year.

2. If paragraph 1 does not apply, the financial institution's capital deduction for the year is $15 million.

Limitation

(4) Subsection 181 (4) of the Federal Act applies with necessary modifications for the purposes of this subdivision in determining any amount required to determine a financial institution's adjusted taxable paid-up capital for a taxation year.

Anti-avoidance

71. (1) Despite any other provision in this subdivision, if a financial institution has in a taxation year transferred or disposed of, directly or indirectly, one or more of its assets as part of a transaction, event or series of transactions or events to one or more persons or partnerships that did not deal at arm's length with the financial institution immediately after the transfer, and the asset or assets had an aggregate carrying value to the financial institution immediately before the transfer that exceeded both $10 million and 25 per cent of the carrying value of the financial institution's total assets immediately before the transfer, the Ontario Minister may require the financial institution to measure its adjusted taxable paid-up capital for the year as of the day immediately before the commencement of the transaction, event or series of transactions or events rather than at the end of the year.

Interpretation

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the carrying value of an asset or group of assets shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Capital tax payable by a financial institution

72. (1) The amount of capital tax payable by a financial institution under this Division for a taxation year commencing before July 1, 2010 is calculated using the formula,

[A × (B + C) × (D/365)] – E + F

in which,

"A" is the financial institution's Ontario allocation factor for the year,

"B" is the amount determined by multiplying the basic capital tax rate determined under subsection (2) by the lesser of,

(a) the amount of the financial institution's adjusted taxable paid-up capital for the year, and

(b) its basic capital amount for the year,

"C" is the amount, if any, calculated by multiplying the additional capital tax rate determined under subsection (4) by the amount, if any, by which the financial institution's adjusted taxable paid-up capital for the year exceeds its basic capital amount for the year,

"D" is,

(a) 365 if there are at least 51 weeks in the year, or

(b) the number of days in the year, in any other case,

"E" is the financial institution's small business investment tax credit for the year, as determined under section 73, and

"F" is the financial institution's small business investment tax credit repayment for the year, as determined under section 79.

Basic capital tax rate

(2) The basic capital tax rate for a financial institution for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) 0.57 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are before January 1, 2009 to the total number of days in the year;

(b) 0.45 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year; and

(c) 0.3 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2009 and before July 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year.

Basic capital amount

(3) A financial institution's basic capital amount for a taxation year is determined as follows:

1. If the financial institution is related at any time in the year to another corporation that,

i. is a financial institution,

ii. has a permanent establishment in Canada, and

iii. is not exempt from tax payable under,

A. this Division by reason of clause 64 (2) (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), or

B. Part III of the Corporations Tax Act by reason of subsection 71 (1) of that Act,

the financial institution's basic capital amount for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

G/H × $400 million

in which,

"G" is the amount of the financial institution's taxable capital employed in Canada for the year, and

"H" is the sum of the amount of "G" for the year and all amounts each of which is the taxable capital employed in Canada of one of those related financial institutions for its last taxation year ending at or before the end of the financial institution's taxation year.

2. If paragraph 1 does not apply, the financial institution's basic capital amount for the year is $400 million.

Additional capital tax rate

(4) The additional capital tax rate for a financial institution for a taxation year is determined as follows:

1. If the financial institution is a deposit-taking institution in the taxation year or is related in the year to a deposit-taking institution, the additional capital tax rate is the sum of,

i. 0.855 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are before January 1, 2009 to the total number of days in the year,

ii. 0.675 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year, and

iii. 0.45 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2009 and before July 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year.

2. If the financial institution is not a deposit-taking institution in the taxation year and is not related in the year to a deposit-taking institution, the additional capital tax rate is the sum of,

i. 0.684 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are before January 1, 2009 to the total number of days in the year,

ii. 0.54 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year, and

iii. 0.36 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2009 and before July 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year.

Small business investment tax credit

73. (1) For the purposes of the definition of "E" in subsection 72 (1), a financial institution's small business investment tax credit for a taxation year is such amount as the institution may claim that does not exceed the lesser of,

(a) the amount of its tax earn-back account for the year; and

(b) the amount of its small business investment tax credit account for the year, as determined under section 74.

Tax earn-back account

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the amount of a financial institution's tax earn-back account for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the sum of its eligible tax for the year and, subject to subsection (3), its three previous taxation years, plus the sum of all small business investment tax credit repayments, if any, under subsection 66.1 (12) of the Corporations Tax Act or section 79 of this Act for its three previous taxation years, and

"B" is the sum of all small business investment tax credits claimed by the financial institution under subsection 66.1 (2) of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection (1) in its three previous taxation years that were allowed as deductions from amounts included by the financial institution in computing its tax earn-back account for the year.

Computation of amount

(3) In computing the amount described in the definition of "A" in subsection (2) for a taxation year, a financial institution may include an amount in respect of its eligible tax for the third taxation year before the year only to the extent that,

(a) the institution has included tax credit amounts under clause 66.1 (4) (a) of the Corporations Tax Act or in the calculation of "A" in subsection 74 (1) in computing its small business investment tax credit account for the year in respect of investments made before December 31 of the calendar year ending in the taxation year; and

(b) the sum of the tax credit amounts referred to in clause (a) exceeds the amount of all small business investment tax credits that were claimed by the financial institution under subsection 66.1 (2) of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection (1) for a previous taxation year.

Eligible tax

(4) The amount of a financial institution's eligible tax for a taxation year for the purposes of subsection (3) is the amount calculated using the formula,

(A – B ) × (C × D × 0.2)

in which,

"A" is the amount of the adjusted taxable paid-up capital of the financial institution for the year as determined under this Division or Division B.1 of Part III of the Corporations Tax Act, as the case may be,

"B" is the financial institution's basic capital amount for the year as determined under subsection 72 (3),

"C" is the financial institution's Ontario allocation factor for the year, and

"D" is the total of,

(a) 0.855 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are before January 1, 2009 to the total number of days in the year,

(b) 0.675 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year, and

(c) 0.45 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2009 and before July 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year.

Small business investment tax credit account

74. (1) The amount of a financial institution's small business investment tax credit account for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "A" plus "B" exceeds "C" where,

"A" is, subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), the sum of all amounts each of which is a tax credit amount in respect of an eligible investment made before the end of the year by,

(a) the financial institution, if it is a deposit-taking institution,

(b) a specified corporation that was related to the financial institution at the time the investment was made, or

(c) a deposit-taking institution or an insurance corporation that was related to the financial institution at the time the investment was made,

"B" is the sum of all small business investment tax credit repayments required to be paid by the financial institution under subsection 66.1 (12) of the Corporations Tax Act or section 79 of this Act for previous taxation years, and

"C" is the sum of,

(a) all amounts each of which is an amount, if any, determined under such rules as may be prescribed in respect of the disposition after May 7, 1996 and before the end of the year of a prescribed investment, and

(b) all small business investment tax credits claimed by the financial institution under subsection 66.1 (2) of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection 73 (1) of this Act for previous taxation years.

Eligible investment

(2) For the purposes of this subdivision, an eligible investment is one of the following:

1. A below-prime loan made to a qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business after May 6, 1997.

2. A patient capital investment made in a qualifying small business or qualifying small business corporation after May 6, 1997.

3. A Class A share issued by a community small business investment fund corporation in consideration for an investment made before January 1, 2004.

Limitation

(3) A tax credit amount in respect of an eligible investment made by a specified corporation that is not a financial institution may be included by a financial institution in computing its small business investment tax credit account only in the proportion that the fair market value of the shares of the specified corporation not held by a person unrelated to the financial institution is of the total fair market value of the shares of the specified corporation issued and outstanding at the time that the investment is made.

Exception, below-prime loan

(4) No tax credit amount in respect of a below-prime loan may be included by a financial institution in computing its small business investment tax credit account for a taxation year if, as a result of including a tax credit amount in respect of that below-prime loan, the sum of all tax credit amounts calculated for the year and included in computing the financial institution's small business investment tax credit account for the year in respect of below-prime loans outstanding in the year would exceed 75 per cent of the amount of the financial institution's tax earn-back account for the year.

Eligible investments made by related financial institution or specified corporation

(5) If a financial institution includes a tax credit amount in the calculation of an amount under clause 66.1 (4) (a) of the Corporations Tax Act or the amount of "A" in subsection (1) in computing its small business investment tax credit account for a taxation year in respect of an eligible investment made by a related deposit-taking institution, a related insurance corporation or a specified corporation, no tax credit amount in respect of the eligible investment may be included in computing the small business investment tax credit account of any other financial institution for any taxation year.

Specified corporation

(6) A corporation is a specified corporation with respect to a particular investment in a qualifying small business corporation if,

(a) it is either a specialized financing corporation for the purposes of Part IX of the Bank Act (Canada) or a corporation of a class prescribed for the purposes of this subsection; and

(b) it satisfies such requirements as may be prescribed.

Below-prime loan

75. (1) For the purposes of this subdivision, a below-prime loan is a loan for a total amount of not more than $50,000 in respect of which the following conditions are satisfied:

1. If the loan is made at a fixed rate of interest, the rate of interest payable in respect of the loan is less than the average bank prime rate at the time the loan is made.

2. If the loan is made at a floating rate of interest, the agreement in respect of the loan provides that the rate of interest payable in respect of the loan at any time must be less than the average bank prime rate at that time.

3. The loan is not made to a person carrying on a business of a class prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph.

4. The amount of the total assets or the amount of the gross revenue, measured immediately before the loan is made, whichever is greater, of the qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business to which the loan is made or any associated group of which it is a member, does not exceed $500,000 at the time the loan is made.

5. The loan is not used for such purpose or in such manner as may be prescribed.

Deemed qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business

(2) If the qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business to which a below-prime loan is made certifies to the financial institution, specified corporation or insurance corporation making the loan that the corporation or business is a qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business, as the case may be, for the purposes of this subdivision and that the conditions described in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of subsection (1) are or will be satisfied, the corporation or business is deemed to be a qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business for the purposes of this subdivision and the conditions described in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of subsection (1) are deemed to be satisfied.

Penalty

(3) If a certificate provided by a qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business under subsection (2) contains a false statement of fact and the Ontario Minister considers that the individual making the statement should reasonably have known that it was false, the corporation or business shall, subject to subsection (4), pay a penalty equal to the lesser of,

(a) $2,000; and

(b) the tax credit amount claimed by a financial institution in respect of the below-prime loan to which the certification relates.

Exception

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the corporation or business provides evidence that satisfies the Ontario Minister that the individual making the statement believed the fact to be true.

Tax credit amount, below-prime loan

(5) For the purposes of the definition of "A" in subsection 74 (1), the tax credit amount in respect of an eligible investment that is a below-prime loan made by a corporation described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of that definition is, for each taxation year in which the loan is outstanding, 4 per cent of the average outstanding balance of the loan during the taxation year.

Patient capital investment

76. (1) For the purposes of this subdivision, a patient capital investment is an investment made in a qualifying small business corporation or a qualifying small business that,

(a) satisfies such rules as may be prescribed; and

(b) is not used by the borrower for such purpose or in such manner as may be prescribed.

Tax credit amount – patient capital investment

(2) For the purposes of the definition of "A" in subsection 74 (1), the tax credit amount in respect of an eligible investment that is a patient capital investment is the amount determined in accordance with the following rules:

1. In the formulas described in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this subsection,

"D" is the greater of,

(a) 0.0, and

(b) 1– F/$250,000 – H/$50,000,

"E" is the consideration for which the investment was issued,

"F" is the amount not exceeding $250,000, by which the amount of the total assets or the amount of the gross revenue, measured immediately before the investment is made, whichever is greater, of the qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business or any associated group of which it is a member is greater than $500,000,

"G" is the amount not exceeding $4 million, by which the amount of the total assets or the amount of the gross revenue, measured immediately before the investment is made, whichever is greater, of the qualifying small business corporation or qualifying small business or any associated group of which it is a member is greater than $1 million,

"H" is the lesser of,

(a) $50,000, and

(b) the amount of the consideration in excess of $50,000 for which the investment was issued, and

"I" is the lesser of,

(a) $750,000, and

(b) the amount of the consideration in excess of $250,000 for which the investment was issued.

2. If the investment was issued for consideration of not more than $100,000, the tax credit amount in respect of the investment is the amount calculated using the formula,

3. If the investment was issued for consideration greater than $100,000 but not exceeding $1 million, the tax credit amount in respect of the investment is the amount calculated using the formula,

4. If the investment was issued for consideration greater than $1 million, the tax credit amount in respect of the investment is the amount calculated using the following formula:

5. Despite paragraph 2, if the total consideration of all eligible investments issued by a qualifying small business or qualifying small business corporation to a financial institution exceeds $100,000, the tax credit amount in respect of a patient capital investment made by the financial institution in the business or corporation for consideration not exceeding $100,000 is calculated using the formula,

Determination of total assets and gross revenue

77. For the purposes of sections 75 and 76, the amount of the total assets and the amount of the gross revenue of the associated group of which a qualifying small business or qualifying small business corporation is a member shall be determined in accordance with the following rules:

1. The total assets of the associated group shall include the total assets of all businesses and corporations in the group.

2. The gross revenue of the associated group shall include the gross revenue of all businesses and corporations in the group.

3. The total assets of a business or corporation in the associated group shall include, if the business or corporation is a member of a partnership that is not a member of the associated group, the same proportion of the total assets of the partnership, as recorded in the books and records of the partnership, as the proportion of the balance of the business's or corporation's capital account in the partnership to the total of the capital account balances of all partners of the partnership.

4. The gross revenue of a business or corporation in the associated group shall include, if the business or corporation is a member of a partnership that is not a member of the associated group, the same proportion of the gross revenue of the partnership, as recorded in the books and records of the partnership, as the proportion of the income or loss of the partnership to which the business or corporation is entitled as a partner of the partnership.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and the regulations, the total assets and the gross revenue of a business or corporation in the associated group shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on an unconsolidated basis.

6. Such other rules as may be prescribed.

Tax credit amount, investment in a community small business investment fund corporation

78. (1) The tax credit amount in respect of an eligible investment that is an investment made before January 1, 2004 in a community small business investment fund corporation in accordance with the Community Small Business Investment Funds Act is the amount equal to 30 per cent of the amount of equity capital paid by the financial institution, specified corporation or insurance corporation to the corporation on the issuance of Class A shares to the financial institution, specified corporation or insurance corporation.

Same

(2) Subsection (1) applies only if the financial institution claiming the tax credit in respect of the investment has applied for the tax credit, in a form approved by the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Finance has allowed the application.

Same

(3) If subsection (1) applies, the financial institution may include in the amount of "A" in subsection 74 (1), in computing its small business investment tax credit account for a taxation year, an additional tax credit amount equal to 30 per cent of the amount of equity capital paid by the financial institution, specified corporation or insurance corporation to the corporation on the issuance of the Class A shares to the financial institution, specified corporation or insurance corporation, to the extent that the corporation has reinvested the capital in eligible investments under the Community Small Business Investment Funds Act in the taxation year.

Small business investment tax credit repayment

79. For the purposes of the definition of "F" in subsection 72 (1) and the definition of "B" in subsection 74 (1), a financial institution's small business investment tax credit repayment for a taxation year is equal to the lesser of,

(a) the amount, if any, by which the amount of "C" in subsection 74 (1) as determined for the year exceeds the sum of the amounts of "A" and "B" under that subsection for the year; and

(b) the amount, if any, by which the total of all small business investment tax credits claimed by the financial institution under subsection 66.1 (2) of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection 74 (1) of this Act for previous taxation years exceeds the total of all the financial institution's small business investment tax credit repayments under this section or subsection 66.1 (12) of the Corporations Tax Act for previous taxation years.

Subdivision c - Corporations other than Financial Institutions

Application

80. This subdivision applies to corporations only in respect of taxation years commencing before July 1, 2010 for which they are not financial institutions.

Definitions

81. In this subdivision,

"taxable capital" means, with respect to a corporation for a taxation year, the amount that would be the corporation's taxable capital for the year as determined under section 181.2 of the Federal Act if the amount of its capital, as determined under subsection 181.2 (3) of that Act included its accumulated other comprehensive income at the end of the year; ("capital imposable")

"taxable capital employed in Canada" means, with respect to a corporation for a taxation year, the corporation's taxable capital employed in Canada for the year as determined under section 181.4 of the Federal Act. ("capital imposable utilisé au Canada")

Capital tax, corporations other than financial institutions

82. (1) The amount of capital tax payable under this Division by a corporation other than a financial institution for a taxation year commencing before July 1, 2010 is the amount calculated using the formula,

A × B × (C – D) × E/365

in which,

"A" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year,

"B" is the corporation's capital tax rate for the year,

"C" is,

(a) the amount of the corporation's taxable capital for the year if the corporation is resident in Canada, or

(b) the amount of the corporation's taxable capital employed in Canada for the year if the corporation is non-resident,

"D" is the corporation's capital deduction for the year, and

"E" is,

(a) 365 days if there are at least 51 weeks in the year, or

(b) the number of days in the year, in any other case.

Capital tax rate

(2) A corporation's capital tax rate for a taxation year for the purposes of subsection (1) is the sum of,

(a) 0.285 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are before January 1, 2009 to the total number of days in the year;

(b) 0.225 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year; and

(c) 0.15 per cent multiplied by the ratio of the number of days in the year that are after December 31, 2009 and before July 1, 2010 to the total number of days in the year.

Capital deduction – general rule

83. (1) Unless a corporation's capital deduction for a taxation year is determined under subsection (2), its capital deduction for the year for the purposes of the definition of "D" in subsection 82 (1) is the amount calculated using the formula,

$15 million × A/B

in which,

"A" is the amount of the corporation's taxable capital or taxable capital employed in Canada, as the case may be, for the year, and

"B" is the sum of,

i. the corporation's taxable capital or taxable capital employed in Canada for the year, and

ii. the taxable capital or taxable capital employed in Canada, as the case may be, of every corporation, if any, (other than a financial institution or corporation that is exempt from tax under this Division or Part III of the Corporations Tax Act) that has a permanent establishment in Canada at any time in the year and with which the corporation is associated for the last taxation year of the associated corporation ending at or before the end of the corporation's taxation year.

Election

(2) If a corporation and every eligible corporation with which it is associated in a taxation year (in this section referred to as the "associated group") make an election to have this subsection apply, the corporation's capital deduction for the year for the purposes of the definition of "D" in subsection 82 (1) is calculated using the formula,

C/D

in which,

"C" is the corporation's portion, for the year, of the associated group's net deduction for the calendar year in which the year ends, as determined under subsection (7) or (8), as applicable, and

"D" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Eligible corporation

(3) A corporation is an eligible corporation for a taxation year for the purposes of subsection (2) if it has a permanent establishment in Canada at any time in the taxation year referred to in that subsection and is neither a financial institution nor a corporation exempt from tax under this Division or Part III of the Corporations Tax Act.

Associated group's net deduction

(4) For the purposes of this section, an associated group's net deduction for a calendar year is the sum of the net deductions of each corporation in the associated group for the last taxation year of the corporation ending in the calendar year.

Net deduction of a corporation in the associated group

(5) The net deduction of a corporation for a taxation year for the purposes of subsection (4) is the amount calculated using the formula,

E × $15 million × F/G

in which,

"E" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the last taxation year ending in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the taxation year ends,

"F" is the amount of the total assets of the corporation as recorded in its books and records for the last taxation year ending in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the taxation year ends, and

"G" is the sum of the total assets of each corporation in the associated group as recorded in its books and records for its last taxation year ending in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the taxation year ends.

Total assets

(6) For the purposes of the definitions of "F" and "G" in subsection (5), the amount of the total assets of a corporation that is not resident in Canada is deemed to be the amount of its total assets situated in Canada.

Corporation's portion of net deduction

(7) If an associated group makes an election under subsection (2) and all of the corporations in the associated group enter into a written allocation agreement that satisfies the following conditions, the corporation's portion, for a taxation year, of the associated group's net deduction for the calendar year in which the taxation year ends is the amount determined in accordance with the written allocation agreement:

1. The allocation agreement must allocate among the corporations in the associated group the amount of the associated group's net deduction for the calendar year in which the corporations' taxation years end.

2. The amount of the associated group's net deduction for that calendar year must be determined in accordance with subsection (4).

3. The total of all amounts allocated to each corporation under the agreement must not exceed the associated group's net deduction for that calendar year.

4. For the taxation year that ends in the calendar year to which the allocation agreement applies, each corporation in the associated group is required to determine its tax payable under this Division in accordance with the allocation agreement.

5. A copy of the allocation agreement must be delivered to the Ontario Minister with the corporation's tax return for the taxation year in which an amount is claimed under subsection (1).

Same, conditions not satisfied

(8) If an associated group makes an election under subsection (2) but subsection (7) does not apply, the corporation's portion, for a taxation year, of the associated group's net deduction for the calendar year in which the taxation year ends is nil or such higher amount as may be designated by the Ontario Minister.

Part IV
Refundable Tax Credits

Division A - General

Refundable tax credits, deemed payments on account of tax

84. (1) All amounts claimed by a taxpayer in the taxpayer's return for a taxation year and allowed to the taxpayer for the year in respect of any of the following tax credits are deemed to have been paid on the taxpayer's balance-due day for the year on account of the taxpayer's tax payable under this Act for the year:

1. A qualifying environmental trust tax credit under section 87.

2. A co-operative education tax credit under section 88.

3. An apprenticeship training tax credit under section 89.

4. An Ontario computer animation and special effects tax credit under section 90.

5. An Ontario film and television tax credit under section 91.

6. An Ontario production services tax credit under section 92.

7. An Ontario interactive digital media tax credit under section 93.

8. An Ontario sound recording tax credit under section 94.

9. An Ontario book publishing tax credit under section 95.

10. An Ontario innovation tax credit under section 96.

11. An Ontario business-research institute tax credit under section 97.

12. Property and sales tax credits under section 99 or 100.

13. A political contribution tax credit under section 102.

14. An Ontario focused flow-through share tax credit under section 103.

Exception

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person for a taxation year if,

(a) the person's claim is in a return filed pursuant to an election under subsection 70 (2) or 104 (23), paragraph 128 (2) (e) or (h) or subsection 150 (4) of the Federal Act;

(b) the year ends by reason of the application of paragraph 128 (2) (d) of the Federal Act; or

(i) a trust or estate referred to in subdivision k of Division B of Part I of the Federal Act,

(ii) a trust referred to in subsection 149 (5) of the Federal Act,

(iii) an individual exempt from tax for the year under Part II, or

(iv) a corporation exempt from tax for the year under Part III.

Claim for tax credit after filing-due date

(3) An individual may claim an amount or additional amount for a taxation year in respect of a tax credit described in any of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 12, 13 and 14 of subsection (1) after the individual's filing-due date for the year and the Ontario Minister may allow the claim if,

(a) the claim is not made in connection with or for the same year as a remission under the Financial Administration Act (Canada); and

(b) the Ontario Minister is satisfied that the individual would have been entitled, without the application of this subsection, to the amount or additional amount if the claim had been made in the individual's return for the year.

Same

(4) An amount or additional amount claimed and allowed under subsection (3) is deemed to have been paid on account of the individual's tax under this Act for a taxation year at such time as the Ontario Minister determines in the period beginning on the individual's balance-due day for the year and ending on the day on which the individual makes the claim.

Partnerships

(5) For greater certainty, in computing any tax credit or other amount under this Part, no amount shall be included in respect of any expenditure incurred by one or more partners on behalf of a partnership, except as expressly otherwise provided by,

(a) the application of subsection 127.41 (1) of the Federal Act for the purposes of section 87; or

(b) any of sections 88, 89, 94, 95 and 97.

Transitional

85. (1) If an amount in respect of a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 is relevant in determining eligibility for or the amount of a tax credit under this Part, the amount shall be calculated in the same manner in which it was calculated for the purposes of the Corporations Tax Act.

Regulations

(2) A reference in any provision in this Part to something prescribed, determined or defined by the regulations shall be read as a reference to the thing as prescribed, determined or defined by the regulations made for the purposes of the corresponding provision of the Corporations Tax Act unless a regulation has been made under this Act to prescribe, determine or define the thing.

Same

(3) A regulation made under the Corporations Tax Act that applies for the purposes of this Part shall be read with such modifications as may be required.

Change in tax status

86. If at any time a corporation becomes or ceases to be exempt from tax under Part I of the Federal Act on its taxable income otherwise than by reason of paragraph 149 (1) (t) of the Federal Act, the corporation is deemed to be a new corporation whose first taxation year begins at that time for the purposes of applying this Part to the corporation in the calculation of the corporation's entitlements under subsection 84 (1).

Division B - Corporations and Individuals

Qualifying environmental trust tax credit

87. The amount of a taxpayer's qualifying environmental trust tax credit for a taxation year is the amount that would be determined under subsection 127.41 (1) of the Federal Act to be the amount of the person's "Part XII.4 tax credit" for the year if the tax payable under Part XII.4 of the Federal Act by a qualifying environmental trust for a particular taxation year ending in the taxpayer's taxation year equalled the amount of tax payable by the trust for the particular year under this Act.

Co-operative education tax credit

88. (1) A taxpayer who complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for a taxation year in respect of and not exceeding the taxpayer's co-operative education tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a taxpayer's co-operative education tax credit for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) all amounts each of which is in respect of a qualifying work placement that ends in the year, equal to the lesser of the taxpayer's eligible amount for the year in respect of the qualifying work placement determined under subsection (8) and $1,000; and

(b) the total of all amounts, each of which is an amount determined by multiplying the eligible percentage by the amount of a repayment, if any, made by the taxpayer during the year, of government assistance in respect of a qualifying work placement to the extent the repayment does not exceed the amount of the assistance in respect of the qualifying work placement that,

(i) has not been repaid in a previous taxation year, and

(ii) may reasonably be considered to have reduced the amount of a co-operative education tax credit that would otherwise have been allowed to the taxpayer under this Act, the Corporations Tax Act or the Income Tax Act in respect of the qualifying work placement.

Qualifying work placement

(3) For the purposes of this section, a work placement is a qualifying work placement if,

(a) it is a work placement in which a student of an eligible educational institution performs employment duties for a taxpayer under a qualifying co-operative education program offered by the institution;

(b) it satisfies the conditions set out in subsection (4); and

Additional conditions

(4) The following are the conditions referred to in clause (3) (b):

1. The work placement has been developed or approved by the institution as a suitable learning situation.

2. The terms of the work placement require the student to engage in productive work during the placement, not just to observe the work of others.

3. The work placement is for a period of,

i. not less than 10 consecutive weeks, if the placement is under a program referred to in subparagraph 2 i of subsection (5), or

ii. not less than eight consecutive months and not more than 16 consecutive months, if the placement is under a program described in subparagraph 2 ii of subsection (5).

4. The student is entitled to receive remuneration for work performed during the work placement.

5. The terms of the work placement require the corporation to supervise and evaluate the job performance of the student during the placement.

6. The institution monitors the student's progress in the work placement.

Qualifying co-operative education program

(5) An educational program or course of study is a qualifying co-operative education program for the purposes of this section if it meets the following requirements:

1. The program or course of study formally integrates students' academic studies with work placements.

2. The program or course of study,

i. includes work placements, each of which is at least 10 consecutive weeks and at least half of which are mandatory, that total not more than 75 per cent of the time spent in required academic study and that include mandatory work placements totalling at least 30 per cent of the time spent in required academic study, or

ii. includes one optional work placement of at least eight consecutive months and not more than 16 consecutive months that totals at least 30 per cent and not more than 75 per cent of the time spent in required academic study.

3. All optional work placements taken under the program or course of study must be completed before the start of the final academic term.

4. The program or course of study provides credit towards a post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate granted by an eligible educational institution in respect of qualifying co-operative education programs.

5. All optional qualifying work placements taken by a student under the program or course of study are recorded on the student's academic transcripts.

6. The Senate, board of governors or other governing body of the eligible educational institution, through its authorized delegate, has given to the Minister of Finance, or to his or her delegate, a document stating that the program or course of study meets the requirements of paragraphs 1 to 5.

Division of work placement into consecutive work placements

(6) If a qualifying work placement would otherwise exceed four consecutive months, the following rules apply:

1. The work placement shall be divided into periods of four consecutive months, starting at the beginning of the placement, and each full period of four consecutive months is deemed to be a separate qualifying work placement.

2. If the work placement includes a period of 10 or more consecutive weeks that is not included in a period deemed by paragraph 1 to be a separate qualifying work placement, the period of 10 or more consecutive weeks is deemed to be a separate qualifying work placement.

3. If the work placement includes a period of less than 10 consecutive weeks that is not included in a period deemed by paragraph 1 or 2 to be a separate qualifying work placement, the period of less than 10 consecutive weeks is deemed to form part of the immediately preceding period that is deemed by paragraph 1 to be a separate qualifying work placement.

Work placements with associated corporations

(7) Consecutive work placements with two or more associated corporations are deemed to be with only one of the corporations, as designated by the corporations.

Eligible amount

(8) A taxpayer's eligible amount for a taxation year in respect of a qualifying work placement is the amount determined under the following rules:

1. If the total of all salaries or wages paid by the taxpayer in the previous taxation year is equal to or greater than $600,000, the amount is 10 per cent of the total of all eligible expenditures made by the taxpayer in respect of the qualifying work placement.

2. If the total of all salaries or wages paid by the taxpayer in the previous taxation year is not greater than $400,000, the amount is 15 per cent of the total of all eligible expenditures made by the taxpayer in respect of the qualifying work placement.

3. If the total of all salaries or wages paid by the taxpayer in the previous taxation year is greater than $400,000 but less than $600,000, the amount is the amount calculated using the formula,

(10% × A) + [(5% × A) × (1 – B/$200,000)]

in which,

"A" is the amount of all eligible expenditures made by the taxpayer in respect of the qualifying work placement, and

"B" is the amount, if any, by which the total of all salaries or wages paid by the taxpayer in the previous taxation year exceeds $400,000.

Same

(9) The amount of salaries or wages deemed to have been paid by a corporation in a previous taxation year for the purposes of subsection (8) is the amount that would otherwise be determined for that year if the rules set out in subsections 87 (1.2) and (1.4) of the Federal Act applied.

Eligible expenditures

(10) The following amounts paid or payable by a taxpayer in respect of a qualifying work placement are eligible expenditures for a taxation year:

1. An amount paid or payable to a student in the qualifying work placement if,

i. the amount is salary or wages paid or payable on account of employment at a permanent establishment of the taxpayer in Ontario, and

ii. the amount is required by subdivision a of Division B of Part I of the Federal Act to be included, when paid, in the student's income from a source that is an office or employment.

2. A fee paid or payable to an employment agency in consideration for the provision of services performed by the student in the qualifying work placement, if the services are performed by the student primarily at a permanent establishment of the taxpayer in Ontario.

Government assistance

(11) The total of all eligible expenditures made by a taxpayer in respect of a qualifying work placement is the amount otherwise determined less the amount of all government assistance, if any, that, on the taxpayer's filing-due date for the year, the taxpayer has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive in respect of the eligible expenditures.

Exceptions

(12) Despite subsection (10), an expenditure made by a particular taxpayer in respect of a work placement is not an eligible expenditure for the purposes of this section,

(a) to the extent that the amount of the expenditure would not be considered to be reasonable in the circumstances by taxpayers dealing with each other at arm's length; or

(b) if the work placement is with a taxpayer other than the particular taxpayer.

Rules for associated corporations

(13) If a qualifying work placement is deemed by subsection (7) to be a work placement with only one of two or more corporations,

(a) the corporation designated under that subsection is deemed to have paid all amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection (10) that were paid or payable by the corporations, and those amounts are deemed not to have been paid or payable by the other corporations; and

(b) the corporation designated under that subsection is deemed to have received or be entitled to receive all government assistance in respect of the work placement that any of the other corporations has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive, and the other corporations are deemed not to have received and not to be entitled to receive that government assistance.

Certification of qualifying work placement

(14) Every eligible educational institution in Ontario that has a qualifying co-operative educational program that has qualifying work placements shall certify in a manner or form approved by the Ontario Minister to every taxpayer providing a qualifying work placement that the placement is a qualifying work placement for the purposes of this section, and the certification shall contain the name of the student in the placement and any additional information required by the Ontario Minister.

Minister of Finance's direction and order

(15) If incorrect certifications have been given under subsection (14) or an eligible educational institution has certified a work placement to be a qualifying work placement when it was not, the Minister of Finance may direct the educational institution to cease certifying work placements and may order that all or certain of the work placements of the institution be deemed not to be qualifying work placements for the purposes of this section until the Minister of Finance revokes the direction and order.

Resumption of certification

(16) If the Minister of Finance is satisfied that the educational institution will comply with the Minister of Finance's directions with respect to the accuracy, form and content of certifications to be given under subsection (14), the Minister of Finance, subject to any conditions the Minister of Finance considers reasonable, may revoke the direction and order given under subsection (15), and all work placements that would have otherwise been qualifying work placements while the Minister of Finance's direction and order were in effect shall, to the extent approved by the Minister of Finance, be considered to be qualifying work placements for the purposes of this section and may be so certified by the educational institution.

Directions under Corporations Tax Act and Income Tax Act

(17) Directions and orders of the nature described in subsection (15) that were made under the authority of the Corporations Tax Act or the Income Tax Act shall continue to have the same effect under this Act until revoked by the Minister of Finance in accordance with subsection (16).

Partnerships

(18) The following rules apply if a corporation or individual (in this section referred to as the "partner") is a member of a partnership and the partnership would qualify for a fiscal period ending in a taxation year of the partner for a co-operative education tax credit if the partnership were a corporation or individual, as the case may be, and the fiscal period were its taxation year:

1. Subject to paragraph 2, the portion of that co-operative education tax credit that may reasonably be considered to be the partner's share of the tax credit may be included in determining the amount of the partner's co-operative education tax credit for the partner's taxation year.

2. If the partner or any other member of the partnership bases a claim in respect of the partnership for the taxation year under subsection (19), no amount in respect of the partnership may be included in determining the amount of the partner's co-operative education tax credit for the partner's taxation year otherwise than pursuant to subsection (19).

Same

(19) If it is acceptable to the Ontario Minister, a partner's share of a partnership's co-operative education tax credit determined under subsection (18) for a fiscal period shall be equal to such amount as the partner claims not exceeding the amount, if any, by which the amount of that credit exceeds the total of all amounts each of which is claimed under this section, section 43.4 of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection 8 (15) of the Income Tax Act in respect of the amount of that credit by another partner.

Limited partner

(20) Despite subsections (18) and (19), a limited partner's share of a partnership's tax credit referred to in subsection (18) is deemed to be nil.

Definitions

(21) In this section,

"eligible educational institution" means,

(a) a university or college of applied arts and technology in Ontario, whose enrolment is counted for the purposes of calculating annual operating grants entitlements from the Government of Ontario,

(b) the Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences, and

"eligible percentage" means, in respect of a repayment of government assistance, the percentage used in determining the amount of the tax credit under this section, section 43.4 of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection 8 (15) of the Income Tax Act, as the case may be, if the receipt of the government assistance reduced the amount of a tax credit available under the applicable provision; ("pourcentage autorisé")

"government assistance" means assistance in any form from a government, municipality or other public authority, and includes a grant, subsidy, forgivable loan, deduction from tax or investment allowance, but does not include,

(a) a tax credit under section 39 or this Part, any of sections 43.3 to 43.13 of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection 8 (15) or (16.1) of the Income Tax Act, or

(b) a tax credit under section 125.4, 125.5 or 127 of the Federal Act. ("aide gouvernementale")

Apprenticeship training tax credit

89. (1) A taxpayer who complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for a taxation year in respect of and not exceeding the taxpayer's apprenticeship training tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a taxpayer's apprenticeship training tax credit for a taxation year is the total of all amounts each of which is in respect of a qualifying apprenticeship for the year and each of which is the sum of "A" and "B" where,

"A" is the lesser of,

(a) the product obtained by multiplying the taxpayer's specified percentage for the taxation year by the taxpayer's eligible expenditures made during the year in respect of the qualifying apprenticeship, and

(b) the amount calculated under subsection (3), and

"B" is an amount calculated by multiplying the amount of government assistance repaid by the taxpayer in the year by the taxpayer's specified percentage for the year in which the government assistance was received, to the extent that the repayment does not exceed the amount of the government assistance in respect of the qualifying apprenticeship that,

(a) has not been repaid in a previous year, and

(b) may reasonably be considered to have reduced the amount in respect of an apprenticeship training tax credit that would otherwise have been allowed to the taxpayer under this Act, the Corporations Tax Act or the Income Tax Act in respect of the qualifying apprenticeship.

Same

(3) For the purposes of clause (b) of the definition of "A" in subsection (2), the amount is calculated using the formula,

$5,000 × C/D

in which,

"C" is the total number of days in the taxation year that the apprentice was employed by the taxpayer as an apprentice in a qualifying apprenticeship and that were,

(a) before January 1, 2015, and

(b) during the first 36 months the apprentice was in the apprenticeship program, and

"D" is 365 days or, if the taxation year includes February 29, 366 days.

Specified percentage

(4) A taxpayer's specified percentage for a taxation year is the following:

1. 25 per cent if the total of all salaries or wages paid by the taxpayer in the previous taxation year is $600,000 or more.

2. The percentage determined under subsection (5) if the total of all salaries or wages paid by the taxpayer in the previous taxation year is greater than $400,000 but less than $600,000.

3. 30 per cent in any other case.

Same

(5) The percentage referred to in paragraph 2 of subsection (4) is calculated by adding 25 per cent and the percentage calculated using the formula,

5 % × [1 – (E/200,000)]

in which,

"E" is the total amount of salaries or wages paid by the taxpayer in the previous taxation year that is in excess of $400,000.

