News, Events and PublicationsRelated to Estate & Wealth Advisory

RBS Sponsors the SBOT Women in Business Awards

The Surrey Board of Trade and the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber...

The Impact of AI on Estate Planning

By: Rutsu Shikano

In Part 3 of RBS's AI & The Law: Legal Insights for the Digital Age series,...

In Memoriam: Angela M. Spanjers (1981 – 2025)

We are deeply saddened to share the news that Angela Spanjers lost her courageous battle with cancer, on...

Bare Trusts to File Tax Returns – Government Announces Bare Trusts are Exempt from Filing Tax Return for 2023

By: Jeevan V. Ahuja

Note: This article was updated on April 2, 2024, following the federal government’s media release...

Foreign Buyer’s Prohibition for Residential Real Estate: Canadian Government Announces a Further Two-Year Extension

By: Jeevan V. Ahuja

The federal government’s Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act (the “Act”),...

Ariel E. Lekas Presents at Women in Business Summit

Ariel Lekas is presenting on the importance of estate and succession planning for business owners at the Women...

Estate Planning for Blended Families

By: RBS Lawyers

It is becoming increasingly common for modern families to be comprised of children from previous relationships or...

Do You Have a Will? BC’s “Make a Will Week” Campaign – Oct. 1 – 7, 2023

This week marks BC's “Make a Will Week” campaign to encourage the public to write their Will, or bring...

October 1-7, 2023 is Make a Will Week in BC – Learn More & Register for a Complimentary Webinar!

During this time, British Columbians are encouraged to write a Will or bring an existing one up to date.

For...

Rutsu Shikano and Ariel Lekas Present at BC Tax Conference on Sept. 18, 2023

Rutsu Shikano and Ariel Lekas are educating tax practitioners on both classic and novel business succession methods at the BC...

Shareholders’ Agreement in a Family Operated Business

By: RBS Lawyer and Tommy M. Chan

Like families, no two family operated businesses are alike. However, many families...

Estate & Wealth Advisory Group Members Host Seminar on Family Shareholders’ Agreements

Tim Brown, Max Shilleto and Eryn MacKenzie presented a client seminar on the complexities of planning for the family business.

The...