Chia-yi Chua is a Consultant Counsel and lead advisor in the establishment of the Firm's Tax Practice.

Chia-yi's practice focuses on complex tax litigation and tax disputes. He provides solution-focused advice that is strategic and transformative.

Chia-yi has extensive experience in Canadian commerce and industry, having acted for corporate taxpayers across some of Canada's most important sectors; including the financial services, telecommunications, resource, hospitality and transportation sectors. He has appeared for clients at all levels in the Canadian court system, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Chia-yi has been consistently ranked as a top practitioner by market leading international ranking agencies, including Chambers and Partners, the Legal 500 and the International Tax Review (ITR).

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In his previous Chambers Global recognition as one of Canada's leading tax litigation attorneys, he was "praised for his skills in strategy and his ability to explain complex issues to clients". He was recognised in Chambers Canada as having a "stellar reputation in the tax litigation field in Canada".?

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Bar Admissions

• British Columbia Bar
• Ontario Bar

Passages to Canada Speakers Bureau, Volunteer.

Honorary Consul General (HCG) of The Republic of Singapore in Toronto.

Advocates' Society, Toronto, Ontario

Canadian Bar Association

Canadian Tax Foundation

Ontario Bar Association (Taxation Section)

"Assumptions, Onus and Truth in Tax: Who should Bear the Burden?" Tax Litigation Journal, Federated Press Vol XXVII No. 3,2024.

The Impact of Expanded CRA Audit Powers on TCC Appeals, Canadian Tax Focus, Volume 12, Number 3, August 2022.