Chris Johnston
Chris Johnston
Biography
Chris Johnston is a tax lawyer with a broad tax practice that includes personal and corporate tax planning. He has experience advising clients on tax-effective corporate structuring, reorganizations, business succession planning, as well as inter vivos and post-mortem estate planning. He also advises on transactional tax planning and international tax matters.
Chris completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Course in 2021.
Professional experience
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada: Tax Law, 2025
- Recipient, Best Newsletter Article by a Young Practitioner Award, Canadian Tax Foundation, 2023
Education
Education
J.D., University of Calgary, 2017
B.A., Wilfrid Laurier University, 2011
Admissions
Admissions
- Alberta 2018
Publications
Publications
- "Employee Ownership Trusts: Acquiring a Qualifying Business Using a Wholly Owned CCPC," (2023) 13:3 Canadian Tax Focus 5.
- "Disclosing Persons Who Exert Influence on Trustees" (co-author), (2021) 11:2 Canadian Tax Focus 1-2.
- "Univar: Arm's-Length Surplus Strip Not Abusive" (co-author), (2018) 8:1 Canadian Tax Focus 8-9.
Speaking engagements
Speaking engagements
- "Out with the Old, in with the New: Recent updates in Canadian succession planning" (co-presenter), Canadian Bar Association (Alberta), Tax Law Section – South, April 25, 2023.
- "Business Expansion: North to South" (co-presenter), Canadian Bar Association (Alberta), Tax Law Section – South, January 10, 2022.
- "Tax Considerations for Departing Canada" (co-presenter), Canadian Bar Association (Alberta), Tax Non-Specialist Section – South, September 3, 2020.
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Alberta
- Calgary Bar Association
- Canadian Tax Foundation
- Canadian Petroleum Tax Society
- International Fiscal Association
- Executive Committee, Taxation Law (South) Section, Canadian Bar Association (Alberta)
Insights and news
Insights
