Australian Tax Treaties
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.
This Convention shall continue in effect indefinitely, but the Government of Australia or the Government of Canada may, on or before 30 June in any calendar year after the year 1983, give to the other Government through the diplomatic channel written notice of termination and, in that event, this Convention shall cease to be effective -
(a) in Australia -
(i) in respect of withholding tax on income that is derived by a non-resident, in respect of income derived on or after 1 July in the calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given;
(ii) in respect of other Australian tax, for any year of income beginning on or after 1 July in the calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given;
(b) in Canada -
(i) in respect of tax withheld at the source on amounts paid or credited to non-residents on or after 1 January in the second calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given;
(ii) in respect of other Canadian tax, for any taxation year beginning on or after 1 January in the second calendar year next following that in which the notice of termination is given.
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