Section 18.4

Subsection 18.4(1)

Canadian Ordinary Income

Paragraph (a)

Subparagraph (a)(iii)

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Joint Committee, "Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements Proposals", 30 June 2022 Submission of the Joint Committee

Ambiguity as to whether general deductions come within the (a)(iii)(A) and (B) exclusions (under 4. “Canadian Ordinary Income” & “Foreign...

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Dual Income Inclusion

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Foreign Hybrid Payer Mismatch Rule

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Joint Committee, "Submission on Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements - Technical Comments and Recommendations", 5 June 2026 Joint Committee Submission

Examples re interaction of hybrid mismatch and US DCL rules (pp. 7-12)

The Joint Committee was requested to make further submissions on the...

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Hybrid Entity

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Ordinary Income

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Joint Committee, "Submission on Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements - Technical Comments and Recommendations", 5 June 2026 Joint Committee Submission

Finance approach to determining “ordinary income” (p. 1-2,6-7)

  • The Joint Committee learned in discussions that Finance considers an amount...

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Joint Committee, "Submission on Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements - Technical Comments and Recommendations", 10 March 2026 Joint Committee submission

Ambiguity of a deduction etc. in computing income “in general” (pp. 3-5)

  • The definition of ordinary income, which is crucial to avoiding...

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Specified Entity

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Joint Committee, "Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements Proposals", 30 June 2022 Submission of the Joint Committee

More explicit exclusion needed for mere security arrangements (under “9. Proposed Subsection 18.4(17) & Security Interests”)

The “specified...

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Structured Arrangement

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Subsection 18.4(3)

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Joint Committee, "Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements Proposals", 30 June 2022 Submission of the Joint Committee

Recommended exclusion of ss. 12.7 and 18.4 from the foreign affiliate context (under “3. Application to Foreign Affiliates”)

  • Where, for...

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Subsection 18.4(5.6)

Subsection 18.4(7.1)

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Joint Committee, "Submission on Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements - Technical Comments and Recommendations", 5 June 2026 Joint Committee Submission

Computation of deduction component of double deduction mismatch (pp. 13-14)

  • Based on the language in draft ss. 18.4(7.1) and (7.2), where any...

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Joint Committee, "Submission on Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements - Technical Comments and Recommendations", 10 March 2026 Joint Committee submission

Potential additional Canadian tax where partially-owned hybrid entity (pp. 10-11)

  • Where a Canadian-resident hybrid entity has multiple owners but...

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Subsection 18.4(9)

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Joint Committee, "Hybrid Mismatch Arrangements Proposals", 30 June 2022 Submission of the Joint Committee

Potential double taxation through considering there to be a mismatch where the amount is deductible (but not actually deducted) in the foreign...

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Subsection 18.4(10)

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Simon Townsend, Silvia Wang, "Can the Hybrid Mismatch Rules Affect Canadian ULCs?", International Tax Highlights, Vol. 3, No. 1, February 2024, p. 5

Example 1 (p. 5)

  • A US C corporation (“US Parent”) wholly owns a Canadian ULC (“Cansub”) that is disregarded in the U.S. and to which it...

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Subsection 18.4(15.1)

Subsection 18.4(15.6)

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Mark Dumalski, "The Unexpected Implications of Canada's Latest Anti-Hybrid Proposals", International Tax Highlights, Vol. 5, No. 2, May 2026, p. 4

ULC example of dual-inclusion income not being recognized as ordinary income of the investor country (p. 5)

  • The hybrid payer rules can lead to...

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Tax Topics - Income Tax Act - Section 18.4 - Subsection 18.4(15.94) 102

Subsection 18.4(15.92)

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Tessa Reah, Brian Leslie, "From Instruments to Entities: Canada Expands Its Hybrid Mismatch Rules", International Tax (Wolters Kluwer), February 2026, No. 146, p. 1

Overview of imported mismatch arrangement (p. 4)

The proposed rules in ss. 18.4(15.91) to 18.4(15.95) to deny deductions for payments arising...

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Subsection 18.4(15.94)

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Mark Dumalski, "The Unexpected Implications of Canada's Latest Anti-Hybrid Proposals", International Tax Highlights, Vol. 5, No. 2, May 2026, p. 4

No need for causal link (p. 6)

Regarding the imported mismatch arrangement rules, the Canadian rules align with the Action 2 recommendations in...

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