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FOREIGN ESTATE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- United States person
1, record 1, English, United%20States%20person
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- US person 2, record 1, English, US%20person
correct, United States
- U.S. person 3, record 1, English, U%2ES%2E%20person
correct, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[For] U. S. tax purposes..., the term ’’United States person’’ means : a citizen or resident of the United States; a domestic partnership; a domestic corporation; any estate other than a foreign estate; any trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust; or any other person that is not a foreign person. 1, record 1, English, - United%20States%20person
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne américaine
1, record 1, French, personne%20am%C3%A9ricaine
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foreign grant
1, record 2, English, foreign%20grant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mere fact that an individual or corporation has authority to administer an estate under the law of another jurisdiction gives that person no title or power over the assets of the deceased which will be recognized in Ontario.... It follows that, until confirmed by ancillary letters or by resealing in a Court in Ontario, a foreign grant confers no authority... to deal with assets in the province. ["Hull & Cullity, Macdonell, Sheard and Hull on Probate Practice, "3rd ed., 1981, p. 305]. 1, record 2, English, - foreign%20grant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lettres étrangères
1, record 2, French, lettres%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8res
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lettres étrangères : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - lettres%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8res
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres étrangères : terme utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 2, French, - lettres%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8res
Record 2, Key term(s)
- lettre étrangère
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Estates (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- foreign executor
1, record 3, English, foreign%20executor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When the court is satisfied that the testator died domiciled in a foreign country, and that his will contained a general appointment of executors, and has been duly authenticated by those executors in the proper court in the foreign country, it is the duty of the Surrogate Court in this province to clothe the foreign executors with ancillary letters of probate to enable them to get possession of that part of the personal estate which was locally situate in Ontario.(Kingsford, Executors and Administrators, 1914, p. 63) 1, record 3, English, - foreign%20executor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit successoral (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- exécuteur testamentaire étranger
1, record 3, French, ex%C3%A9cuteur%20testamentaire%20%C3%A9tranger
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
exécuteur testamentaire étranger : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - ex%C3%A9cuteur%20testamentaire%20%C3%A9tranger
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-04-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ancillary probate
1, record 4, English, ancillary%20probate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- ancillary grant of probate 2, record 4, English, ancillary%20grant%20of%20probate
correct
- ancillary letters probate 1, record 4, English, ancillary%20letters%20probate
correct, plural
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Subsidiary grant of probate relating to a grant obtained outside the (jurisdiction), giving powers of administration to a foreign executor over property in the (jurisdiction). (Curzon, A Dictionary of Law, 1979, p. 269) 1, record 4, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where a foreign court of competent jurisdiction has granted probate... of an estate that includes property in Ontario, and application for ancillary probate... is made and it is shown that the executor... is by the law of the domicile of the deceased entitled to receive the property... ancillary letters shall be issued.("Surrogate Court Rules", O. Reg. 143/78, R. 29) 1, record 4, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An application for an ancillary grant of probate cannot be opposed on the ground that the formal requirements of the law of the domicile have not been complied with, or that the will of which probate had been granted in the jurisdiction of the domicile had been revoked under that law. In such a case, the correct procedure is to reopen the question if this is possible in the courts of the testator’s domicile. (Hull and Cullity, p. 307) 2, record 4, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ancillary letters probate: term usually used in the plural 2, record 4, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record 4, Key term(s)
- ancillary letter probate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'homologation auxiliaires
1, record 4, French, lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Ancillary probate» est la forme elliptique de «ancillary grant of probate» et «ancillary letters probate». Le substantif «grant» s'emploie dans le sens de «letters» et est rendu par «lettres». 2, record 4, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'homologation auxiliaires : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 4, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
Record 4, Key term(s)
- lettre d'homologation auxiliaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-11-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Real Estate
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- recreational property 1, record 5, English, recreational%20property