Same, amount of salaries or wages

(6) For the purposes of subsections (4) and (5), the amount of salaries or wages paid by a corporation in a previous taxation year is deemed to be the amount that would be calculated if the rules set out in subsections 87 (1.2) and (1.4) of the Federal Act applied.

Qualifying apprenticeship

(7) For the purposes of this section, a qualifying apprenticeship with a taxpayer is an apprenticeship in respect of which all of the following conditions and such other conditions as may be prescribed by the Minister of Finance are satisfied:

1. The apprentice's employment as an apprentice in an apprenticeship program with the taxpayer commenced before January 1, 2012.

2. The taxpayer, or the taxpayer acting through a union or a local or joint apprenticeship committee, and the apprentice are participating in an apprenticeship program,

i. in which the training agreement has been registered under the Apprenticeship and Certification Act, 1998, or

ii. in which the contract of apprenticeship has been registered under the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act.

3. The apprenticeship is in a qualifying skilled trade in the opinion of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities or a person designated by him or her.

End of apprenticeship

(8) For the purposes of this section, a qualifying apprenticeship is deemed to end on the earlier of the date on which the apprentice is entitled to receive the appropriate certificate under the Apprenticeship and Certification Act, 1998 or the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act and the date, if any, on which the training agreement or contract of apprenticeship is cancelled, suspended or revoked.

Eligible expenditure

(9) Subject to subsections (12) and (13), each of the following amounts paid by a taxpayer in respect of a qualifying apprenticeship is an eligible expenditure for the taxation year:

1. An amount paid to an apprentice in a qualifying apprenticeship if,

i. the amount is salary or wages paid on account of employment at a permanent establishment of the taxpayer in Ontario,

ii. the amount is required by subdivision a of Division B of Part I of the Federal Act to be included in the apprentice's income from a source that is an office or employment,

iii. the amount is in respect of a qualifying apprenticeship and is paid or payable for services performed by the apprentice for the taxpayer before January 1, 2015, and

iv. the amount relates to services provided by the apprentice to the taxpayer during the first 36 months of the apprenticeship program and does not relate to services performed before the commencement or after the end of the apprenticeship program.

2. A fee paid to an employment agency in consideration for the provision of services performed by the apprentice in the qualifying apprenticeship if,

i. the services are performed by the apprentice primarily at a permanent establishment of the taxpayer in Ontario,

ii. the fee is paid or payable for services performed by the apprentice for the taxpayer before January 1, 2015, and

iii. the fee relates to services performed by the apprentice for the taxpayer during the first 36 months of the apprenticeship program and does not relate to services performed before the commencement or after the end of the apprenticeship program.

Interpretation

(10) For the purposes of subparagraphs 1 iv and 2 iii of subsection (9), an apprenticeship program is deemed to commence on the date that the contract of apprenticeship is registered under the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act or the training agreement is registered under the Apprenticeship and Certification Act, 1998, as the case may be.

Other eligible expenditures

(11) Subject to subsections (12) and (13), such other expenditures as may be prescribed are eligible expenditures of a taxpayer for a taxation year if the prescribed conditions are satisfied.

Exception

(12) An expenditure made by a taxpayer in respect of a qualifying apprenticeship is not an eligible expenditure to the extent that the amount of the expenditure would not be considered to be reasonable in the circumstances by taxpayers dealing with each other at arm's length.

Total eligible expenditures

(13) For the purposes of this section, the total of eligible expenditures made by a taxpayer in respect of a qualifying apprenticeship in a taxation year is calculated using the formula,

F – G

in which,

"F" is the sum of the amounts determined under subsections (9) and (11), and

"G" is the amount of all government assistance, if any, that, on the taxpayer's filing-due date for the year, the taxpayer has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive in respect of the eligible expenditures.

Employment agencies

(14) If a taxpayer pays a fee to an employment agency in respect of a qualifying apprenticeship that is an eligible expenditure of the taxpayer for a taxation year,

(a) the taxpayer is deemed to employ the apprentice for the purposes of the definition of "C" in subsection (3) and for the purposes of paragraph 1 of subsection (7), and the employment agency is deemed not to employ the apprentice; and

(b) the taxpayer is deemed to be participating in the apprenticeship program for the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection (7), and the employment agency is deemed not to be participating in the apprenticeship program.

Limitation

(15) If an amount paid or payable by a taxpayer or a partnership is otherwise used as a basis for a taxpayer claiming a tax credit under section 88, section 43.4 of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection 8 (15) of the Income Tax Act, the amount so paid or payable is deemed to be nil for the purposes of determining the taxpayer's tax credit under this section.

Partnerships

(16) The following rules apply if a corporation or individual (in this section referred to as the "partner") is a member of a partnership and the partnership would qualify for a fiscal period ending in a taxation year of the partner for an apprenticeship training tax credit if the partnership were a corporation or an individual, as the case may be, and the fiscal period were its taxation year:

1. Subject to paragraph 2, the portion of that apprenticeship training tax credit that may reasonably be considered to be the partner's share of the tax credit may be included in determining the amount of the partner's apprenticeship training tax credit for the partner's taxation year.

2. If the partner or any other member of the partnership bases a claim in respect of the partnership for the taxation year under subsection (17), no amount in respect of the partnership may be included in determining the amount of the partner's apprenticeship training tax credit for the partner's taxation year otherwise than pursuant to subsection (17).

Same

(17) If it is acceptable to the Ontario Minister, a partner's share of a partnership's apprenticeship training tax credit determined under subsection (16) for a fiscal period shall be equal to such amount as the partner claims not exceeding the amount, if any, by which the amount of that credit exceeds the total of all amounts each of which is claimed under this section, section 43.13 of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection 8 (16.1) of the Income Tax Act in respect of the amount of that credit by any other partner.

Limited partner

(18) Despite subsections (16) and (17), a limited partner's share of a partnership's tax credit referred to in subsection (16) is deemed to be nil.

Definitions

(19) In this section,

"apprenticeship program" means a program to which the Apprenticeship and Certification Act, 1998 or the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act applies; ("programme d'apprentissage")

(a) a tax credit under section 39 or this Part, any of sections 43.3 to 43.13 of the Corporations Tax Act or subsection 8 (15) or (16.1) of the Income Tax Act, or

(b) a tax credit under section 125.4, 125.5 or 127 of the Federal Act; ("aide gouvernementale")

"qualifying skilled trade" means an apprenticeship trade designated by the Minister of Finance that is regulated under the Apprenticeship and Certification Act, 1998 or the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act. ("métier spécialisé admissible")

Division C - Corporations

Ontario computer animation and special effects tax credit

90. (1) A corporation that is a qualifying corporation for a taxation year and that complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding the corporation's Ontario computer animation and special effects tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a qualifying corporation's Ontario computer animation and special effects tax credit for a taxation year is 20 per cent of the corporation's qualifying labour expenditure for the year.

Qualifying labour expenditure

(3) The qualifying labour expenditure of a qualifying corporation for a taxation year is the total of all amounts each of which is the eligible labour expenditure of the corporation in respect of an eligible production for the year.

Eligible labour expenditure

(4) The eligible labour expenditure of a qualifying corporation in respect of an eligible production for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the corporation's Ontario labour expenditure for the year for eligible computer animation and special effects activities in respect of the eligible production, determined without reference to any equity investment in the production held by a Canadian government film agency, and

"B" is an amount in respect of assistance relating to expenditures with respect to the eligible production, other than excluded government assistance, that, on the qualifying corporation's filing-due date for the year, the qualifying corporation or any other person or partnership has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive, equal to the sum of,

(a) the amount of the assistance directly attributable to the portion of the Ontario labour expenditure referred to in the definition of "A", and

(b) the amount determined by multiplying the amount of the assistance that is not directly attributable to the portion of the Ontario labour expenditure referred to in the definition of "A" by the ratio of the amount of that portion of the Ontario labour expenditure in respect of the production to the amount of the prescribed cost of eligible computer animation and special effects activities of the eligible production.

Application for certificate

(5) In order to be eligible to claim an amount in respect of an Ontario computer animation and special effects tax credit under this section, a qualifying corporation shall apply to the Ontario Media Development Corporation for a certificate for the purposes of this section.

Same

(6) A qualifying corporation that applies for a certificate shall provide to the Ontario Media Development Corporation the information specified by the Ontario Media Development Corporation for the purposes of this section.

Certificate

(7) If a qualifying corporation provides the information in accordance with subsection (6) in respect of its eligible computer animation and special effects activities for a taxation year, the Ontario Media Development Corporation shall issue a certificate, and any amended certificate it considers appropriate, to the qualifying corporation with respect to its eligible productions for the year, certifying the estimated amount of the corporation's tax credit under this section for the year in respect of each eligible production.

Certificate to be delivered with return

(8) In order to claim an amount under this section for a taxation year, a qualifying corporation shall deliver to the Ontario Minister with its return for the year the certificate most recently issued for the year in respect of its eligible computer animation and special effects activities, or a certified copy of it.

Revocation of certificate

(9) A certificate or amended certificate issued under subsection (7) may be revoked if,

(a) an omission or incorrect statement was made for the purpose of obtaining the certificate;

(b) the corporation is not a qualifying corporation; or

Same

(10) A certificate that is revoked is deemed never to have been issued.

Definitions

(11) In this section,

"assistance" means an amount that would be included under paragraph 12 (1) (x) of the Federal Act in computing a corporation's income for a taxation year if that paragraph were read without reference to subparagraphs (v) to (vii); ("aide")

"Canadian government film agency" means a federal or provincial government agency whose mandate relates to the provision of assistance to film productions in Canada; ("organisme cinématographique gouvernemental canadien")

"eligible computer animation and special effects activities" means prescribed activities that are carried out in Ontario directly in support of digital animation or digital visual effects for use in an eligible production; ("activités admissibles liées aux effets spéciaux et à l'animation informatiques")

"eligible production" means a film or television production that,

(a) is produced for commercial exploitation,

(b) is not described in any of subparagraphs (b) (i) to (xi) of the definition of "excluded production" in subsection 1106 (1) of the Federal regulations, and

(c) is not a production for which, in the opinion of the Minister of Culture, public financial support would be contrary to public policy; ("production admissible")

"excluded government assistance" means the tax credits listed in clauses (a) to (c) of the definition of "government assistance" in this subsection; ("aide gouvernementale exclue")

(a) a tax credit under this Part,

(b) a tax credit under any of sections 43.3 to 43.13 of the Corporations Tax Act, or

"Ontario labour expenditure" means, in respect of a qualifying corporation for an eligible production, the amount determined under the prescribed rules; ("dépense de main-d'oeuvre en Ontario")

"prescribed cost" means, in respect of an eligible production, the amount determined under the prescribed rules; ("coût prescrit")

"producer" means, in respect of an eligible production, the individual who would be considered to be the producer of the production for the purposes of determining if the production were an eligible Ontario production for the purposes of section 91; ("producteur")

"qualifying corporation" means a Canadian corporation that,

(a) performs, at a permanent establishment in Ontario operated by it, eligible computer animation and special effects activities,

(i) for an eligible production that it undertakes, or

(ii) for an eligible production under contract with the producer of the production,

(b) is not controlled directly or indirectly in any manner by one or more corporations all or part of whose taxable income is exempt from tax under section 57 of the Corporations Tax Act or Part III of this Act, and

(c) is not a corporation that is a prescribed labour-sponsored venture capital corporation under the Federal regulations. ("société admissible")

Ontario Media Development Corporation

(12) A reference in this section to the Ontario Media Development Corporation includes a reference to such person as the Minister of Culture may designate to carry out the functions of the Ontario Media Development Corporation for the purposes of this section.

Ontario film and television tax credit

91. (1) A corporation that is a qualifying production company for a taxation year and that complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding the corporation's Ontario film and television tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a qualifying production company's Ontario film and television tax credit for a taxation year is the sum of the company's eligible credits for the year in respect of eligible Ontario productions.

Eligible credit for first-time production

(3) A qualifying production company's eligible credit for a taxation year in respect of a first-time production is the sum of the amounts determined under subsections (4) and (5) in respect of the production.

Pre-2010 expenditures

(4) The amount determined under this subsection in respect of a first-time production for the purposes of subsection (3) is the sum of the amounts determined under the following paragraphs for the portion of the qualifying production company's qualifying labour expenditure for the production that relates to expenditures incurred after December 31, 2004 and before January 1, 2010:

1. 40 per cent of the lesser of,

i. the amount, if any, by which $240,000 exceeds the total of the company's qualifying labour expenditures for the production for previous taxation years, and

ii. the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the taxation year for the production.

2. 30 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the taxation year for the production exceeds the lesser of the amounts, if any, determined under subparagraphs 1 i and ii.

3. If the production is a regional Ontario production, 10 per cent of the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the taxation year for the production.

Post-2009 expenditures

(5) The amount determined under this subsection in respect of a first-time production for the purposes of subsection (3) is the sum of the amounts determined under the following paragraphs for the portion of the qualifying production company's qualifying labour expenditure for the production that relates to expenditures incurred after December 31, 2009:

1. 30 per cent of the lesser of,

i. the amount, if any, by which $240,000 exceeds the sum of,

A. the total of the company's qualifying labour expenditures for the production for previous taxation years, and

B. the lesser of the amounts, if any, determined under subparagraphs 1 i and ii of subsection (4) in respect of the production for the taxation year, and

ii. the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the taxation year for the production.

2. 20 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the taxation year for the production exceeds the lesser of the amounts, if any, determined under subparagraphs 1 i and ii.

3. If the production is a regional Ontario production, 10 per cent of the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the taxation year for the production.

Exception, prescribed tax credit rate for first-time productions

(6) If a percentage is prescribed for the purposes of replacing a percentage set out in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection (4) or paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection (5), the prescribed percentage and not the percentage that it replaces shall apply in determining an amount under that paragraph.

Small first-time productions, application of subs. (8)

(7) Subsection (8) applies to a first-time production if,

(a) the total amount of a qualifying production company's qualifying labour expenditures for the first-time production, at the time the production is completed, is $50,000 or less; and

(b) a tax credit under this section or section 43.5 of the Corporations Tax Act in respect of those expenditures has not been claimed by the qualifying production company under subsection (3) or 43.5 (4.1) of the Corporations Tax Act.

Rules for small first-time productions

(8) Despite subsection (3), the corporation's eligible credit in respect of a first-time production for a taxation year is the lesser of the corporation's qualifying labour expenditure in respect of the production for the year and,

(a) if the production is a regional Ontario production, the amount, if any, by which $20,000 exceeds the total of all tax credits claimed and allowed for previous taxation years under this section or section 43.5 of the Corporations Tax Act in respect of the corporation's qualifying labour expenditures for the production; or

(b) if the production is not a regional Ontario production, the amount, if any, by which $15,000 exceeds the total of all tax credits claimed and allowed for previous taxation years under this section or section 43.5 of the Corporations Tax Act in respect of the corporation's qualifying labour expenditures for the production.

Production other than first-time or regional production

(9) Subject to subsection (10), the eligible credit of a qualifying production company for a taxation year in respect of an eligible Ontario production that is not a first-time production is the sum of,

(a) 30 per cent of the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the year in respect of the production, as determined in relation to expenditures incurred after December 31, 2004 and before January 1, 2010 that are included in the Ontario labour expenditure for the year in respect of the production; and

(b) 20 per cent of the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the year in respect of the production, as determined in relation to expenditures that are incurred after December 31, 2009 and included in the Ontario labour expenditure for the year in respect of the production.

Regional Ontario production other than first-time production

(10) The eligible credit of a qualifying production company for a taxation year in respect of an eligible Ontario production that is a regional Ontario production but is not a first-time production is the sum of,

(a) 40 per cent of the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the year for the production, as determined in relation to expenditures incurred after December 31, 2004 and before January 1, 2010 that are included in the Ontario labour expenditure for the year in respect of the production; and

(b) 30 per cent of the company's qualifying labour expenditure for the year for the production, as determined in relation to expenditures that are included in the Ontario labour expenditure for the year in respect of the production and are incurred after December 31, 2009.

Exception, prescribed tax credit rate

(11) If a percentage is prescribed for the purposes of replacing a percentage set out in subsection (9) or (10), the prescribed percentage and not the percentage that it replaces shall apply in determining an amount under that subsection in respect of the period to which the prescribed percentage applies.

Exception

(12) Despite subsections (3) to (11), a qualifying production company's eligible credit under this section for a taxation year in respect of an eligible Ontario production is nil if the company claims a tax credit in respect of the production for any taxation year under section 43.10 of the Corporations Tax Act or section 92.

Application for certificate

(13) In order to be eligible to claim an amount in respect of an Ontario film and television tax credit under this section with respect to a particular production, a qualifying production company shall apply to the Ontario Media Development Corporation, or to another person designated by the Minister of Culture, for certification that the production is an eligible Ontario production for the purposes of this section.

Same

(14) A qualifying production company that applies for certification shall provide the information specified for the purposes of this section by the Ontario Media Development Corporation or the person designated by the Minister of Culture to the person who specified that it be provided.

Certificate

(15) If the particular production is an eligible Ontario production for the purposes of this section, the Ontario Media Development Corporation or the person designated by the Minister of Culture shall issue to the qualifying production company a certificate and any amended certificates, with each certificate,

(a) certifying that the particular production is an eligible Ontario production for the purposes of this section; and

(b) certifying the estimated amount of the corporation's eligible credit for the production, for the purposes of this section.

Same

(16) In order to claim an amount under this section for a taxation year in respect of a particular production, a qualifying production company must deliver to the Ontario Minister with its return for the year the certificate most recently issued in respect of the production or a certified copy of it.

Revocation of certificate

(17) A certificate or amended certificate issued under subsection (15) may be revoked,

(a) if an omission or incorrect statement was made for the purpose of obtaining the certificate;

(b) if the production is not an eligible Ontario production;

(d) if the corporation is issued a certificate in respect of the production under section 43.10 of the Corporations Tax Act or section 92.

Same

(18) A certificate that is revoked is deemed never to have been issued.

Definitions

(19) In this section,

"eligible Ontario production" means a film or television production that satisfies the prescribed conditions; ("production ontarienne admissible")

"eligible television series production" means an eligible Ontario production that satisfies the prescribed conditions; ("production admissible d'une série télévisée")

"film studio" means a building in which sets are used for the purposes of making film or television productions and sound, light and human access are controlled; ("studio")

"first-time production" means an eligible Ontario production that is a first-time production under the prescribed rules; ("première production")

"Greater Toronto Area" means the geographic area composed of the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel and York; ("Grand Toronto")

"location day" means, in respect of an eligible Ontario production, a day on which principal photography for the production is done in Ontario outside a film studio; ("jour de tournage en extérieur")

"Ontario labour expenditure" means the amount determined under the prescribed rules; ("dépense de main-d'oeuvre en Ontario")

"qualifying labour expenditure" means the amount determined under the prescribed rules; ("dépense de main-d'oeuvre admissible")

"qualifying production company" means a corporation that satisfies the prescribed conditions; ("société de production admissible")

"regional Ontario production" means an eligible Ontario production,

(a) for which the principal photography in Ontario is done entirely outside the Greater Toronto Area, or

(b) for which the principal photography in Ontario is done in whole or in part outside a film studio, but only if,

(i) the number of Toronto location days for the production does not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of location days in respect of the production, and

(ii) the number of location days for the production is at least five or, in the case of a production that is a television series, is at least equal to the number of episodes in the production; ("production régionale ontarienne")

"Toronto location day" means, in respect of an eligible Ontario production, a day on which principal photography for the production is done outside a film studio and within the Greater Toronto Area. ("jour de tournage en extérieur à Toronto")

Ontario production services tax credit

92. (1) A corporation that is a qualifying corporation for a taxation year and that complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding the corporation's Ontario production services tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a qualifying corporation's Ontario production services tax credit for a taxation year is the sum of the corporation's eligible credits for the year in respect of eligible productions.

Eligible credit

(3) A qualifying corporation's eligible credit for a taxation year in respect of an eligible production is the sum of,

(a) 18 per cent of the portion of its qualifying Ontario labour expenditure in respect of the production for the year that relates to expenditures incurred after December 31, 2004 and before April 1, 2008; and

(b) 11 per cent of the portion of its qualifying Ontario labour expenditure in respect of the production for the year that relates to expenditures incurred after March 31, 2008.

Exception, prescribed tax credit rate

(4) If a percentage is prescribed for the purposes of clause (3) (a) or (b), the prescribed percentage and not the percentage set out in that subsection shall apply in determining an amount under that subsection in respect of the period to which the prescribed percentage applies.

Exception

(5) Despite subsections (3) and (4), a qualifying corporation's eligible credit for a taxation year in respect of an eligible production is nil if the corporation claims a tax credit in respect of the production for any taxation year under section 43.5 of the Corporations Tax Act or section 91.

Application for certificate

(6) In order to be eligible to claim an amount in respect of an Ontario production services tax credit under this section with respect to a particular production, a qualifying corporation shall apply to the Ontario Media Development Corporation, or to another person designated by the Minister of Culture, for certification that the production is an eligible production for the purposes of this section.

Same

(7) A qualifying corporation that applies for certification shall provide the information specified for the purposes of this section by the Ontario Media Development Corporation or the person designated by the Minister of Culture to the person who specified that it be provided.

Certificate

(8) The Ontario Media Development Corporation or the person designated by the Minister of Culture shall issue to the qualifying corporation a certificate and any amended certificates,

(a) if the particular production is an eligible production for the purposes of this section; and

(b) if the qualifying corporation,

(i) has not claimed a tax credit in respect of the production under section 43.5 of the Corporations Tax Act or section 91, or

(ii) has claimed a tax credit in respect of the production under section 43.5 of the Corporations Tax Act or section 91 which was not allowed on assessment by the Minister of Finance or the Ontario Minister, as the case may be, and the corporation has not objected to the assessment on the issue of the disallowance.

Same

(9) Each certificate issued under subsection (8) must certify that the particular production is an eligible production for the purposes of this section and certify the estimated amount of the corporation's eligible credit for the production for the purposes of this section.

Certificate to be delivered with return

(10) In order to claim an amount under this section for a taxation year in respect of a particular production, a qualifying corporation must deliver to the Ontario Minister with its return for the year the certificate most recently issued in respect of the production or a certified copy of the certificate.

Revocation of certificate

(11) A certificate or amended certificate issued under subsection (8) may be revoked,

(a) if an omission or incorrect statement was made for the purpose of obtaining the certificate;

(b) if the production is not an eligible production;

(d) if a certificate in respect of the production is issued to the corporation under section 43.5 of the Corporations Tax Act or section 91.

Same

(12) A certificate that is revoked is deemed never to have been issued.

Definitions

(13) In this section,

"eligible production" means a film or television production that satisfies the prescribed conditions; ("production admissible")

"qualifying corporation" means a corporation that satisfies the prescribed conditions; ("société admissible")

"qualifying Ontario labour expenditure" means the amount determined under the prescribed rules. ("dépense de main-d'oeuvre admissible en Ontario")

Ontario interactive digital media tax credit

93. (1) A corporation that is a qualifying corporation for a taxation year and that complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding the corporation's Ontario interactive digital media tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a qualifying corporation's Ontario interactive digital media tax credit for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) 20 per cent of the amount of the corporation's qualifying expenditure for the year; and

(b) if the corporation is a qualifying small corporation, 10 per cent of the amount that would be determined under subclause (3) (b) (i) for the year if the amounts referred to in that subclause were determined by reference only to expenditures incurred after March 23, 2006 and before January 1, 2010.

Qualifying expenditure

(3) The qualifying expenditure of a qualifying corporation for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) the amount, if any, that would be its eligible labour expenditure for the year in respect of eligible products that are specified products if that amount were determined by reference only to expenditures incurred after March 23, 2006 and before January 1, 2010; and

(b) the amount, if any, of,

(i) its eligible labour expenditure and eligible marketing and distribution expenditure for the year in respect of eligible products that are not specified products, if the corporation is a qualifying small corporation for the year, or

(ii) the amount that would be its eligible labour expenditure and the amount that would be its eligible marketing and distribution expenditure for the year in respect of eligible products that are not specified products, if those amounts were determined by reference only to expenditures incurred after March 23, 2006 and before January 1, 2010 and the corporation is not a qualifying small corporation for the year.

Eligible labour expenditure

(4) A qualifying corporation's eligible labour expenditure for an eligible product for a taxation year is equal to the amount, if any, by which the sum of "A" and "B" exceeds "E" where,

"A" is the Ontario labour expenditure, if any, incurred by the qualifying corporation in the year for the eligible product,

"B" is the amount, if any, by which "C" exceeds "D" where,

"C" is the total of all amounts, if any, each of which is the Ontario labour expenditure incurred for the eligible product by the qualifying corporation in a previous taxation year or by a qualifying predecessor corporation before the disposition, merger or wind-up, as the case may be, to the extent that the expenditure is incurred in the 25-month period ending at the end of the month in which development of the eligible product is completed, and

"D" is the total of all amounts, if any, each of which is the eligible labour expenditure for the eligible product that was included in the determination of the amount of a tax credit claimed under this section or section 43.11 of the Corporations Tax Act for a previous taxation year by the qualifying corporation or by a qualifying predecessor corporation, and

"E" is the total of all government assistance, if any, in respect of the Ontario labour expenditure for the eligible product that, on the qualifying corporation's filing-due date for the taxation year, the qualifying corporation or any other person or partnership has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive, to the extent that the government assistance has not been repaid under a legal obligation to do so.

Who claims amount in respect of specified product

(5) For the purposes of subsection (4), if a qualifying corporation develops a specified product under a contract entered into after March 23, 2006, only the qualifying corporation is entitled to claim an amount under this section in respect of the specified product.

Eligible marketing and distribution expenditure

(6) The eligible marketing and distribution expenditure of a qualifying corporation for an eligible product for a taxation year is the amount that is the lesser of,

(a) the amount, if any, by which $100,000 exceeds the total of all amounts, if any, each of which is the corporation's eligible marketing and distribution expenditure for the eligible product or a qualifying predecessor corporation's eligible marketing and distribution expenditure incurred for the eligible product before the disposition, merger or wind-up, as the case may be, that was included in the determination of the corporation's tax credit under this section or section 43.11 of the Corporations Tax Act for a previous taxation year; and

(b) the amount determined under subsection (7).

Same

(7) The amount determined under this subsection for the purposes of clause (6) (b) is calculated using the formula,

F – (G + H + I)

in which,

"F" is the total of all amounts, if any, each of which is a marketing and distribution expenditure in respect of the eligible product incurred by the qualifying corporation in the taxation year or in a previous taxation year or by a qualifying predecessor corporation before the disposition, merger or wind-up, as the case may be, to the extent that it was incurred,

(a) in the month in which development of the eligible product is completed, and

(b) in the period of 24 months before, or in the period of 12 months after, the month in which development of the eligible product is completed,

"G" is the total amount of all government assistance, if any, for the marketing and distribution expenditures described in the definition of "F" for the eligible product that, on the corporation's filing-due date for the taxation year, the qualifying corporation or any other person or partnership has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive, to the extent that the government assistance has not been repaid under a legal obligation to do so,

"H" is the total of all amounts, if any, each of which is an eligible marketing and distribution expenditure for the eligible product that was included in the determination of a tax credit claimed under this section or section 43.11 of the Corporations Tax Act for a previous taxation year by the qualifying corporation or by a qualifying predecessor corporation, and

"I" is the total of all marketing and distribution expenditures described in the definition of "F" for the eligible product that are Ontario labour expenditures of the qualifying corporation or a qualifying predecessor corporation.

Application for certificate

(8) In order to be eligible to claim an amount in respect of an Ontario interactive digital media tax credit under this section for a taxation year, a qualifying corporation shall apply to the Ontario Media Development Corporation or a person designated by the Minister of Culture for certification of its eligible products for the purposes of this section.

Same

(9) A qualifying corporation that applies for certification shall provide the information specified for the purposes of this section by the Ontario Media Development Corporation or a person designated by the Minister of Culture to the person who specified that it be provided.

Certificate

(10) If a qualifying corporation provides the information in accordance with subsection (9) in respect of its eligible products for a taxation year, the Ontario Media Development Corporation or a person designated by the Minister of Culture shall issue a certificate, and any amended certificates it considers appropriate, to the qualifying corporation with respect to its eligible products for the year, certifying in respect of each eligible product,

(a) that the product is an eligible product for the purposes of this section; and

(b) the estimated amount of the corporation's tax credit under this section applicable to the product.

Certificate to be delivered with return

(11) In order to claim an amount under this section for a taxation year, a qualifying corporation must deliver to the Ontario Minister with its return for the year the certificate for the year that is most recently issued under subsection (10), or a certified copy of the certificate.

Revocation of certificate

(12) A certificate or amended certificate issued under subsection (10) may be revoked,

(a) if an omission or incorrect statement was made and it is reasonable to believe that, if the omitted information had been disclosed or if the person issuing the certificate had known that the statement was incorrect, he or she would not have issued the certificate;

(b) if none of the products in respect of which the certificate is issued is an eligible product;

(d) if, in determining the amount of its tax credit under this section for a taxation year, the corporation claims another corporation as a qualifying predecessor corporation in respect of an eligible product and the other corporation is not a qualifying predecessor corporation of the corporation before the eligible product becomes the property of or is disposed of to the corporation.

Same

(13) A certificate that is revoked is deemed never to have been issued.

Definitions

(14) In this section,

"eligible product" means, in respect of a qualifying corporation, a product,

(a) that satisfies the prescribed conditions or that is a specified product, and

(b) for which public financial support would not be contrary to public policy in the opinion of the Ontario Media Development Corporation or, if another person is designated for the purposes of subsection (8), in the opinion of that person; ("produit admissible")

"government assistance" means assistance from a government, municipality or other public authority in any form, including a grant, subsidy, forgivable loan, deduction from tax and investment allowance, but not including a tax credit under this section or section 43.11 of the Corporations Tax Act; ("aide gouvernementale")

"marketing and distribution expenditure" means the amount determined under the prescribed rules; ("dépense de commercialisation et de distribution")

"Ontario labour expenditure" means the amount determined under the prescribed rules; ("dépense de main-d'oeuvre en Ontario")

"qualifying corporation" means a Canadian corporation,

(a) that satisfies one of the conditions set out in subsection (16),

(b) that is not controlled directly or indirectly in any manner by one or more corporations all or part of whose taxable income is exempt from tax under section 57 of the Corporations Tax Act or Part III of this Act, and

(c) that is not a prescribed labour-sponsored venture capital corporation under the Federal regulations; ("société admissible")

"qualifying predecessor corporation" means, in respect of a qualifying corporation (the "transferee"), a corporation that was a qualifying corporation in respect of an eligible product and that,

(a) disposes of the eligible product to the transferee in accordance with subsection 85 (1) of the Federal Act if, at the time of the disposition,

(i) the corporation owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of the transferee,

(ii) the transferee owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of the corporation, or

(iii) all of the issued and outstanding shares of the corporation and the transferee are directly or indirectly owned by the same person,

(b) merges with one or more corporations in accordance with section 87 of the Federal Act to form the transferee, or

"qualifying small corporation" means a qualifying corporation to which subsection 55 (1) would not apply for the preceding taxation year,

(a) if the references to $5 million in clause 55 (1) (a) and subclause 55 (1) (c) (i) were read as $10 million, and

(b) if the references to $10 million in clause 55 (1) (b) and subclause 55 (1) (c) (ii) were read as $20 million. ("petite société admissible")

Specified product

(15) A product developed by a qualifying corporation is a specified product for the purposes of this section if the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The product satisfies the prescribed conditions.

2. The product is developed by the qualifying corporation under the terms of an agreement between the qualifying corporation and a purchaser that is a corporation that deals at arm's length with the qualifying corporation.

3. The product is developed under the agreement for the purpose of sale or license by the purchaser to one or more persons, each of whom deals at arm's length with the purchaser.

4. All or substantially all of the product is developed in Ontario by the qualifying corporation.

5. The development of the product is completed by the qualifying corporation after March 23, 2006.

Conditions for qualifying corporations

(16) The following are the conditions referred to in clause (a) of the definition of "qualifying corporation" in subsection (14):

1. The corporation commences development of an eligible product at a permanent establishment in Ontario operated by the corporation, but does not complete development of the product before it is transferred to or otherwise becomes the property of another corporation in circumstances described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of "qualifying predecessor corporation" in subsection (14).

2. The corporation completes, at a permanent establishment in Ontario operated by the corporation, the development of an eligible product received from a qualifying predecessor corporation.

3. The corporation develops an eligible product at a permanent establishment in Ontario operated by the corporation.

Ceasing to be a qualifying corporation

(17) Despite paragraph 1 of subsection (16), a qualifying predecessor corporation ceases to be a qualifying corporation with respect to an eligible product immediately after the eligible product becomes the property of or has been disposed of to the other corporation.

Amalgamations

(18) Despite the definition of "qualifying small corporation" in subsection (14), a corporation formed as a result of an amalgamation of two or more predecessor corporations is not a qualifying small corporation for the taxation year commencing at the time of the amalgamation unless each predecessor corporation would be considered, but for this subsection, to be a qualifying small corporation for its last taxation year ending immediately before the amalgamation and, for the purposes of this subsection, each predecessor corporation is deemed to have been associated with every other predecessor corporation during the taxation year ending immediately before the amalgamation.

Ontario sound recording tax credit

94. (1) A corporation that is an eligible sound recording company for a taxation year and that complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding the corporation's Ontario sound recording tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a corporation's Ontario sound recording tax credit for a taxation year is the sum of all amounts, each of which is in respect of an eligible Canadian sound recording in relation to which the corporation is an eligible sound recording company and each of which is equal to 20 per cent of the qualifying expenditures incurred by the corporation before the end of the year in respect of the recording, to the extent that the expenditures were not included in determining the amount of the corporation's available tax credit under this section or section 43.12 of the Corporations Tax Act for a previous taxation year.

Corporate partner

(3) The following rules apply if a corporation is a member of a partnership at the end of a fiscal period of the partnership in which the partnership would qualify for an Ontario sound recording tax credit in respect of one or more eligible Canadian sound recordings if the partnership were a corporation whose fiscal period was its taxation year, and if the corporation would be an eligible sound recording company for the taxation year in relation to the eligible Canadian sound recordings:

1. Subject to paragraph 2, the portion of the Ontario sound recording tax credit to which the partnership would be entitled if it were a corporation that may reasonably be considered to be the corporation's share may be included in determining the amount of the corporation's Ontario sound recording tax credit for the corporation's taxation year.

2. If the corporation or another member of the partnership bases a claim in respect of the partnership for the fiscal period under subsection (4), no amount in respect of the partnership may be included in determining the amount of the corporation's Ontario sound recording tax credit for the corporation's taxation year otherwise than under subsection (4).

Same

(4) If it is acceptable to the Ontario Minister, a partner's share of a partnership's Ontario sound recording tax credit determined under subsection (3) for a fiscal period shall be equal to such amount as the partner claims not exceeding the amount, if any, by which the amount of that credit exceeds the total of all amounts each of which is claimed under this section or section 43.12 of the Corporations Tax Act in respect of the tax credit by another partner.

Limited partner

(5) Despite subsections (3) and (4), a limited partner's share of an Ontario sound recording tax credit to which a partnership would be entitled if it were a corporation is deemed to be nil.

Application for certificate

(6) In order to be eligible to claim an amount in respect of an Ontario sound recording tax credit under this section in respect of a sound recording, a corporation shall apply to the Ontario Media Development Corporation or a person designated by the Minister of Culture for certification that the sound recording is an eligible Canadian sound recording and that the corporation is an eligible sound recording company for the taxation year in relation to the eligible Canadian sound recording.

Same

(7) A corporation that applies for certification under this section shall provide to the designated person the information the designated person specifies for the purposes of making the determinations required under subsection (6).

Certificate

(8) If the particular sound recording is an eligible Canadian sound recording for the purposes of this section and the corporation is an eligible sound recording company for the taxation year in relation to the recording, the designated person shall issue to the corporation a certificate so certifying.

No claim unless certificate delivered

(9) No amount may be claimed under this section for a taxation year in respect of a sound recording unless the corporation delivers to the Ontario Minister, with its return for the year, the certificate issued under this section in respect of the sound recording, or a certified copy of the certificate.

Revocation of certificate

(10) A certificate issued under this section may be revoked if,

(a) an omission or incorrect statement was made and it is reasonable to believe that, if the omitted information had been disclosed or if the person designated had known that the statement was incorrect, the designated person would have found that the corporation was not an eligible sound recording company for the purposes of this section or that the recording was not an eligible Canadian sound recording for the purposes of this section;

(b) the corporation is not an eligible sound recording company for the year in relation to the eligible Canadian sound recording; or

Same

(11) A certificate that is revoked is deemed never to have been issued.

Definitions

(12) In this section,

"eligible Canadian sound recording" means a sound recording that satisfies the prescribed rules and is by an emerging Canadian artist or group; ("enregistrement sonore canadien admissible")

"eligible sound recording company" has the prescribed meaning; ("société d'enregistrement sonore admissible")

"emerging Canadian artist or group" means an artist or group that satisfies the prescribed rules; ("nouvel artiste ou ensemble canadien")

"qualifying expenditure" means an amount determined in the prescribed manner in respect of an expenditure that satisfies the prescribed rules. ("dépense admissible")

Ontario book publishing tax credit

95. (1) A corporation that is an Ontario book publishing company for a taxation year and complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding the corporation's Ontario book publishing tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a corporation's Ontario book publishing tax credit for a taxation year is the sum of all amounts each of which is determined in respect of an eligible literary work and equal to the lesser of,

(a) 30 per cent of the corporation's qualifying expenditures incurred before the end of the year in respect of the publication of the literary work, to the extent that the expenditures were not included in determining the available credit relating to the publication of the literary work that was included in an amount claimed by the corporation for a previous taxation year under this section or section 43.7 of the Corporations Tax Act; and

(b) $30,000 less the total of all amounts, if any, each of which was claimed in respect of the publication of the literary work under this section or section 43.7 of the Corporations Tax Act.

