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s. 190
PART VI — Tax on Capital of Financial Institutions
Definitions
Not yet annotated · Text current to 2026-06-21 · section last amended 2023-01-01
Current text
For the purposes of this Part,
contractual service margin for a group of insurance contracts of an insurer, or a group of reinsurance contracts held by the insurer, at the end of a taxation year, has the same meaning as in subsection 138(12); (marge sur services contractuels)
financial institution means a corporation that
is a bank,
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,
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 property or immovables or investing in indebtedness on the security of mortgages on real property or of hypothecs on immovables,
is a life insurance corporation that carries on business in Canada, or
is a corporation all or substantially all of the assets of which are shares or indebtedness of corporations described in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) or this paragraph to which the corporation is related; (institution financière)
group of insurance contracts of an insurer has the same meaning as in subsection 138(12); (groupe de contrats d’assurance)
group of reinsurance contracts held by an insurer has the same meaning as in subsection 138(12); (groupe de contrats de réassurance)
group of segregated fund policies of an insurer has the same meaning as in subsection 138(12); (groupe de polices à fonds réservé)
long-term debt means
in the case of a bank, its subordinated indebtedness (within the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Bank Act) evidenced by obligations issued for a term of not less than 5 years,
in the case of an insurance corporation, its subordinated indebtedness (within the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Insurance Companies Act) evidenced by obligations issued for a term of not less than 5 years, and
in the case of any other corporation, its subordinated indebtedness (within the meaning that would be assigned by section 2 of the Bank Act if the definition of that expression in that section were applied with such modifications as the circumstances require) evidenced by obligations issued for a term of not less than 5 years; (passif à long terme)
policyholders’ liabilities of an insurer at the end of a taxation year has the same meaning as in subsection 138(12); (obligation envers les titulaires de polices)
reserves, in respect of a financial institution for a taxation year, means the amount at the end of the year of all of the institution’s reserves, provisions and allowances (other than allowances in respect of depreciation or depletion) and, for greater certainty, includes any provision in respect of deferred taxes. (réserves)
Prescribed meanings
(1.1)For the purposes of this Part, the expressions attributed surplus, Canadian assets, Canadian reserve liabilities, total assets and total reserve liabilities have the meanings that are prescribed.
Application of ss. 181(3) and (4)
(2)Subsections 181(3) and 181(4) apply to this Part with such modifications as the circumstances require.
Source: Justice Laws Website. Not an official version.
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Definitions
190 (1) For the purposes of this Part,
financial institutionfinancial institution means a corporation that
(a) is a bank,
(b) 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) 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 property or immovables or investing in indebtedness on the security of mortgages on real property or of hypothecs on immovables,
(d) is a life insurance corporation that carries on business in Canada, or
(e) is a corporation all or substantially all of the assets of which are shares or indebtedness of corporations described in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) or this paragraph to which the corporation is related; (institution financière)
long-term debt means
(a) in the case of a bank, its subordinated indebtedness (within the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Bank Act) evidenced by obligations issued for a term of not less than 5 years,
(b) in the case of an insurance corporation, its subordinated indebtedness (within the meaning assigned by section 2 of the Insurance Companies Act) evidenced by obligations issued for a term of not less than 5 years, and
(c) in the case of any other corporation, its subordinated indebtedness (within the meaning that would be assigned by section 2 of the Bank Act if the definition of that expression in that section were applied with such modifications as the circumstances require) evidenced by obligations issued for a term of not less than 5 years; (passif à long terme)
reserves, in respect of a financial institution for a taxation year, means the amount at the end of the year of all of the institution’s reserves, provisions and allowances (other than allowances in respect of depreciation or depletion) and, for greater certainty, includes any provision in respect of deferred taxes. (réserves)
Prescribed meanings
(1.1) For the purposes of this Part, the expressions attributed surplus, Canadian assets, Canadian reserve liabilities, total assets and total reserve liabilities have the meanings that are prescribed.
Application of ss. 181(3) and (4)
(2) Subsections 181(3) and 181(4) apply to this Part with such modifications as the circumstances require.
- [NOTE: Application provisions are not included in the consolidated text
- see relevant amending Acts and regulations.]
- R.S., 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.), s. 190
- 1994, c. 7, Sch. II, s. 156, c. 21, s. 86
- 2001, c. 17, s. 222
- 2013, c. 34, s. 152
Earlier versions: Justice Laws point-in-time versions of the Act (from 31 August 2004), and CanLII (under “Versions”). On Justice Laws, each version of section 190 links to the one before it.
Enacting and amending legislation
- R.S., 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.), s. 190; 1994, c. 7, Sch. II, s. 156, c. 21, s. 86; 2001, c. 17, s. 222; 2013, c. 34, s. 152
- 2022, c. 19, s. 45
Text before 2004 is found in the annual Statutes of Canada cited above. Application and coming-into-force provisions are not part of the consolidation; see the amending Acts.
Cross-references
Citation
Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.), s. 190.