The Ecological Gifts Program - retaining the right to use land donated as an ecological gift : life interests and licences - usufruct, right of use, superficies and permission agreements : CW66-238/6-2013E-PDF

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Provides information in brief, simplified terms about options for donating land as an ecological gift while retaining the right to continue to live on or use the land. It explains the difference between a life interest in land and a license to use land in common law jurisdictions and the difference between the rights of use, usufruct and superficies, and a permission agreement to use an immovable property in Quebec. It reviews the income tax implications of each.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canadian Wildlife Service.
Title The Ecological Gifts Program - retaining the right to use land donated as an ecological gift : life interests and licences - usufruct, right of use, superficies and permission agreements
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Earlier edition The Ecological Gifts Program - retaining the right to use land donated as an ecological gift :
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English]
Publishing information Ottawa - Ontario : Environment Canada. c2013.
Description 11p.photographs
ISBN 978-1-100-21651-5
Catalogue number
  • CW66-238/6-2013E-PDF
Subject terms Donations
Environmental programs
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