The Queen v. Savage, 83 DTC 5409, [1983] CTC 393, [1983] 2 SCR 428 -- summary under Paragraph 6(1)(a)

$300 received by an employee of a life insurance company pursuant to its policy of paying such amounts to all of its employees who passed the difficult Life Office Management Association courses would, in the absence of s. 56(1)(n), have been taxable as falling within the broad words of s. 6(1)(a). Although to be taxable under s. 6(1)(a) a payment must be received in one's capacity as employee, there is no requirement that "the payment must partake of the character of remuneration for services".