Same, book containing more than one literary work

(3) A book that contains more than one literary work is deemed to be one literary work for the purposes of subsection (2), and the amount of a corporation's Ontario book publishing tax credit for a taxation year in respect of the book shall not exceed the amount determined under subsection (2).

Corporate partner

(4) The following rules apply if a corporation is a member of a partnership and the partnership would qualify for a fiscal period ending in a taxation year of the corporation for an Ontario book publishing tax credit if the partnership were a corporation whose fiscal period was its taxation year:

1. Subject to paragraph 2, the portion of the Ontario book publishing tax credit to which the partnership would be entitled if it were a corporation that may reasonably be considered to be the corporation's share may be included in determining the amount of the corporation's Ontario book publishing tax credit for the corporation's taxation year.

2. If the corporation or another member of the partnership bases a claim in respect of the partnership for the fiscal period under subsection (5), no amount in respect of the partnership may be included in determining the amount of the corporation's Ontario book publishing tax credit for the corporation's taxation year otherwise than pursuant to subsection (5).

Same

(5) If it is acceptable to the Ontario Minister, a partner's share of a partnership's Ontario book publishing tax credit determined under subsection (4) for a fiscal period shall be equal to such amount as the partner claims not exceeding the amount, if any, by which the amount of that credit exceeds the total of all amounts each of which is claimed under this section or section 43.7 of the Corporations Tax Act in respect of the amount of that credit by another partner.

Limited partner

(6) Despite subsections (4) and (5), a limited partner's share of an Ontario book publishing tax credit to which a partnership would be entitled if it were a corporation is deemed to be nil.

Ontario book publishing company

(7) A corporation is an Ontario book publishing company for a taxation year if it is a Canadian-controlled corporation throughout the year and is a book publishing company that carries out its business primarily through a permanent establishment of the corporation in Ontario.

Application for certificate

(8) In order to be eligible to claim an amount in respect of an Ontario book publishing tax credit under this section with respect to a particular literary work, an Ontario book publishing company shall apply to the Ontario Media Development Corporation or a person designated by the Minister of Culture for certification that the work is an eligible literary work for the purposes of this section.

Same

(9) An Ontario book publishing company that applies for certification shall provide to the designated person the information he or she specifies for the purposes of this section.

Certificate

(10) If the particular literary work is an eligible literary work for the purposes of this section, the designated person shall issue to the Ontario book publishing company a certificate certifying that the work is an eligible literary work for the purposes of this section.

Same

(11) In order to claim an amount under this section for a taxation year in respect of a particular literary work, an Ontario book publishing company must deliver to the Ontario Minister with its return for the year the certificate issued in respect of the work, or a certified copy of the certificate.

Revocation of certificate

(12) A certificate issued under subsection (10) may be revoked if,

(a) an omission or incorrect statement was made for the purpose of obtaining the certificate;

(b) the corporation is not an Ontario book publishing company; or

Same

(13) A certificate that is revoked is deemed never to have been issued.

Eligible literary work

(14) A literary work is an eligible literary work if it satisfies the following conditions:

1. The literary work is written by an eligible Canadian author or, if it is written by more than one author, all or substantially all of the work is the work of eligible Canadian authors.

2. The literary work belongs to an eligible category of writing.

3. At least 90 per cent of the literary work is new material that has not been previously published.

4. If the literary work contains pictures and is not a children's book, the ratio of the amount of text to pictures in the literary work is at least 65 per cent.

5. The literary work is suitable for publication as a bound book having not less than 48 printed pages, unless the literary work is a children's book.

6. The literary work is not an ineligible publication.

Exception

(15) No amount in respect of a tax credit under this section may be claimed by a corporation with respect to the publishing of a literary work if,

(a) the publication date is before May 7, 1997;

(b) the corporation publishes the literary work on consignment or at the expense of another person;

(c) the author of the literary work, a person related to the author or a person who is, or is related to, the subject of the literary work directly or indirectly funds, or guarantees the payment of, any part of the cost of publishing or marketing the literary work;

(d) the corporation is controlled by the author of the literary work, or by a person not dealing at arm's length with the author;

(e) the corporation publishes the literary work other than as a bound hardback, a paperback or a trade paperback book;

(f) the corporation publishes the literary work in an edition of less than 500 copies;

(g) the published literary work is not assigned an International Standard Book Number (ISBN);

(h) the corporation does not offer the literary work for sale through an established distributor;

(i) the corporation published fewer than two books during the 12-month period immediately before the taxation year for which the credit under this section is claimed; or

(j) the literary work is published in a book that also contains one or more other literary works and less than all or substantially all of the literary works contained in the book are by eligible Canadian authors.

Qualifying expenditures

(16) The following amounts in respect of the publishing of an eligible literary work by an Ontario book publishing company are qualifying expenditures of the company for a taxation year:

1. Expenditures incurred by the company in the year in respect of pre-press costs, including,

i. non-refundable monetary advances to the eligible Canadian author of the literary work, and

ii. amounts in respect of activities that reasonably relate to the publishing of the literary work, if the activities are carried out primarily in Ontario, including,

A. salaries or wages paid to employees involved in editing, design and project management,

B. amounts in respect of fees for freelance editing, design and research, and

C. amounts in respect of the cost of art work, developing prototypes, set-up and typesetting.

2. One-half of the expenditures incurred by the company in the year for the printing, assembling and binding of the literary work, if those activities are carried out primarily in Ontario.

3. Expenditures incurred by the company in the year that reasonably relate to the marketing of copies of the published literary work and are incurred by the company within 12 months after the date of publication of the literary work, including,

i. expenditures in respect of promotional tours by the eligible Canadian author of the literary work, except that only 50 per cent of expenditures for meals and entertainment are qualifying expenditures,

ii. salaries or wages paid to employees of the company engaged in marketing copies of the published literary work, and

iii. amounts expended in respect of promoting and marketing copies of the published literary work.

Same

(17) The total of all qualifying expenditures made by a corporation in respect of the publishing of an eligible literary work shall be the amount otherwise determined less the amount of all government assistance, if any, in respect of the qualifying expenditures that, on the corporation's filing-due date for the taxation year for which the tax credit is claimed, the corporation has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive.

Corporate reorganizations

(18) Subsection (19) applies if, after December 31, 2001, one of the following events occurs:

1. An Ontario book publishing company (the "transferor") transfers all or part of its business to another corporation (the "transferee") in accordance with subsection 85 (1) of the Federal Act.

2. A corporation (the "transferee") is formed as the result of an amalgamation of an Ontario book publishing company (the "transferor") with one or more other corporations in accordance with section 87 of the Federal Act.

3. An Ontario book publishing company (the "transferor") is wound up in accordance with subsection 88 (1) of the Federal Act and its assets and liabilities, if any, are transferred to its parent corporation (the "transferee").

Continuation of corporation

(19) If one of the conditions described in subsection (18) is satisfied, the following rules apply:

1. For the purposes of subsections (2), (8) and (16), the transferee is deemed to be the same corporation as, and a continuation of, the transferor with respect to an eligible literary work or the right to publish an eligible literary work that is transferred to the transferee under paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection (18) and any amount previously claimed under this section or section 43.7 of the Corporations Tax Act by the transferor for a taxation year in respect of the eligible literary work is deemed to have been claimed by the transferee for that previous taxation year.

2. For the purposes of subsections (2), (8) and (16), the transferor ceases, immediately after the eligible literary work is transferred under paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection (18) to be an Ontario book publishing company in respect of the eligible literary work or the right to publish the eligible literary work.

3. For the purpose of clause (15) (i), any books published by the transferor in the 12-month period immediately preceding the taxation year in which the event described in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection (18) occurs are deemed to have been published by the transferor and the transferee.

Definitions

(20) In this section,

"author" includes, in respect of a literary work that is a children's book, the illustrator of the literary work; ("auteur")

"book publishing company" means a corporation whose principal business is selecting, editing and publishing books and that,

(a) enters into contractual agreements with authors and copyright holders for the production of literary works in print form,

(b) offers for sale into the retail market the literary works that it publishes,

(c) owns its own inventory or is related to a Canadian-controlled corporation that owns the inventory, or has a contractual arrangement for inventory repurchase or acceptance of book returns, and

(d) bears the financial risks associated with carrying on the business of publishing, or is related to a Canadian-controlled corporation that bears the financial risks associated with carrying on the business; ("maison d'édition")

"Canadian-controlled corporation" means a corporation that is determined to be Canadian-controlled under sections 26 to 28 of the Investment Canada Act (Canada) for the purposes of that Act and, in the application of those sections for the purposes of this definition, a reference to the Minister shall be read as a reference to the Minister of Finance; ("société sous contrôle canadien")

"eligible Canadian author" means, with respect to a literary work, an individual,

(a) who, when the contract is entered into to publish the literary work, is ordinarily resident in Canada and is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration Act (Canada), and

(b) who has not written more than two literary works of the same eligible category of writing that have been previously published, other than a literary work published in an anthology containing two or more literary works by different authors; ("auteur canadien admissible")

"established distributor" means a person or partnership that has engaged in the business of selling or distributing books to retail stores and educational institutions for more than one year and does not sell directly by retail to an ultimate consumer; ("distributeur établi")

(a) a tax credit under this section or section 96 of this Act or section 43.3 or 43.7 of the Corporations Tax Act, or

(b) a grant that is not specific to a particular eligible literary work; ("aide gouvernementale")

"ineligible publication" means a literary work that is an ineligible publication under the prescribed rules. ("publication non admissible")

Eligible category of writing

(21) For the purposes of this section, the eligible categories of writing are as follows:

1. If the literary work is published on or before May 11, 2005, each of the following is an eligible category of writing:

i. Fiction.

ii. Nonfiction.

iii. Poetry.

iv. Biography.

v. Children's books.

2. If the literary work is published after May 11, 2005, each of the following is an eligible category of writing:

i. Fiction.

ii. Nonfiction.

iii. Poetry.

iv. Biography.

v. Children's fiction.

vi. Children's nonfiction.

vii. Children's poetry.

viii. Children's biography.

Transitional, eligible Canadian author

(22) In determining if an individual is an eligible Canadian author of a literary work published after May 11, 2005 that is children's fiction, children's nonfiction, children's poetry or children's biography and whether the individual has more than two literary works of the same eligible category of writing that have been previously published, any children's books of which the individual is the author that were published before May 12, 2005 shall be classified according to the eligible categories of writing that would apply if the books had been published after May 11, 2005.

Ontario innovation tax credit

96. (1) A corporation that is a qualifying corporation for a taxation year and that complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding the corporation's Ontario innovation tax credit for the year.

Amount of tax credit

(2) The amount of a qualifying corporation's Ontario innovation tax credit for a taxation year is 10 per cent of the lesser of,

(a) the sum of,

(i) the amount of the corporation's SR & ED qualified expenditure pool at the end of the year, and

(ii) the amount of its eligible repayments, if any, for the year; and

(b) the amount of the corporation's expenditure limit for the year.

Expenditure limit

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the amount of a corporation's expenditure limit for a particular taxation year is the amount that would be determined to be the corporation's expenditure limit for that year for the purposes of subsection 127 (10.1) of the Federal Act if,

(a) subsection 127 (10.2) of the Federal Act applied for the purposes of this section with the modifications set out in this subsection;

(b) paragraphs 87 (2) (oo) and 88 (1) (e.8) of the Federal Act applied with necessary modifications for the purposes of determining a corporation's specified capital amount; and

(c) the value of "B" in subsection 127 (10.2) of the Federal Act in respect of the corporation for the particular year were equal to the amount calculated under subsection (4).

Same

(4) For the purposes of clause (3) (c), the amount is calculated using the formula,

A – (A × B/$25 million)

in which,

"A" is equal to the total of the Ontario business limits for the particular year, as determined under subsection 31 (5), for the corporation and every other corporation associated with the corporation in the particular year (in this subsection referred to as an "associated corporation"), and

"B" is,

(a) if the corporation is not associated with any other corporation in the particular year, the amount, if any, by which $25 million is less than the corporation's specified capital amount for the previous taxation year, or

(b) if clause (a) does not apply, the amount, if any, by which $25 million is less than the total of all amounts, each of which is a specified capital amount of the corporation or an associated corporation for its last taxation year ending in the previous calendar year.

Interpretation

(5) In the application of sections 125 and 127 of the Federal Act for the purposes of subsection (3), a reference to a Canadian-controlled private corporation is deemed to be a reference to a corporation that is a qualifying corporation under this section.

Calculation of expenditure limit

(6) The following rules apply for the purposes of subsection (3):

1. A non-resident corporation that has a permanent establishment in Ontario in a taxation year but is not a financial institution, credit union or insurance corporation in the year shall determine its specified capital amount for the year as if it were resident in Canada for the year.

2. A corporation that would be a financial institution in a taxation year if it carried on business in Canada and if it had been incorporated in Canada shall determine its specified capital amount for the taxation year as if it were a financial institution that had a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in the year.

3. A corporation that is a financial institution and has a permanent establishment in Canada but not in Ontario in a taxation year shall determine its specified capital amount for the year as if it had a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in the year.

4. A corporation that is an insurance corporation or credit union that was not resident in Canada at any time in a taxation year shall determine its specified capital amount as if it were resident in Canada in the year.

5. A corporation that has a permanent establishment in Canada at any time in a taxation year but not in Ontario shall, if the corporation is not a financial institution, credit union or insurance corporation, determine its specified capital amount as if the corporation were resident in Canada and had a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in the year.

6. A corporation that does not have a permanent establishment in Canada in a taxation year shall, if the corporation is not an insurance corporation, credit union or a corporation that would be a financial institution if it carried on business in Canada and had been incorporated in Canada, determine its specified capital amount as if the corporation were resident in Canada and had a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in the year.

7. The taxable income of a non-resident corporation that does not have a permanent establishment in Canada in a taxation year shall be determined, for the purposes of calculating the expenditure limit of the corporation under subsection 127 (10.2) of the Federal Act as it applies for the purposes of subsection (3), in accordance with that Act as if it were subject to tax under that Act.

Qualifying corporation

(7) A corporation is a qualifying corporation for a taxation year for the purposes of this section if,

(a) it has a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time during the year;

(b) it carries on scientific research and experimental development in Ontario during the year; and

(c) it is eligible to claim an investment tax credit for the year under section 127 of the Federal Act with respect to a qualified expenditure made by the corporation in the year and it files a prescribed form under that section in respect of the investment tax credit.

Qualified expenditure

(8) An expenditure made by a corporation is a qualified expenditure for a taxation year for the purposes of this section if,

(a) the expenditure is incurred by the corporation in respect of scientific research and experimental development carried on in Ontario;

(b) the expenditure would be considered to be a qualified expenditure made by the corporation in that year for the purposes of section 127 of the Federal Act; and

(c) the expenditure is incurred by the corporation at a time when the corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario and the expenditure is attributable to that permanent establishment.

SR & ED qualified expenditure pool

(9) The amount of a corporation's SR & ED qualified expenditure pool at the end of a taxation year for the purposes of this section is the amount that would be determined to be the corporation's SR & ED qualified expenditure pool at the end of the year under the definition of that expression in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act, if the following rules applied in determining that amount:

1. The expression "qualified expenditure" in the definition of "SR & ED qualified expenditure pool" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act means an expenditure that is a qualified expenditure for the purposes of this section.

2. Only 40 per cent of qualified expenditures of a capital nature for the taxation year may be included in determining the amount of qualified expenditures in the year.

3. Any tax credit available to the corporation under this section or section 39 or 97 of this Act or section 43.3 or 43.9 of the Corporations Tax Act in respect of qualified expenditures is deemed not to be government assistance for the purposes of section 127 of the Federal Act.

4. No amount is required to be deducted in respect of a specified contract payment received, receivable or reasonably expected to be received by the corporation.

5. In determining the amount that is "C" in the formula in the definition of "SR & ED qualified expenditure pool" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act, no amount needs to be included in respect of an amount transferred by the corporation under subsection 127 (13) of that Act to a person not dealing at arm's length with the corporation, if that person is not eligible to claim, under this Act or under an Act of another province, a tax credit or incentive, other than a deduction under section 37 of the Federal Act as it applies for income tax purposes under this Act and in other provinces, in respect of the amount transferred by the corporation.

Interpretation

(10) A provision of the Federal Act or Federal Regulations, other than a provision in section 127 of the Federal Act, that applies for the purposes of the application of a provision in section 127 of that Act for the purposes of that Act applies for the purposes of this section, unless otherwise provided in this section.

Specified contract payment

(11) For the purposes of this section, a payment is a specified contract payment if,

(a) the payment is a contract payment for the performance of scientific research and experimental development carried on in Ontario; and

(b) the payment is from a corporation that,

(i) does not have a permanent establishment in Ontario, and

(ii) is not entitled to receive a payment from a corporation that is eligible to claim a tax credit under this section or section 43.3 of the Corporations Tax Act in respect of the scientific research and experimental development to which the contract payment relates.

Eligible repayments

(12) The amount of a corporation's eligible repayments for a taxation year for the purposes of this section is the amount calculated using the formula,

C + 0.4 (D + E)

in which,

"C" is the total of the corporation's designated repayments, if any, for the year in respect of government assistance, non-government assistance or contract payments relating to qualified expenditures of a current nature,

"D" is the total of the corporation's designated repayments, if any, for the year in respect of government assistance, non-government assistance or contract payments relating to qualified expenditures of a capital nature, other than qualified expenditures referred to in paragraph 127 (11.5) (b) of the Federal Act, and

"E" is 25 per cent of the total of the designated repayments, if any, considered to be repayments made by the corporation in the year, for the purposes of paragraph (e.2) of the definition of "investment tax credit" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act, in respect of government assistance, non-government assistance or contract payments relating to qualified expenditures referred to in paragraph 127 (11.5) (b) of that Act.

Designated repayment

(13) An amount repaid in a taxation year by a corporation, or deemed under subsection 127 (10.8) of the Federal Act to be repaid in a taxation year by a corporation, is a designated repayment made by the corporation in the year for the purposes of this section to the extent the repayment may reasonably be considered to be a repayment of,

(a) government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment received, receivable or reasonably expected to be received by the corporation, other than a specified contract payment;

(b) an amount that was deducted in determining for the purposes of this section or section 43.3 of the Corporations Tax Act the amount of a qualified expenditure made by the corporation for the taxation year or a previous taxation year;

(c) an amount, the deduction of which in determining for the purposes of this section the amount of a qualified expenditure, resulted in a reduction in the amount of a tax credit that would have otherwise been available to the corporation under this section or section 43.3 of the Corporations Tax Act for the taxation year or a previous taxation year; and

(d) an amount that under section 127 of the Federal Act reduced the amount of a qualified expenditure made by the corporation for the purposes of the definition of "investment tax credit" in subsection 127 (9) of that Act.

Waiver of tax credit

(14) A corporation may waive its eligibility for a tax credit, or a portion of a tax credit, under this section for a taxation year by delivering a written waiver with its return required to be delivered under this Act for the year or in an amended return for that year.

Same

(15) If a corporation files a waiver under subsection (14) in respect of a taxation year, the corporation is deemed never to have been a qualifying corporation under this section for that year in respect of the tax credit or the portion of the tax credit that is waived.

Anti-avoidance

(16) A corporation is not entitled to a tax credit under this section for a taxation year if, as a result of a transaction or event, or a series of transactions or events, it is reasonable for the Ontario Minister to believe that one of the principal purposes of the transaction or event, or series of transactions or events, is to render the corporation eligible to claim a tax credit under this section or section 43.3 of the Corporations Tax Act to which it would not have otherwise been entitled, or a tax credit in an amount in excess of the amount to which it would have otherwise been entitled.

Interpretation

(17) For the purposes of this section, the following rules apply:

1. The terms "contract payment", "government assistance" and "non-government assistance" each have the meaning given to those terms in section 127 of the Federal Act, except that a tax credit under this section, section 43.3 or 43.9 of the Corporations Tax Act or section 97 of this Act is deemed not to be government assistance.

2. Expenditures in respect of scientific research and experimental development will be considered to be of a current or capital nature if they are considered to be such under the Federal Act.

Definitions

(18) In this section,

"financial institution" means a corporation, other than a credit union, that is a financial institution for the purposes of Division E of Part III; ("institution financière")

"specified capital amount" means,

(a) in respect of a corporation that is an insurance corporation or credit union for a taxation year, the amount of the corporation's taxable capital employed in Canada for the year as determined in accordance with Part I.3 of the Federal Act,

(b) in respect of a corporation that is a financial institution for a taxation year, the amount of the corporation's adjusted taxable paid-up capital for the year,

(i) determined in accordance with Division E of Part III if the year ends after December 31, 2008, or

(ii) determined in accordance with Division B.1 of Part III of the Corporations Tax Act if the year ends before January 1, 2009, or

(c) in respect of a corporation that is not an insurance corporation, credit union or financial institution for a taxation year,

(i) the amount of the corporation's taxable capital for the year as determined in accordance with Division E of Part III, if the year ends after December 31, 2008, or

(ii) the amount of the corporation's taxable paid-up capital for the year as determined in accordance with Division B of Part III of the Corporations Tax Act, if the year ends before January 1, 2009. ("montant de capital déterminé")

Interpretation re "specified capital amount"

(19) Subclauses (b) (i) and (c) (i) of the definition of "specified capital amount" in subsection (18) continue to apply for the purposes of determining a corporation's specified capital amount for taxation years ending after June 30, 2010 as if Division E of Part III continued to apply for those taxation years.

Ontario business-research institute tax credit

97. (1) A corporation that is a qualifying corporation in respect of one or more eligible contracts for a taxation year and complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding the corporation's Ontario business-research institute tax credit for the year in respect of the contracts.

Amount of tax credit

(2) Subject to subsection (20), the amount of a qualifying corporation's Ontario business-research institute tax credit for a taxation year is the sum of all amounts, each of which is in respect of an eligible contract and is equal to the amount calculated using the formula,

A × B/C

in which,

"A" is 20 per cent of the total of all qualified expenditures incurred during the year under the contract by the corporation, to the extent that no tax credit has been claimed under this section or section 43.9 of the Corporations Tax Act for a previous taxation year in respect of the qualified expenditures,

"B" is the number of days in the year that the corporation is not connected to the eligible research institute that entered into the eligible contract or to any other eligible research institute that carries out the scientific research and experimental development that is to be performed under the contract, and

"C" is the number of days in the year.

Qualifying corporation

(3) A corporation is a qualifying corporation for a taxation year in respect of an eligible contract with an eligible research institute if,

(a) the corporation carries on business in Ontario in the year through a permanent establishment in Ontario; and

(b) the corporation or a partnership of which it is a member, but not a specified member, entered into the contract with the eligible research institute.

Corporation connected to an eligible research institute

(4) For the purposes of this section, a corporation is connected to an eligible research institute at any time during a taxation year of the corporation if at that time,

(a) the eligible research institute owned, directly or indirectly in any manner whatever, shares of the capital stock of the corporation that,

(i) carry more than 10 per cent of the voting rights attached to voting securities, within the meaning of the Securities Act, of the corporation, or

(ii) have a fair market value of more than 10 per cent of the fair market value of all of the issued shares of the capital stock of the corporation;

(b) the eligible research institute and the corporation were members of the same partnership or did not deal at arm's length;

(c) a partnership of which the eligible research institute is a member owned, directly or indirectly in any manner whatever, any of the shares of the corporation; or

(d) the corporation and the eligible research institute are connected under the prescribed rules.

Corporate partners

(5) If a corporation is a member, other than a specified member, of a partnership at the end of a fiscal period of the partnership in which the partnership would qualify for an Ontario business-research institute tax credit if the partnership were a corporation whose fiscal period was its taxation year, and if the corporation would be a qualifying corporation in respect of the eligible contract if it instead of the partnership had entered into the contract,

(a) the portion of the qualified expenditures in respect of which the partnership would calculate the tax credit for the taxation year that may reasonably be considered to be the corporation's share of the qualified expenditures,

(i) is deemed to have been incurred by the corporation and shall be included in determining the total amount of the corporation's qualified expenditures in respect of the eligible contract for the taxation year in which the partnership's fiscal period ends, and

(ii) may be included in the determination of the amount of the corporation's Ontario business-research institute tax credit for the taxation year in which the partnership's fiscal period ends; and

(b) the corporation's share of the qualified expenditures shall be the portion of the qualified expenditures that corresponds to the corporation's share of the income or loss of the partnership for the fiscal period of the partnership ending in the taxation year and, for the purpose of determining the corporation's share of the tax credit if the partnership has no income or loss for that fiscal period, the partnership's income for the fiscal period is deemed to be $1 million.

Eligible contract

(6) For the purposes of this section, a contract entered into by a corporation or a partnership with an eligible research institute is an eligible contract if,

(a) under the terms of the contract, the eligible research institute agrees to directly perform in Ontario scientific research and experimental development related to a business carried on in Canada by the corporation or partnership, as the case may be, and the corporation or partnership is entitled to exploit the results of the research and development carried out under the agreement; and

(b) the contract is entered into after May 6, 1997 or, if the contract was entered into before May 7, 1997, the terms of the contract as they read on May 7, 1997 provide that the eligible research institute will continue to carry out scientific research and experimental development under the contract until a date after May 6, 1999.

Exception, substituted contract

(7) Despite subsection (6), a contract entered into after May 6, 1997 that, but for this subsection, would be an eligible contract shall not be an eligible contract for the purposes of this section if the contract may reasonably be considered to require expenditures for scientific research and experimental development that were to be performed under a contract entered into before May 7, 1997 by the corporation or the partnership or by a person related to the corporation or partnership, as the case may be.

Qualified expenditure

(8) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an expenditure incurred under an eligible contract with an eligible research institute by a corporation that is a qualifying corporation in respect of the contract is a qualified expenditure under the contract to the extent that,

(a) the expenditure, when it is made, is a payment of money made by the corporation to the eligible research institute under the terms of the contract;

(b) the expenditure is incurred by the corporation in respect of scientific research and experimental development carried on in Ontario directly by the eligible research institute; and

(c) it is an expenditure referred to in subparagraph 37 (1) (a) (i), (i.1) or (ii) of the Federal Act that would be a qualified expenditure within the meaning of subsection 127 (9) of that Act, other than an expenditure,

(i) that may reasonably be considered to fund the payment of salary or wages to an employee of the eligible research institute who is connected to the corporation making the expenditure, or

(ii) that is a prescribed type of expenditure.

Advance ruling required

(9) Despite subsection (8), an expenditure that would otherwise be a qualified expenditure of a corporation under this section is deemed not to be a qualified expenditure for the purposes of this section unless, before the corporation or partnership incurs the expenditure,

(a) it has applied to the Ontario Minister in the manner and form approved by the Ontario Minister for a ruling with respect to the contract under which the expenditure is to be made, the proposed expenditures to be made under the contract and the arrangements between the parties to the contract and other persons;

(b) it has provided all information specified by the Ontario Minister and any other relevant information and documentation that may reasonably be required by the Ontario Minister in connection with the application for the ruling; and

(c) the Ontario Minister has given a ruling with respect to the contract, the proposed expenditures and whether the parties to the contract and other persons connected directly or indirectly to the arrangements in respect of the contract are considered to be conducting their business and affairs within the spirit and intent of this section at the time the ruling is given.

Expenditure under more than one contract

(10) If an expenditure will be applied under more than one contract, a ruling under subsection (9) must be obtained with respect to each of the contracts.

Expenditure before ruling obtained

(11) If a corporation or partnership incurs an expenditure under a contract before the Ontario Minister gives a ruling under subsection (9), and the Ontario Minister subsequently gives a favourable ruling, the expenditure is deemed, for the purposes of subsection (9) but not subsection (2), to have been made after the ruling was given if the corporation or partnership applies to the Ontario Minister for the ruling,

(a) within 90 days after the day on which the contract was entered into; or

(b) no later than three years after the day on which the contract was entered into, and the Ontario Minister is satisfied that the corporation or partnership was unable to apply for the ruling at an earlier time through no fault of its own for reasons that were beyond its control.

Ontario Minister may dispense with requirement for ruling

(12) The Ontario Minister may give a direction that rulings no longer need to be obtained under this section in respect of contracts entered into after the date of the Ontario Minister's direction, if the Ontario Minister is satisfied that corporations, their officers, directors and shareholders, partnerships and their members and eligible research institutes are conducting their business and affairs in a manner that meets the spirit and intent of this section, and, subject to subsection (13), subsections (9) to (11) will not apply to qualified expenditures made under contracts entered into after the date of the Ontario Minister's direction.

Ontario Minister may reinstate ruling requirement

(13) The Ontario Minister may, at any time after giving a direction under subsection (12), revoke the direction and give a new direction that subsections (9) to (11) shall apply to qualified expenditures made under contracts entered into after the date of the new direction.

Transitional

(14) A direction given by the Minister of Finance under subsection 43.9 (13) of the Corporations Tax Act in respect one or more contracts is deemed to have also been given under subsection (12) of this section.

Publication

(15) The Ontario Minister shall publicize directions given under subsections (12) and (13), by bulletin or by any other means of communication that, in the opinion of the Ontario Minister, will bring the directions to the attention of those affected.

Reduction in amount of qualified expenditures

(16) The total of all qualified expenditures incurred by a corporation under an eligible contract shall be reduced by any contribution that the corporation, any shareholder of the corporation, any partnership of which the corporation is a member, any partner in that partnership or any person not dealing at arm's length with the corporation or a shareholder of the corporation has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive from,

(a) the eligible research institute that entered into the eligible contract;

(b) a person who performs scientific research and experimental development that is to be carried out under the contract; or

Exception

(17) Despite subsection (16), if under the terms of an eligible contract between an eligible research institute and a corporation or partnership, the eligible research institute directly funds part of the cost of performing the scientific research and experimental development that is to be carried out under the contract, the expenditures made by the institute in performing the scientific research and experimental development shall not be considered to be a contribution if,

(a) the financial obligations of the corporation or partnership under the contract are not reduced by the amount of any expenditures made by the eligible research institute;

(b) the expenditures made by the eligible research institute are not payments made to or at the direction of the corporation or partnership; and

(c) there is an agreement in writing between the eligible research institute and all other persons who are parties to the eligible contract that provides the terms and conditions under which the eligible research institute would be entitled to recover the amount of its expenditures.

Same, transactions in the ordinary course of business

(18) Subsection (16) does not apply in respect of the provision of goods and services in the ordinary course of a business carried on by the corporation or partnership if,

(a) in the case where the corporation or partnership, or another person who does not deal at arm's length with the corporation or partnership, acquires the goods or services, the price paid by the corporation, partnership or person for the goods or services is not less than their fair market value; and

(b) in the case where the corporation or partnership, or another person who does not deal at arm's length with the corporation or partnership, is providing the goods or services,

(i) the price for the goods or services is not greater than their fair market value, and

(ii) the expenditures made to acquire the goods or services do not form part of the expenditures made by the eligible research institute for scientific research and experimental development under the eligible contract.

Repayment of government assistance

(19) The total of all qualified expenditures made by a corporation for a taxation year under an eligible contract may include an amount that may reasonably be considered to be a repayment of government assistance made by the corporation during the year, to the extent that the amount,

(a) has not been repaid in a previous taxation year; and

(b) may reasonably be considered to have reduced the amount of an Ontario business-research institute tax credit that would otherwise have been allowed to the corporation under this section or section 43.9 of the Corporations Tax Act in respect of the eligible contract.

Limit on amount of qualified expenditures

(20) The amount of qualified expenditures under an eligible contract with respect to which a corporation may claim a tax credit under this section shall not exceed the amount that may reasonably be considered to be the amount that would have been expended by the corporation if the corporation had carried out the scientific research and experimental development directly in the same circumstances and under the same conditions as the eligible research institute under the eligible contract.

Annual qualified expenditure limit

(21) No tax credit may be claimed by a corporation under this section for a taxation year in respect of qualified expenditures that exceed the corporation's qualified expenditure limit for the year as determined under the prescribed rules.

Subsidiary wholly-owned corporations

(22) An eligible research institute is deemed for the purposes of this section to carry out scientific research and experimental development that is carried out by one of its subsidiary wholly-owned corporations, if the scientific research and experimental development activities are required to be carried out under an eligible contract entered into by the eligible research institute.

Subcontracts

(23) If an eligible research institute that entered into an eligible contract with a corporation subsequently enters into a contract with another institute that is an eligible research institute or a specified person and under that second contract the other institute performs part of the scientific research and experimental development that is to be carried out under the eligible contract or the specified person carries out part of the work required to be carried out under the contract, the scientific research and experimental development carried out directly by the other institute or the work carried out by the specified person is deemed to be carried out directly by the eligible research institute under the eligible contract.

When employee connected to corporation

(24) For the purposes of this section, where an eligible research institute and a corporation have entered into an eligible contract, an employee of the eligible research institute is connected to the corporation in a taxation year if, at any time in the taxation year of the corporation,

(a) the employee or a person who does not deal at arm's length with the employee owned, directly or indirectly in any manner whatever, shares of the capital stock of the corporation that,

(i) carry more than 10 per cent of the voting rights attached to voting securities, within the meaning of the Securities Act, of the corporation, or

(ii) have a fair market value of more than 10 per cent of the fair market value of all of the issued shares of the capital stock of the corporation; or

(b) the employee and the corporation are connected under the prescribed rules.

Same

(25) For the purposes of subsections (4) and (24), subsection 256 (1.4) of the Federal Act applies with necessary modifications to determine the shares of the capital stock of a corporation that are deemed to be issued and outstanding and owned by a person and the person's relation to control of the corporation.

Interpretation

(26) For the purposes of determining if an expenditure would be a qualified expenditure within the meaning of subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act for the purposes of this section,

(a) a tax credit under this section or section 96 of this Act or section 43.3 or 43.9 of the Corporations Tax Act is deemed not to be government assistance; and

(b) the reference to "contract payment" in subsection 127 (18) of the Federal Act is deemed for the purposes of paragraph (h) of the definition of "qualified expenditure" in subsection 127 (9) of that Act to exclude prescribed types of payments.

Definitions

(27) In this section,

"contribution" means, in respect of an eligible contract, an amount that is not excluded by the prescribed rules and that is,

(a) a payment in money, a transfer of ownership of a property, an assignment of the use of property or of a right to use a property or any other benefit or advantage in any other form or manner, other than a property resulting from scientific research and experimental development undertaken under the eligible contract,

(b) a former, present or future right in the proceeds of disposition of part or all of the intellectual property arising from the scientific research and experimental development undertaken under the eligible contract,

(d) a loan or loan guarantee, or

(e) an amount of a prescribed type; ("contribution")

"eligible research institute" means,

(a) a university or college of applied arts and technology in Ontario, whose enrolment is counted for the purposes of calculating annual operating grants entitlements from the Government of Ontario,

(b) an Ontario Centre of Excellence or a network of Centres of Excellence,

(c) a non-profit organization that is prescribed, is a member of a prescribed class of organizations or meets the prescribed conditions, or

(d) a hospital research institute that meets the prescribed conditions; ("institut de recherche admissible")

"government assistance" has the same meaning as in section 127 of the Federal Act, except that a tax credit under this section or section 39 or 96 of this Act or section 43.3 or 43.9 of the Corporations Tax Act is deemed not to be government assistance; ("aide gouvernementale")

"specified person" means, in respect of a contract, a person who is a specified person under the prescribed rules. ("personne déterminée")

Division D - Individuals

Interpretation

Definitions

98. (1) In this Division,

"adjusted income" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, the amount that would be the sum of the individual's income for the year and the income of a qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner with whom the individual resides on December 31 in the year, if no amount were included under subsection 56 (6) of the Federal Act and no amount were deductible under paragraph 60 (y) of that Act in computing their incomes for the year; ("revenu rajusté")

"designated principal residence" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, a principal residence of the individual, the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner or both of them, that is designated by the individual for the year in the prescribed manner; ("résidence principale désignée")

"municipal tax" means,

(a) taxes for municipal and school purposes that are levied in respect of real property in Ontario,

(b) taxes levied for local improvements to real property in Ontario,

(d) such other type of tax, charge or rate as may be prescribed; ("impôts municipaux")

"principal residence" means, in respect of an individual, premises that are occupied by the individual as the individual's primary place of residence; ("résidence principale")

"senior" means, in respect of a taxation year, an individual who has reached 65 years of age by December 31 of the year. ("personne âgée")

Occupancy cost, single individual

(2) For the purposes of this Division and subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), an individual's occupancy cost for a taxation year is the amount determined as follows:

1. Determine the sum of all amounts, if any, each of which is the amount of municipal tax that was paid in and for the year by the individual in respect of a designated principal residence of the individual that was, during the year, beneficially owned by or held in trust for the use and occupation of the individual.

2. Determine the sum of all amounts, if any, each of which is 20 per cent of the amount of municipal tax paid in and for the year by the individual in respect of a designated principal residence of the individual that was not beneficially owned or held in trust for the individual.

3. Determine the sum of all amounts, if any, each of which is 20 per cent of the amount of rent paid in and for the year by the individual for a designated principal residence of the individual, to the extent that the rent applied to the period in the year in which the individual occupied the residence as a principal residence.

