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 ASSUMES............................................................................................................1
This  assumes  that the trust would be considered to be the owner of the trust property as it is 3264
 
 ASSUMING...........................................................................................................1
Other descriptions begin by  assuming  that the 'owner' is generally the 'beneficial owner':474
 
 ASSUMPTION.........................................................................................................1
 assumption  if no change in beneficial ownership is to occur when property is transferred to a trust. 1750
 
 ASSUMPTIONS........................................................................................................2
tax purposes in a number of provisions in the I.T.A. The  assumptions  underlying the 256
tax purposes in a number of provisions in the I.T.A. The  assumptions  underlying the 1684
 
 ATCO...............................................................................................................2
as being exceptional on its facts. Reference is also made to the decision in  Atco  Ltd. et al v. Calgary Power 2998
exceptional on its facts. Reference is also made to the decision in  Atco  Ltd. et al v. Calgary Power et al, 3330
 
 ATTACH.............................................................................................................6
- In my view, the short answer to this question is no. The various meanings that may  attach  162
At least four basic meanings may  attach  where the expressions: beneficial ownership, beneficial 184
does not  attach  the word beneficially owns to this expression. If the words beneficially 1284
In my view, the short answer to this question is no. The various meanings that may  attach  where 1578
At least four basic meanings may  attach  where the expressions beneficial ownership, beneficial 1612
 attach  depending on the provision at issue. Where the expressions are not used, these concepts 2524
 
 ATTACHES...........................................................................................................1
both cases however, the expression 'beneficial owner'  attaches  because the courts recognize the 292
 
 ATTEMPT............................................................................................................3
fundamental importance, that in my view, any  attempt  to find a meaning for these concepts, 76
'beneficial owner' in part by drawing from two Canadian decisions, both of which  attempt  to 504
 attempt  to tax the donee of a power of appointment departs from fundamental proprietary concepts. See 3396
 
 ATTEMPTED..........................................................................................................1
property and the equitable interest of the trust beneficiary if the trustee  attempted , for example, to 368
 
 ATTORNEY-GENERAL...................................................................................................2
The leading modern British authority is Uniacke v  Attorney-General  (In Re Miller's Agreement), 642
Uniacke v.  Attorney-General , Ch. . The test was that 'it must be postulated of him the 702
 
 ATTRIBUTABLE.......................................................................................................1
 attributable  to the use of this equitable concept, particularly as it relates to the taxation of trusts 46
 
 ATTRIBUTE..........................................................................................................1
or entity to whom the residence country will  attribute  the payment for tax purposes. According 1366
 
 ATTRIBUTED.........................................................................................................6
If one resorts to legal dictionaries in search of the meaning to be  attributed  to such words and 628
meaning to be  attributed  to the words 'beneficially entitled' in that Act. The taxpayers argued that 758
the meaning to be  attributed  to the words 'beneficially entitled' should be the meaning which has 758
As Dickson J. pointed out in his dissent in Covert, if one looks for the meaning to be  attributed  1024
an owner. He is a person to whom the property of someone else is fictitiously  attributed  by the law, 1098
 attributed  to it by counsel in this case. It could be restricted to situations where issued shares are 1254
 
 ATTRIBUTES.........................................................................................................3
more than mere rights in personam. This wider view  attributes  greater significance to substance 1088
practical  attributes  of ownership. To be a beneficial owner, one must have the right to deal with the 1400
entirely straightforward. This is due in part to the possibility that the economic  attributes  of property 1406
 
 ATTRIBUTION........................................................................................................1
applicable the  attribution  rules in then subsection ( ) of the Act. Although the Sachs 960
 
 AUGUST.............................................................................................................1
German Tax Treaty,  August  ,. TNI -. 3158
 
 AUMON..............................................................................................................1
In Csak v.  Aumon , the court addressed whether applicants claiming a right to become 1248
 
 AUNT...............................................................................................................1
who is beneficially interested in the trust is an  aunt , uncle, niece or nephew of another 2178
 