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- recreational real estate 2, record 5, English, recreational%20real%20estate
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Foreign real estate, such as recreational properties may be a high-growth market... 1, record 5, English, - recreational%20property
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Immobilier
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bien-fonds de loisirs
1, record 5, French, bien%2Dfonds%20de%20loisirs
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- propriété de loisirs 1, record 5, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20loisirs
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-11-10
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Phraseology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- person empowered
1, record 6, English, person%20empowered
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in relation to the government of a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, [agent means] a person empowered to perform a function or duty on behalf of the government of the foreign country or political subdivision, other than a function or duty in connection with the administration or management of the estate or property of a natural person. [Bank Act]. 1, record 6, English, - person%20empowered
Record 6, Key term(s)
- empowered person
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Phraséologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- personne habilitée
1, record 6, French, personne%20habilit%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] à l'égard du gouvernement d'un pays étranger ou d'une de ses subdivisions politiques, [le mandataire est] la personne habilitée, pour le compte de ce gouvernement, à exercer des attributions non reliées à l'administration ou à la gestion de la succession ou des biens d'une personne physique. [Loi sur les banques]. 1, record 6, French, - personne%20habilit%C3%A9e
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-04-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- U.S. situs asset
1, record 7, English, U%2ES%2E%20situs%20asset
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- U.S.A. situs asset 2, record 7, English, U%2ES%2EA%2E%20situs%20asset
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
U. S. investments via Canadian mutual funds are safe from U. S. estate tax. If you own U. S. securities, even if they are in a Canadian RSP, then you are vulnerable to the tax. If you are near or past the $60, 000 mark in total U. S. situs assets(a notable exception being cash), consider backing out of direct ownership of U. S. securities and participating through Canadian mutual funds invested in the U. S. markets. It's something to watch, with the RSP foreign content limit rising and headed toward 20%. The IRS position is that U. S. situs assets held in an RSP are subject to U. S. estate tax. 1, record 7, English, - U%2ES%2E%20situs%20asset
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- bien situé aux États-Unis
1, record 7, French, bien%20situ%C3%A9%20aux%20%C3%89tats%2DUnis
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1985-01-28
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Foreign Trade
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- capital inflow
1, record 8, English, capital%20inflow
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- inflow of capital 2, record 8, English, inflow%20of%20capital
correct
- influx of capital 3, record 8, English, influx%20of%20capital
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The flow of funds into Canada from abroad, either in the form of direct investment(foreign companies purchasing Canadian companies or assets such as real estate, or foreign companies bringing in money to build new facilities or expand existing facilities), portfolio investment(the purchase of Canadian bonds and shares on Canadian bond and stock markets), or new debt(the purchase of new issues of Canadian bonds or short-term money-market instruments such as treasury bills). 4, record 8, English, - capital%20inflow
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... when a bond is sold (exported) to another nation the payment, called "capital inflow", is entered as a credit in the [US] capital account. Importing a bond would result in a "capital outflow". 5, record 8, English, - capital%20inflow
Record 8, Key term(s)
- capital entry
- entry of capital
- capital influx
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Commerce extérieur
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- entrée de capitaux
1, record 8, French, entr%C3%A9e%20de%20capitaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- afflux de capitaux 2, record 8, French, afflux%20de%20capitaux
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toutes choses égales par ailleurs, le risque qu'un afflux de capitaux ravive l'inflation sera donc d'autant plus faible que le taux de change est plus flexible. 3, record 8, French, - entr%C3%A9e%20de%20capitaux
Record 8, Key term(s)
- rentrée de capitaux
- apport de capitaux
- afflux de fonds
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Comercio exterior
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- entrada de capitales
1, record 8, Spanish, entrada%20de%20capitales
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- entrada de capital 2, record 8, Spanish, entrada%20de%20capital
correct, feminine noun
- afluencia de capital 3, record 8, Spanish, afluencia%20de%20capital
correct, feminine noun
- afluencia de capitales 4, record 8, Spanish, afluencia%20de%20capitales
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dinero que entra a un país a causa de tasas de intereses más altas. 5, record 8, Spanish, - entrada%20de%20capitales
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ante la amenaza de recalentamiento de la economía como consecuencia de la considerable afluencia de capital, los responsables de las políticas tienen que tomar difíciles decisiones sobre la magnitud, secuencia y oportunidad de las políticas. 6, record 8, Spanish, - entrada%20de%20capitales
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