Would an assignment to a trust by a non-resident person of a right to purchase a Canadian apartment unit be considered a disposition of taxable Canadian property? CRA responded:
According to Black's Law Dictionary 9th Ed, “option” includes the right to buy an asset at a fixed price within a specified time. Based on this definition, the right to purchase an apartment should be considered an option for purposes of the Act.
…“[A]ssignment” is a form of “transfer”, and therefore, provided all other conditions of the definition are met, the assignment of the right to purchase the apartment to a trust would be considered a disposition.