Australian Tax Treaties
Canadian Convention
CONVENTION BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND CANADA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME
CHAPTER III
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TAXATION OF INCOME
ARTICLE 19
Government Service
(1)
Remuneration (other than a pension or annuity) paid by a Contracting State or a political sub-division or a local authority thereof to any individual in respect of services rendered in the discharge of governmental functions shall be taxable only in that State. However, such remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that State and the recipient is a resident of that State who:
(a) is a citizen of that State; or
(b) did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of performing the services.
(2)
The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to remuneration in respect of services rendered in connection with any trade or business carried on by one of the Contracting States or a political sub-division or a local authority thereof. In such a case the provisions of Articles 15 and 16 shall apply.
As amended by the Canadian Protocol (No 1)
The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the MLI) has modified the application of this tax treaty. A synthesised text of the MLI and this tax treaty is available to facilitate the understanding of how the MLI modifies this tax treaty.
Remuneration (other than a pension or annuity) paid by a Contracting State or a political sub-division or a local authority thereof to any individual in respect of services rendered in the discharge of governmental functions shall be taxable only in that State. However, such remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that State and the recipient is a resident of that State who:
(a) is a citizen of that State; or
(b) did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of performing the services.
(2)
The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to remuneration in respect of services rendered in connection with any trade or business carried on by one of the Contracting States or a political sub-division or a local authority thereof. In such a case the provisions of Articles 15 and 16 shall apply.
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