4. Add the amounts, if any, determined under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

5. Add to the amount, if any, determined under paragraph 4, the amount prescribed with respect to a designated principal residence of the individual in the year that was in a student's residence designated by the Ontario Minister.

Occupancy cost, qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner

(3) For the purposes of this Division and subject to subsections (4) and (5), if an individual is a qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner at any time in a taxation year, the individual's occupancy cost for the year is the amount determined as follows:

1. Determine the sum of all amounts, if any, each of which is the amount of municipal tax that was paid in and for the year by the individual or the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner in respect of a designated principal residence of the individual that was, during the year, beneficially owned by either or both of them or held in trust for the use and occupation of either or both of them.

2. Determine the sum of all amounts, if any, each of which is 20 per cent of the amount of municipal tax paid in and for the year by the individual or the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner in respect of a designated principal residence of the individual that was not beneficially owned by either or both of them and was not held in trust for either or both of them.

3. Determine the sum of all amounts, if any, each of which is 20 per cent of the amount of rent paid in and for the year by the individual or the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner for a designated principal residence of the individual, to the extent that the rent applied to the period in the year in which either or both of them occupied the residence as a principal residence.

4. Add the amounts, if any, determined under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

Occupancy cost, exception

(4) If an individual was a qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner for one or more periods during a taxation year but not for the whole year, the individual's occupancy cost for the year is the sum of the following amounts:

1. The individual's occupancy cost, as determined under subsection (2), for the period or periods in the year when the individual was not a qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner.

2. The individual's occupancy cost, as determined under subsection (3), for the period or periods in the year throughout which the individual was a qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner.

Same

(5) The following rules apply in determining the amount of an individual's occupancy cost for a taxation year:

1. If neither the individual nor the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner occupied a designated principal residence of the individual throughout the year, only the portion of municipal tax paid by either or both of them that may reasonably be considered to apply to the period in the year in which either or both of them occupied the residence shall be included in an amount calculated under paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection (2) or paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection (3), as the case may be.

2. An amount paid on account of municipal tax in respect of a designated principal residence may be included in an amount determined under paragraph 2 of subsection (2) or paragraph 2 of subsection (3) only to the extent that the amount is included by the owner of the residence in computing income under the Federal Act.

3. In determining the amount of rent paid in respect of a designated principal residence for the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection (2) or paragraph 3 of subsection (3), no amount that may reasonably be considered to have been paid on account of meals or board shall be included.

4. No amount may be included in determining the amount of an individual's occupancy cost for a taxation year in respect of a principal residence that,

i. is part of a chronic care facility or other similar institution that is prescribed,

ii. is part of a charitable institution, home for special care, home for the aged, public nursing home or private nursing home, and

iii. was exempt in whole or in part from municipal tax for the year and for which no grant in lieu of municipal tax is payable by the owner under any statutory authority or, if such a grant in lieu is payable, the owner has not paid it.

5. If neither an individual nor his or her qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner owns a designated principal residence of the individual and one of them furnishes work or services to the owner or lessee of the designated principal residence instead of paying full rent for occupation of the designated principal residence, the value of the benefit received from paying less than full rent may, for the purposes of determining the occupancy cost, be included in the rent paid in respect of the designated principal residence to the extent that the value of the benefit is included in the income for the year of the person who furnished the work or services.

Qualifying spouse, etc.

(6) For the purposes of this Division, a person who is an individual's spouse or common-law partner at a particular time in the year is the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner, as the case may be, at that time unless, on December 31 of that year, the individual and the spouse or common-law partner have been living separately and apart,

(a) for at least 90 days as a result of the breakdown of their marriage or common-law partnership; or

(b) because of medical necessity.

Qualified dependant

(7) An individual is a qualified dependant of another individual for a taxation year for the purposes of this Division if he or she would be a qualified dependant for the year for the purposes of subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Federal Act if the reference in clause (a) of the definition of "qualified dependant" in section 122.6 of the Federal Act to "18 years" were read as "19 years".

Property and sales tax credits, individual other than a senior

99. (1) An individual who is a qualifying individual for a taxation year may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding his or her property and sales tax credits, if any, for the year.

Qualifying individual

(2) An individual is a qualifying individual for a taxation year for the purposes of this section if, on December 31 in the year, the individual,

(a) is resident in Ontario;

(b) has reached 16 years of age but is not a senior;

(d) is not a qualified dependant of another individual; and

(e) has not been confined to a prison or similar institution for a total of more than 180 days during the year.

Amount of tax credit

(3) Subject to section 101, the amount of a qualifying individual's property and sales tax credits under this section for a taxation year is the lesser of $1,000 and the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

(A + B) – [(0.02 × C) – $4,000]

in which,

"A" is the individual's property tax credit equal to the sum of,

(a) the lesser of $250 and the individual's occupancy cost for the year, and

(b) an amount equal to 10 per cent of the individual's occupancy cost for the year,

"B" is the individual's sales tax credit equal to the sum of,

(a) $100 in respect of the individual,

(b) $100 in respect of the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner, and

"C" is the individual's adjusted income for the year.

Property and sales tax credits, seniors

100. (1) An individual who is a qualifying individual for a taxation year may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding his or her property and sales tax credits, if any, for the year.

Qualifying individual

(2) An individual is a qualifying individual for a taxation year for the purposes of this section if, on December 31 in the year, the individual,

(a) is resident in Ontario;

(b) is a senior;

(d) has not been confined to a prison or similar institution for a total of more than 180 days during the year.

Amount of tax credit

(3) Subject to section 101, the amount of a qualifying individual's property and sales tax credits under this section for a taxation year is,

(a) the amount determined under subsection (4) if the individual does not have a qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner throughout the year; or

(b) the amount determined under subsection (5) if the individual has a qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner at any time in the year.

Same

(4) For the purposes of clause (3) (a), the amount is the lesser of $1,125 and the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

(A + B) – [(0.04 × C) – $22,000]

in which,

"A" is the individual's property tax credit equal to the sum of,

(a) the lesser of $625 and the individual's occupancy cost for the year, and

(b) an amount equal to 10 per cent of the individual's occupancy cost for the year,

"B" is the individual's sales tax credit equal to the sum of,

(a) $100 in respect of the individual, and

(b) $50 in respect of every qualified dependant of the individual, and

"C" is the individual's adjusted income for the year.

Same

(5) For the purposes of clause (3) (b), the amount is the lesser of $1,125 and the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

(A + B) – [(0.04 × C) – $23,090]

in which,

"A" is the individual's property tax credit equal to the sum of,

(a) the lesser of $625 and the individual's occupancy cost for the year, and

(b) an amount equal to 10 per cent of the individual's occupancy cost for the year,

"B" is the individual's sales tax credit equal to the sum of,

(a) $100 in respect of the individual,

(b) $100 in respect of the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner, and

"C" is the individual's adjusted income for the year.

Rules relating to property and sales tax credits

101. The following rules apply in determining the amount, if any, of an individual's property and sales tax credits under section 99 or 100 for a taxation year:

1. In determining the amount of the individual's sales tax credit, no amount in respect of a person shall be included if another individual has included an amount in respect of the same person in determining the amount of his or her sales tax credit for the same year.

2. No amount may be included in determining the individual's sales tax credit in respect of a qualified dependant who has claimed a sales tax credit for the same year.

3. If another person has included an amount in respect of the individual in determining the other person's sales tax credit for the year, the individual shall not include an amount in respect of himself or herself in calculating his or her sales tax credit.

4. If two or more individuals inhabit the same principal residence in a taxation year and each of them is entitled to claim a property tax credit for the year in respect of the residence, the total occupancy cost relating to the residence shall be allocated to each of them according to,

i. the beneficial ownership of each of them in the principal residence, or

ii. to the portion of the rent for the principal residence that each of them paid in respect of the occupation of the residence in the year.

5. If an individual has a qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner at any time in the year, only one of them shall claim any property and sales tax credits for the year to which either or both of them would otherwise be entitled.

6. If an individual has more than one taxation year ending in a calendar year, the individual shall have an occupancy cost for only the last taxation year ending in the calendar year and the amount of that occupancy cost shall be the amount that would be determined if that taxation year included all previous taxation years ending in the calendar year, excluding any portion of the occupancy cost that has been taken into account by the individual's qualifying spouse or qualifying common-law partner in determining a property tax credit for the year.

Political contribution tax credit

102. (1) An individual who is a qualifying individual for a taxation year and who complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding his or her political contribution tax credit for the year.

Qualifying individual

(2) An individual is a qualifying individual for a taxation year for the purposes of this section if, on December 31 in the year, the individual,

(a) is resident in Ontario; and

(b) has reached 16 years of age.

Amount of tax credit

(3) The amount of a qualifying individual's political contribution tax credit for a taxation year is determined as follows:

1. If the sum of all eligible contributions made by the individual during the year does not exceed the first contribution level for the year, the individual's political contribution tax credit for the year is 75 per cent of the eligible contributions.

2. If the sum of all eligible contributions made by the individual during the year exceeds the first contribution level for the year but does not exceed the second contribution level for the year, the individual's political contribution tax credit for the year is calculated using the formula,

(A × 0.75) + [(B – A) × 0.5]

in which,

"A" is the first contribution level for the year, and

"B" is the sum of all eligible contributions made by the individual in the year.

3. If the sum of all eligible contributions made by the individual during the year exceeds the second contribution level for the year, the individual's political contribution tax credit for the year is the lesser of the tax credit limit for the year and the amount calculated using the formula,

(A × 0.75) + [(C – A) × 0.5)] + [(B – C) × 0.333]

in which,

"A" is the first contribution level for the year,

"B" is the sum of all eligible contributions made by the individual in the year, and

"C" is the second contribution level for the year.

Requirement to file receipts

(4) A qualifying individual is not eligible to receive a political contribution tax credit for a taxation year under this section unless he or she files with the Ontario Minister a receipt for each eligible contribution that,

(a) contains the information in the official receipt form provided by the Chief Election Officer; and

(b) is signed by a recorded agent of the candidate, constituency association or party, as the case may be.

More than one taxation year

(5) If a qualifying individual has more than one taxation year ending in a calendar year, the individual may claim a tax credit under this section only for the last taxation year ending in the calendar year and shall include in the sum of his or her eligible contributions all eligible contributions each of which was made in that taxation year or in a previous taxation year ending in the calendar year.

Definitions

(6) In this section,

"eligible contributions" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, all contributions made by the individual in the year to candidates, constituency associations or parties registered under the Election Finances Act; ("contributions admissibles")

"first contribution level" means, in respect of a taxation year, the amount determined by multiplying $300 by the indexation factor determined under subsection 40.1 (1) of the Election Finances Act for the five-year period in which the taxation year ends; ("premier niveau de contribution")

"second contribution level" means, in respect of a taxation year, the amount determined by multiplying $1,000 by the indexation factor determined under subsection 40.1 (1) of the Election Finances Act for the five-year period in which the taxation year ends; ("deuxième niveau de contribution")

"tax credit limit" means, in respect of a taxation year, the amount determined by multiplying $1,000 by the indexation factor determined under subsection 40.1 (1) of the Election Finances Act for the five-year period in which the taxation year ends. ("crédit d'impôt maximal")

Ontario focused flow-through share tax credit

103. (1) An individual who is a qualifying individual for a taxation year and who complies with the requirements of this section may claim an amount for the year in respect of and not exceeding his or her Ontario focused flow-through share tax credit for the year.

Qualifying individual

(2) An individual is a qualifying individual for a taxation year for the purposes of this section if, on December 31 in the year, the individual,

(a) is resident in Ontario; and

(b) has reached 16 years of age.

Amount of tax credit

(3) The amount of a qualifying individual's Ontario focused flow-through share tax credit for a taxation year is the sum of all amounts each of which is 5 per cent of the amount of the individual's eligible Ontario exploration expenditures for the year in respect of an Ontario focused flow-through share that was issued by a mining exploration company and acquired by the individual under an agreement made after October 17, 2000.

Eligible Ontario exploration expenditures

(4) The amount of an individual's eligible Ontario exploration expenditures for a taxation year in respect of an Ontario focused flow-through share is the amount that would be the individual's flow-through mining expenditure in respect of the share for the year, as determined under the definition of that term in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act, if,

(a) the reference to "Canada" in paragraph (f) of the definition of "Canadian exploration expense" in subsection 66.1 (6) of the Federal Act, as that definition applies for the purpose of the definition of "flow-through mining expenditure" in subsection 127 (9) of that Act, were read as a reference to "Ontario";

(b) the amount of the individual's flow-through mining expenditure for the year were reduced by the amount of any government assistance or non-government assistance, other than any investment tax credit under subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act, in respect of expenses included in the individual's flow-through mining expenditure for the year that, on the individual's filing-due date for the year, the individual has received, is entitled to receive or may reasonably expect to receive; and

(c) paragraph (a) of the definition of "flow-through mining expenditure" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act were read without reference to the words "and before 2008".

Bankruptcy

(5) The amount of an individual's eligible Ontario exploration expenditures for a taxation year in respect of an Ontario focused flow-through share is deemed to be nil if the individual was a bankrupt at any time in the taxation year, unless the individual is granted an absolute discharge from bankruptcy before the end of the year.

Application and certificate

(6) A qualifying individual is not eligible to receive a tax credit under this section for a taxation year unless he or she,

(a) obtains a certificate in a form approved by the Ontario Minister from the mining exploration company that issued the share, setting out the amount of Canadian exploration expenditures renounced by the company in its taxation year to the holder of the share; and

(b) submits an application for the tax credit and the certificate referred to in clause (a) with the return required to be filed for the year for which the individual claims the tax credit.

Definitions

(7) In this section,

"government assistance" means assistance from a government, municipality or other public authority in any form, including a grant, subsidy, forgivable loan, tax credit or deduction from tax and investment allowance, but does not include a tax credit under this section or an investment tax credit under section 127 of the Federal Act; ("aide gouvernementale")

"mining exploration company" means a corporation that,

(a) has a permanent establishment in Ontario at the time any expenditures are incurred that are renounced to the holder of the share, and

(b) is a principal-business corporation as defined in subsection 66 (15) of the Federal Act; ("compagnie d'exploration minière")

"Ontario focused flow-through share" means a flow-through share, as defined in subsection 66 (15) of the Federal Act that is issued by a mining exploration company. ("action accréditive ciblée de l'Ontario")

Part v
Ontario Child Benefit

Ontario child benefit

Definitions

104. (1) In this section,

"adjusted income" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year, the individual's adjusted income as determined for the purposes of subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Federal Act; ("revenu modifié")

"base taxation year", when used in relation to a month, has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act; ("année de base")

"Canada child tax benefit" means the Canada child tax benefit under subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Federal Act; ("prestation fiscale canadienne pour enfants")

"cohabiting spouse or common-law partner" means, in respect of an individual at any time, the person who, at that time, is the individual's cohabiting spouse or common-law partner for the purposes of subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Federal Act; ("conjoint ou conjoint de fait visé")

"eligible individual" means, in respect of a qualified dependant, a person who is an eligible individual in respect of the dependant for the purposes of subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Federal Act; ("particulier admissible")

"Ontario child benefit" means, in respect of an individual, an amount deemed under this section to be an overpayment on account of the individual's liability under this Act or the Income Tax Act; ("prestation ontarienne pour enfants")

"qualified dependant" has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act; ("personne à charge admissible")

"return of income" has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act. ("déclaration de revenu")

Application of Federal Act

(2) Subsection 122.61 (2), paragraph 122.61 (3) (a) and subsections 122.61 (3.1) and (4), 122.62 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7), 152 (1.2), (3.2), (3.3) and (4.2), 160.1 (2.1) and (3) and 164 (2.3) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this section in respect of any overpayment deemed to arise under subsection (4) as if a reference in any of those provisions to a provision of subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Federal Act were a reference to the corresponding provision of this section.

Deemed overpayment for taxation year

(3) If an overpayment on account of an individual's liability under this Act or the Income Tax Act for a taxation year is deemed under subsection (4) to have arisen during a month ending after December 31, 2008 in relation to which the year is the base taxation year, the Ontario Minister shall pay an Ontario child benefit to the individual in accordance with this section.

When overpayment is deemed to arise

(4) An overpayment on account of an individual's liability under this Act or the Income Tax Act for a taxation year is deemed to have arisen during a month in relation to which the year is the base taxation year if the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The individual is an eligible individual at the beginning of the month in respect of one or more qualified dependants and is entitled to receive a Canada child tax benefit for that month.

2. The individual is resident in Ontario on the first day of the month.

3. The individual and, if required by the Ontario Minister, the person who is the individual's cohabiting spouse or common-law partner have each filed a return of income for the base taxation year.

Amount of monthly payment

(5) The amount of an Ontario child benefit to which an individual is entitled for a month is the amount calculated using the formula,

in which,

"A" is,

(a) $600 if the month ends before July 1, 2009,

(b) $805 if the month commences after June 30, 2009 and ends before July 1, 2010,

(d) $1,100 if the month commences after June 30, 2011,

"B" is the number of qualified dependants in respect of whom the individual is an eligible individual on the first day of the month, and

"C" is the amount equal to 8 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the individual's adjusted income for the base taxation year in respect of the month exceeds $20,000.

Notice and payment

(6) If the Ontario Minister determines that an individual is entitled to an Ontario child benefit, the Ontario Minister,

(a) shall send a notice to the individual setting out the amount of the payments to which the individual is entitled; and

(b) shall make monthly payments, each of which is in the amount determined under subsection (5) for the month to which the payment applies.

No set-off

(7) No portion of an Ontario child benefit shall be retained by the Ontario Minister and applied to reduce any debt to the Crown in right of Ontario or in right of Canada other than an amount required to be repaid under this section.

Repayment of Ontario child benefit

(8) If, after an Ontario child benefit is paid to an individual under this section, it is determined that the individual received an Ontario child benefit to which he or she is not entitled or received an amount greater than the amount to which he or she is entitled, the individual shall repay the amount or the excess amount, as the case may be, to the Ontario Minister.

Exception

(9) Subsection (8) does not apply if the total amount that is repayable in respect of the Ontario child benefit for any 12-month period that commences on July 1 in a year is not more than $2.

No interest payable

(10) No interest is payable on the amount of an Ontario child benefit paid by the Ontario Minister under this section or repayable by an individual under this section.

Confidentiality and provision of information

(11) If a collection agreement is in effect, any person employed by the Government of Ontario may provide to officials of the Government of Canada information, including personal information, required by the Government of Canada to administer this section or co-ordinate the application of this section with the application of subdivision a.1 of Division E of Part I of the Federal Act.

part Vi
CApital Gains REfunds for Mutual Funds

Mutual fund trusts

105. (1) If a trust was a mutual fund trust throughout a taxation year and a return of its income for the year has been filed within three years after the end of the year, the Ontario Minister,

(a) may, on sending the notice of assessment for the year, pay an Ontario capital gains refund for the year to the trust; and

(b) shall, with all due dispatch, pay the Ontario capital gains refund after mailing the notice of assessment if the trust applies in writing for it within the period in which the Ontario Minister is allowed to assess tax payable under Part II by the trust for the year.

Ontario capital gains refund

(2) The amount of a mutual fund trust's Ontario capital gains refund under subsection (1) for a taxation year is the lesser of the trust's Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand at the end of the year and the amount calculated using the formula,

A × B × C

in which,

"A" is the trust's Ontario allocation factor for the year for the purposes of Part II,

"B" is the trust's capital gains redemptions for the year for the purposes of section 132 of the Federal Act, and

"C" is 50 per cent of the highest tax rate for the year for the purposes of Part II.

Additional refund

(3) A mutual fund trust that is entitled to an Ontario capital gains refund under subsection (1) for a taxation year is entitled, at the time and in the manner provided in subsection (1), to receive an additional refund for the year equal to the lesser of,

(a) the amount of the trust's surtax for the year under section 16; and

(b) the amount that would be the trust's surtax for the year if the trust's gross tax amount determined under subsection 16 (2) for the year were equal to the amount of the trust's Ontario capital gains refund for the year.

Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand

(4) The amount of a mutual fund trust's Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand at the end of a particular taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "D" exceeds "E" where,

"D" is the total of all amounts, each of which is an amount in respect of a taxation year (in this subsection referred to as a "relevant year") that is either the particular taxation year or a previous taxation year ending after December 31, 1999 and throughout which the trust was a mutual fund trust, that is equal to the lesser of,

(a) the amount of tax that would be payable under section 4 of the former Act or Division B of Part II of this Act by the trust for the relevant year, calculated without reference to subsection 4 (6) of the former Act or section 21 of this Act, as the case may be, and

(b) the amount calculated using the formula,

F × G × H

in which,

"F" is the lesser of the trust's taxable income for the relevant year and the amount of its taxed capital gains for the relevant year for the purposes of section 132 of the Federal Act,

"G" is the highest tax rate for the relevant year for the purposes of section 4 of the former Act or Division B of Part II of this Act, as the case may be, and

"H" is the trust's Ontario allocation factor for the relevant year for the purposes of section 4 of the former Act or Division B of Part II of this Act, as the case may be, and

"E" is the sum of all refunds each of which the trust was entitled to claim under subsection 4 (8) of the former Act or subsection (1) for a previous taxation year ending after December 31, 1999.

Qualifying exchange

(5) If paragraph 132.2 (1) (l) of the Federal Act applies to a transfer to a trust in a taxation year of the trust, the trust's Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand at the end of each subsequent taxation year shall be determined by adding to the amount otherwise determined as "D" in subsection (4) the amount, if any, by which "I" exceeds "J" where,

"I" is,

(a) if the transferor is a mutual fund trust, the transferor's Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand at the end of the taxation year of the transferor in which the transfer occurs (in this subsection referred to as the "transferor's year") determined under subsection 4 (1.1) of the former Act or this section, as the case may be,

(b) if the transferor is a mutual fund corporation and the transferor's year ended before January 1, 2009, the transferor's refundable capital gains tax on hand determined under section 48 of the Corporations Tax Act at the end of the transferor's year, or

(c) if the transferor is a mutual fund corporation and the transferor's year ended after December 31, 2008, the transferor's Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand determined under subsection 106 (3) at the end of the transferor's year, and

"J" is the sum of all amounts, each of which is the transferor's refund for the transferor's year, determined under subsection (2) or subsection 106 (2) if the year ended after December 31, 2008 or under subsection 4 (8) of the former Act or section 48 of the Corporations Tax Act if the year ended before January 1, 2009.

Application of refund to another liability

(6) Instead of making a refund referred to in subsection (1) or (3) that might otherwise be made, the Ontario Minister may, if the trust is liable or about to become liable to make any payment under this Act, the Federal Act or under any similar Act of another province, apply the amount that would otherwise be refunded to that other liability and notify the trust of that action.

Interpretation

(7) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), the period in which the Ontario Minister is allowed to assess tax payable under Part II by a trust for a taxation year is the period of time that would be allowed under subsection 152 (4) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, if that subsection were read without reference to paragraph 152 (4) (a).

Definition

(8) In this section,

"former Act" means the Income Tax Act.

Mutual fund corporations

106. (1) If a corporation was a mutual fund corporation throughout a taxation year and a return of its income for the year has been filed within three years after the end of the year, the Ontario Minister,

(a) may, on sending the notice of assessment for the year, pay an Ontario capital gains refund for the year to the corporation; and

(b) shall, with all due dispatch, pay the Ontario capital gains refund after mailing the notice of assessment if the corporation applies in writing for it within the period in which the Ontario Minister is allowed to assess tax payable under Part III by the corporation for the year.

Ontario capital gains refund

(2) The amount of a corporation's Ontario capital gains refund for a taxation year is the lesser of the corporation's Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand at the end of the year and the amount calculated using the formula,

0.5 × A × B × (C + D)

in which,

"A" is the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year,

"B" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year,

"C" is the total of all dividends paid by the corporation in the period commencing 60 days after the beginning of the taxation year and ending 60 days after the end of the taxation year that are capital gains dividends for that year for the purposes of section 131 of the Federal Act, and

"D" is the amount of the corporation's capital gains redemptions for the year as determined for the purposes of section 131 of the Federal Act.

Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand

(3) A corporation's Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand at the end of a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula,

(E – F) + G – H

in which,

"E" is the amount of the corporation's refundable capital gains tax on hand at the end of its last taxation year ending before January 1, 2009, as determined for the purposes of section 48 of the Corporations Tax Act,

"F" is the amount of the corporation's capital gains refund for its last taxation year ending before January 1, 2009, as determined for the purposes of section 48 of the Corporations Tax Act,

"G" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount that is in respect of the taxation year or a previous taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 throughout which the corporation was a mutual fund corporation, and that is the least of,

(a) the amount determined by multiplying the corporation's basic rate of tax for that year by the product calculated by multiplying its taxable income for that year by its Ontario allocation factor for that year,

(b) the amount determined by multiplying the corporation's basic rate of tax for that year by the product calculated by multiplying its taxed capital gains for that year, as determined under subsection 130 (3) of the Federal Act, by its Ontario allocation factor for that year, and

(c) the amount, if any, by which the amount of tax payable under Division B of Part III for that year exceeds the amount deemed by section 84 to be paid on account of the corporation's tax payable under this Act for the year, and

"H" is the sum of all amounts each of which is its capital gains refund under this section for a previous taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 throughout which the corporation was a mutual fund corporation.

Amalgamations

(4) If paragraph 87 (2) (bb) of the Federal Act applies for a taxation year to a corporation that is referred to as a new corporation in section 87 of that Act, the corporation's Ontario refundable capital gains tax on hand at the end of the year shall be determined by adding to each amount determined as "E", "F", "G" or "H" in subsection (3) the corresponding amount as determined immediately before the amalgamation of each corporation that is both a predecessor corporation in respect of the corporation for the purposes of that section and either a mutual fund corporation or an investment corporation.

Investment corporations

(5) If a corporation is an investment corporation throughout a taxation year, but is not a mutual fund corporation throughout the year, subsections (1), (2) and (3) apply in respect of the corporation for the year as if,

(a) the corporation had been a mutual fund corporation throughout that and all previous taxation years ending after 1971 throughout which it was an investment corporation; and

(b) the corporation's capital gains redemption were nil for that and all previous taxation years ending after 1971 throughout which it would not have been a mutual fund corporation except for clause (a).

Application of refund to another liability

(6) Instead of making a refund that might otherwise be made under subsection (1), the Ontario Minister may, if the corporation is liable or about to become liable to make any payment under this Act, the Federal Act or under any similar Act of another province, apply the amount that would otherwise be refunded to that other liability and notify the corporation of that action.

Interpretation

(7) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), the period in which the Ontario Minister is allowed to assess tax payable under Part III by a corporation for a taxation year is the period of time that would be allowed under subsection 152 (4) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, if that subsection were read without reference to paragraph 152 (4) (a).

Part VIi
Special Cases

Tax Shelters and Avoidance

General rule, tax shelters and tax shelter investments

107. (1) Despite any other provision of this Act and any provision of the Federal Act that applies for the purposes of this Act, section 143.2, other than subsection 143.2 (15), and subsection 237.1 (1) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Deductions and claims disallowed

(2) No amount may be deducted or claimed by a taxpayer for the purposes of this Act in respect of a tax shelter unless the taxpayer has filed with the Federal Minister the form and information required under section 237.1 of the Federal Act.

Same

(3) No amount may be deducted or claimed by a taxpayer for the purposes of this Act for any taxation year in respect of a tax shelter of the taxpayer if any person is liable to a penalty under subsection 237.1 (7.4) of the Federal Act in respect of the tax shelter or interest on the penalty and,

(a) the penalty or interest has not been paid; or

(b) the penalty and interest have been paid, but an amount on account of the penalty or interest has been repaid under subsection 164 (1.1) of the Federal Act or applied under subsection 164 (2) of that Act.

Avoidance of tax, trusts

108. If a trust, other than a mutual fund trust, is resident in a province other than Ontario and designates or elects an amount under the Federal Act in respect of a beneficiary under the trust who is an individual resident in Ontario or a corporation having a permanent establishment in Ontario, the trust shall be deemed, despite any other provision of this Act, not to have designated or elected an amount under the Federal Act for the purposes of this Act unless the designated or elected amount in each province in which the trust is resident is the same as the amount designated or elected for the purposes of the Federal Act.

Transfer pricing

109. Except for the purpose of determining an individual's tax base for the purposes of section 6 or 7 or a corporation's Ontario taxable income for the purposes of section 29, any amount that, if this Act were read without reference to this section and section 110, would be determined for the purposes of this Act in respect of a taxpayer or a partnership for a taxation year or fiscal period shall be adjusted in the manner that would be required by Part XVI.1 of the Federal Act if,

(a) Part XVI.1 of the Federal Act were stated to apply for the purposes of this Act;

(b) the reference to subsection 245 (1) of the Federal Act in the definition of "tax benefit" in subsection 247 (1) of that Act were read as a reference to subsection 110 (1) of this Act; and

(c) the reference to section 245 of the Federal Act in subsection 247 (2) of that Act were read as a reference to section 110 of this Act.

General anti-avoidance rule

Definitions

110. (1) In this section,

"avoidance transaction" means any transaction,

(a) that, but for this section, would result, directly or indirectly, in a tax benefit, unless the transaction may reasonably be considered to have been undertaken or arranged in good faith primarily for purposes other than to obtain the tax benefit, or

(b) that is part of a series of transactions which would result, directly or indirectly, in a tax benefit but for this section, unless the transaction may reasonably be considered to have been undertaken or arranged in good faith primarily for purposes other than to obtain the tax benefit; ("opération d'évitement")

"Ontario tax benefit" means the tax benefit under this Act; ("avantage fiscal de l'Ontario")

"tax benefit" means a reduction, avoidance or deferral of tax or other amount payable under this Act, the Income Tax Act, the Corporations Tax Act or an Act of a province of Canada that imposes a tax similar to a tax imposed under this Act or the Federal Act or an increase in a refund of tax or other amount under this Act or under any of those Acts and includes,

(a) a reduction, avoidance or deferral of tax or other amount that would be payable under this Act or under any of those Acts but for a tax treaty, and

(b) an increase in a refund of tax or other amount under this Act or under any of those Acts as a result of a tax treaty; ("avantage fiscal")

"tax consequences" means,

(a) in the case of a corporation,

(i) the amount of the corporation's income, taxable income, Ontario taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada,

(ii) the amount for the purposes of Division C of Part III of the corporation's net income, net loss, adjusted net income, adjusted net loss or eligible losses for a taxation year,

(iii) the amount for the purposes of Division E of Part III of the corporation's taxable capital, adjusted taxable paid-up capital or taxable capital employed in Canada, or

(iv) any amount, other than an amount referred to in subclause (i), (ii) or (iii), that is payable by or refundable to the corporation under this Act or that is relevant for the purposes of determining another amount referred to in this clause, or

(b) in the case of an individual,

(i) the amount of the individual's income earned in Ontario or income earned outside Ontario, as defined in subsection 3 (1),

(ii) the amount of the individual's income, taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, or

(iii) the amount of tax or other amount payable by or refundable to the individual under this Act, or any other amount that is relevant for the purposes of computing another amount under this clause; ("attribut fiscal")

"transaction" includes an arrangement or event. ("opération")

Application

(2) This section applies despite any other provision of this Act that does not expressly state that it applies despite this section.

Determination of tax consequences

(3) If a transaction is an avoidance transaction, the tax consequences under this Act to a person shall be determined in a manner that is reasonable in the circumstances in order to deny the Ontario tax benefit that would otherwise result directly or indirectly from the transaction, or from a series of transactions that includes the transaction.

Application of subs. (3)

(4) Subsection (3) applies to a transaction if it is reasonable to consider that,

(a) the transaction would, if this Act were read without reference to this section, result directly or indirectly in a misuse of the provisions of one or more of,

(i) this Act, the Income Tax Act or the Corporations Tax Act,

(ii) the regulations made under this Act, the Income Tax Act or the Corporations Tax Act,

(iii) a tax treaty, or

(iv) any Act or regulation of any jurisdiction that is relevant in computing tax or any other amount payable by or refundable to a person under this Act or in determining any amount that is relevant for the purposes of that computation; or

(b) the transaction would result directly or indirectly in an abuse having regard to those provisions, other than this section, read as a whole.

Nature of determination

(5) Without restricting the generality of subsection (3) and despite any other Act or regulation of any jurisdiction, in any determination under subsection (3) of the tax consequences of a transaction to a person,

(a) any deduction, exemption or exclusion in computing an amount referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of "tax consequences" in subsection (1) may be allowed or disallowed in whole or in part;

(b) any deduction, exemption or exclusion referred to in clause (a) and any income or loss or other amount used in the determination of any amount payable or refundable under this Act may be allocated to any person;

(d) the tax effects that would otherwise result from the application of provisions of this Act may be ignored.

Application of subs. (5)

(6) Subsection (5) applies to any benefit provided under a tax treaty that applies for the purposes of this Act despite the following:

1. A provision of the tax treaty.

2. A provision of an Act of Canada that gives the force of law to the tax treaty and relates to the application of the tax treaty.

Federal amount deemed to be adjusted for purposes of this Act

(7) Despite any other provision of this Act, if an amount under this Act is adjusted under this section by reason of a determination under subsection (3) of the tax consequences of a transaction to a person and the amount would have been, but for that adjustment, an amount determined under the Federal Act, the amount determined under the Federal Act is deemed to have been adjusted to the same extent for the purposes of this Act.

Consequential adjustments

(8) If a notice of assessment involving the application of subsection (3) with respect to a transaction has been sent to a person, or a notice of determination under subsection 112 (5) has been sent to the person with respect to the transaction, any other person is entitled, within 180 days after the day of mailing of the notice, to request in writing that the Ontario Minister make an assessment applying subsection (3), or make a determination under subsection 112 (6) with respect to the transaction.

Duty of Ontario Minister

(9) On receipt of a request from a person under subsection (8), the Ontario Minister shall, with all due dispatch, consider the request and, despite subsection 152 (4) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, assess, reassess, make an additional assessment or make a determination pursuant to subsection 112 (6) with respect to that person, but an assessment or determination may be made under this subsection only to the extent that it may reasonably be regarded as relating to the transaction referred to in subsection (8).

Exception

(10) Despite any other provision of this Act, the tax consequences to any person following the application of this section shall only be determined through a notice of assessment or through a notice of determination under subsection 112 (5) or (6) involving the application of this section.

Part VIIi
Administration and Enforcement

Returns

111. (1) Subsection 70 (7) of the Federal Act, other than paragraph (b) of that subsection, and sections 150 and 150.1 of that Act apply for the purposes of this Act in determining a taxpayer's obligation to file a return for a taxation year.

Corporations

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a corporation for a taxation year unless the corporation had a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time during the year.

Application to corporations

(3) For a taxpayer that is a corporation, the provisions of the Federal Act referred to in subsection (1) apply separately with respect to each tax payable under each of Divisions B, C, D and E of Part III.

Financial statements

(4) The following rules apply except to the extent that the Ontario Minister specifies otherwise:

1. A corporation shall, with its return for a taxation year required under this section, deliver a copy of its financial statements relating to that year.

2. The financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, except that the financial statements shall not be consolidated financial statements.

3. The financial statements shall be complete and include all notes to the financial statements.

4. If an auditor has reported on the financial statements, the auditor's report shall be delivered with the statements.

5. If the corporation is a company undertaking and transacting life insurance licensed under the Insurance Act or a bank, its financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with the statute incorporating, continuing or governing the corporation and all applicable generally accepted accounting principles.

6. If the corporation is a member of a partnership, the financial statements shall be accompanied by a copy of the financial statements of the partnership, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, for all fiscal periods ending in the corporation's taxation year.

Estimate of tax in return

(5) Section 151 of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act.

Assessments

Original assessment of returns, etc.

112. (1) The Ontario Minister shall, with all due dispatch, examine a taxpayer's return for a taxation year, assess the tax for the year under this Act, the interest and penalties, if any, payable and determine,

(a) the amount of any refund to which the taxpayer is entitled by reason of Part VI; and

(b) the amount of tax, if any, deemed by section 84 to be paid on account of the taxpayer's tax payable under this Act.

Application of provisions of Federal Act dealing with assessments

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Part, subsections 152 (1.2), (2), (3), (3.1), (4), (4.01), (4.1), (4.2), (4.3), (4.4), (5), (6), (6.1), (7), (8) and (9) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Application of s. 152 (6) (d) of Federal Act

(3) In the application of paragraph 152 (6) (d) of the Federal Act for the purposes of this Act, the reference in that paragraph to subsection 127 (5) of the Federal Act shall be read as a reference to section 39 of this Act.

Application to corporations

(4) For a taxpayer that is a corporation, subsection (1) and the provisions of the Federal Act referred to in subsection (2) apply separately with respect to each tax payable under each of Divisions B, C, D and E of Part III.

Determination under s. 110

(5) Subject to subsection (7), if the Ontario Minister makes a determination at any time under subsection 110 (3) of the tax consequences under this Act to a taxpayer with respect to an avoidance transaction, the Ontario Minister may also determine any amount that is relevant for the purposes of computing an amount referred to in the definition of "tax consequences" in subsection 110 (1) in respect of the taxpayer and shall send to the taxpayer with all due dispatch a notice of determination stating the amount determined by the Ontario Minister.

Same

(6) Subject to subsection (7), if the Ontario Minister receives a request from a taxpayer under subsection 110 (8), the Ontario Minister shall also determine any amount that is relevant for the purposes of computing an amount referred to in the definition of "tax consequences" in subsection 110 (1) in respect of the taxpayer and shall send to the taxpayer with all due dispatch a notice of determination stating the amount determined by the Ontario Minister.

