Contingent on the group reaching a sufficiently large size, it is our intent to charge a flat fee for legal services. You will receive information about this fee upon contacting us. This will cover all stages of the litigation process for the lead appeals. The fee is predicated on not having to litigate each matter individually, but rather establishing the legal principle in the lead cases, which will then be applied to the members of the group. The members of the group are held in abeyance pending the lead appeals’ outcome. The fee has been set to be an affordable and accessible way for members to utilize the tax litigation process and take advantage of the economies of scale with a group file. There may be additional charges if individual group members have legal needs outside the scope of the group appeal, and those scenarios will be dealt with on a case by case basis.

There will be additional costs for the accounting processes required for each individual member, which will need to be completed separate from our legal work. We will be referring you to an accounting firm that is familiar with this matter.

Not necessarily. We have had other group appeals where potential members of the group opted not to join to avoid contribution towards the litigation costs, ended up being left out of a final settlement, and were required to individually litigate their matters at a prohibitive cost.

Yes. We have a number of officers who have already joined the group and we have identified some individuals who will serve as our lead cases. They are committed to getting RCMP officers the compensation/tax savings that they are entitled to, and are hoping that this group reaches as many members as possible. 

We are committed to making the process as simple as possible for RCMP officers to take part. To begin, complete the contact form below and a member of our team will be in contact to answer any additional questions and bring your case into our group appeal. Our team will collect all necessary information to include your file in the group. Throughout the process, group members will have virtual update calls at key stages of this matter. Group members will be able to ask questions in these calls. Such group calls have been very informative in other group appeals that we have handled.

No. Lawyers cannot guarantee the outcome of any litigation process. However, it is our position, based on the language of the Income Tax Act and our research of the case law, that the amounts in issue are deductible from income and should not be subject to tax.

No. We can refer you to an accounting firm that is familiar with this matter; you can work with them directly on any tax return amendments. You may also choose to use your own preferred accounting firm.

No. We are based in Winnipeg, but represent clients from across Canada. The entire process will be mostly hands-off once we collect your information. All information will be able to be collected electronically or through calls with clients. Group update calls and, when allowed, streaming of hearings will be virtual.

Proceeding as a large group file allows us to keep the cost to clients substantially lower than litigating files individually. There will be synergies between every aspect of these individual files, and proceeding as a group allows us to pursue a result for all group members while utilizing the strength of every group member’s shared circumstances. Our tax litigation team has extensive experience dealing with large and high-value group appeals, and is prepared to operate effectively with this file as a group appeal.

We will be working towards a resolution for leave pay deductions going back 10 years. Therefore, we will be focused on leave for injuries or disabilities sustained while on duty that group members have taken since 2015.