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Posts Tagged: Henson Trusts
1 ResultsSupreme Court Blesses Henson Trusts
by: Jacob Kaufman, February 13, 2019
The Supreme Court of Canada has given its blessing to Henson Trusts (fully discretionary trusts set up to not impact the beneficiary’s social assistance benefits) in S.A. v. Metro Vancouver Housing Corp., 2019 SCC 4. I previously blogged about this case when it was before the Court of Appeal. The Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation (the…read more