What is the meaning of the term "allowance"?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from 2747-7173 Quebec Inc. v. M.N.R., 2006 TCC 689 (CanLII):
As for the meaning to give the term "allowance," I cite paragraph 29 of the same judgment: 29 As for the word "allowance", the case law, notably Gagnon v. The Queen, 1986 CanLII 54 (SCC), [1986] 1 S.C.R. 264, lists its defining characteristics: - The amount must be limited and determined in advance. - The amount must be paid to enable the recipient to provide for a certain type of expense. - The amount must be at the complete disposition of the recipient who is not required to account for it to anyone.
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