Exception

(7) The Ontario Minister shall not make a determination under subsection (5) or (6) in respect of a taxpayer if the amount that would be determined would be relevant only for the purposes of computing an amount referred to in the definition of "tax consequences" in subsection 110 (1) in respect of the taxpayer for a taxation year ending before the determination is made.

Required Ontario assessments and reassessments

113. (1) If the Federal Minister assesses, reassesses or makes additional assessments of tax, interest or penalties under Part I of the Federal Act for a taxation year, the Ontario Minister shall assess, reassess or make additional assessments of tax, interest or penalties for the year to the extent necessary to provide for consistent treatment of the taxpayer under the Federal Act and this Act.

May assess after expiry of normal reassessment period

(2) The Ontario Minister may assess, reassess or make additional assessments of tax, interest or penalties under subsection (1) despite the expiry of the normal reassessment period for the taxpayer in respect of the taxation year.

Additional reassessments

114. (1) Despite subsection 112 (2), the Ontario Minister may assess, reassess or make additional assessments of tax, interest or penalties for a taxation year in respect of any issue that affects a taxpayer's liability or potential liability under this Act and that can be reasonably regarded as relating to an assessment action carried out by a taxing authority in respect of the taxpayer, if the assessment is made by the Ontario Minister on or before the day that is the later of,

(a) the latest day on which the assessment could, but for this section, be made under this Act; and

(b) the day that is 365 days after the date of notification of the assessment action carried out by the taxing authority if a waiver has not been filed under subsection (2).

Waiver

(2) A taxpayer may,

(a) file a waiver with the Ontario Minister, in a form approved by the Ontario Minister, permitting the Ontario Minister to assess, make additional assessments or reassess under subsection (1) after the last day on which the Ontario Minister could otherwise assess, make additional assessments or reassess under that subsection; and

(b) file with the Ontario Minister, in a form approved by the Ontario Minister, a revocation of a waiver previously filed under this subsection.

Time limit for assessment action after revocation of waiver

(3) If a taxpayer has filed a revocation of a waiver under subsection (2), the Ontario Minister shall not issue a notice of assessment under subsection (1) later than one year after the day on which the taxpayer filed the revocation of the waiver.

Meaning of "assessment action"

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1), an assessment action carried out by a taxing authority is one or more of the following actions carried out by the Federal Minister under the Federal Act or by the appropriate statutory authority under a statute of a province of Canada that imposes a tax similar to a tax imposed under this Act:

1. An assessment of tax, interest or penalties.

2. A determination or redetermination of a loss or any other written notice of a change in a loss.

3. A written notice that no tax is payable.

4. The confirmation of an assessment of tax, interest or penalties or of a determination or redetermination of a loss.

5. A determination of a taxpayer's entitlement to a refund.

Date of notification of an assessment action

(5) The date of notification of an assessment action carried out by a taxing authority is the day that is the later of,

(a) the day when the Ontario Minister receives notification from the taxpayer of all issues that affect the taxpayer's liability or potential liability under this Act that can reasonably be regarded as relating to the assessment action or, if the Ontario Minister does not receive notification from the taxpayer, the day when the Ontario Minister receives notification of the assessment action from the taxing authority; and

(b) the 90th day after the day of mailing of a notice of the assessment action by the taxing authority to the taxpayer.

Transitional

(6) The Ontario Minister may assess, reassess or make additional assessments of a corporation's tax, interest or penalties under this Act for a particular taxation year if the assessment is made by the Ontario Minister on or before the day that is the later of,

(a) the latest day on which the assessment may be made under section 112; and

(b) the day that is,

(i) the latest of all days each of which is the last day of a normal reassessment period for a taxation year ending in 2008, as determined under section 80 of the Corporations Tax Act, of the corporation or of a predecessor corporation (as defined by subsection 83.1 (8) of that Act) of the corporation, or

(ii) three years after the day determined under subclause (i), if the assessment would be one to which clause 80 (11) (b) of the Corporations Tax Act would have applied if the particular taxation year had ended before January 1, 2009.

Payments

Payment by individuals

115. (1) Subject to subsection (7), every individual shall pay to the Ontario Minister in respect of each taxation year,

(a) on or before March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 in the year, an amount equal to one-quarter of,

(i) the amount estimated by the individual to be the amount, if any, by which the tax payable under this Act by the individual for the year exceeds the amount deemed by section 84 to be paid on account of the individual's tax under this Act for the year, or

(ii) the individual's instalment base for the preceding year; or

(b) on or before,

(i) March 15 and June 15 in the year, an amount equal to one-quarter of the individual's instalment base for the second preceding taxation year, and

(ii) September 15 and December 15 in the year, an amount equal to one-half of the amount, if any, by which the individual's instalment base for the preceding taxation year exceeds one-half of the individual's instalment base for the second preceding taxation year.

Payment if chief source of income is farming or fishing

(2) Despite subsection (1) and subject to subsection (7), every individual whose chief source of income for a taxation year is farming or fishing shall, on or before December 31 in the year, pay to the Ontario Minister in respect of the year, an amount equal to two-thirds of,

(a) the amount estimated by the individual to be the amount, if any, by which the tax payable under this Act by the individual for the year exceeds the amount deemed by section 84 to be paid on account of the individual's tax under this Act for the year; or

(b) the individual's instalment base for the preceding taxation year.

Instalment base

(3) Clause 161 (9) (a) of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this section.

Transitional

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a reference in the Federal Act or Federal regulations that would be read, under subsection 1 (7), as a reference to tax payable under this Act for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 shall be read as a reference to tax payable under the Income Tax Act for that year.

Payment if collection agreement in effect

(5) If a collection agreement is in effect and an individual pays an amount in respect of a taxation year pursuant to a method set out in subsection 155 (1) or 156 (1) of the Federal Act, the individual shall use the corresponding method in subsection (1) or (2) in determining the amount or amounts payable for the year under subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be.

Mutual fund trusts

(6) Despite subsections (1) and (5), the amount payable by a mutual fund trust to the Ontario Minister on or before any day referred to in subsection (1) in a taxation year shall be deemed to be the amount, if any, by which the amount that would be payable under those subsections but for this subsection exceeds 25 per cent of the amount of the mutual fund trust's capital gains refund as determined under Part VI for the year.

When no instalment required

(7) If an individual is not required to pay instalments in respect of a taxation year under section 155 or 156 of the Federal Act by reason of section 156.1 of that Act, subsections (1), (2), (5) and (6) do not apply to the individual in respect of that taxation year.

Balance of tax payable

(8) Subsection 156.1 (4) of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act.

Payment by corporations

116. (1) Every corporation shall, in respect of each taxation year, pay to the Ontario Minister the following:

1. Instalments on account of tax payable under this Act in accordance with one of the following subparagraphs:

i. on or before the last day of each month in the year, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the amount estimated by it to be the total of its taxes payable under this Act for the year,

ii. on or before the last day of each month in the year, an amount equal to one-twelfth of its first instalment base for the year, or

iii. on or before the last day of each of the first two months in the year, an amount equal to one-twelfth of its second instalment base for the year and on or before the last day of each of the following months in the year, an amount equal to one-tenth of the amount remaining after deducting the amount computed pursuant to this subparagraph in respect of the first two months from its first instalment base for the year.

2. The remainder of the taxes payable by it under this Act for the year on or before its balance-due day for the year.

Instalment bases

(2) Subsection 157 (4) of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this section.

Transitional

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a reference in the Federal Act or Federal regulations that would be read, under subsection 1 (7), as a reference to tax payable under this Act for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 shall be read as a reference to the tax that would be payable under the Corporations Tax Act for that year if sections 43.3 to 43.13, 74 and 74.2 to 74.4 of that Act did not apply.

Payments if collection agreement in effect

(4) If a collection agreement is in effect and a corporation pays amounts in respect of a taxation year pursuant to a method described in subsection 157 (1) of the Federal Act, the corporation shall use the corresponding method in paragraph 1 of subsection (1) in determining the amounts payable for the year under subsection (1).

When no instalments required

(5) Despite paragraph 1 of subsection (1), a corporation may, instead of paying the instalments required for a taxation year by that paragraph, pay to the Ontario Minister, under paragraph 2 of subsection (1), the total of the taxes payable by it under this Act for the year if either of the following amounts is not more than $1,000:

1. The total amount of taxes payable under this Act by the corporation for the year, as determined before taking into consideration any specified future tax consequences for the year.

2. The corporation's first instalment base for the year.

Adjustments to instalment payments

(6) Despite subsections (1) and (4), a corporation may reduce the amount otherwise payable by it under this section on or before the last day of a month in a taxation year by one-twelfth of the sum of,

(a) the corporation's Ontario capital gains refund for the year, as determined under Part VI; and

(b) the amount deemed by section 84 to be paid on account of the corporation's tax for the year.

Returns, payments and interest

117. (1) Subsections 70 (2) and 104 (2), paragraphs 104 (23) (d) and (e), sections 158 and 159, subsections 160.1 (1), (3) and (4), 161 (1), (2), (2.2), (4), (4.01), (4.1), (5), (6), (6.1), (6.2), (7) and (11) and sections 161.2 and 161.3 of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Application of s. 161.1 of Federal Act

(2) If a collection agreement is in effect, section 161.1 of the Federal Act applies to a corporation in respect of interest determined with regard to tax payable under each of Divisions B, C, D and E of Part III.

Taxpayers owing $2 or less

(3) If the Ontario Minister determines, at any time, that the total of all amounts owing by a person to the Crown in right of Ontario under this Act does not exceed $2, the Ontario Minister may cancel the amounts owing.

Refunds of $2 or less

(4) If, at any time, the total of all amounts payable by the Ontario Minister to a person under this Act does not exceed $2, the Ontario Minister may apply all or part of those amounts against any amount owing, at that time, by the person to the Crown in right of Ontario. However, if the person, at that time, does not owe any amount to the Crown in right of Ontario, those amounts are deemed to be nil.

Daily interest

118. Interest computed under any of subsections 160.1 (1), 161 (1), (2) and (11), 164 (3), (3.1), (3.2) and (4) and 227 (8.3) and (9.2) of the Federal Act, as they apply for the purposes of this Act, shall be compounded daily and, if interest is computed on an amount under any of those provisions and is unpaid or unapplied on the day it would, but for this section, have ceased to be computed under that provision, interest at the rate provided by that provision shall be compounded daily on the unpaid or unapplied interest from that day to the day it is paid or applied.

Amount of instalment on which interest is computed

119. If a collection agreement is in effect and subsection 161 (4), (4.01) or (4.1) of the Federal Act applies to deem a taxpayer to have been liable to pay, for the purposes of subsection 161 (2) of that Act, a part or instalment of tax payable under Part I of the Federal Act for a taxation year in a particular amount, the taxpayer shall be deemed for the purposes of subsection 161 (2) of that Act as it applies for the purposes of this Act to have been liable to pay a part or instalment of tax under this Act computed in a similar manner.

Penalties

Penalty for failure to file return, etc.

120. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), subsections 162 (1), (2), (2.1), (3), (5), (7) and (11) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Reference in s. 162 (2) (c) of the Federal Act

(2) Despite subsection 1 (7), in applying paragraph 162 (2) (c) of the Federal Act for the purposes of this Act, a reference to subsection 162 (1) of the Federal Act in respect of a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 shall be deemed to be a reference to subsection 18 (1) or (2) of the Income Tax Act.

Minister's discretion if collection agreement in force

(3) If a collection agreement is in effect, the Federal Minister may refrain from levying or may reduce a penalty payable under this section if the person who is liable to the penalty is required to pay a penalty under section 162 of the Federal Act in respect of the same failure.

Penalty for repeated failure to report an amount

121. (1) A person is liable to a penalty equal to 10 per cent of the amount described in clause (a), unless the person is liable to a penalty under subsection (2) in respect of that amount, if the person,

(a) fails to report an amount required to be included in computing income in a return filed for a taxation year under section 150 of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act; and

(b) has failed to report an amount required to be included in any return filed for any of the three preceding taxation years under,

(i) section 150 of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, or

(ii) section 9 of the Income Tax Act.

False statements or omissions

(2) Every person who, knowingly or under circumstances amounting to gross negligence, makes, participates in, assents to or acquiesces in the making of a false statement or omission in a return, form, certificate, statement, application or answer, in this section referred to as a "return", that is filed or made in respect of a taxation year for the purposes of this Act or a regulation or a provision of the Federal Act or of the Federal regulations as that provision applies for the purposes of this Act, is liable to a penalty of the greater of $100 and 50 per cent of the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the sum of,

(a) the amount of tax that would be payable by the person for the year under this Act if,

(i) the amount of the person's taxable income or other subject of tax for the year were increased by that portion of the person's understatement of income or other subject of tax for the year that is reasonably attributable to the false statement or omission, and

(ii) the amount of the person's tax payable under this Act for the year were computed as if any deductions reported in computing tax payable under this Act for the year in the taxpayer's return were reduced by the portions of any of those reported deductions that may be reasonably attributable to the false statement or omission,

(b) the portion that is reasonably attributable to the false statement or omission of the amount, if any, by which the total of the amounts claimed by the person under Part IV in the person's return of income for the year exceeds the maximum amount the person is entitled to claim under that Part for the year, and

(c) the portion that is reasonably attributable to the false statement or omission of the amount, if any, by which the total Ontario child benefit paid to the person under section 104 for any period in the taxation year exceeds the maximum amount to which the person is entitled under that section for that period, and

"B" is the amount of tax that would be payable by the person for the year under this Act if the amount of the person's tax had been assessed on the basis of the information provided in the person's return for the year.

Interpretation

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the taxable income reported by a person in the person's return for a taxation year shall be deemed not to be less than nil and the "understatement of income" for a year of a person has the meaning assigned to that expression by subsection 163 (2.1) of the Federal Act and shall be determined in the manner required by subsection 163 (4) of that Act.

Minister's discretion if collection agreement in force

(4) If a collection agreement is in effect, the Federal Minister may refrain from levying or may reduce a penalty imposed under subsection (1) or (2) if the person who is liable to the penalty is required to pay a penalty under section 163 of the Federal Act in respect of the same failure or the same false statement or omission, as the case may be.

Burden of proof

(5) If a penalty assessed under this section is in issue in any appeal under this Act, the burden of establishing the facts justifying the assessment of the penalty is on the Ontario Minister.

Late or deficient instalments

122. Every person who fails to pay all or any part of an instalment of tax under this Act for a taxation year on or before the day on which the instalment is required to be paid by this Act, or by a provision of the Federal Act that applies for the purposes of this Act, is liable to a penalty equal to 50 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the interest payable by the person in respect of all instalments for the year under section 161 of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, exceeds the greater of,

(a) $1,000; and

(b) 25 per cent of the interest that would have been payable by the person in respect of all instalments for the year under section 161 of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, if no instalments had been made for that year.

Refunds

123. (1) Subsections 164 (1), (1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (1.31), (1.5), (2), (3), (3.1), (3.2), (4), (4.1), (5), (5.1), (6), (6.1) and (7) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Application of s. 164 (5) (f) of Federal Act

(2) In the application of paragraph 164 (5) (f) of the Federal Act for the purposes of this Act, the reference in that paragraph to subsection 127 (5) of the Federal Act shall be read as a reference to section 39 of this Act.

Refund based on Federal refunds

(3) If a collection agreement is in effect and, by reason of a decision referred to in subsection 164 (4.1) of the Federal Act, a repayment of tax, interest or penalties under that Act for a taxation year is made to a taxpayer, or any security accepted under that Act for that tax, interest or penalties is surrendered to the taxpayer, subsection 164 (4.1) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, applies to any overpayment of tax, interest or penalties under this Act for the year that arises by reason of the decision.

Objections to Assessments

Objections to assessments

124. (1) Section 165 of the Federal Act, other than subsection (2) of that section, and subsections 166.1 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6) and (7) and section 166.2 of that Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Service of notice of objection

(2) A notice of objection under section 165 of the Federal Act or an application under subsection 166.1 (1) of the Federal Act, as those provisions apply for the purposes of this Act, shall be served or made, as applicable, as follows:

1. If a collection agreement is in effect,

i. a notice of objection shall be served by being addressed to the Chief of Appeals in a Tax Services Office or Tax Centre of the Canada Revenue Agency and delivered or mailed to that Office or Centre, and

ii. an application under subsection 166.1 (1) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, shall be made by being addressed to the Chief of Appeals in a Tax Services Office or Tax Centre of the Canada Revenue Agency and delivered or mailed to that Office or Centre, accompanied by a copy of the notice of objection or a copy of the request referred to in that subsection, as the case may be.

2. If no collection agreement is in effect,

i. a notice of objection shall be served by being addressed to the Minister of Finance and sent by registered mail or such other method as the Minister of Finance may approve, and

ii. an application under subsection 166.1 (1) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, shall be made by being addressed to the Minister of Finance and sent by registered mail or such other method as the Minister of Finance may approve, accompanied by a copy of the notice of objection or a copy of the request referred to in that subsection, as the case may be.

Appeals to the Superior Court of Justice

Right of appeal

125. (1) Section 169 of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act.

Matters that may be raised on appeal

(2) Despite subsection (1), a taxpayer has a right of appeal under this Act only in respect of one or more of the following:

1. If the taxpayer is an individual,

i. the taxpayer's residence for the purposes of this Act,

ii. the amount of the taxpayer's income earned in Ontario for the purposes of Part II,

iii. the amount of the taxpayer's Ontario Health Premium, and

iv. the amount of an Ontario child benefit, if any, to which the taxpayer is entitled under section 104.

2. If the taxpayer is a corporation, the amount of the corporation's Ontario taxable income.

3. An amount deemed by section 84 to have been paid on account of the taxpayer's tax under this Act.

4. The taxpayer's eligibility for a capital gains refund under Part VI and the amount of that refund.

5. The amount of tax payable by the taxpayer under this Act.

Further restrictions on matters that may be raised on appeal

(3) The following rules apply despite subsections (1) and (2):

1. A taxpayer has no right of appeal under this Act in respect of a matter if the taxpayer has a right of appeal with respect to the matter under the Federal Act or would have a right of appeal if the Federal Act were read without reference to subsections 169 (2), (2.1) and (2.2) of that Act.

2. A taxpayer has no right of appeal under this Act in respect of a matter to the extent that the matter depends on the determination of an amount in respect of the taxpayer under the Federal Act.

3. Despite paragraph 2, a corporation may raise as an issue under an appeal whether the Ontario Minister's latest assessment of tax required by subsection 113 (1) is consistent for the purposes of subdivision d of Division B of Part III, with the determination of an amount in respect of the corporation under the Federal Act.

Notice of appeal

(4) An appeal under this section shall be instituted by serving upon the Ontario Minister a notice of appeal in duplicate in a form approved by the Ontario Minister and by filing a copy of it with the local registrar of the Superior Court of Justice.

Service of notice

(5) A notice of appeal shall be served on the Ontario Minister by being sent by registered mail addressed to the Ontario Minister.

Contents of notice

(6) The taxpayer appealing shall set out in the notice of appeal a statement of the allegations of fact, the statutory provisions and the reasons that the taxpayer intends to submit in support of the appeal.

No jurisdiction to entertain other proceedings

(7) The Superior Court of Justice has no jurisdiction to entertain any proceeding, other than an appeal under this section or an application referred to in section 128, in respect of a decision of the Ontario Minister from which an appeal may be instituted under this section.

Procedure

(8) Sections 166 and 179.1 of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Time extensions

(9) Section 167 of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act.

126. (1) The Ontario Minister shall, within 60 days after the day the notice of appeal is received or within such longer time as a judge of the court may either before or after the expiration of that time allow, serve on the appellant and file in the court a reply to the notice of appeal admitting or denying the facts alleged and containing a statement of any further allegations of fact and additional statutory provisions and reasons on which the Ontario Minister intends to rely.

Striking out or amending notice of appeal

(2) A judge of the court may, in his or her discretion, strike out a notice of appeal or any part of it for failure to comply with subsection 125 (6) and may permit an amendment to be made to a notice of appeal or a new notice of appeal to be substituted for the one struck out.

Same

(3) A judge of the court may, in his or her discretion,

(a) strike out any part of a reply for failure to comply with this section or permit the amendment of a reply; or

(b) strike out a reply for failure to comply with this section and order a new reply to be filed within a time to be fixed by the order.

Disposal of appeal where notice struck out

(4) If a notice of appeal is struck out for failure to comply with subsection 125 (6) and a new notice of appeal is not filed as and when permitted by the court, a judge of the court may, in his or her discretion, dispose of the appeal by dismissing it.

Disposal of appeal where reply struck out

(5) If a reply is not filed as required by this section or is struck out under this section and a new reply is not filed as ordered by the court within the time ordered, a judge of the court may dispose of the appeal without notice or after a hearing on the basis that the allegations of fact contained in the notice of appeal are true.

Disposition of appeal on consent

(6) Despite section 112, for the purpose of disposing of an appeal under this Act, the Ontario Minister may at any time with the consent in writing of the taxpayer reassess tax, interest, penalties or other amounts payable under this Act by the taxpayer.

Appeal deemed an action

127. (1) Upon the filing of the material referred to in sections 125 and 126, the matter shall be deemed to be an action in the court.

Pleading of other matters

(2) Any fact or statutory provision not set out in the notice of appeal or reply may be pleaded or referred to in such manner and upon such terms as the court directs.

Disposal of appeal

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the court may dispose of the appeal by,

(a) dismissing it;

(b) allowing it; or

(i) vacating the assessment,

(ii) varying the assessment,

(iii) restoring the assessment, or

(iv) referring the assessment back to the Ontario Minister for reconsideration and reassessment.

Restriction on disposition of appeal

(4) If a corporation raises an issue referred to in paragraph 3 of subsection 125 (3) on an appeal, the court may only dispose of the appeal on that issue by,

(a) dismissing it; or

(b) referring the assessment back to the Ontario Minister for consideration and reassessment with respect to the court's determination of the issue.

Order for payment

(5) The court may, in delivering judgment disposing of an appeal, order payment or repayment of tax, interest, penalties or costs by the taxpayer or the Ontario Minister.

Application for Declaration of Law

Application under subrule 14.05 (2), Rules of Civil Procedure

128. (1) If the following conditions are satisfied, a person may make an application under subrule 14.05 (2) of the Rules of Civil Procedure to a judge of the Superior Court of Justice:

1. The application relates to a decision of the Ontario Minister from which an appeal may be instituted under section 125.

2. The application is to determine one or more issues of law that depend solely on the interpretation of,

i. this Act or the regulations, or

ii. this Act or the regulations and another Ontario statute or regulation.

3. The Ontario Minister has indicated in writing that the Ontario Minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest for the applicant to make the application.

4. The Ontario Minister and the applicant have executed a statement of agreed facts on which they both intend to rely and the applicant files the statement as part of the applicant's application record.

5. No facts remain in dispute between the Ontario Minister and the applicant that either of them believes may be relevant to the determination of any issue of law that is a subject of the application.

Application of rule 38.10, Rules of Civil Procedure

(2) Rule 38.10 of the Rules of Civil Procedure does not apply to an application referred to in this section, except that the presiding judge may, on the hearing of the application, adjourn the application in whole or in part and with or without terms under clause 38.10 (1) (a) of that rule.

Disposition of application

(3) The court may dispose of an application that is authorized under this section by,

(a) making a declaration of law in respect of one or more issues of law forming the subject of the application;

(b) declining to make a declaration of law in respect of any of the issues of law forming the subject of the application; or

Effect of declaration of law

(4) No declaration of law made on an application under this section,

(a) shall be binding on the Ontario Minister and the applicant except in relation to the facts agreed to by them in the proceeding; or

(b) shall otherwise affect the rights of the Ontario Minister or the applicant in any appeal instituted under this Act.

No applications under subrule 14.05 (3)

(5) No person other than the Ontario Minister may bring an application under subrule 14.05 (3) of the Rules of Civil Procedure in respect of any matter arising under this Act.

Other proceedings

(6) On the motion of the Ontario Minister, the court shall dismiss a proceeding commenced by an application under rule 14.05 of the Rules of Civil Procedure relating to a matter under this Act or the regulations if any condition in subsection (1) has not been satisfied or the application is prohibited under subsection (5).

Enforcement

Administration, garnishment, collection, etc.

129. (1) Sections 220, 221.2, 224, 225.1 and 225.2 of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Application of s. 221.1 of the Federal Act re interest

(2) Section 221.1 of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act in respect of,

(a) amendments to this Act;

(b) amendments to the provisions of the Federal Act that apply for the purposes of this Act; and

(c) amendments and enactments that relate to this Act or the provisions of the Federal Act that apply for the purposes of this Act.

Taxes, etc., are debts

130. All taxes, interest, penalties, costs and other amounts payable under this Act are debts due to the Crown in right of Ontario and are recoverable as such in any court of competent jurisdiction or in any other manner provided by this Act.

Certificate of amount payable

131. (1) An amount payable under this Act by a person (in this section referred to as a "debtor") that has not been paid, or any part of an amount payable under this Act by the debtor that has not been paid, may be certified by the Ontario Minister as an amount payable by the debtor.

Registration of certificate in court

(2) On production to the Superior Court of Justice, a certificate made under subsection (1) in respect of a debtor shall be registered in the court and when so registered has the same effect, and all steps may be taken thereon as if the certificate were a judgment obtained in the court against the debtor for a debt in the amount certified plus interest thereon to the day of payment as provided by law and, for the purposes of any such steps, the certificate shall be deemed to be a judgment of the court against the debtor for a debt due to the Crown in right of Ontario, enforceable in the amount certified plus interest thereon to the day of payment as provided by law.

Costs

(3) All reasonable costs and charges incurred or paid in respect of the registration in the court of a certificate made under subsection (1) or in respect of any steps taken to collect an amount certified are recoverable in like manner as if they had been included in the amount certified in the certificate when it was registered.

Proceeding under s. 223 of Federal Act

(4) If a collection agreement is in effect, subsections (1) to (3) do not apply and the Federal Minister may proceed under section 223 of the Federal Act for the purpose of collecting any amount payable by a taxpayer under this Act.

Warrant for collection of indebtedness

132. The Ontario Minister may issue a warrant, directed to the sheriff for any area in which any property of the taxpayer is located, for the amount of the tax, interest and penalty or any of them owing by the taxpayer, together with interest thereon from the date of the issue of the warrant and the costs, expenses and bonding of the sheriff, and the warrant has the same force and effect as a writ of seizure and sale issued out of the Superior Court of Justice.

Acquisition of debtor's property

133. For the purpose of collecting debts owed by a person to the Crown in right of Ontario under this Act, the Ontario Minister may purchase or otherwise acquire any interest in the person's property that the Ontario Minister is given a right to acquire in legal proceedings or under a court order or that is offered for sale or redemption and may dispose of any interest so acquired in such manner as the Ontario Minister considers reasonable.

Money seized in criminal proceeding

Definition

134. (1) In this section,

"tax debtor" means a person who is liable to make a payment under this Act.

Requirement to turn over money

(2) If the Ontario Minister knows or suspects that a particular person is holding money that was seized by a police officer in the course of administering or enforcing the criminal law of Canada from a tax debtor and that is restorable to the tax debtor, the Ontario Minister may in writing require the particular person to turn over the money otherwise restorable to the tax debtor in whole or in part to the Ontario Minister on account of the tax debtor's liability under this Act.

Receipt

(3) The receipt of the Ontario Minister for money turned over as required by this section is a good and sufficient discharge of the requirement to restore the money to the tax debtor to the extent of the amount so turned over.

Direction to seize chattels

135. Section 225 of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act.

Demand for payment

136. Section 226 of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act.

Withholding

137. (1) Subsections 153 (1), (1.1), (1.2) and (3) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Same

(2) Subsections 227 (1), (2), (3), (4), (4.1), (4.2), (4.3), (5), (5.1), (5.2), (8), (8.3), (8.4), (9), (9.1), (9.2), (9.4), (9.5) and (15) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Deduction provisions applicable to Crown

(3) The provisions of this Act that require a person to deduct or withhold an amount in respect of taxes from amounts payable to a taxpayer are applicable to the Crown in right of Ontario.

Agreements not to deduct void

(4) If this Act requires an amount to be deducted or withheld, an agreement by the person on whom that obligation is imposed not to deduct or withhold is void.

Effect of receipt

(5) The receipt of the Ontario Minister for an amount withheld or deducted by any person as required by or under this Act is a good and sufficient discharge of the liability of any debtor to the debtor's creditor to the extent of the amount referred to in the receipt.

Joint liability

138. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), sections 160, 160.2, 160.3 and 160.4 of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Exception

(2) Subsections 160 (2), 160.2 (3), 160.3 (2) and 160.4 (3) of the Federal Act do not apply for the purposes of this Act.

Directors' liability

139. (1) If a corporation has failed to deduct or withhold an amount as required by subsection 153 (1) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, or has failed to remit the amount, the directors of the corporation at the time the corporation was required to deduct, withhold or remit the amount are jointly and severally liable, together with the corporation, to pay the amount and any interest or penalties related to it.

Exception

(2) A director is not liable under subsection (1) unless,

(a) a certificate for the amount of the corporation's liability referred to in subsection (1) has been registered in the Superior Court of Justice under subsection 131 (2) and execution for the amount has been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part;

(b) the corporation has commenced a liquidation or dissolution proceeding or has been dissolved and a claim for the amount of the corporation's liability referred to in subsection (1) has been proved within six months after the earlier of the date of commencement of the proceeding and the date of the dissolution; or

(c) the corporation has made an assignment or a bankruptcy order has been made against it under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and a claim for the amount of the corporation's liability referred to in subsection (1) has been proved within six months after the date of the assignment or bankruptcy order.

Standard of care

(3) A director is not liable for a failure under subsection (1) if the director exercised the degree of care, diligence and skill to prevent the failure that a reasonably prudent person would have exercised in comparable circumstances.

Limitation period

(4) No action or other proceedings to recover any amount payable by a director under subsection (1) shall be commenced more than two years after the director last ceased to be a director of the corporation.

Amount of liability

(5) If an execution referred to in clause (2) (a) has been issued, the amount recoverable from a director is the amount remaining unsatisfied after execution.

Crown preference

(6) If a director pays an amount in respect of a corporation's liability referred to in subsection (1) that is proved in a liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy proceeding, the director is entitled to any preference that the Crown in right of Ontario would have been entitled to have had if the amount had not been paid and, if a certificate relating to the amount has been registered, the director is entitled to an assignment of the certificate to the extent of the director's payment, and the Ontario Minister is hereby authorized to make that assignment.

Directors' recovery

(7) A director who has satisfied a claim under this section is entitled to contribution from the other directors who were liable for the claim.

Assessments re ss. 129, 137, 138, 139

140. (1) The Ontario Minister may at any time assess or reassess any amount payable under,

(a) section 138 or 139;

(b) subsection 224 (4) or (4.1) or 227 (8), (8.3) or (8.4) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act; or

Effect of assessment

(2) Subject to subsection (4), if the Ontario Minister assesses or reassesses an amount payable under a provision listed in clause (1) (a) or (b), subsections 112 (1) and (2), sections 117, 120, 121, 123 and 124, subsections 125 (1), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) and sections 126, 127 and 128 apply with necessary modifications.

Same

(3) Subject to subsection (4), if the Ontario Minister assesses or reassesses an amount payable under a provision listed in clause (1) (c), subsections 112 (1) and (2) and sections 117, 120 and 121 of this Act, subsections 164 (1), (1.5), (2), (3), (3.1), (3.2), (4), (4.1), (5), (5.1), (6), (6.1) and (7) of the Federal Act, as they apply for the purposes of this Act, and section 124, subsections 125 (1), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) and sections 126, 127 and 128 of this Act apply with necessary modifications.

Exception

(4) Despite subsections (2) and (3), no objection or appeal may be commenced under this Act with respect to an assessment under this section if the issue that would be under objection or appeal is the same as an issue under objection or appeal under the Federal Act or for which an objection or appeal under the Federal Act was available.

Requirement to reassess

(5) If the Federal Minister reassesses under subsection 160 (2), 160.2 (3), 160.3 (2), 160.4 (3) or 227 (10) or (10.1) of the Federal Act with respect to an issue that is the same as an issue relevant to an assessment under this section, the Ontario Minister shall reassess under this section to the extent necessary to result in consistent treatments under the Federal Act and this Act.

General

Records to be kept

141. (1) Every person carrying on business in Ontario and every person required under this Act to pay or collect taxes or other amounts shall keep records and books of account, including an annual inventory kept in the manner prescribed in Part XVIII of the Federal regulations, at the person's place of business or residence in Ontario or at such other place as may be designated by the Ontario Minister and the records and books of account must be in such form and contain such information as will enable the determination of the taxes payable under this Act or the taxes or other amounts that the person is required under this Act to deduct, withhold or collect.

Books and records

(2) Subsections 230 (2.1), (3), (4), (4.1), (4.2), (5), (6), (7) and (8) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Inspections, privilege, information returns and corporate execution

142. (1) Sections 231, 231.1, 231.2, 231.3, 231.4, 231.5, 231.6, 231.7, 232, 233 and 236 of the Federal Act and sections 158 to 160 of the Provincial Offences Act apply for the purposes of this Act.

Exception

(2) If a warrant is issued under section 158 of the Provincial Offences Act, the provisions of sections 158 to 160 of that Act, and not sections 231, 231.1, 231.2, 231.3, 231.4, 231.5 and 232 of the Federal Act, apply for the purposes of this Act.

Offences

143. (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who,

(a) fails to file a return as and when required under this Act or the regulations or under a provision of the Federal Act or the Federal regulations that applies for the purposes of this Act;

(b) fails to comply with subsection 153 (1) or 227 (5) or any of sections 231.1 to 232 of the Federal Act, as they apply for the purposes of this Act; or

Penalty

(2) Every person who is guilty of an offence described in subsection (1) is liable on conviction, in addition to any penalty otherwise provided, to a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $25,000.

Compliance order

(3) A court that convicts a person of an offence described in subsection (1) may make such order as the court considers proper in order to enforce compliance with the relevant provision.

Saving

(4) Despite subsection (2), if a person is convicted of an offence under this section, the person is not liable to a penalty under section 120 or 137 for the same failure unless the penalty is assessed before the information or complaint giving rise to the conviction is laid or made.

Offences, certain

144. (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who,

(a) makes, participates in, assents to or acquiesces in the making of false or deceptive statements in a return, certificate, statement or answer filed or made under this Act or the regulations;

(b) destroys, alters, mutilates, secretes or otherwise disposes of the records or books of account of a taxpayer for the purpose of,

(i) attempting to evade the payment of tax imposed by this Act, or

(ii) attempting to obtain for the benefit of the person or another person an amount in respect of a tax credit under Part IV or an Ontario child benefit under section 104 in excess of the amount to which the person or other person is entitled;

(c) makes, assents to or acquiesces in the making of false or deceptive entries or omits, or assents to or acquiesces in the omission, to enter a material particular in records or books of account of a taxpayer;

(d) wilfully, in any manner, evades or attempts to evade compliance with this Act or the payment of taxes imposed by this Act; or

(e) conspires with any person to commit an offence described in any of clauses (a) to (d).

Penalty

(2) A person who is guilty of an offence described in subsection (1) is liable on conviction, in addition to any penalty otherwise provided,

(a) to a fine of not less than 50 per cent and not more than 200 per cent of the amount of the tax that was sought to be evaded or the amount that was sought in excess of the tax credit under Part IV or the Ontario child benefit under section 104 to which the person or the other person is entitled; or

(b) to both the fine described in clause (a) and imprisonment for a term of not more than two years.

Saving

(3) Despite subsection (2), if a person is convicted of an offence under this section, the person is not liable to a penalty under section 120 or 121 for the same contravention unless the penalty is assessed before the information or complaint giving rise to the conviction is laid or made.

Ministerial discretion

145. If a collection agreement is in effect and a proceeding under section 238 or 239 of the Federal Act is commenced against a person in respect of a contravention described in section 143 or 144, the Federal Minister may take or refrain from taking any action against the person contemplated by section 143 or 144 in respect of the same contravention.

Offence, secrecy

146. (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who, while employed directly or indirectly in the administration of this Act or in the development and evaluation of tax policy for the Government of Ontario, or after ceasing to be so employed,

(a) knowingly provides, or knowingly allows to be provided, taxpayer information to any person not legally entitled to receive it;

(b) knowingly allows any person to have access to any taxpayer information unless the person is legally entitled to have access to the information; or

(i) in the course of the administration or enforcement of this Act, the Income Tax Act, the Corporations Tax Act, any other Act administered by the Minister of Finance or any regulations made under any of those Acts,

(ii) in the development and evaluation of tax policy for the Government of Ontario, or

(iii) for the purpose for which the information was provided under this Act or the Federal Act.

Penalty

(2) Every person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine that does not exceed $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term that does not exceed 12 months or to both.

Where subs. (1) not applicable

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if,

(a) the information is provided, accessed or used with the consent of the person to whom the information relates; or

(b) the communication of the information is between,

(i) the Federal Minister, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Revenue, or

(ii) the Federal Minister, acting on behalf of Ontario, and the Minister of Finance or the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer or Minister of Finance of another province.

Annual return

(4) Despite subsection (1), the following information in respect of a corporation may be disclosed to an authorized person employed in the Ministry of Government Services or an authorized agent of that Ministry for the purposes of the administration of the Corporations Information Act:

1. The name and mailing address of the corporation.

2. The address of the corporation's registered office or head office, the location of its books and records, and the name, telephone number and fax number of the individual to contact about the books and records.

3. If the corporation is an extra-provincial corporation within the meaning of the Corporations Information Act, the address of its principal place of business in Ontario and any former names of the corporation.

4. The corporation's tax account number with the Ministry of Finance, its business number with the Canada Revenue Agency and its Ontario Corporation Number with the Ministry of Government Services.