 AUTHOR.............................................................................................................6
 Author : Catherine Brown 4
As one  author  has aptly noted "the peculiar development of the equitable jurisdiction in English 436
following outlines one of these summaries. The British  author  Gray differentiates the two main 1066
The German  author  Vogel is, however, of a very different view of how the expression beneficial 1372
being interposed between the beneficiary and the payer. American  author  Joni Walser gave the 1394
One U.S.  author  has commented that there is virtually no substantive difference between the 3182
 
 AUTHORITATIVE......................................................................................................2
nonetheless important for two reasons. First, it provides the most recent and  authoritative  810
important for two reasons. First, it provides the most recent and  authoritative  statement on the 2488
 
 AUTHORITIES........................................................................................................7
Third, since at least the 's there has been heated debate among trust  authorities  over the use 294
Dickson J. also referred to American  authorities  on the meaning of 'beneficially entitled' to indicate 652
according to the  authorities , required that a beneficiary have a right and imported the requirement 664
dispute among some trust  authorities  over the appropriateness 978
to some  authorities , a second definition may also apply if the tax treaty is based other than on the 1368
the leading  authorities  in the field, have expressed very different and often impassioned views on 2560
discussion of Trusts in Issue Two. However, some  authorities  dispute even this conclusion.2922
 
 AUTHORITY..........................................................................................................3
The leading modern British  authority  is Uniacke v Attorney-General (In Re Miller's Agreement), 642
your Lordships, that the Inland Revenue can alone find  authority  for the present contention that the 2658
specific trust property. Trans Canada Investments is also  authority  for the proposition that even 2796
 
 AUTHORS............................................................................................................8
as "an enforceable bundle of rights that links a person to a thing." According to these  authors  the 456
discussed further, some  authors  and tax cases have introduced the notion that B (the beneficiary) 1058
A number of modern  authors  have provided useful summaries of both sides in this debate. The 1064
Grays conclusions, like those of many Canadian trust  authors  are inconclusive and unhelpful in 1106
trust assets. The debate has been further fueled by the position adopted by various  authors  that 2558
beneficiaries rights should be classified as in personam or in rem. These  authors , who included 2558
various  authors , and include the right of beneficiaries to call for trust property if they are sui juris 2576
American  authors , Scott for example, view the beneficiary as an equitable owner of trust property. In his 3058
 
 AUTONOMOUS.........................................................................................................1
owner should be interpreted and applied. He views it as an  autonomous  treaty concept and states 1372
 
 AVAILABILITY.......................................................................................................3
equity. Gray and Symes explain that the change in ownership results from the  availability  of 1190
more fragile than a legal entitlement. A right in equity is dependent on the  availability  of equitable 2816
equitable interest is more fragile than a legal entitlement. A right in equity is dependent on the  availability  2858
 
 AVAILABLE..........................................................................................................9
provinces). As a result, equitable remedies, defenses and causes of action are  available  in the 92
- The major rights and remedies  available  to a beneficiary remain in personam or against the 94
specific performance may be  available . In trust law, the use of the expression 'beneficial ownership' 290
provinces). As a result, equitable remedies, defenses and causes of action were  available  for the 360
respect to the trust property. The major remedy  available  to the beneficiary remains in personam or 374
commentary merely states that treaty benefits are not  available  when an intermediary, such as an 1348
used or made  available  for use -the second is the right to dispose of the yield. Ownership is merely 1384
not the capital or other assets should be used or made  available  for use by others or () on how the 1388
The beneficiaries were therefore able to claim the tax benefits  available  as if they received earned 2778
 
 AVOID..............................................................................................................3
The use (trust) became very popular as a way to  avoid  creditors and other feudal responsibilities 346
duty legislation. In that case Mr. Jodrey, in order to  avoid  the imposition of succession duties 752
was the sole beneficiary might  avoid  being assessed on a disposition of the property at the time of transfer.3306
 
 AXIOM..............................................................................................................1
which arose only from looseness of language and forgetfulness of Maitlands  axiom , unless the case was 3362
 
