Overview

Pierre Alary is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Ottawa office, practising in the area of taxation law. His practice focuses primarily on tax dispute resolution, international taxation and transfer pricing. He is a member of Gowling WLG's Transfer Pricing and Competent Authority Group.

Pierre has represented a wide variety of clients at the audit and appeals stage of their tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency on both domestic and international issues. Pierre’s practice covers a wide range of international tax issues such as residence, cross-border employees, e-commerce, withholding tax and permanent establishments.

Pierre is one of the co-hosts of Gowling WLG’s Tax Dispute Resolution Monthly Update webinar. He is published widely in leading tax journals including WorldTrade Executive’s Practical International Tax Strategies, Taxand’s Take, BNA International’s Transfer Pricing International Journal, Global Tax Watch, Transfer Pricing Forum, The International Tax Review and Tax Planning International Review. Pierre was also cited in the Practitioner’s Income Tax Act, 2021, 60th edition.

Pierre practises in both official languages.


Publications

Pierre G. Alary, November 2021, “When to File (and When to Not File) a Service Complaint against the CRA”

Pierre. G. Alary, September 2021, “How to Not Manage a CRA Audit – The Amdocs Decision”

Dale Hill, Pierre G. Alary & Andre Bergeron, July 2021, “Canada’s APA Program: An Overview”

Pierre G. Alary & Multiple Authors, April 2021, “Budget 2021: Canada’s COVID-19 Recovery Budget”

Pierre G. Alary & Multiple Authors, Mary 2019, “Budget 2019: Positioning for a Fall Election”

Dale Hill & Pierre G. Alary, October 2014, “Resolving Transfer Pricing Disputes in Canada”

Practices

  • Transfer Pricing
  • Corporate Finance
  • Audit And Assurance
  • Corporate Tax
  • Legal
  • International Taxes
  • Tax
  • Business Strategy
  • Tax Advisory
  • Strategic Advisory
  • Corporate Governance