5. The taxation year of the corporation.

6. The jurisdiction and date of the incorporation or amalgamation of the corporation.

7. If the corporation was not incorporated in Ontario, the date it commenced business activity in Ontario and, if applicable, the date it ceased business activity in Ontario.

8. The corporation's preferred official language.

9. The name and title of the individual certifying that the information provided is true, correct and complete.

10. Such other non-financial information as may be prescribed.

11. Any change in the information described in paragraphs 1 to 10.

Saving

(5) No person shall be convicted of an offence under subsection (1) if the person has been convicted of an offence under the Corporations Tax Act or the Income Tax Act in respect of the same contravention.

Taxpayer information

(6) In this section,

"taxpayer information" has the meaning assigned by subsection 241 (10) of the Federal Act.

Reciprocal provision of information, Minister of Finance

147. (1) For any of the following purposes, the Minister of Finance and any person employed by the Crown who is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the development and evaluation of tax policy for the Crown may communicate information and material obtained in the course of his or her duties, or allow it to be communicated, to another person employed by the Crown or may receive information and material in the course of his or her duties from another person employed by the Crown:

1. For use in developing or evaluating tax policy for the Crown.

2. For use in developing or evaluating a program that confers a benefit.

3. For use in the administration or enforcement of an Act described in subsection (2) or another Act that imposes a tax or confers a benefit.

Same

(2) Subsection (1) applies despite any provision in an Act administered by the Minister of Finance or the Minister of Revenue or in an Act under which the Minister of Finance or the Minister of Revenue exercises powers or performs duties as assigned to him or her under the Executive Council Act.

Liability of corporation officers

148. If a corporation is guilty of an offence under this Act, an officer, director or agent of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in, or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and on conviction is liable to the punishment provided for the offence, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted.

No decrease in penalties

149. A court has, in any prosecution or proceeding under this Act, no power to impose less than the minimum fine or imprisonment fixed by this Act and a court has no power to suspend sentence.

Procedure and Evidence

Information

150. (1) An information under this Act may be laid by an authorized person employed in the Ministry of Finance, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police or another person authorized to do so by the Ontario Minister.

Same

(2) Every information that purports to have been laid under this Act is deemed to have been laid by a person authorized to do so by the Ontario Minister and shall not be called into question for lack of authority of the informant except by the Ontario Minister or by a person acting for the Ontario Minister or the Crown.

Two or more offences

(3) An information in respect of an offence under this Act may be for one or more offences, and no information, warrant, conviction or other step in a prosecution under this Act is objectionable or insufficient by reason that it relates to two or more offences.

Limitation

(4) An information or complaint under the Provincial Offences Act in respect of an offence under this Act may be laid or made not more than eight years after the day on which the subject-matter of the information or complaint arose.

Interpretation

(5) If a collection agreement is in effect, the reference in subsection (1) to the Ontario Provincial Police includes a reference to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Proof

Service by mail

151. (1) If, under this Act or the regulations, provision is made for sending by mail a request for information, notice or demand, an affidavit of an employee in the Ministry of Finance, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, shall be received as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the request, notice or demand and of its sending if,

(a) the affidavit sets out that the employee has knowledge of the facts in the particular case and that the request, notice or demand was sent by registered mail on a named day to the person to whom it was addressed;

(b) the affidavit sets out the address to which the request, notice or demand was mailed; and

(c) the employee identifies, as exhibits attached to the affidavit, the post office certificate of registration of the document mailed, or a true copy of the relevant portion of it, and a true copy of the request, notice or demand.

Failure to comply

(2) If, under this Act or the regulations, a person is required to provide a return, statement, answer or certificate, an affidavit of an employee in the Ministry of Finance, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, shall be received as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the person did not provide the return, statement, answer or certificate, as the case may be, if the affidavit sets out,

(a) that the employee has charge of the appropriate records and has knowledge of the practice of the Ministry; and

(b) that after careful examination of the records the employee has been unable to find that the return, statement, answer or certificate, as the case may be, has been provided by the person.

Time of compliance

(3) If, under this Act or the regulations, a person is required to provide a return, statement, answer or certificate, an affidavit of an employee in the Ministry of Finance, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, shall be received as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the day the return, statement, answer or certificate was provided if the affidavit sets out,

(a) that the employee has charge of the appropriate records and has knowledge of the practice of the Ministry; and

(b) that after careful examination of the records the employee has found that the return, statement, answer or certificate was received on a particular day set out in the affidavit.

Filing of return, etc.

(4) In a prosecution for an offence under this Act, the production of a return, certificate, statement or answer required under this Act or the regulations, purporting to have been filed or delivered by or on behalf of the person charged with the offence or to have been made or signed by the person or on the person's behalf, shall be received as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the return, certificate, statement or answer was filed or delivered by or on behalf of that person or was made or signed by the person or on the person's behalf.

Non-receipt of payment

(5) In a prosecution for an offence under this Act, an affidavit of a person authorized by the Ontario Minister, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be received as evidence that an amount required under this Act to be remitted to the appropriate authority has not been received by the appropriate authority if the affidavit sets out,

(a) that the person has charge of the appropriate records; and

(b) that after a careful examination of the records the person has been unable to find that the amount has been received by the appropriate authority.

Income, taxable income

(6) A certificate by the Ontario Minister setting out an individual's income for a year or a corporation's Ontario taxable income for a year is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the individual's income for the year or the corporation's Ontario taxable income for the year, as the case may be.

No objection or appeal

(7) An affidavit of an employee in the Ministry of Finance, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, shall be received as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that a person has not filed a notice of objection or served a notice of appeal in respect of an assessment or determination within the time permitted under this Act if the affidavit sets out,

(a) that the employee has charge of the appropriate records and has knowledge of the practice of the Ministry; and

(b) that an examination of the records shows that a notice of assessment or determination relating to a particular taxation year was mailed or otherwise communicated to a person on a particular day under this Act and that, after careful examination of the records, the employee has been unable to find that a notice of objection or a notice of appeal, as the case may be, was received within the time permitted under this Act.

Documents, admissibility

152. (1) An affidavit of an employee in the Ministry of Finance, sworn before a commissioner or other person authorized to take affidavits, setting out that the employee has charge of the appropriate records and that the document annexed to the affidavit is a document or true copy of a document made by or on behalf of the Ontario Minister or a person exercising the powers of the Ontario Minister or by or on behalf of a taxpayer, shall be received as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the nature and contents of the document and is admissible in evidence and has the same probative force as the original document would have had if it had been proven in the ordinary way.

Print-out admissible in evidence

(2) If a return or other document has been delivered by a person to the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister on computer disk or by other electronic medium, or by electronic filing as permitted under this Act, a document, accompanied by the certificate of the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, as the case may be, or of a person authorized by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, as applicable, stating that the document is a print-out of the return or document received by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, as the case may be, from the person and certifying that the information contained in the document is a true and accurate representation of the return or document delivered by the person, is admissible in evidence and shall have the same probative force as the original return or document would have had if it had been delivered as a paper return or document.

Same

(3) The Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, or a person authorized by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, may, for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Act, reproduce from original data stored electronically any document previously issued by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister under this Act, and the electronically reproduced document shall be admissible in evidence and shall have the same probative force as the original document would have had if it had been proved in the ordinary way.

Same

(4) If the data printed on a return or other document received by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister from a person has been stored electronically by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, as the case may be, on computer disk or other electronic medium and the return or other document has been destroyed by a person so authorized by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, a document, accompanied by the certificate of the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister or of a person authorized by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, stating that the document is a print-out of the data contained on the return or other document received and stored electronically by the Federal Minister or Ontario Minister, as the case may be, and certifying that the information contained in the document is a true and accurate representation of the data contained on the return or document delivered by the person, is admissible in evidence and shall have the same probative force as the original return or document would have had if it had been proved in the ordinary way.

Collection agreement

(5) Despite subsection (1), a document purporting to be a collection agreement in effect under this Act or an agreement with Canada for the collection of tax imposed under the income tax statute of an agreeing province shall be received as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the contents of the agreement if it is,

(a) published in the Canada Gazette; or

(b) certified as such by or on behalf of,

(i) the Ontario Minister, or

(ii) the Provincial Treasurer, the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer or the Minister of Finance of the appropriate agreeing province.

Presumption of authority

153. If an affidavit described in section 151 or 152 is offered in evidence in a proceeding and it appears that the person making the affidavit is an employee in the Ministry of Finance or is authorized by the Ontario Minister, it is not necessary to prove the person's signature or that the person is an employee of the Ministry or authorized by the Ontario Minister, as the case may be, nor is it necessary to prove the signature or official character of the person before whom the affidavit was sworn.

Judicial notice

154. Judicial notice shall be taken of the following documents without the documents being specially pleaded or proven:

1. All orders made under this Act.

2. A collection agreement entered into under this Act or the Income Tax Act or any agreement for the collection by Canada of the taxes imposed under the income tax statute of an agreeing province.

Documents deemed to be signed by Ontario Minister, etc.

155. (1) Every document purporting to be an order, direction, demand, notice, certificate, requirement, decision, assessment, determination, discharge of mortgage or other document purporting to have been executed under or in the course of the administration or enforcement of this Act over the name in writing of the Ontario Minister, the Ontario Minister's deputy, or a person authorized by the regulations to exercise powers or perform duties of the Ontario Minister under this Act is deemed to be a document signed, made and issued by the Ontario Minister, the Ontario Minister's deputy or the person unless it has been called into question by the Ontario Minister or by a person acting for the Ontario Minister or the Crown.

If collection agreement in effect

(2) If a collection agreement is in effect, any document or certificate that is executed or issued by the Federal Minister, the Commissioner of Revenue, or an official of the Canada Revenue Agency on behalf or in place of the Ontario Minister, the Ontario Minister's deputy or an employee in the Ministry of Finance is deemed, for all purposes of this Act, to be executed or issued by the Ontario Minister, the Ontario Minister's deputy or an employee in the Ministry of Finance, as the case may be.

Day of mailing

156. For the purposes of this Act, the day of mailing of any notice or notification described in subsection 152 (3.1), 165 (3) or 166.1 (5) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, or of any notice of assessment or determination is presumed to be the date of the notice or notification.

Date assessment or determination is deemed to be made

157. Every assessment and determination made by the Ontario Minister under this Act is deemed to be made on the day the notice of assessment or determination relating to the assessment or determination is mailed.

Forms

158. Every form purporting to be a form approved by the Ontario Minister is deemed to be a form approved by the Ontario Minister under this Act unless called into question by the Ontario Minister or by a person acting for the Ontario Minister or the Crown.

Notices, etc., relating to partnerships

159. For the purposes of this Act,

(a) a reference in a notice or other document to the firm name of a partnership shall be read as a reference to all the members of the partnership; and

(b) a notice or other document is deemed to have been provided to each member of a partnership if the notice or other document is mailed to, served on or otherwise sent to the partnership,

(i) at the partnership's latest known address or place of business, or

(ii) at the latest known address of a member of the partnership whose liability is not limited, if the partnership is a limited partnership, or to any member of the partnership if the partnership is not a limited partnership.

Remissions

Remission of Ontario tax

160. (1) If, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act (Canada), remission is granted of any tax, interest or penalty paid under the Federal Act by or for an individual, and tax, interest or a penalty was paid by or for that individual under this Act in respect of the same circumstances that gave rise to the remission granted under the Financial Administration Act (Canada), the Minister of Finance may, if he or she considers that the circumstances are sufficiently similar and that a remission of any money paid under this Act should be granted either in the public interest or for the relief of hardship,

(a) grant remission of all or any part of any tax, interest or penalty paid under this Act in those circumstances; and

(b) authorize the repayment, to the person entitled to receive it, of any amount remitted by the Minister of Finance in accordance with this subsection.

Same

(2) If a remission referred to in subsection (1) has been granted to an individual under the Financial Administration Act (Canada) in respect of a taxation year, the Minister of Finance may, by order, authorize the acceptance by the Federal Minister of a claim from the individual under section 87, 88, 89, 99, 100, 102 or 103 in respect of the year, if the Minister of Finance considers the allowance of the claim to be in the public interest or for the relief of undue hardship.

Delegation to Federal Minister

(3) Despite any other provision of this Act, if a collection agreement is in force, the Minister of Finance may authorize the Federal Minister in writing to exercise the Minister of Finance's power and discretion under subsection (1) or to accept a claim under subsection (2) if the Federal Minister considers it to be in the public interest to do so in order to,

(a) correct an erroneous assessment of tax;

(b) remedy incorrect tax advice from an employee of the Canada Revenue Agency; or

Collection Agreement

Collection agreement

161. (1) With the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister of Finance may, on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario, enter into a collection agreement with the Crown in right of Canada under which the Crown in right of Canada will collect taxes payable under this Act on behalf of Ontario and will make payments to Ontario, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the collection agreement, in respect of the taxes collected.

Supplemental agreements authorized

(2) With the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister of Finance may, on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario, enter into an agreement amending the terms and conditions of a collection agreement entered into under subsection (1).

Transfer of powers and duties

(3) If a collection agreement is in effect, the Federal Minister, on behalf of or as agent for the Minister of Finance, may employ all the powers, perform all the duties and exercise any discretion that the Minister of Finance or the Deputy Minister of Finance has under this Act, including the discretion to refuse to permit the production in judicial or other proceedings in Ontario of any document if, in the opinion of the Federal Minister, production of the document would not be in the interests of public policy.

Exception

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the making of regulations.

Commissioner of Revenue

(5) If a collection agreement is in effect, the Commissioner of Revenue appointed under section 25 of the Canada Revenue Agency Act (Canada) may,

(a) employ all the powers, perform all the duties and exercise any discretion that the Federal Minister has under subsection (3) or otherwise under this Act; and

(b) designate officers of the Canada Revenue Agency to employ powers and perform duties similar to those they employ and perform under the Federal Act on behalf of the Commissioner.

Authority to enter into agreement to collect other taxes

(6) With the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Minister of Finance may, on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario, enter into one or more agreements with the Crown in right of Canada under which the Crown in right of Canada will collect, on behalf of Ontario, taxes payable under the Mining Tax Act or amounts payable under section 89, 90, 93 or 94 of the Electricity Act, 1998 and make payments to Ontario, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement, in respect of the taxes or amounts collected.

Same

(7) If an agreement is entered into under subsection (6), subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5) apply with necessary modifications with respect to the agreement.

Payment of fees under agreement

(8) All fees and other amounts payable to the Crown in right of Canada under an agreement entered into under this section are a charge on and payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Transitional

(9) For the purposes of this Act,

(a) a collection agreement entered into under subsection 49 (1) of the Income Tax Act that is in effect on the day this section comes into force is deemed to be a collection agreement entered into under subsection (1);

(b) an amending agreement entered into under subsection 49 (2) of the Income Tax Act that is in effect on the day this section comes into force is deemed to be an amending agreement entered into under subsection (2); and

(c) an agreement entered into under subsection 49 (5.1) of the Income Tax Act that is in effect on the day this section comes into force is deemed to be,

(i) a collection agreement entered into under subsection (1) if the agreement relates to a type of tax payable under this Act, or

(ii) an agreement entered into under subsection (6) if it relates to taxes or amounts described in that subsection.

Authority to collect taxes, etc.

(10) If an agreement referred to in this section is in effect and the Act to which the agreement relates is or was amended, whether before or after this section comes into force, so that the agreement is no longer consistent with the Act, the following rules apply despite the inconsistency until the agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms:

1. The agreement remains in effect for the purpose of applying the provisions of the Act that apply when an agreement is in effect.

2. The Crown in right of Canada has the authority to collect on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario all taxes and other amounts to which the agreement applies that are payable under the Act.

Disclosure of corporate information by the Minister of Government Services

162. (1) Despite any other Act, the Minister of Government Services may, on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario, enter into one or more agreements with the Canada Revenue Agency, on behalf of the Crown in right of Canada, providing,

(a) that the Minister of Government Services may disclose to the Canada Revenue Agency such information with respect to corporations as is specified in the agreement; and

(b) that the disclosure described in clause (a) shall be only for the purpose of enabling the Crown in right of Canada to collect taxes payable under this Act or other legislation that imposes taxes payable by corporations.

Same

(2) If an agreement described in subsection (1) is entered into, the Minister of Government Services,

(a) may disclose the information described in that subsection for the purposes set out in that subsection despite the provisions of any other Act; and

(b) shall disclose the information only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement and for the purpose set out in subsection (1).

Information

(3) An agreement under subsection (1) may specify any information relating to a corporation that is contained in records maintained by the Ministry of Government Services or an official appointed by the Minister of Government Services regardless of when the information was first shown on the records and includes information filed by the corporation or another person or entity under any Act.

Supplemental agreements

(4) The Minister of Government Services may, on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario, enter into an agreement amending the terms and conditions of an agreement entered into under subsection (1).

Same

(5) Despite subsection (4), an amending agreement shall not permit the disclosure of any information by the Minister of Government Services,

(a) to any person other than the Canada Revenue Agency; or

(b) for any purpose other than the purpose described in clause (1) (b).

Transitional

(6) Any agreement entered into by the Minister of Government Services on behalf of the Government of Ontario and the Canada Revenue Agency on behalf of the Government of Canada under which the Minister of Government Services may disclose to the Canada Revenue Agency information with respect to corporations for the purpose of enabling the Government of Canada to collect taxes payable under the Corporations Tax Act or other legislation that imposes taxes payable by corporations is deemed to be an agreement entered into under subsection (1).

Application of payments by taxpayers

163. (1) A collection agreement may provide that a payment received by the Federal Minister on account of tax payable by a taxpayer for a taxation year under this Act, the Federal Act or an income tax statute of another agreeing province, or under any two or more of them, may be applied by the Federal Minister on account of the tax payable by the taxpayer under any of those Acts or statutes in the manner specified in the agreement.

Same

(2) Subsection (1) applies despite any direction given by the taxpayer as to the application of the payment.

No further liability

(3) Any amount applied by the Federal Minister in accordance with a collection agreement on account of the tax payable by a taxpayer for a taxation year under this Act,

(a) relieves the taxpayer from the liability to pay the tax to the extent of the amount applied; and

(b) shall be deemed to have been applied in accordance with a direction given by the taxpayer.

Deductions at source

164. The following rules apply if a collection agreement is in effect:

1. If an amount is remitted to the Federal Minister under subsection 153 (1) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, on account of the tax payable by an individual who is resident on the last day of the taxation year in another agreeing province,

i. no action lies for the recovery of that amount by the individual, and

ii. the amount shall not be applied to discharge any liability of the individual under this Act.

2. An individual resident in Ontario on the last day of the taxation year is not required to remit any amount on account of tax payable by the individual under this Act for the year to the extent of the amount, if any, deducted or withheld on account of the individual's tax for the year under the income tax statute of another agreeing province.

3. If the total amount deducted or withheld on account of tax payable under this Act and under the income tax statute of another agreeing province by an individual resident in Ontario on the last day of the taxation year exceeds the tax payable by the individual under this Act for the year, subsections 164 (1), (2) and (3) of the Federal Act, as they apply for the purposes of this Act, apply in respect of the individual as though the amount of the excess were an overpayment under this Act.

Adjustments between non-agreeing provinces

Definitions

165. (1) In this section,

"adjusting payment" means a payment calculated in accordance with this section made by or on the direction of the Crown in right of Ontario to a non-agreeing province; ("paiement de rajustement")

"amount deducted or withheld" does not include any refund made in respect of that amount; ("montant déduit ou retenu")

"non-agreeing province" means a province that is not an agreeing province. ("province non participante")

Adjustments between Ontario and non-agreeing province

(2) If, in respect of a taxation year, a non-agreeing province is authorized to make a payment to Ontario that, in the opinion of the Minister of Finance, corresponds to an adjusting payment, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may authorize the Minister of Finance to make an adjusting payment to that non-agreeing province and enter into any agreement that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

Basis of payment under collection agreement

(3) If a collection agreement is in effect, the adjusting payment authorized under subsection (2) may be made by the Crown in right of Canada if the Crown in right of Canada has agreed to act on the direction of Ontario as communicated by the Minister of Finance to the Federal Minister.

Amount of adjusting payment

(4) The amount of an adjusting payment for a taxation year is the sum of all amounts deducted or withheld under subsection 153 (1) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, in respect of the tax payable for the year by individuals who,

(a) file returns under the Federal Act;

(b) are taxable under the Federal Act in respect of the year; and

Deductions at source

(5) The following rules apply if an adjusting payment is to be made for a taxation year:

1. If an amount has been remitted to the Federal Minister under subsection 153 (1) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act, on account of the tax payable for the year by an individual who is resident on the last day of the year in a non-agreeing province,

i. no action lies for the recovery of that amount by the individual, and

ii. the amount shall not be applied to discharge any liability of the individual under this Act.

2. An individual resident in Ontario on the last day of the year is not required to remit any amount on account of tax payable by the individual under this Act for the year to the extent of the amount, if any, deducted or withheld on account of the individual's tax for the year under the income tax statute of the non-agreeing province.

3. If the total amount deducted or withheld on account of tax payable under this Act and under the income tax statute of the non-agreeing province by an individual resident in Ontario on the last day of the year exceeds the tax payable by the individual under this Act for the year, subsections 164 (1), (2) and (3) of the Federal Act, as they apply for the purposes of this Act, apply in respect of the individual as though the amount of the excess were an overpayment under this Act.

Adjusting payment to non-agreeing province under collection agreement

(6) If a collection agreement is in effect and the Crown in right of Canada has agreed in respect of a taxation year to act on the direction of Ontario and make an adjusting payment on behalf of Ontario, the adjusting payment,

(a) shall be made out of any money that has been collected on account of tax under this Act for any taxation year; and

(b) shall be in the amount calculated by the Federal Minister to be the amount required to be paid under subsection (4).

Same

(7) A payment made by the Crown in right of Canada in accordance with subsection (6) discharges any obligations the Crown in right of Canada may have with respect to the payment to Ontario of any amount referred to in paragraph 1 of subsection (5) that was deducted or withheld under subsection 153 (1) of the Federal Act, as it applies for the purposes of this Act.

Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments

Enforcement of judgments

166. (1) A judgment of a superior court of an agreeing province under that province's income tax statute, including any certificate registered in that superior court in a manner similar to that provided in subsection 131 (2), may be enforced in the manner provided in the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act.

Same

(2) A judgment described in subsection (1) may be registered under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act, even if it is established that one or more of the provisions of section 3 of that Act apply.

Same

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations to enable the enforcement of judgments in respect of taxes in agreeing provinces to be enforced in Ontario.

Part IX
REgulations and Forms

Regulations, general

Lieutenant Governor in Council

167. (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) prescribing anything that by this Act may be or is required to be prescribed, anything that may be or is required to be determined or regulated by the regulations or any matter referred to in this Act as prescribed;

(b) defining any word or expression used in this Act that is not expressly defined in this Act or by a definition in the Federal Act that applies for the purposes of this Act.

Minister of Finance

(2) The Minister of Finance may make regulations,

(a) prescribing, defining or determining anything that the Minister is permitted or required by this Act to prescribe, define or determine;

(b) prescribing any matter referred to in this Act as prescribed by the Minister.

Retroactive regulations

(3) A regulation made under this Act is, if it so provides, effective with reference to a period before it is filed.

Application of Federal regulations

168. (1) The Federal regulations apply for the purposes of this Act to the extent that,

(a) they prescribe anything that is prescribed, determined or regulated by a regulation made under or for the purposes of a provision of the Federal Act that applies for the purposes of this Act; and

(b) they do not conflict with any provision of this Act or the regulations.

Same

(2) Despite subsection (1), the provisions of the Federal regulations made under paragraphs 221 (1) (b) to (j) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of this Act to the extent that they deal with matters relevant for the purposes of Part I of the Federal Act.

Effective date of Federal regulations

(3) No regulation made under the Federal Act has effect for the purposes of this Act until it is published in the Canada Gazette, but, when published, it is, if it so provides, effective with reference to a period before it is published.

Incorporation by reference

169. (1) A regulation made under this Act may incorporate by reference, in whole or in part and with such changes as may be necessary, any document or publication and may require compliance with the document or publication.

Rolling incorporation of federal document

(2) If a regulation described in subsection (1) incorporates in whole or in part a document or publication issued by or on behalf of the Federal Minister or the Canada Revenue Agency, the regulation is deemed to incorporate that document or publication as it may be amended from time to time.

Regulations, Part II

170. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing rules for the purposes of section 23, governing the adjustment of dollar amounts in provisions of this Act or in provisions of the Federal Act that apply in determining amounts for the purposes of Part II of this Act.

Regulations, Part III

171. (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) limiting the amount of additional tax to be added under subdivision d of Division B of Part III or the amount of a tax credit under that subdivision that may be deducted in computing a corporation's tax payable under that Division for a taxation year and governing the determination of the maximum amount of additional tax that must be added or the maximum amount of the tax credit that may be deducted by a corporation under that subdivision in determining the amount of its tax payable for a year under that Division;

(b) prescribing rules for determining the amount of a corporation's total federal balance or total Ontario balance for the purposes of subdivision d of Division B of Part III or prescribing rules for the purposes of determining amounts relevant in calculating the amount of a corporation's total federal balance or total Ontario balance for the purposes of that subdivision;

(c) prescribing investments that will be eligible investments for the purposes of determining the amount of a financial institution's small business investment tax credit under subsection 73 (1) if the investments satisfy prescribed conditions, and prescribing those conditions;

(d) prescribing rules for determining the tax credit amount for a taxation year in respect of an eligible investment that satisfies the conditions prescribed under clause (c);

(e) prescribing rules for the purposes of subdivision b of Division E of Part III for determining the amount of consideration for which an eligible investment is issued;

(f) prescribing rules for the purposes of subdivision b of Division E of Part III for determining whether an investment has been made in or issued by a person other than a corporation;

(g) respecting the accounting principles to be applied in determining the total assets or gross revenue of an associated group for the purposes of section 77 or prescribing additional rules that do not conflict with this Act for determining the total assets or gross revenue of the associated group.

General or specific

(2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may be general or specific.

Regulations, Part IV

172. (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations,

(a) prescribing a percentage for the purposes of paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection 91 (4) or paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of subsection 91 (5) and the period of time after December 31, 2004 to which it applies;

(b) prescribing a percentage for the purposes of clause 91 (9) (a) or (10) (a) or both and the period of time after December 31, 2004 and before January 1, 2010 to which it applies;

(c) prescribing a percentage for the purposes of clause 91 (9) (b) or (10) (b) or both and the period of time after December 31, 2009 to which it applies;

(d) prescribing a percentage for the purposes of clause 92 (3) (a) and the period of time after December 31, 2004 and before April 1, 2007 to which it applies;

(e) prescribing a percentage for the purposes of clause 92 (3) (b) and the period of time after March 31, 2007 to which it applies;

(f) prescribing rules governing the calculation of some or all of the refundable tax credits under Part IV, how the tax credits are claimed and who claims the tax credits in the event that a corporation becomes insolvent or bankrupt.

Same

(2) A regulation under clause (1) (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) may prescribe different percentages in respect of different time periods in which expenditures are incurred.

Minister's regulations

(3) The Minister of Finance may make regulations prescribing methods of claiming and obtaining the benefit of a co-operative education tax credit under section 88, other than as otherwise set out in Part IV, and the procedures to be followed.

Regulations, Part VIII

173. The Minister of Finance may make regulations prescribing types of non-financial information in respect of one or more corporations for the purposes of paragraph 10 of subsection 146 (4).

Transitional

174. (1) The Minister of Finance may make regulations providing for transitional matters which, in the opinion of the Minister of Finance, are necessary or desirable,

(a) to facilitate the implementation of this Act or any provision of this Act;

(b) to deal with any problems and issues that may arise by reason of the Income Tax Act and the Corporations Tax Act applying with respect to taxation years ending before January 1, 2009 and this Act applying with respect to taxation years ending after that day.

General or specific

(2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may be general or specific.

Forms

175. The Ontario Minister may approve the use of forms for any purpose under this Act and the forms may provide for such information to be furnished as the Ontario Minister may require.

Part X
Commencement and Short Title

Commencement

176. This Schedule comes into force on the day the Strengthening Business through a Simpler Tax System Act, 2007 receives Royal Assent.

Short title

177. The short title of the Act set out in this Schedule is the Taxation Act, 2007.

Schedule B
Taxation Act, 2007 - complementary and other amendments

Corporations Information Act

1. (1) The definition of "Minister" in section 1 of the Corporations Information Act is amended by striking out "Minister of Consumer and Business Services" and substituting "Minister of Government Services".

(2) Section 3.1 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Annual return

3.1 (1) Every corporation, other than a corporation of a class exempted by the regulations, shall file a return each year with the Minister in accordance with the regulations, by delivering it to the prescribed person or entity in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time.

Receipt

(2) If the person or entity prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) is not the Minister, the person or entity shall receive the return on behalf of the Minister.

Exception

(3) If the person or entity prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1) is not the Minister, a corporation that delivers the return to the Minister shall be deemed to comply with the requirement in subsection (1) to deliver the return to the prescribed person or entity, if the prescribed circumstances exist and the prescribed requirements are met.

Contents

(4) The return must set out the prescribed information as of the prescribed date.

Form

(5) The return must be in a form approved by the Minister.

Incomplete return

(6) The Minister may accept a return from a corporation for filing even if the return does not comply with the information requirements of subsection (4), but the corporation shall not be considered to have complied with this section until it has satisfied all of the requirements of this section.

(3) Section 4 of the Act, as re-enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1994, chapter 17, section 36 and amended by 1995, chapter 3, section 2 and 2004, chapter 19, section 11, is repealed and the following substituted:

Notice of change

4. (1) Every corporation shall file with the Minister a notice of change for every change in the information filed under this Act, within 15 days after the day the change takes place.

Same

(2) The notice of change shall set out the prescribed information and shall specify any changes that have taken place and the dates of the changes.

Exception

(3) It is not necessary to file a notice of change in respect of a director's retirement and subsequent re-election for the next term of office.

Same

(4) A corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario that changes only its name does not need to file a notice of change.

(4) Subsection 8 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Effective date

(2) The effective date of filing for every notice and return received under this Act shall be the date determined under the regulations.

(5) The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Corporations information agreement

21.2 (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with a prescribed person or entity, providing for the person or entity to receive returns required to be filed under section 3.1 and to transmit the information in every return to the Minister for the purposes of recording under section 8, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement.

Supplemental agreements authorized

(2) The Minister may enter into one or more agreements amending an agreement entered into under this section.

Payment of fees under agreement

(3) All fees and other amounts payable by Ontario pursuant to an agreement entered into under this section are a charge upon and payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

(6) Section 22 of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(i.3) for the purposes of subsection 8 (2), governing the effective date of filing for every notice and return received under this Act;

(7) Section 22 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

General or particular

(2) A regulation made under subsection (1) that applies for the purposes of section 3.1 may be general or particular and may contain different rules, requirements and provisions for different classes of corporations.

Corporations Tax Act

2. (1) Subsection 2 (1) of the Corporations Tax Act is amended by adding "Subject to subsection (5)" at the beginning.

(2) Subsection 2 (2) of the Act is amended by adding "Subject to subsection (5)" at the beginning.

(3) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Taxation years ending after 2008

(5) No corporation is liable for taxes under this Act for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 other than the taxes imposed by section 74 and subsections (2.1), (2.2) and (2.3).

(4) The definition of "specified taxation year" in subsection 11.2 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

"specified taxation year" means, in respect of a corporation, a taxation year of the corporation that commences after February 29, 2000 and ends before January 1, 2009. ("année d'imposition déterminée")

(5) Subsection 34 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out "for a taxation year" and substituting "for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009".

(6) Section 34 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Restriction on carry back of losses incurred after 2008

(1.0.1) The amount deducted under section 111 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), as it applies for the purposes of this Act, in computing the taxable income of a corporation for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 in respect of a non-capital loss, net capital loss, farm loss, restricted farm loss or limited partnership loss for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008 shall not exceed the amount deducted under that section for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) by the corporation in respect of the loss for that taxation year ending before January 1, 2009.

(7) Subsection 43.2 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out "for a taxation year" and substituting "for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009".

(8) Section 44.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

No deduction for taxation years after 2008

(3.1) No corporation shall deduct or claim an amount in respect of a specified tax credit under this Act for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008.

(9) Section 48 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsection:

Not applicable to taxation years after 2008

(1.1) No corporation is entitled to a refund by reason of this section in respect of a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008.

(10) Clause 74.1 (5) (a) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(a) the amount equal to,

(i) the greater of its surplus funds derived from operations or its attributed surplus for the year if the year commenced before the day subsection 2 (10) of Schedule B to the Strengthening Business through a Simpler Tax System Act, 2007 comes into force, or

(ii) if the year commenced on or after the day described in subclause (a) (i), the greater of,

(A) the amount, if any, by which its surplus funds derived from operations, as of the end of the taxation year, exceeds the total of all amounts each of which is,

(1.) an amount on which it was required or would have been required, but for subsection 219 (5.2) of the Income Tax Act (Canada), to have paid tax under Part XIV of that Act for a previous taxation year, less the portion, if any, of the amount on which tax was payable, or would have been payable, described in subparagraph 219 (4) (a) (i.1) of that Act, or

(2.) an amount on which it was required or would have been required, but for subsection 219 (5.2) of the Income Tax Act (Canada), to have paid tax under subsection 219 (5.1) of that Act for the taxation year because of the transfer of an insurance business to which subsection 138 (11.5) or (11.92) of that Act applied, and

(B) its attributed surplus for the taxation year, as determined under subsection 2400 (1) of the regulations made under the Income Tax Act (Canada);

(11) The definition of "surplus funds derived from operations" in subsection 74.1 (15) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

"surplus funds derived from operations" means, in respect of a life insurance corporation as of the end of a taxation year,

(a) the amount that would be its surplus funds derived from operations at that time under paragraph 138 (12) (o) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) as that paragraph read on September 13, 1988, if the taxation year commenced before April 30, 1992, or

(b) the amount that would be its surplus funds derived from operations at that time under subsection 138 (12) of the Income Tax Act (Canada), computed as if no tax were payable under Part I.3 or VI of that Act or under this section for the year, if the taxation year commenced on or after April 30, 1992. ("fonds excédentaire résultant de l'activité")

(12) Subsection 75 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Exception

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a corporation for a taxation year if,

(a) the corporation is otherwise exempt under this section from the requirement to deliver a return for the taxation year; or

(b) the taxation year ends after December 31, 2008, the corporation is not an insurance corporation that has a permanent establishment in Ontario in the year and the total amount of tax payable for the year by the corporation under section 74, 74.2, 74.3 and 74.4 is nil.

(13) Subsection 75 (3) of the Act is amended by striking out "for a taxation year" and substituting "for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009".

(14) Subsection 75 (4) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Demand for return

(4) A corporation shall deliver a return for a taxation year to the Minister upon receipt of a written demand for the return from the Minister or from an officer of the Ministry of Finance authorized by the Minister to make the demand if,

(a) the return is for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009; or

(b) the return relates to section 74, 74.2, 74.3 or 74.4.

(15) Subsection 75 (5) of the Act is amended by striking out the portion before clause (a) and substituting the following:

Exception to requirement to deliver return

(5) A corporation, other than a bank, a corporation referred to in subsection 61 (4) or an insurance corporation to which Part IV applies, is exempt from the requirement to deliver a return to the Minister under subsection (1) for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 if,

. . . . .

(16) Subsection 75 (7) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Trustees, etc.

(7) Every trustee in bankruptcy, assignee, liquidator, curator, receiver, trustee or committee and every agent or other person administering, managing, winding up, controlling or otherwise dealing with the property, business, estate or income of a corporation shall deliver the corporation's return for a taxation year if,

(a) the corporation was required by this section to have delivered a return for that year; and

(b) the day on or before which the return was required to be delivered has passed and no return for the corporation was delivered.

(17) Clause 98 (1) (a) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(a) as may be required in connection with the administration or enforcement of this Act, another Act administered by the Minister, the Taxation Act, 2007 or the regulations under any of them;

(18) The Act is amended by adding the following section:

Remission of interest and penalties

109.1 (1) The Minister may remit all or part of any interest and penalties otherwise payable under this Act by a corporation in respect of a taxation year beginning on or after January 1, 2008 and, despite section 80, may make any assessment or reassessment of the interest and penalties payable by the corporation that is necessary to take into account the remission.

Time limit

(2) No remission under subsection (1) may be granted and no assessment or reassessment referred to in subsection (1) may be made more than 120 months after the end of the taxation year to which the remission relates.

Electricity Act, 1998

3. (1) Subsection 95 (1) of the Electricity Act, 1998 is amended by adding at the beginning "Except as otherwise prescribed by the regulations".

(2) Clauses 95 (1) (a) and (b) of the Act are amended by striking out "except as otherwise prescribed by the regulations" at the beginning of each of the clauses.

(3) Subsection 96 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following clause:

(f.3) prescribing rules governing the application of one or more provisions of Part VIII of the Taxation Act, 2007 with respect to an amount payable under one or more provisions of this Part that are prescribed by the rules;

Income Tax Act

4. (1) Part I of the Income Tax Act is amended by adding the following section:

Application of Act

1.1 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this Act applies only in respect of taxation years ending before January 1, 2009.

Application after 2008

(2) Sections 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8 and 8.9 continue to apply for taxation years ending after December 31, 2008 and such other provisions of this Act as may be necessary for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of those sections continue to apply for those purposes for taxation years ending after December 31, 2008.

(2) Clause 45 (1) (c) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(c) knowingly uses any taxpayer information otherwise than in the course of the administration or enforcement of this Act or the Taxation Act, 2007, in the development and evaluation of tax policy for the Government of Ontario or for the purpose for which it was provided under this Act or the Federal Act.