 BAKER..............................................................................................................4
The leading case in this area is Archer-Shee v.  Baker , a decision of the House of Lords. In 2588
Archer-Shee v.  Baker  strongly supports this view. 2720
Archer-Shee v.  Baker , A.C. (H.L.). This decision has received mixed support in 2922
income generated by a trust of which heshe is a beneficiary. See Archer-Shee v.  Baker , A.C. 3054
 
 BALANCE............................................................................................................1
() unused portion of a beneficiarys exempt capital gains  balance  (b)(ii) where there has 2348
 
 BALFOUR............................................................................................................1
In their text on Canadian property law, Mendes Da Costa,  Balfour  and Gilles describe 'ownership' 456
 
 BANK...............................................................................................................5
York  bank . 2598
York  Bank  account were income arising from securities. 2606
Messrs. J. P. Morgan and Company's  bank  there. None of these moneys have been received in the 2668
Printers Ltd. v. Canada, S.C.R. ; Neuman v. M.N.R. S.C.R. ; Continental  Bank  2976
S.C.R. ; Continental  Bank  Leasing Corp. v. R., (), D.T.C. (S.C.C.); Shell Canada v. R., 2994
 
 BAR................................................................................................................3
Interest," Can.  Bar  Rev. V. XLV at . For a review of the history of uses and trusts, Gillen 2918
Interest, Can.  Bar  Rev. XLV . 3274
D. Waters, The Nature of the Trust Beneficiarys Interest, Can.  Bar  Rev. V. XLV at 3346
 
 BARE...............................................................................................................31
ownership by a person where a  bare  trustee, agent, or other intermediary holds legal title to the 198
recognized, however, that case law about whether a trust is a  bare  trust has focused on whether 202
However, if the trust is to be ignored, it can probably be assumed that the beneficiary of a  bare  206
beyond former arrangements that were considered to be  bare  trusts under Technical News 216
we today refer to as a  bare  trust to include active duties on the part of the trustee, and complex 420
In contrast, many are of the view that a beneficiary of a  bare  trust is effectively the 'beneficial owner 576
partnership or group of investors for convenience to hold legal title to property.  Bare  trusts have 580
Aside from a  bare  trust arrangement, determining who is the beneficial owner of trust property can 584
language, the transfer of property to an agent, another intermediary, or to a  bare  trustee, is well 602
when the trustee is a  bare  trustee; the trustee is a person who holds property in trust at the 972
thus negating an argument that this was a  bare  trust. Other tax decisions have also examined 1136
the former debate about who the beneficial owner of assets of a  bare  trust is, a debate finally 1150
beneficial ownership through a  bare  trustee or agent. In my view, in this context is not clear what is 1238
ownership by a person where a  bare  trustee, agent, or other intermediary holds legal title to the 1624
recognized, however, that case law about whether a trust is a  bare  trust has focused on whether 1628
However, if the trust is to be ignored, it can probably be assumed that the beneficiary of a  bare  1634
Act considerably beyond former arrangements that were considered to be  bare  trusts under 1644
ownership through a  bare  trust, agent or other intermediary through a subsection () 1712
for tax purposes. Conversely, if the trust is not a  bare  trust or a subsection () 1722
as beneficial owner, if held through a  bare  trust, agency or subsection () arrangement, and 1838
that the trusts must be  bare  trusts in these circumstances. 1910
is a  bare  trust, subsection () arrangement, or a resulting or constructive trust, the beneficial 2038
to a  bare  trust, in which the settlor is the sole beneficiary , or perhaps a transfer of legal title, if 2052
demand his proportion share of the shares in the underlying corporations, thus suggesting a  bare  2748
power to sell and convert them, thus refuting the notion of a  bare  trust. Rand J. in his dissent also 2750
words the position of the vendor is something between what has been called a naked or  bare  trustee...and a 3124
practice with respect to when  bare  trusts will be ignored for tax purposes. According to Technical News 3198
, a  bare  trust is a trust under which the settlor is the sole beneficiary and can cause the property to revert 3198
was to override former case law about who a  bare  trustee is, nor has Technical News , to my knowledge, 3208
the beneficial owner. Beneficiaries under a  bare  trust as defined in Technical News would, however, 3210
of a  bare , resulting, or constructive trust, or more recently, under a subsection () arrangement.3272

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