Respecting a question as to whether shares of an unlisted corporation would be taxable Canadian property if during the preceding 60 months "most of the value of the corporation's shares was derived directly from assets consisting of non-defaulted arm's length mortgages secured by real property situated in Canada," CRA stated:
An interest in real property derived from a non-defaulted arm's length mortgage secured by real property is generally limited to an interest as security only, and subsection 248(4) of the Act clarifies that for the purposes of the Act, an interest in real property does not include an interest as security only derived by virtue of a mortgage. Therefore, CRA is of the view that the fact that at some time during the 60-month period that ended at the determination time, most of the value of the shares of a corporation that is not listed on a designated stock exchange was derived directly from assets consisting of non-defaulted arm's length mortgages secured by real property situated in Canada, would not result in a share of that corporation being TCP. However, if the rights of a particular mortgagee were different from those described in subsection 248(4) of the Act, we would need to examine all of the facts and circumstances relating to that particular mortgage before taking a final position....