Taxation Act, 2007

5. (1) This section applies only if Bill 151 (Budget Measures Act, 2006 (No. 2)), introduced on October 18, 2006, receives Royal Assent.

Same

(2) References in subsection (3) to provisions of Bill 151 are references to those provisions as they were numbered in the first reading version of the Bill.

Same

(3) On the later of the day subsection 98 (1) of the Taxation Act, 2007 comes into force and the day section 1 of Schedule Z.3 to Bill 151 comes into force, clause (c) of the definition of "municipal tax" in subsection 98 (1) of the Taxation Act, 2007 is amended by striking out "Provincial Land Tax Act" and substituting "Provincial Land Tax Act, 2006".

Taxpayer Protection Act, 19990

6. The definition of "designated tax statute" in section 1 of the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999 is amended by adding the following paragraph:

9. Taxation Act, 2007.

Commencement

7. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Schedule comes into force on the day the Strengthening Business through a Simpler Tax System Act, 2007 receives Royal Assent.

Same

(2) Subsections 1 (2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 174 and does not form part of the law. Bill 174 has been enacted as Chapter 11 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2007.

The Bill enacts the Taxation Act, 2007 and makes complementary and other amendments to various Acts.

schedule A
Taxation Act, 2007

Schedule A enacts the Taxation Act, 2007 to continue, with certain exceptions, the taxes imposed under the Corporations Tax Act and the Income Tax Act. The new Act will be effective for taxation years ending after December 31, 2008.

Currently, a tax collection agreement is in force with the Government of Canada with respect to the administration and collection of taxes imposed under the Income Tax Act. The new Act authorizes the implementation of a tax collection agreement with respect to taxes currently imposed under the Income Tax Act and the Corporations Tax Act. The Minister of Finance, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, is authorized to enter into a tax collection agreement on behalf of the Government of Ontario with the Government of Canada under which the Government of Canada will collect the taxes payable under the new Act on behalf of Ontario and make payments to Ontario in respect of those taxes.

Personal income tax and the Ontario Health Premium are currently imposed on individuals under the Income Tax Act. Starting in 2009, these taxes are imposed under Part II of the new Act. The calculation of personal taxes and tax credits under the new Act is consistent with the calculation under the Income Tax Act.

Part III of the new Act imposes corporate income tax, corporate minimum tax, the special additional tax on life insurance corporations and corporate capital tax, effective for corporate taxation years ending after 2008. There are substantial changes to the calculation of corporate income tax due to requirements for federal administration. The other corporate taxes are generally calculated in a manner similar to their calculation under the Corporations Tax Act. The changes to the corporate taxes are summarized as follows:

1. Corporate income tax payable under Division B of Part III of the new Act is based on a corporation's taxable income determined under the Income Tax Act (Canada), allocated in accordance with federal rules to permanent establishments in Ontario. As a result, all differences reflected in the Corporations Tax Act in the calculation of taxable income for federal and Ontario purposes are eliminated. These differences include the add-back under section 11 of the Corporations Tax Act of 5/14 of certain amounts paid to non-residents.

2. Transitional rules are included in subdivision d of Division B of Part III of the new Act to address situations in which corporations may realize benefits or suffer losses as a result of the change from taxable income determined under the Corporations Tax Act to taxable income determined under the Income Tax Act (Canada).

3. A new 4.5 per cent non-refundable tax credit is provided under Division B of Part III of the new Act to corporations in respect of qualifying scientific research and experimental development expenses incurred in Ontario to replace an incentive currently in the Corporations Tax Act.

4. The carryforward period for the corporate minimum tax credit is 20 years in respect of credits outstanding at the beginning of the corporation's first taxation year ending in 2009.

5. Life insurance corporations that are subject to the special additional tax for life insurers are entitled to a credit to reduce income tax for taxation years in which the corporation's income tax exceeds its special additional tax and its Ontario corporate minimum tax, determined without reference to current year income taxes.

6. Special Ontario rules for mining and oil and gas corporations that currently affect the computation of their income for Ontario purposes are replaced by a tax credit or debit under the new Act.

7. The capital tax payable under Division E of Part III of the new Act by a corporation that is not a financial institution is in respect of the corporation's taxable capital as determined under Part I.3 of the Income Tax Act (Canada). No capital tax is payable for periods after June 30, 2010.

The provisions of the new Act relating to the refundable tax credits, capital gains refunds to mutual fund trusts and mutual fund corporations, tax shelters, international transfer pricing, the general anti-avoidance rule, the authority to make regulations and the administration and collection of tax are consistent with the current provisions.

SCHEDULE B
Taxation Act, 2007 - COMPLEMENTARY and Other AMENDMENTS

Schedule B amends the Corporations Information Act, the Corporations Tax Act, the Electricity Act, 1998, the Income Tax Act and the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999.

Corporations Information Act

Section 21.2 is added to the Corporations Information Act to authorize the Minister of Government Services to enter into an agreement with a prescribed person or entity that provides for the person or entity to receive the annual returns required to be filed under section 3.1 of the Act and to transmit the information in them to the Minister for recording. The prescribed person or entity may be a government agency such as the Canada Revenue Agency. Other provisions of the Act are amended in relation to the implementation of such an agreement.

Corporations Tax Act

Amendments to the Corporations Tax Act ensure that the Act applies, with certain exceptions, only to taxation years ending before January 1, 2009. The taxes imposed under subsection 2 (2.1) in respect of benefit plans, under subsection 2 (2.2) in respect of insurance contracts with unlicensed insurers, under subsection 2 (2.3) on insurance exchanges and under section 74 on insurance corporations will continue to be imposed under the Corporations Tax Act for taxation years ending after December 31, 2008.

The definition of "specified taxation year" in subsection 11.2 (1) of the Act is re-enacted to exclude taxation years ending after 2008, to ensure that no Ontario tax benefits can be obtained from the carry-back of federal investment tax credits earned after 2008 to a taxation year ending before 2009.

Subsection 34 (1.0.1) of the Act is enacted to provide that the amount of certain post-2008 losses deductible in computing taxable income under the Act for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2009 shall not exceed the amount of those losses deducted in computing taxable income under the Income Tax Act (Canada) for that taxation year.

Subsection 44.1 (3.1) of the Act is enacted to prevent a corporation from claiming or deducting a refundable tax credit under the Act for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008. The refundable tax credits for those years are provided under Part IV of the new Act.

Section 74.1 of the Act imposes a special additional tax on life insurance corporations. This section is amended to allow non-resident life insurance corporations to deduct taxes payable under Parts I.3 and VI of the Income Tax Act (Canada) in calculating the amount of the special additional tax for taxation years ending after April 30, 1992. The amendments to that section also allow non-resident life insurance corporations to deduct, in computing the base to which the special additional tax applies, amounts on which taxes payable under Part XIV of the Income Tax Act (Canada) are calculated for taxation years commencing after the day the Bill receives Royal Assent.

The enactment of section 109.1 of the Act authorizes the Minister of Finance to remit interest and penalties payable by a corporation under the Act for a taxation year beginning on or after January 1, 2008.

Electricity Act, 1998

Section 95 of the Electricity Act, 1998 authorizes the Minister of Finance to enforce the payment of amounts payable under Part VI of the Act and, for this purpose, makes certain administrative provisions of the Corporations Tax Act applicable. Sections 95 and 96 of the Act are amended to allow the Minister of Finance to make regulations that make certain administrative provisions of the Taxation Act, 2007 applicable for this purpose rather than provisions of the Corporations Tax Act.

Income Tax Act

Amendments to the Income Tax Act ensure that the Act applies, with certain exceptions, only to taxation years ending before January 1, 2009. Section 8.5, which provides for the Ontario child care supplement for working families, section 8.7, which provides for the Ontario research employee stock option tax overpayment, and related administrative provisions of the Act continue to apply for taxation years ending after December 31, 2008.

Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999

The Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999 prohibits a member of the Executive Council from including in a bill a provision that increases a tax rate under a designated tax statute. The definition of "designated tax statute" in section 1 of that Act is amended to include the Taxation Act, 2007 as a designated tax statute under that Act.

[38] Bill 174 As Amended by Standing Committee (PDF)

Bill 174 2007

An Act to enact the Taxation Act, 2007 and make complementary and other amendments to other Acts

Note: This Act amends more than one Act. For the legislative history of these Acts, see Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Contents of this Act

1. This Act consists of this section, sections 2 and 3 and the Schedules to this Act.

Commencement

2. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Same

(2) The Schedules to this Act come into force as provided in each Schedule.

Same

Short title

3. The short title of this Act is the Strengthening Business through a Simpler Tax System Act, 2007.

Schedule A
Taxation Act, 2007

CONTENTS

PART I INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1. 2.			Interpretation Application
PART II INDIVIDUALS - INCOME AND OTHER PERSONAL TAXES
Division A - Interpretation and Liability for Tax
3. 4.		Definitions Liability for tax
Division B - Personal Income Tax
Subdivision a - Tax Calculation
5. 6. 7.		Personal income tax calculation Basic personal income tax Basic personal income tax, inter vivos trust
Subdivision b - Non-Refundable Tax credits
8. 9. 10.		Rules for non-refundable tax credits Non-refundable tax credits Apportionment of non-refundable tax credits
Subdivision c - Additional Taxes
11. 12.		Minimum tax Tax on split income
Subdivision d - Additional Tax Credits before Surtax
13. 14. 15.		Dividend tax credit Overseas employment tax credit Tax credit for minimum tax
Subdivision e - Ontario Surtax
16.		Ontario surtax
Subdivision f - Averaging and Adjustments
17. 18. 19.		Qualifying lump-sum amount CPP or QPP benefits Additional tax amount, section 40 ITAR
Subdivision g - Additional Tax Credits after Surtax
20. 21. 22.		Ontario tax reduction Foreign tax credit Investment corporation tax credit
Subdivision h - Indexing and Rounding
23.		Annual adjustment
Division C - Ontario Health Premium
24. 25.		Liability for Ontario Health Premium Report about revenue from the Ontario Health Premium
PART III CORPORATE TAX
Division A - General
26. 27. 28.		Interpretation Obligation to pay tax If corporation is a bankrupt
Division B - Corporate Income Tax
Subdivision a - General Corporate Income Tax, Tax Credits and Surtax
29. 29.1 30. 31. 32. 33. 34.		Basic income tax Change in tax status Ontario small business deduction Surtax re Ontario small business deduction Tax credit for manufacturing, processing, etc. Foreign tax credit Credit union tax reduction
Subdivision b - Crown Royalties and Resource Tax Credit
35. 36.		Additional tax re crown royalties Resource tax credit
Subdivision b.1 - Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit
36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8		Definitions Ontario research and development tax credit deduction Partnerships Reduction of eligible expenditures, receipt of assistance Transfer of eligible expenditures Waiver of tax credit Control acquired before the end of the year Recapture of tax credit
Subdivision c - Transitional Tax Debits and Credits
37. 38. 39. 39.1 40. 41. 41.1		Definitions ~~Transitional tax debits and credits~~ Liability for additional tax Amount of additional tax Calculation of amounts for purposes of s. 39 Amount of tax credit Rules and adjustments if amalgamation or winding-up Treatment of specified pre-2009 transfers
Subdivision d - Corporate Minimum Tax Credit
42.		Corporate minimum tax credit
Division C - Corporate Minimum Tax
43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.		Interpretation Corporate minimum tax liability Calculation of corporate minimum tax Adjusted net income Eligible losses for a taxation year Foreign tax credit Election on transfer of property Election on replacement of property Limitation respecting inclusions and deductions
Division D - Special Additional Tax on Life Insurance Corporations
52.		Special additional tax, life insurance corporation
Division E - Capital Tax
Subdivision a -Liability for Capital Tax
53.		Liability for capital tax
Subdivision b -Financial Institutions
54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68.		Application Interpretation Rule for determining values and amounts Financial institution resident in Canada Authorized foreign bank Adjusted taxable paid-up capital Anti-avoidance Capital tax payable by a financial institution Small business investment tax credit Small business investment tax credit account Below-prime loan Patient capital investment Determination of total assets and gross revenue Tax credit amount, investment in a community small business investment fund corporation Small business investment tax credit repayment
Subdivision c - Corporations other than Financial Institutions
69. 70. 71. 72.		Application Definitions Capital tax, corporations other than financial institutions Capital deduction – general rule
PART IV REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS
Division A - General
73. 74. 74.1		Refundable tax credits, deemed payments on account of tax Transitional Change in tax status
Division B - Corporations and Individuals
75. 76. 77.		Qualifying environmental trust tax credit Co-operative education tax credit Apprenticeship training tax credit
Division C - Corporations
78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85.		Ontario computer animation and special effects tax credit Ontario film and television tax credit Ontario production services tax credit Ontario interactive digital media tax credit Ontario sound recording tax credit Ontario book publishing tax credit Ontario innovation tax credit Ontario business-research institute tax credit
Division D - Individuals
86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91.		Interpretation Property and sales tax credits, individual other than a senior Property and sales tax credits, seniors Rules relating to property and sales tax credits Political contribution tax credit Ontario focused flow-through share tax credit
part Iv.1 ontario child benefit
91.1		Ontario child benefit
PART V CAPITAL GAINS REFUNDS FOR MUTUAL FUNDS
92. 93.		Mutual fund trusts Mutual fund corporations
PART VI SPECIAL CASES
Tax Shelters and Avoidance
94. 95. 96. 97.	General rule, tax shelters and tax shelter investments Avoidance of tax, trusts Transfer pricing General anti-avoidance rule
PART VII ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Returns
98.	Returns
Assessments
99. 100. 101.	Original assessment of returns, etc. Required Ontario assessments and reassessments Additional reassessments
Payments
102. 103. 104. 105. 106.	Payment by individuals Payment by corporations Returns, payments and interest Daily interest Amount of instalment on which interest is computed
Penalties
107. 108. 109.	Penalty for failure to file return, etc. Penalty for repeated failure to report an amount Late or deficient instalments
Refunds
110.	Refunds
Objections to Assessments
111.	Objections to assessments
Appeals to the Superior Court of Justice
112. 113. 114.	Right of appeal Reply Appeal deemed an action
Application for Declaration of Law
115.	Application under subrule 14.05 (2), Rules of Civil Procedure
Enforcement
116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127.	Administration, garnishment, collection, etc. Taxes, etc., are debts Certificate of amount payable Warrant for collection of indebtedness Acquisition of debtor's property Money seized in criminal proceeding Direction to seize chattels Demand for payment Withholding Joint liability Directors' liability Assessments re ss. 116, 124, 125, 126
General
128. 129.	Records to be kept Inspections, privilege, information returns and corporate execution
Offences
130. 131. 132. 133. 133.1 134. 135.	Offences Offences, certain Ministerial discretion Offence, secrecy Reciprocal provision of information, Minister of Finance Liability of corporation officers No decrease in penalties
Procedure and Evidence
136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145.	Information Proof Documents, admissibility Presumption of authority Judicial notice Documents deemed to be signed by Ontario Minister, etc. Day of mailing Date assessment or determination is deemed to be made Forms Notices, etc., relating to partnerships
Remissions
146.	Remission of Ontario tax
Collection Agreement
147. 147.1 148. 149. 150.	Collection agreement Disclosure of corporate information by the Minister of Government Services Application of payments by taxpayers Deductions at source Adjustments between non-agreeing provinces
Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments
151.	Enforcement of judgments
PART VIII REGULATIONS AND FORMS
152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160.	Regulations, general Application of Federal regulations Incorporation by reference Regulations, Part II Regulations, Part III Regulations, Part IV Regulations, Part VII Transitional Forms
PART IX COMMENCEMENT AND SHORT TITLE
161. 162.	Commencement Short title
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Part I
interpretation and application

Interpretation

Definitions

1. (1) In this Act,

"assessment" includes a reassessment and an additional assessment; ("cotisation")

"basic rate of tax" means, with respect to a corporation for a taxation year, the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year as determined under subsection 29 (2); ("taux d'imposition de base")

"collection agreement" means a collection agreement referred to in section 147; ("accord de perception")

"Federal Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada); ("loi fédérale")

"federal application rule" means a provision of an Act of Parliament or of the Federal regulations, other than subsection 248 (11) of the Federal Act, that,

(a) affects the application of a provision of the Federal Act or the Federal regulations, or

(b) makes a provision, or the repeal or amendment of a provision, of the Federal Act or Federal regulations apply,

(i) to specified taxation years,

(ii) to specified fiscal periods,

(iii) after a specified time, or

(iv) to transactions or events that occur before or after a specified time or in specified taxation years or specified fiscal periods; ("règle d'application fédérale")

"Federal Minister" means the Minister of National Revenue for Canada; ("ministre fédéral")

"Federal regulations" means the regulations made under the Federal Act; ("règlement fédéral")

"income" means,

(a) in respect of a corporation for a taxation year,

(i) the corporation's income for the year as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act, if the taxation year ends after December 31, 2008, or

(b) in respect of an individual for a taxation year,

(i) the total determined under paragraph 114 (a) of the Federal Act in the case of an individual in respect of whom section 114 of the Federal Act applies,

(iii) the individual's income for the year as determined in accordance with and for the purposes of the Federal Act in any other case; ("revenu")

"income tax statute" means, with reference to a province, the law of that province that imposes a tax similar to the tax imposed under Division B of Part II; ("loi de l'impôt sur le revenu")

"individual" means a person other than a corporation and includes a trust referred to in subdivision k of Division B of Part I of the Federal Act; ("particulier")

"notice of assessment" includes a notice of a reassessment and a notice of an additional assessment; ("avis de cotisation")

"Ontario allocation factor" means, with respect to a corporation for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, the fraction equal to "A/B" where,

(a) "A" equals,

(ii) the amount that would be the corporation's Ontario taxable income for the taxation year if the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada were $1,000, in any other case, and

(b) "B" equals,

(i) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the taxation year if it is a positive amount, or

(ii) $1,000, in any other case; ("coefficient de répartition de l'Ontario")

"Ontario Health Premium" means the tax described in Division C of Part II; ("contribution-santé de l'Ontario")

"Ontario Minister" means the Minister of Finance or, if a collection agreement is in effect, means,

(a) the Receiver General for Canada, in relation to the remittance of an amount as or on account of tax or other amounts payable under this Act, or

(b) the Federal Minister, in relation to any other matter; ("ministre ontarien")

"permanent establishment",

(a) has the meaning assigned by subsection 400 (2) of the Federal regulations in the case of a corporation, and

(b) has the meaning assigned by subsection 2600 (2) of the Federal regulations in the case of an individual; ("établissement stable")

"prescribed" means, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(b) prescribed by the regulations or determined in accordance with rules prescribed by the regulations in any other case; ("prescrit")

"province" means a province of Canada and includes each territory of Canada; ("province")

"provision" includes, in respect of a statute or regulation, a definition in a provision of the statute or regulation; ("disposition")

"qualifying environmental trust" means a qualifying environmental trust, as defined in subsection 248 (1) of the Federal Act, that is resident in Ontario; ("fiducie pour l'environnement admissible")

"regulation" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, a regulation made under this Act. ("règlement")

Rules re residency

(2) The following rules apply in determining where an individual is resident in a taxation year for the purposes of this Act:

Meaning of "tax payable" re individual

Meaning of "tax payable" re corporation

Application of Part XVII of the Federal Act

(5) Part XVII of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act with the following exceptions:

1. The definition of "qualifying share" in subsection 248 (1), subsections 248 (2) and (11) and section 260 of the Federal Act do not apply for the purposes of this Act.

Act to be interpreted consistently with Federal Act

(6) In any case of doubt, the provisions of this Act shall be applied and interpreted in a manner consistent with similar provisions of the Federal Act.

Modifications of federal provisions

1. A reference in the Federal provision to tax or another amount payable under Part I of the Federal Act shall be read as a reference to tax or another amount payable under this Act.

6. A Federal provision that contains a reference to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) shall be read without reference to that Act.

7. A reference in the Federal provision to "Her Majesty" or "Her Majesty in right of Canada" shall be read as or include a reference to "the Crown in right of Ontario".

Table
Words and Expressions

Item	Column 1 Word or expression in Federal provision	Column 2 Word or expression to be substituted
1.	Canada Revenue Agency	Ontario Ministry of Finance
2.	Commissioner of Revenue	deputy head
3.	Deputy Attorney General of Canada	Deputy Attorney General of Ontario
4.	Federal Court of Appeal	Ontario Court of Appeal
5.	Federal Courts Act	Courts of Justice Act
6.	Minister	Ontario Minister
7.	Tax Court of Canada	Superior Court of Justice
8.	Tax Court of Canada Act	Courts of Justice Act
9.	Registry of the Tax Court of Canada	local Registrar of the Superior Court of Justice

Rules for applying Federal provisions

Application

2. This Act applies only in respect of taxation years ending after December 31, 2008.

Part II
Individuals - Income and other Personal Taxes

Division A - Interpretation and Liability for Tax

Definitions

3. (1) In this Part,

"former Act" means the Income Tax Act; ("ancienne loi")

"highest tax rate" means 11.16 per cent; ("taux d'imposition le plus élevé")

"lowest tax rate" means 6.05 per cent; ("taux d'imposition le moins élevé")

"middle tax rate" means 9.15 per cent; ("taux d'imposition moyen")

"tax base" means, in respect of an individual for a taxation year,

(a) the individual's taxable income for the year if the individual is resident in Canada at any time in the year, or

(b) the individual's taxable income earned in Canada for the year if the individual is not resident in Canada throughout the year. ("assiette fiscale")

References to basic personal income tax under former Act

Liability for tax

4. (1) The following individuals shall pay taxes in accordance with this Part for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008:

1. Every individual who is resident in Ontario on the last day of the year and who has no income earned outside Ontario for the year.

2. Every individual who is resident in Ontario on the last day of the year and who has income earned outside Ontario for the year.

3. Every individual who is not resident in Ontario on the last day of the year but who has income earned in Ontario for the year.

Tax exemption

Taxes payable

(3) An individual's tax payable under this Part for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) the individual's tax payable under Division B for the year; and

(b) the individual's tax payable under Division C for the year.

Division B - Personal Income Tax

Subdivision a - Tax Calculation

Personal income tax calculation

5. (1) The amount of an individual's personal income tax payable under this Division for a taxation year is the amount determined as follows:

2. Determine the amount of the individual's additional tax, if any, payable for the year under subdivision c.

3. Add the amounts determined under paragraphs 1 and 2.

4. Determine the amount, if any, by which the amount determined under paragraph 3 exceeds the sum of all tax credits under subdivision d that are deducted by the individual for the year.

5. Add the following amounts:

i. the amount, if any, determined under paragraph 4,

ii. the amount, if any, of the individual's surtax for the year, as determined under subdivision e, and

iii. the amount of tax, if any, determined under subdivision f in respect of the individual for the year.

Tax payable, qualifying environmental trusts

Basic personal income tax

6. (1) The basic personal income tax for a taxation year of an individual is the amount determined under the following rules:

2. If the individual's tax base for the year exceeds $34,758, but does not exceed $69,517, the amount of tax payable by the individual is calculated using the formula,

A + B

in which,

"A" is the amount calculated by multiplying $34,758 by the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"B" is the amount calculated by multiplying the amount by which the individual's tax base for the year exceeds $34,758 by the middle tax rate for the year.

3. If the individual's tax base for the year exceeds $69,517, the amount of tax payable by the individual is calculated using the formula,

A + C + D

in which,

"A" is the amount calculated by multiplying $34,758 by the lowest tax rate for the year,

"C" is the amount calculated by multiplying $34,759 by the middle tax rate for the year, and

"D" is the amount calculated by multiplying the amount by which the individual's tax base for the year exceeds $69,517 by the highest tax rate for the year.

Resident with income earned outside Ontario or non-resident

Basic personal income tax, inter vivos trust

Inter vivos trust with income earned outside Ontario or non-resident

Subdivision b - Non-Refundable Tax credits

Rules for non-refundable tax credits

8. The following rules apply in determining the amount of any tax credits deductible by an individual under this subdivision:

1. A trust is not entitled to a tax credit under this subdivision for a taxation year other than a tax credit for charitable donations under subsection 9 (21).

6. Subsections 118 (4), (5) and (6), 118.01 (3) and 118.3 (3) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of section 9.

Non-refundable tax credits

Personal tax credit

Tax credit for spouse or common-law partner

A × [$7,113 – (B – $711)]

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

Tax credit for wholly dependent person

A × [$7,113 – (C – $711)]

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"C" is the greater of $711 and the income for the year of the person referred to in paragraph 118 (1) (b) of the Federal Act whom the individual supported.

Tax credit for in-home care of a relative

A × ($17,457 – D)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"D" is the greater of the relative's income for the year and $13,509.

Tax credit for infirm dependant

A × ($9,561 – E)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"E" is the greater of the dependant's income for the year and $5,613.

Additional tax credit for infirm dependant

F – G

in which,

"G" is the individual's tax credit determined for the year in respect of the person under subsection (4).

Age tax credit

A × ($4,090 – H)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

Tax credit for EI premiums and CPP / QPP contributions

Pension tax credit

A × I

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"I" is the lesser of $1,158 and,

(a) the amount of the individual's pension income for the year for the purposes of subsection 118 (3) of the Federal Act, if the individual has reached 65 years of age by the end of the year, or

(b) the amount of the individual's qualified pension income for the year for the purposes of that subsection, in any other case.

Adoption expense tax credit

A × J

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"J" is the lesser of,

(a) $10,220, and

(b) the amount calculated using the formula,

K – L

in which,

"K" is the total of all eligible adoption expenses in respect of the eligible child included in computing a deduction under subsection 118.01 (2) of the Federal Act for the year, and

Mental or physical impairment tax credit

A × ($6,768 + M)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year, and

"M" is,

(b) in any other case, nil.

Tax credit for dependant with a mental or physical impairment

"N" is the amount the dependant is entitled to deduct for the year under subsection (12), and

Tax credit for unused tuition and education tax credits

(b) the amount of the individual's unused tuition and education tax credits at the end of the preceding taxation year calculated using the formula,

Q + (R – S ) – (T + U)

in which,

(a) under this subsection and subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13), if that taxation year ended after December 31, 2008, or

(b) under paragraphs 1 to 12 of subsection 4 (3.1) of the former Act, in any other case,

"T" is the amount that may be deducted under this subsection or paragraph 12 of subsection 4 (3.1) of the former Act, as the case may be, for the preceding taxation year, and

"U" is the sum of the tuition and education tax credits transferred for the preceding taxation year by the individual to the individual's spouse, common-law partner, parent or grandparent.

Tuition tax credit

Education tax credit

A × (V + W)

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year,

Transfer of tax credits from a spouse or common-law partner

X + Y – Z

in which,

"X" is the amount, if any, calculated under subsection (19) for the year,

"Y" is the sum of the tax credits that the spouse or common-law partner is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (8), (10) and (12), and

"Z" is the amount, if any, by which "AA" exceeds "BB" where,

"BB" is the lesser of,

(a) the sum of the tuition tax credit and the education tax credit that the spouse or common-law partner is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (15) and (16), and

Transfer of tuition and education tax credits from a child or grandchild

Calculation of transferred tuition and education tax credits

(19) For the purposes of subsection (17) or (18), the amount of tuition and education tax credits transferred for a taxation year by a person to an individual is calculated using the formula,

CC – DD

in which,

"CC" is the lesser of,

(a) $5,792 multiplied by the lowest tax rate for the year, and

(b) the sum of the tuition tax credit and the education tax credit that the person transferring the tax credits is entitled to deduct for the year under subsections (15) and (16), and

Medical expense tax credit

A × [(EE – FF) + GG]

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year,

"FF" is the lesser of $1,896 and 3 per cent of the individual's income for the year, and

"GG" is the sum of all amounts each of which,

Charitable donations tax credit

(A × HH) + [II × (JJ – HH)]

in which,

"A" is the lowest tax rate for the year,

"HH" is the lesser of $200 and the amount of the individual's total gifts for the year under subsection 118.1 (1) of the Federal Act,

"II" is the highest tax rate for the year, and

"JJ" is the amount of the individual's total gifts for the year under subsection 118.1 (1) of the Federal Act.

Student loan interest tax credit

Apportionment of non-refundable tax credits

A × B

in which,

"A" is the amount of the tax credit determined without reference to this section, and subsections 6 (2) and 7 (2), and

"B" is the individual's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Subdivision c - Additional Taxes

Minimum tax

11. (1) This section applies if the tax payable by an individual under Part I of the Federal Act for a taxation year is determined under section 127.5 of that Act.

Same

(2) Every individual to whom this section applies for a taxation year shall pay an additional tax for the year calculated using the formula,

(A – B) × C × D

in which,

"C" is the percentage calculated by dividing the lowest tax rate for the year by the percentage in paragraph 117 (2) (a) of the Federal Act, and

"D" is the individual's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Tax on split income

12. (1) This section applies to an individual for a taxation year if,

(a) the individual is resident in Ontario on the last day of the taxation year;

(b) the individual is a specified individual in relation to the taxation year; and

(c) the individual is liable to pay an amount of tax under subsection 120.4 (2) of the Federal Act for the taxation year.

Additional tax

Minimum tax amount

"A" is the amount required to be added under subsection (2), and

"B" is the total of all amounts each of which is an amount,

(a) that may be deducted under sections 13 or 21 in computing the individual's tax payable under this Division for the taxation year, and

(b) that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of an amount included in computing the individual's split income for the taxation year.

Subdivision d - Additional Tax Credits before Surtax

Dividend tax credit

(a) 38.4828 per cent of the amount determined in respect of the individual for the year under paragraph 121 (a) of the Federal Act; and

(b) the specified percentage of the amount determined in respect of the individual for the year under paragraph 121 (b) of the Federal Act.

Specified percentage

(2) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), the specified percentage is,

(a) 39.0182 per cent for a taxation year ending before January 1, 2010; and

(b) 40.6 per cent for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2009.

Overseas employment tax credit

A/B × C

in which,

"A" is the highest tax rate for the year,

"B" is the percentage calculated by dividing the lowest tax rate for the year by the percentage in paragraph 117 (2) (a) of the Federal Act, and

"C" is the amount deductible by the individual for the year under section 122.3 of the Federal Act.

Tax credit for minimum tax

15. (1) In determining the amount of tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, an individual may deduct a tax credit in respect of minimum tax not exceeding the lesser of,

(a) the amount of the individual's basic personal income tax for the year, less all amounts deductible for the year under subdivision c and sections 13 and 14; and

(b) the amount of the individual's carryforward amount for the year in respect of minimum tax, as determined under the prescribed rules.

Restriction

(2) No amount may be deducted by an individual for a taxation year under this section if the individual is required to pay an amount under section 11 for the same year.

Subdivision e - Ontario Surtax

Ontario surtax

16. (1) The amount of an individual's surtax for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) 20 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the gross tax amount of the individual for the year exceeds $4,016; and

(b) 36 per cent of the amount, if any, by which the gross tax amount of the individual for the year exceeds $5,065.

Gross tax amount

Subdivision f - Averaging and Adjustments

Qualifying lump-sum amount

CPP or QPP benefits

Additional tax amount, section 40 ITAR

Subdivision g - Additional Tax Credits after Surtax

Ontario tax reduction

Who includes amount in respect of qualified dependant, etc.

(a) a qualified dependant at any time in the taxation year in respect of whom the individual or the cohabiting spouse or common-law partner was an eligible individual; or

(b) a dependant of the individual or the cohabiting spouse or common-law partner who has a mental or physical infirmity.

Personal amount

(3) An individual's personal amount for a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula:

A + B + C

in which,

"A" is the amount of the basic reduction for the year,

"B" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an eligible amount for the year for a dependant of the individual who was under 18 years of age at any time in the year, and

"C" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an eligible amount for the year in respect of a dependant of the individual who has a mental or physical infirmity.

Basic reduction

(4) The basic reduction for a taxation year is $194.

Eligible amount, dependant

(5) The eligible amount for a dependant described in subsection (3) for a taxation year is $357.

Rules, dependants

(6) An individual may include an amount in respect of a dependant in the calculation of "B" in subsection (3) for a taxation year only if,

(a) the dependant was a qualified dependant at any time in the year; and

(ii) at the end of the year, in any other case.

Rules, dependants with a mental or physical infirmity

Rules, non-cohabiting spouses, etc.

Exception

(9) No tax credit may be deducted under this section for a taxation year by an individual if,

(a) the individual's tax payable under Part I of the Federal Act for the year is determined under Division E.1 of that Part;

(b) the individual is not resident in Canada at the beginning of the year;

(d) the individual's tax return for the year is filed on his or her behalf by a trustee in bankruptcy under paragraph 128 (2) (e) or (h) of the Federal Act.

Definitions

(10) In this section,

"cohabiting spouse or common-law partner" has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act; ("conjoint ou conjoint de fait visé")

"eligible individual" has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act; ("particulier admissible")

"qualified dependant" has the meaning assigned by section 122.6 of the Federal Act; ("personne à charge admissible")

Foreign tax credit

"A" is the amount, if any, by which the non-business-income tax paid by the individual for the year to the government of each country other than Canada exceeds the sum of,

(a) all amounts, if any, deductible by the individual from tax under the Federal Act for the year under subsection 126 (1), (2.2), (2.21) or (2.22) of that Act, and

(b) the individual's special foreign tax credit for the year under subsection 127.54 (2) of the Federal Act, and

"B" is the amount, if any, determined by multiplying the tax otherwise payable by the individual for the taxation year by the ratio of "C" to "D" where,

"C" is the amount, if any, determined in respect of the individual for the year under subparagraph 126 (1) (b) (i) of the Federal Act, and

"D" is the amount, if any, by which "E" exceeds "F" where,

"E" is,

(a) if section 114 of the Federal Act is not applicable to the individual for the year, the individual's income earned in Ontario for the year, or

"F" is the amount, if any, determined under subclause 126 (1) (b) (ii) (A) (III) of the Federal Act in respect of the individual for the year.

Rules re foreign tax credit

(2) The following rules apply in respect of an individual's foreign tax credit for a taxation year:

1. Subsection 126 (6) of the Federal Act and the definition of "non-business-income tax" in subsection 126 (7) of the Federal Act apply for the purposes of subsection (1).

Investment corporation tax credit

"A" is the sum of the tax credits listed on those tax credit certificates issued in respect of the year, and

"B" is the maximum tax credit permitted for the year in respect of investments made by the individual in corporations registered under Part III of that Act.

Interpretation, maximum tax credit

(a) for the 2009 taxation year, the sum of,

(b) for the 2010 taxation year, the sum of,

Interpretation

Subdivision h - Indexing and Rounding

Annual adjustment

1. Subsection 6 (1).

2. Subsections 9 (2) to (6), (8), (10), (11), (12), (16), (19) and (20).

3. Paragraphs 118.2 (2) (b.1), (l.5) and (l.7) of the Federal Act, as they apply in determining the amount of an individual's medical expense tax credit deductible under subsection 9 (20).

4. Subsection 16 (1).

5. Subsections 20 (4) and (5).

Calculation of adjusted amount

(2) Each amount referred to in subsection (1) shall be adjusted to the amount calculated using the formula,

A + [A × (B/C – 1)]

in which,

"A" is the amount that would have been used for the preceding taxation year if it had not been rounded to a whole dollar,

"B" is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period that ended on September 30 of the previous year, and

"C" is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period mentioned in the description of "B".

Same

Rounding

Consumer Price Index

(5) In this section, the Consumer Price Index for any 12-month period is the result arrived at by,

(b) dividing the sum obtained under clause (a) by 12; and

(c) rounding the result obtained under clause (b) to the nearest one-thousandth or, if the result obtained is equidistant from two consecutive thousandths, to the higher thousandth.

Division C - Ontario Health Premium

Liability for Ontario Health Premium

24. (1) An individual who, in respect of a taxation year, is described in paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection 4 (1) shall pay an Ontario Health Premium for that year.

Calculation of Ontario Health Premium

(2) An individual's Ontario Health Premium for a taxation year is calculated using the formula in the following paragraph that applies to the individual for the year:

1. If the individual's taxable income for the year does not exceed $20,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is nil.

2. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $20,000 but does not exceed $36,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

0.06 × A

in which,

"A" is the lesser of $5,000 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $20,000 for the year.

3. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $36,000 but does not exceed $48,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

B + (0.06 × C)

in which,

"B" is $300, and

"C" is the lesser of $2,500 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $36,000 for the year.

4. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $48,000 but does not exceed $72,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

D + (0.25 × E)

in which,

"D" is $450, and

"E" is the lesser of $600 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $48,000 for the year.

5. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $72,000 but does not exceed $200,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

F + (0.25 × G)

in which,

"F" is $600, and

"G" is the lesser of $600 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $72,000 for the year.

6. If the individual's taxable income for the year exceeds $200,000, the individual's Ontario Health Premium for the year is the amount calculated using the formula,

H + (0.25 × I)

in which,

"H" is $750, and

"I" is the lesser of $600 and the amount of the individual's taxable income in excess of $200,000 for the year.

Exception, trust

(3) Despite subsection (1), an individual is not required to pay an Ontario Health Premium if the individual is a trust.

Bankruptcy

(4) The following rules apply if an individual is bankrupt in a taxation year:

Death

Report about revenue from the Ontario Health Premium

25. The Public Accounts for each fiscal year shall include information about the use of the revenue from the Ontario Health Premium.

