Québec
Partner - B.A.A., Attorney, M. Fisc.
Jean-François Poulin is a Partner in International Taxation at the Québec office of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton. Over the years, he built a solid experience in American and international taxation. Jean-François has a client base of private and public organizations, mainly from the manufacturing, service and high technology sectors.
A lawyer by training, he taught for many years at the Faculté de droit of the Université Laval and was the co-author of the publication entitled La Loi du praticien – Loi sur le ministère du Revenu. His expertise regularly leads him to give conferences on cross-border taxation.
As a professional always on the look-out for developments in international taxation, Jean-François is known for his practical sense, his creativity and his ability to find and implement solutions to complex issues.
There are numerous tax impacts that must be very carefully considered when deciding to leave Canada to live and work elsewhere.
It is possible to transfer funds accrued in a foreign pension plan to Canada with zero tax impact, provided the transfer is well planned.
Hiring foreign workers is one option to help remedy the qualified labour shortage. But what about the tax aspect for those workers?
