Exempt person
Exempt person
A person that is exempted from paying income tax under Part 1 of the Taxation Act or one of the following entities:
- His Majesty in right of Canada, a province or a territory;
- a trust resident in Canada or a Canadian corporation established by or arising by reason of a federal or provincial statute, the principal activities of which are to administer, manage or invest the monies of a pension fund or plan established under a federal or provincial statute;
- a trust or corporation established by or arising by reason of a federal or provincial statute with respect to a scheme or program for the compensation of workers injured in an accident in the course of their employment;
- a trust resident in Canada all the beneficiaries of which are exempt persons;
- a Canadian corporation all the shares of which are held by exempt persons;
- a Canadian corporation without capital stock all the property of which is held exclusively for the benefit of exempt persons;
- a partnership all the members of which are exempt persons;
- a mutual fund trust or corporation.