PART III
Corporate Tax

Division A - General

Interpretation

Definitions

26. (1) In this Part,

"adjusted taxable income" means, in respect of a corporation,

(b) for a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, the amount that would be the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada for the year if,

(i) the amount of the corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for the year, as determined under subsection 35 (2), were added in determining the corporation's income for the purposes of the Federal Act for the year, and

(ii) the amount of the corporation's notional resource allowance for the year under subsection 35 (3) were deducted in determining the corporation's income for the purposes of the Federal Act for the year; ("revenu imposable rajusté")

"amalgamated corporation" means a corporation that is a "new corporation" for the purposes of section 87 of the Federal Act; (société issue de la fusion")

"Canadian reserve liabilities" has the meaning assigned by subsection 2400 (1) of the Federal regulations; ("passif de réserve canadienne")

"Ontario small business income" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year, the amount determined for the year under subsection 30 (3); ("revenu tiré d'une petite entreprise exploitée en Ontario")

"parent corporation" means a corporation that is a "parent" under subsection 88 (1) of the Federal Act; ("société mère")

"small business deduction rate" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year, the percentage determined for the corporation for the year under subsection 30 (4); ("taux de la déduction accordée aux petites entreprises")

"subsidiary corporation" means, except for the purposes of Division D, a corporation that is a "subsidiary" under subsection 88 (1) of the Federal Act; ("filiale")

"taxable income" means, in respect of a corporation for a taxation year,

(b) the corporation's taxable income for the year as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act, if the taxation year ends after December 31, 2008; ("revenu imposable")

"total reserve liabilities" has the meaning assigned by section 8600 of the Federal regulations. ("passif total de réserve")

Ontario domestic factor, corporation resident in Canada

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the Ontario domestic factor for a taxation year of a corporation that is resident in Canada is the ratio of "A" to "B" where,

"A" is equal to,

(a) the corporation's Ontario taxable income for the year if the corporation's taxable income for the year is a positive amount, or

(b) in any other case, the amount that would be the corporation's Ontario taxable income for the year if the corporation's taxable income for the year were $1,000, and

"B" is equal to,

Canadian allocation factor, corporation resident in Canada

(3) For the purposes of this Part, the Canadian allocation factor for a taxation year of a corporation that is resident in Canada is the ratio of "C" to "D" where,

"C" is equal to,

"D" is equal to,

(a) the corporation's taxable income for the year if it is a positive amount, or

(b) $1,000, in any other case.

Non-resident corporation

(4) For the purposes of this Part, if a corporation is a non-resident corporation,

(a) its Ontario domestic factor for a taxation year is equal to its Ontario allocation factor for the year; and

(b) its Canadian allocation factor for a taxation year is one.

Foreign allocation factor

Regulations

Same

(7) A regulation made under the Corporations Tax Act that applies for the purposes of this Part shall be read with such modifications as may be required.

Obligation to pay tax

Exception

(2) Despite subsection (1), if a corporation is exempt from tax by reason of section 149 of the Federal Act, the following rules apply:

If corporation is a bankrupt

28. Subsection 128 (1) of the Federal Act applies for the purposes of this Act.

Division B - Corporate Income Tax

Subdivision a - General Corporate Income Tax, Tax Credits and Surtax

Basic income tax

Basic rate of tax

(2) A corporation's basic rate of tax for a taxation year is 14 per cent.

Change in tax status

29.1 If at any time a corporation becomes or ceases to be exempt from tax under Part I of the Federal Act on its taxable income otherwise than by reason of paragraph 149 (1) (t) of the Federal Act, the corporation is deemed to be a new corporation whose first taxation year begins at that time for the purposes of applying this Division to the corporation to determine the amount, if any, deductible in computing the amount of the corporation's tax payable under this Division.

Ontario small business deduction

30. (1) A corporation may, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct an Ontario small business deduction if,

(a) the corporation has made a deduction under section 125 of the Federal Act for the year; or

Calculation of Ontario small business deduction

Ontario small business income

(3) A corporation's Ontario small business income for a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula,

A × B

in which,

"A" is the least of,

(a) the amount determined under paragraph 125 (1) (a) of the Federal Act in respect of the corporation for the year,

(b) the amount determined under paragraph 125 (1) (b) of the Federal Act in respect of the corporation for the year, and

"B" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year.

Small business deduction rate

(4) A corporation's small business deduction rate for a taxation year is 8.5 per cent.

Ontario business limit

Surtax re Ontario small business deduction

31. (1) Every corporation that has claimed an Ontario small business deduction for a taxation year shall, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for the year, add the amount, if any, of the corporation's surtax for the year equal to the lesser of,

(a) the amount claimed as a deduction by the corporation under subsection 30 (1) for the year; and

(b) the amount calculated using the formula,

A × (B + C – $400,000) × D/$400,000

in which,

"A" is the corporation's small business surtax rate for the year as set out in subsection (3),

"B" is the amount of the corporation's adjusted taxable income for the year,

"D" is the amount of the corporation's Ontario small business income for the year.

Rules for short taxation years and associated corporations

(2) The following rules apply in calculating the amount, if any, of a corporation's surtax for a taxation year under subsection (1):

Small business surtax rate

(3) A corporation's small business surtax rate for a taxation year is 4.667 per cent.

Associated corporations

(a) the third corporation is not a Canadian-controlled private corporation at the particular time; or

(b) the third corporation elects under subsection 256 (2) of the Federal Act not to be associated with either of the two corporations for its taxation year that includes the particular time.

Tax credit for manufacturing, processing, etc.

32. (1) A corporation may, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct a tax credit calculated using the formula,

0.02 × A × B

in which,

"A" is the amount of the corporation's tax credit base for the year, and

"B" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year.

Tax credit base

(2) For the purposes of this section, a corporation's tax credit base for a taxation year is the sum of "C" and "D" where,

"C" is the least of,

(a) the amount of the corporation's adjusted business income for the year,

(b) the amount of the corporation's eligible Canadian profits for the year, if the corporation is not a Canadian-controlled private corporation throughout the year,

(d) the amount, if any, by which the corporation's adjusted taxable income for the year exceeds,

(i) if the corporation was a Canadian-controlled private corporation throughout the year, the sum of,

(A) the corporation's Ontario adjusted small business income for the year,

(B) the amount determined by multiplying the corporation's adjusted taxable income for the year by the corporation's foreign allocation factor for the year, and

(C) the corporation's aggregate investment income for the year, as determined under subsection 129 (4) of the Federal Act,

(iii) nil, in any other case, and

"D" is the amount, if any, by which the least of the following amounts exceeds the amount of "C" for the year:

1. The amount determined under clause (a) of the definition of "C" in respect of the corporation for the year.

2. The amount that would be the amount determined under clause (b) or (c) of the definition of "C", as the case may be, in respect of the corporation for the year if,

ii. paragraph 5 of subsection (7) applied for the purposes of determining the amount of "C".

3. The amount determined under clause (d) of the definition of "C" in respect of the corporation for the year.

Adjusted business income

(3) The adjusted business income of a corporation for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "E" exceeds "F" where,

"E" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the adjusted income of the corporation for the year from an active business carried on in Canada, and

"F" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the adjusted loss of the corporation for the year from an active business carried on in Canada.

Eligible Canadian profits

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a corporation's eligible Canadian profits for a taxation year is the sum of,

(a) its Canadian manufacturing and processing profits for the year as determined under subsection 125.1 (3) of the Federal Act;

(b) its mining income for the year, to the extent it is not included in the amount referred to in clause (a); and

Exception

(5) Despite subsection (4), the amount of a corporation's eligible Canadian profits for a taxation year is equal to its adjusted business income for that year, if,

(b) the corporation's adjusted business income for the year does not exceed $250,000.

Ontario adjusted small business income

(6) For the purposes of this Part, a corporation's Ontario adjusted small business income for a taxation year is the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

in which,

"B" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year,

"G" is the amount that would be the corporation's Ontario small business income for the year if its Ontario domestic factor for the year were one,

"H" is the amount, if any, of the corporation's surtax payable for the year under section 31, and

"I" is the corporation's small business deduction rate for the year.

Interpretation

(7) The following rules apply for the purposes of this section:

i. the references in those sections to "manufacturing or processing" were references to "farming", "fishing", "industrial mining operations" or "logging", as the case may be,

iii. the definition of "industrial mining operations" that applies for the purposes of this section applied for the purposes of those sections, and

2. A corporation's mining income for a taxation year is the sum of,

i. the amount, if any, by which its mining profits for the year exceed the amount deducted under section 1201 of the Federal regulations in computing the corporation's income for the year, and

ii. its income for the year from industrial mining operations in Canada, other than income included under subparagraph i.

i. the total of the corporation's adjusted income for the year from,

A. the production and processing in Canada of,

1. ore, other than iron ore or tar sands ore, from a mineral resource in Canada operated by it to any stage that is not beyond the prime metal stage or its equivalent, and

2. iron ore from a mineral resource in Canada operated by the corporation to any stage that is not beyond the pellet stage or its equivalent, and

B. the processing in Canada of,

1. ore, other than iron ore or tar sands ore, from a mineral resource in Canada not operated by the corporation to any stage that is not beyond the prime metal stage or its equivalent, and

2. iron ore from a mineral resource in Canada not operated by the corporation to any stage that is not beyond the pellet stage or its equivalent, and

5. For the purposes of determining the amount described in paragraph 2 of the definition of "D" in subsection (2),

i. electrical energy and steam are deemed to be goods, and

Definitions

(8) In this section,

(a) the amount of the corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for the year in respect of the business, as determined under subsection 35 (2), were added, and

(b) the corporation's notional resource allowance for the year in respect of the business, under subsection 35 (3), were subtracted; ("revenu rajusté", "perte rajustée")

"Canadian fossil fuel source" has the prescribed meaning; ("source canadienne de combustible fossile")

"industrial mining operations" has the prescribed meaning; ("activités minières industrielles")

Foreign tax credit

33. (1) A corporation that is resident in Canada throughout a taxation year and has foreign investment income for the year may, in computing its tax payable under this Division for the year, deduct a foreign tax credit equal to the lesser of,

(a) the amount calculated under subsection (2) for the year; and

(b) the amount calculated under subsection (3) for the year.

Same

"B" is the amount deductible by the corporation in respect of the foreign investment income for the year under subsection 126 (1) of the Federal Act.

Same

(3) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), the amount is calculated using the formula,

C × D × E

in which,

"C" is the portion of the corporation's foreign investment income for the taxation year described in the definition of "A" in subsection (2),

"D" is the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year, and

"E" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

Application of Federal Act

(4) Subsection 126 (6) of the Federal Act and the definition of "non-business income tax" in subsection 126 (7) of that Act apply for the purposes of this section.

Definition

(5) In this section,

Credit union tax reduction

34. A corporation that was a credit union throughout a taxation year may, in computing its tax payable under this Division for the year, deduct the amount, if any, calculated using the formula,

in which,

"A" is the small business deduction rate for the corporation for the year,

"B" is the lesser of,

(a) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the year, and

"C" is,

(a) the corporation's Ontario adjusted small business income for the year, as determined under subsection 32 (6), if the corporation is a Canadian-controlled private corporation throughout the year, or

(b) nil, in any other case, and

"D" is the corporation's Ontario domestic factor for the year.

Subdivision b - Crown Royalties and Resource Tax Credit

Additional tax re crown royalties

35. (1) Every corporation that has a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in a taxation year shall, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for the year, add the amount calculated using the formula,

(A – B) × C × D

in which,

"A" is the amount of the corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for the year,

"B" is the corporation's notional resource allowance for the year,

"C" is the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year, and

"D" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year.

~~Adjusted Crown royalties~~

(2) The amount of a corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for a taxation year is the sum of all additional amounts that, if the Corporations Tax Act were to apply to the taxation year, would be added in computing the corporation's income for the year because of the application of any of subsections 11.0.1 (2), (3) or (5), 26 (4.1), (6) or (7) or 31 (1.2) of that Act.

Adjusted Crown royalties

(2) The amount of a corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for a taxation year is the amount, if any, by which "E" exceeds "F" where,

"E" is the sum of,

Notional resource allowance

(3) A corporation's notional resource allowance for a taxation year shall be determined in the prescribed manner.

Resource tax credit

36. (1) A corporation may, in computing its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct a resource tax credit equal to the lesser of the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the year, determined without reference to this section, ~~sections 32 and 42 and subdivision c~~ sections 32, 33, 34 and 36.2, subsection 38 (3) and section 42, and the amount calculated using the formula,

E + [(B – A) × C × D]

in which,

"A" is the amount of the corporation's adjusted Crown royalties for the year as determined under subsection 35 (2),

"B" is the corporation's notional resource allowance for the year under subsection 35 (3),

"C" is the corporation's basic rate of tax for the year,

"D" is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year, and

"E" is the corporation's resource credit balance at the beginning of the year.

Resource credit balance

(2) For the purposes of the definition of "E" in subsection (1), a corporation's resource credit balance at the beginning of a taxation year is the amount calculated using the formula,

F – G

in which,

"G" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount the corporation was entitled to deduct under subsection (1) in computing its tax payable under this Division for a previous taxation year.

Rules for determining resource credit balance

(3) The following additional rules apply for the purposes of this section in determining the amount of a corporation's resource credit balance at the beginning of a taxation year:

1. An amalgamated corporation is deemed to be the same corporation as and a continuation of each of its predecessor corporations.

2. A parent corporation is deemed, after the last taxation year of its subsidiary corporation, to be the same corporation as and a continuation of the subsidiary corporation.

Subdivision b.1 - Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit

Definitions

36.1 (1) In this subdivision,

"contract payment" means a payment that is a contract payment for the purposes of section 127 of the Federal Act; ("paiement contractuel")

"current portion" means, in respect of a corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year, the sum of,

"government assistance" has the same meaning as in section 127 of the Federal Act, except that a tax credit under this subdivision is deemed not to be government assistance; ("aide gouvernementale")

"non-government assistance" has the same meaning as in section 127 of the Federal Act. ("aide non gouvernementale")

Ontario research and development tax credit

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and 36.6 (2), the amount of a corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year for the purposes of this subdivision is the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the sum of,

(a) 4.5 per cent of the corporation's Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool at the end of the year,

(b) the sum of amounts required by subsection 36.3 (1) to be added in computing the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year,

(d) the sum of all amounts each of which is 4.5 per cent of that part of a repayment, other than a repayment to which clause (e) applies, made by the corporation in the year or in any of the 20 taxation years preceding or the three taxation years following the year that can reasonably be considered to be, for the purposes of section 36.4, a repayment of government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that reduced, for the purposes of this subdivision, an eligible expenditure incurred by the corporation, and

(e) the sum of all amounts each of which is 4.5 per cent of one-quarter of that part of a repayment made by the corporation in the year or in any of the 20 taxation years preceding or the three taxation years following the year that can reasonably be considered to be, for the purposes of section 36.4, a repayment of government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that reduced, for the purposes of this subdivision, an eligible expenditure incurred by the corporation in respect of first term shared-use-equipment or second term shared-use-equipment and, for the purposes of this clause, a repayment made by the corporation in any taxation year preceding the first taxation year that ends coincidentally with the first period or the second period in respect of first term shared-use-equipment or second term shared-use-equipment, respectively, is deemed to have been incurred by the corporation in that first taxation year, and

"B" is the sum of,

(a) the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount deducted under section 36.2 in computing the corporation's tax payable under this Division for a preceding taxation year in respect of the current portion of the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year or at the end of any of the 20 taxation years preceding or the two taxation years following the year,

(b) the amount determined under subsection 36.7 (1) where control of the corporation has been acquired by a person or group of persons at any time before the end of the year, and

(c) the amount determined under subsection 36.7 (2) where control of the corporation has been acquired by a person or group of persons at any time after the end of the year.

Amounts to be excluded in calculation of credit

(a) any of the income is exempt income or is exempt from tax under this Division; or

Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool

C + D – E

in which,

"C" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an eligible expenditure incurred by the corporation in the year,

"D" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under paragraph 2 of section 36.5 for the year in respect of the corporation, and in respect of which the corporation has, for the purposes of the value of "B" in the definition of "SR & ED qualified expenditure pool" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act, filed with the Federal Minister a prescribed form containing prescribed information by the day that is 12 months after the corporation's filing-due date for the year, and

"E" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under paragraph 1 of section 36.5 for the year in respect of the corporation.

Application of certain provisions of s. 127 of the Federal Act

Application of other provisions of the Federal Act

Rules re corporate reorganization

(7) The following rules apply for the purposes of this subdivision:

i. the amount of tax payable under this Division by the parent corporation for a taxation year ending at or before the end of the last taxation year of its subsidiary, and

ii. the amount of tax payable under this Division by the subsidiary corporation.

Ontario research and development tax credit deduction

36.2 (1) A corporation may, in computing the amount of its tax payable under this Division for a taxation year, deduct an amount in respect of its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year not exceeding the sum of,

(a) the lesser of,

(i) the amount that would be the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year if,

(A) clauses (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of "A" in subsection 36.1 (2) were read without reference to the expression "or the three taxation years following",

(B) clause (a) of the definition of "B" in subsection 36.1 (2) were read without reference to the expression "or the two taxation years following", and

(ii) the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the year, determined without reference to this section and section 42; and

(b) the lesser of,

(i) the amount, if any, by which the amount determined for the year under subclause (a) (ii) exceeds the amount determined for the year under subclause (a) (i), and

(ii) the corporation's eligible future balance at the end of the year.

Eligible future balance

(2) For the purposes of subclause (1) (b) (ii), a corporation's eligible future balance at the end of a taxation year is equal to the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the amount, if any, by which the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year exceeds the amount determined for the year under subclause (1) (a) (i), and

"B" is the sum of,

(a) the lesser of,

(i) the portion of the amount of "A" attributable to the first taxation year after the taxation year, and

(ii) the amount that would be deductible under this section for the first taxation year after the taxation year if that amount were determined without reference to clause (1) (b),

(b) the lesser of,

(i) the portion of the amount of "A" attributable to the second taxation year after the taxation year, and

(ii) the amount that would be deductible under this section for the second taxation year after the taxation year if that amount were determined without reference to clause (1) (b), and

(i) the portion of the amount of "A" attributable to the third taxation year after the taxation year, and

(ii) the amount that would be deductible under this section for the third taxation year after the taxation year if that amount were determined without reference to clause (1) (b).

Partnerships

Allocation of partnership's tax credit to corporate partner

36.3 (1) Subject to subsections 36.1 (3) and 36.8 (3), if a corporation is a member of a partnership, other than a specified member, in a particular taxation year and an amount is determined in respect of the partnership for its fiscal period that ends in the particular year under clause (a) or (d) of the definition of "A" in subsection 36.1 (2), the portion of that amount that can reasonably be considered to be the corporation's share shall be added in computing the amount of the corporation's Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the particular year.

Rules re partnerships

(2) The following rules apply in respect of partnerships for the purposes of this subdivision:

1. In determining an amount in respect of a partnership under clause (a) or (d) of the definition of "A" in subsection 36.1 (2) for a fiscal period,

i. subsection 36.1 (3) and sections 36.5, 36.6 and 36.7 do not apply, and

ii. the partnership is deemed to be a corporation and the fiscal period is deemed to be a taxation year.

2. Section 36.4 applies as if,

i. a partnership were a corporation and each fiscal period were a taxation year, and

ii. a partnership's filing-due date for a taxation year is the day that would be its filing-due date for the taxation year if it were a corporation.

Specified amount

(3) For the purposes of this section, a partnership's specified amount for a fiscal period is the amount, if any, by which the sum of the amounts determined under clauses (a) and (d) of the definition of "A" in subsection 36.1 (2) in respect of the partnership for the fiscal period exceeds the amount deducted under subsection 36.8 (3) in respect of the partnership for the fiscal period in computing the amount determined under subsection (1) in respect of the partnership.

Allocation to corporate partners of unallocated amounts

(a) who was a member of the partnership throughout the fiscal period; and

(b) who was not a specified member of the partnership during that fiscal period.

Amount of unallocated partnership tax credits

(a) the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount determined under subsection (1) to be a partner's share of the partnership's specified amount for the fiscal period; and

(b) the portion of the partnership's specified amount for the fiscal period that is attributable to,

(i) the interests in the partnership of individuals who are not specified members of the partnership,

(ii) the interest of another partnership in the partnership, and

(iii) if the fiscal period ends in 2008, the interest in the partnership of each person having a taxation year ending in 2008 in which the fiscal period ends.

Reduction of eligible expenditures, receipt of assistance

36.4 (1) If, on or before the filing-due date for a taxation year of a corporation, the corporation has received, is entitled to receive or can reasonably be expected to receive a particular amount that is government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of scientific research and experimental development, the amount by which the particular amount exceeds all amounts applied for preceding taxation years under this subsection or subsection (2) or (3) in respect of the particular amount shall be applied to reduce the corporation's eligible expenditures otherwise incurred in the year that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of the scientific research and experimental development.

Same

3. The sum of all amounts each of which would, but for the application of this subsection to the particular amount, be an eligible expenditure,

i. that was incurred by another corporation in a taxation year of the other corporation that ended in the recipient's taxation year, and

ii that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of the scientific research and experimental development to the extent that it was performed by the other corporation at a time when the other corporation was not dealing at arm's length with the recipient.

Agreement to allocate

1. The portion, if any, of the amount specified in the agreement that can reasonably be considered to be in respect of the amount described in paragraph 2.

2. The sum of all amounts each of which would, but for the agreement, be an eligible expenditure,

i. that was incurred by the transferee in a particular taxation year of the transferee that ended in the transferor's taxation year, and

Failure to allocate

1. The sum of all amounts each of which is an eligible expenditure,

i. that was incurred by the other corporation in the particular taxation year,

Repayment of assistance

(5) For the purposes of clause (d) of the definition of "A" in subsection 36.1 (2), an amount of government assistance, non-government assistance or a contract payment that satisfies all of the following conditions is deemed to be the amount of a repayment by the corporation in a taxation year of the government assistance, non-government assistance or contract payment, as the case may be:

1. The amount was applied under this section to reduce an eligible expenditure that was incurred by the corporation.

2. The amount was not received by the corporation.

3. The amount ceased in the taxation year to be an amount that the corporation can reasonably be expected to receive.

Transfer of eligible expenditures

36.5 If a particular amount is deemed under subsection 127 (13) of the Federal Act to be an amount determined in respect of a corporation (in this section called the "transferor") for a taxation year under paragraph 127 (13) (d) of that Act as a consequence of an agreement or amended agreement referred to in subsection 127 (13) of that Act between the transferor and another corporation (in this section called the "transferee") and subsection 127 (15) of that Act does not apply to the agreement, the following rules apply:

1. There shall be included in the value of "E" in the calculation of the transferor's Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool under subsection 36.1 (4) the portion, if any, of the particular amount that may reasonably be considered to be in respect of the amount that, but for the agreement, would be the transferor's Ontario SR& ED pool at the end of the year.

2. If subsection 127 (16) of the Federal Act does not apply in respect of the agreement, the amount determined under paragraph 1 is deemed to be an amount determined in respect of the transferee for the purposes of determining the value of "D" in the calculation of the transferee's Ontario SR & ED expenditure pool under subsection 36.1 (4) for the transferee's first taxation year that ends at or after the end of the year.

Waiver of tax credit

36.6 (1) A corporation may waive its eligibility for all or a portion of the current portion of its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year by delivering a written waiver identifying the amounts referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of "current portion" in subsection 36.1 (1) with its return required to be delivered under this Act for the year or in an amended return for that year.

Same

Control acquired before the end of the year

36.7 (1) If control of a corporation has been acquired by a person or group of persons at any time (in this subsection referred to as "that time") before the end of a taxation year of the corporation, the amount determined for the purposes of clause (b) of the definition of "B" in subsection 36.1 (2) is the amount, if any, by which "A" exceeds "B" where,

"A" is the amount, if any, by which "C" exceeds "D" where,

"D" is the sum of all amounts each of which is an amount included by the corporation under clause (a) of the definition of "B" in subsection 36.1 (2) in computing its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of the year under that subsection, to the extent that the amount may reasonably be considered to have been included in respect of the current portion of its Ontario research and development tax credit at the end of a taxation year ending before that time, and

"B" is the amount that, but for sections 36.2 and 42, would be the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the year multiplied by the ratio of "E" to "F" where,

"G" is the sum of all amounts each of which is,

(a) its income for the year from the particular business, or

"F" is the greater of,

(a) the amount determined as "E" for the year, and

(b) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the year.

Control acquired after the end of the year

(2) If control of a corporation has been acquired by a person or group of persons at any time (in this subsection referred to as "that time") after the end of a particular taxation year of the corporation, the amount determined for the purposes of clause (c) of the definition of "B" in subsection 36.1 (2) is the amount, if any, by which "I" exceeds "J" where,

"J" is the amount that, but for sections 36.2 and 42, would be the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the particular year multiplied by the ratio of "K" to "L" where,

"M" is the sum of all amounts each of which is,

(a) its income for the particular year from the particular business, or

"L" is the greater of,

(a) the amount determined as "K" for the particular year, and

(b) the corporation's taxable income or taxable income earned in Canada, as the case may be, for the particular year.

Recapture of tax credit

Definition

36.8 (1) In this section,

"eligible property" means,

(a) in respect of a corporation, property,

(i) the cost of which was incurred by the corporation in a taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, and

(ii) all or part of the cost of which is an eligible expenditure of the corporation, or

(b) in respect of a partnership, property,

(i) the cost of which was incurred by the partnership in a fiscal period ending in a taxation year of a corporate member of the partnership that ends after December 31, 2008, and

(ii) all or part of the cost of which would be an eligible expenditure of the partnership if the partnership were a corporation.

Amount of recapture

Same, tax credit earned through partnership

(3) There shall be deducted in computing the amount determined under subsection 36.3 (1) in respect of a partnership at the end of a particular fiscal period 23.56 per cent of the sum of all amounts each of which would be deducted pursuant to subsection 127 (28) or (35) of the Federal Act in computing an amount under subsection 127 (8) of the Federal Act in respect of an eligible property of the partnership at the end of the particular fiscal period, if,

(a) the definition of "investment tax credit" in subsection 127 (9) of the Federal Act were read without reference to paragraph (e) of that definition; and

(b) the amount that would be determined under subsection 127 (8) of the Federal Act, without reference to subsections 127 (28) and (35) of the Federal Act, were a sufficiently high amount.

Same

(4) If a corporation is a member of a partnership and the sum of all amounts each of which is determined in respect of an eligible property of the partnership for a fiscal period under subsection (3) exceeds the amount that would be determined in respect of the partnership under subsection 36.3 (1) for the fiscal period if subsection (3) did not apply, the portion of the excess that can reasonably be considered to be the corporation's share of the excess shall be added in computing the corporation's tax payable under this Division for the corporation's taxation year in which the fiscal period ends.

Tiered partnership

(5) If a corporation is a member of a particular partnership that is a member of another partnership and an amount would be added to the particular partnership's tax payable under this Division for the year pursuant to subsection (4) if the particular partnership were a corporation and its fiscal period were its taxation year, that amount is deemed to be an amount that is required by subsection (3) to be deducted in computing the amount under subsection 36.3 (1) in respect of the particular partnership at the end of the fiscal period.

Subdivision c - Transitional Tax Debits and Credits

Definitions

37. (1) In this subdivision,

"completion time" means, in respect of a winding-up of a subsidiary corporation, the first time in the course of the winding-up when all or substantially all of the property of the subsidiary corporation used at or in connection with the subsidiary corporation's permanent establishments in Ontario has been distributed to the parent corporation; ("date de réalisation")

"eligible amalgamation" means, in respect of a particular corporation, an amalgamation or merger of the particular corporation and one or more other corporations to form a new corporation where,

(a) the amalgamation or merger occurs after December 31, 2008 and does not occur at the new corporation's transition time,

(b) the new corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario immediately after the amalgamation or merger,

(d) the particular corporation was a specified corporation at its transition time or, by operation of subsection 41 (1), was a specified corporation at any time before the amalgamation or merger,

(e) the amalgamation occurs in the amortization period of the new corporation,

(f) the amalgamation would occur before the end of the amortization period of the particular corporation if,

(i) subclause (2) (b) (ii) were read without reference to the words "for any reason other than an eligible amalgamation or ~~eligible winding-up~~ eligible post-2008 winding-up of the corporation", and

(ii) the new corporation were considered to be the same corporation as and a continuation of the particular corporation, and

(g) the amortization period of the new corporation does not end immediately after the beginning of its reference period; ("fusion admissible")

"eligible winding-up" means, in respect of a subsidiary corporation, a winding-up of the subsidiary corporation in the course of which property is distributed to the subsidiary corporation's parent corporation where,

(a) the completion time of the winding-up occurs in a taxation year of the subsidiary corporation ending after December 31, 2008 and in a taxation year of the parent corporation ending after that day,

~~(b) the parent corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario immediately after the completion time of the winding-up,~~

~~(c) the subsidiary corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario immediately before the completion time of the winding-up,~~

(d) the subsidiary corporation was a specified corporation at its transition time or, by operation of subsection 41 (1), was a specified corporation at any time before the completion time of the winding-up, and

(e) the time immediately before the completion time of the winding-up is in the amortization period of the subsidiary corporation and the amortization period of the parent corporation; ("liquidation admissible")

(a) the completion time of the winding-up is after December 31, 2008,

(c) the subsidiary corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario during its taxation year ending at the completion time,

"eligible pre-2009 winding-up" means, in respect of a subsidiary corporation, a winding-up of the subsidiary corporation where,

"federal SR & ED transitional balance" means, in respect of a corporation, its federal SR & ED transitional balance as determined under section 39.1; ("solde transitoire au titre de la recherche et du développement selon les règles fédérales")

"new corporation" means a corporation formed as a result of an amalgamation or merger of two or more corporations; ("nouvelle société")

"reference period" means, in respect of a corporation, the period,

(a) that begins at the beginning of the corporation's first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, and

(b) that ends at the earlier of,

(i) the time that is five calendar years after the time immediately before the corporation's first taxation year ending after December 31, 2008, and

(ii) the end of 2013; ("période de référence")

"total federal balance" means, in respect of a corporation, its total federal balance as determined under section 39; ("solde fédéral total")

"total Ontario balance" means, in respect of a corporation, its total Ontario balance as determined under section 39; ("solde ontarien total")

"transition time" means, in respect of a corporation, the beginning of the corporation's taxation year that includes the beginning of 2009; ("date de transition")

"unused credit balance" means, in respect of a corporation, the amount in respect of the corporation determined under subsection 40 (4). ("solde créditeur inutilisé")

Amortization period

(2) A corporation's amortization period for the purposes of this subdivision is the period that begins at the beginning of the corporation's reference period and that ends at the later of,

(a) the time immediately after the beginning of the corporation's reference period; and

(b) the earliest of,

(i) the end of the corporation's reference period,

(iii) the time immediately before the first time in the corporation's reference period when the corporation becomes exempt from tax under Part I of the Federal Act,

(v) the time immediately after the beginning of the corporation's reference period if,

(vi) the end of the taxation year for which the corporation makes an election under subsection 38 (2), if the corporation makes an election under that subsection.

Early termination of amortization period

(a) the Ontario Minister assesses or reassesses the corporation for the year on the basis that the corporation's amortization period ends at the end of that year;

(b) the corporation does not object to this treatment within 90 days of its last assessment of tax payable under this Division for the year; and

(c) the amount that would be determined under clause (b) of the definition of "B" in subsection 40 (2) in respect of the corporation for the year would be a positive amount of not more than $1,000 if "F" and "G", as defined in subsection 40 (2), were each equal to one.

Determining the number of days

Specified corporation

(5) A corporation is a specified corporation for the purposes of this subdivision if the following conditions are satisfied:

1. The corporation is not exempt at or immediately before its transition time from tax payable under Part I of the Federal Act.

2. The corporation has a taxation year that ends before 2009 and a taxation year that includes the beginning of 2009.

3. The corporation has a permanent establishment in Ontario at its transition time.

4. The corporation had a permanent establishment in Ontario at any time in its last taxation year ending before 2009 and was subject to tax under Part II of the Corporations Tax Act for that year.

5. If assets of the corporation have been distributed in the course of a winding-up, the winding-up is not an eligible pre-2009 winding-up.

Transitional tax debits and credits

~~Liability for additional tax~~

38. (1) There shall be added in computing a specified corporation's tax under this Division for every taxation year that includes a part of the corporation's amortization period the amount of additional tax determined as follows:

~~i. the maximum amount of additional tax determined in respect of the corporation under that regulation for the year, and~~

~~ii. the amount determined under subsection 39 (1) in respect of the corporation for the year.~~

2. If no regulation described in paragraph 1 is in force in respect of the corporation for the year, the amount of the additional tax for the year is the amount determined under subsection 39 (1) in respect of the corporation for the year.

Liability for additional tax

38. (1) There shall be added in computing a specified corporation's tax under this Division for a taxation year the amount of additional tax determined as follows:

1. If a regulation is in force limiting the amount of additional tax to be added under this subdivision in computing a specified corporation's tax under this Division for the taxation year, the amount of the additional tax for the year is the sum of the amount determined under subsection 39 (2.1) in respect of the corporation for the year if the corporation made an election referred to in clause (b) of the definition of "I" in paragraph 1 of subsection 39 (3) and the lesser of,

i. the maximum amount of additional tax determined in respect of the corporation under that regulation for the year, and

ii. the amount determined under subsection 39 (1) in respect of the corporation for the year.

2. If no regulation described in paragraph 1 is in force in respect of the corporation for the year, the amount of the additional tax for the year is the sum of,

i. the amount determined under subsection 39 (2.1) in respect of the corporation for the year if an election referred to in clause (b) of the definition of "I" in paragraph 1 of subsection 39 (3) is made, and

ii. the amount determined under subsection 39 (1) in respect of the corporation for the year.

Election to pre-pay additional tax

(a) the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year is at least 90 per cent; or

(b) the amount by which "C" in subsection 39 (1) exceeds "D" in that subsection in respect of the corporation for the year is not more than $10,000.

Tax credit

~~Amount of additional tax~~

39. (1) For the purposes of subparagraph 1 ii and paragraph 2 of subsection 38 (1), the amount is calculated using the formula,

Amount of additional tax

39. (1) For the purposes of subparagraphs 1 ii and 2 ii of subsection 38 (1), the amount determined under this subsection is calculated using the formula,

A/B × (C – D) × E

in which,

"A" is,

(b) the number of days in the corporation's reference period that are in the taxation year, in any other case,

"B" is the number of days in the corporation's reference period,

"C" is the corporation's total federal balance at the end of the taxation year,

"D" is the corporation's total Ontario balance at the end of the taxation year, and

"E" is the corporation's tax rate for the taxation year for the purposes of this section.

Tax rate

(2) A corporation's tax rate for a particular taxation year for the purposes of this section is determined under the following rules:

1. If the corporation's amortization period ends in the particular taxation year by reason of subclause 37 (2) (b) (iv), the tax rate is,

A. the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the particular year, and

2. If the corporation's amortization period ends in the particular year by reason of subclause 37 (2) (b) (v), the corporation's tax rate for the year is the corporation's adjusted basic rate for the year determined as if the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for the year were equal to the greatest of,

i. its Ontario allocation factor for the particular year,

ii. all amounts each of which is the corporation's Ontario allocation factor for a taxation year ending in a calendar year before 2009 in or before which a transaction or event, or all or part of a series of transactions or events, occurred that resulted in subclause 37 (2) (b) (v) applying for the purposes of determining the corporation's amortization period, and

3. If neither paragraph 1 nor 2 applies for the taxation year, the tax rate is the corporation's adjusted basic rate for the taxation year.

Same

(2.1) For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 of subsection 38 (1), the amount determined under this subsection in respect of a corporation for a taxation year is the lesser of,

(a) the corporation's post-2008 SR & ED balance at the end of the year, as determined under section 39.1; and

(b) the corporation's federal SR & ED transitional balance at the end of the year, as determined under section 39.1.

Total federal balance

(3) For the purposes of the definition of "C" in subsection (1), a corporation's total federal balance at a particular time is, subject to the regulations, the sum of the following amounts:

~~1. If the corporation was a specified corporation at its transition time, the amount calculated using the formula,~~

~~F + G + H + I + J – K + L + M + N + P + 0.5Q + R + S~~

~~in which,~~

1. If the corporation was a specified corporation at its transition time, the amount calculated using the formula,

F + G + H + I + J – K + L + M + N + P + 0.5Q + R + S + S.1

in which,

"G" is,

(a) nil, if the corporation is non-resident immediately before its transition time, or

(b) in any other case, the sum of all amounts each of which,

(ii) is deductible under any of paragraphs 110.1 (1) (b), (c) and (d) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's taxable income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time,

"H" is the sum of all amounts each of which is, for the purposes of the Federal Act, the corporation's cumulative eligible capital immediately before its transition time in respect of a business,

~~"I" is the amount, if any, deductible under subsection 37 (1) of the Federal Act in computing the corporation's income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time,~~

"I" is,

(a) nil, if control of the corporation was acquired, for the purposes of subsection 37 (6.1) of the Federal Act, by a person or group of persons at the corporation's transition time,

"I.2" is the amount, if any, by which "I.1" exceeds "W" in respect of the corporation under paragraph 1 of subsection (4), and

"J" is,

(a) nil, if control of the corporation was acquired, for the purposes of subsection 66.7 (10) of the Federal Act, by a person or group of persons at the corporation's transition time, or

(b) in any other case, the sum of,

(i) the corporation's cumulative Canadian exploration expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act,

(ii) the corporation's cumulative Canadian development expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act, and

(iii) the corporation's cumulative Canadian oil and gas property expense immediately before its transition time, as determined for the purposes of the Federal Act,

"K" is the sum of all amounts each of which is the portion of the amount of "F", "G", "H", "I" or "J" that was deducted by the corporation under the Federal Act in computing its income or taxable income for its last taxation year ending before its transition time,