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A FOCUSED TAX AND TRUST
law practice.

Primrose Tax Law is a Canadian tax law firm practising corporate tax and trust law for business owners. I implement the legal side of corporate and trust reorganizations prepared by your tax advisor, with offices registered for service in Ottawa, Surrey, Calgary, and Halifax.

PRIMrose.
Watson, Juris Doctor · Founder · Counsel
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Primrose Watson, Juris Doctor — Founder & Counsel
Called to four provinces
Ottawa Ontario Surrey British Columbia Calgary Alberta Halifax Nova Scotia
She/Her/Hers Founder & Counsel

Built on quiet rigour and a deep respect for the work tax advisors do.

I designed Primrose Tax Law to be a place where I can be the tax enthusiast I am. The firm runs on one principle — I collaborate with tax advisors on the legal implementation of their plans.

“I implement the plan. I don’t compete for it.”

Tax advisors design the strategy. I implement the legal structure — resolutions, incorporations, trust deeds — on the tax advisor’s instruction. Every file is fixed-fee. Every file handled with care.

Most Recent
Assistant Professor, Schulich Law
Taught LAWS 2106 (Taxation of Corporations) to Juris Doctor of Law students at Dalhousie, 2024–2025. Not currently teaching.
In Progress
Master of Laws in Tax Reform · Research Proposal Approved
Master of Laws candidate (2027), Dalhousie. Comparative analysis of tax reform in Germany and Estonia, for the benefit of Canada.
Credentials

Trained, tested, admitted.

LLM Thesis · Research Proposal Approved Currently a candidate for the Master of Laws (2027), Dalhousie — researching Canadian tax reform comparatively against Germany and Estonia.
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Education
Master of Laws
Candidate 2027 · Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
In-Depth Tax Program I, II, III
2021–2024 · Chartered Professional Accountants Canada
Juris Doctor of Law with specialization in Business Law
2018 · Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op, Finance)
2013 · Dalhousie University
Additional training
Income Tax for the General Practitioner Course
2022 · Chartered Professional Accountants Canada
Earlier training
Certificate in Business Accounting
2005 · Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK)
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Bar Admissions
Law Society of Ontario
Member 90949F
Law Society of British Columbia
Member 522462
Law Society of Alberta
Member 28336
Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society
Member 2018-0077
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Professional
Canadian Tax Foundation
Member
Canadian Bar Association
Member since 2015
Current Research
LLM Thesis Research Proposal Approved

Tax Reform in Canada: Renovate or Reconstruct the Income Tax Act for Economic Equality

A Normative Comparative Analysis of Tax Reform, Tax Mix, and Redistribution in Germany and Estonia
Schulich School of Law · Dalhousie University · Candidate 2027
Abstract

My LLM dissertation asks whether Canada should renovate the existing Income Tax Act or pursue a more comprehensive reconstruction of its tax mix to better advance economic equality. Drawing on critical tax theory and a comparative analysis of Germany’s 2000 reform cycle and Estonia’s flat-rate, distributed-profit regime, the dissertation evaluates what model of reform best serves Canada’s constitutional, policy, and equity commitments. Canada has not undertaken a comprehensive review of its tax system since the Carter Commission of 1966. The research engages that gap directly — framing income tax reform not as a neutral exercise in administrative rationalization but as a question about whose interests the law serves and what values it should embody.

Continuing Engagement

Conferences & Convenings

Active participation in the Canadian tax community keeps my practice current. Below are upcoming and recent conferences attended — a record of where the conversations are happening and where I show up.

Upcoming 2026 SCHEDULED
Prairie Provinces Tax Conference · Canadian Tax Foundation · Winnipeg, MB
British Columbia Tax Conference · Canadian Tax Foundation
Ontario Tax Conference for Owner-Managers · Canadian Tax Foundation
In-Depth Tax Issues for the Owner-Managed Business · CPA Canada 2026 program
In-Depth Corporate Reorganizations · CPA Canada 2026 program
78th Annual Tax Conference · Canadian Tax Foundation
2025
77th Annual Tax Conference · Calgary
Atlantic Provinces Tax Conference · Halifax
Ontario Tax Conference · Toronto
Tax Policy Symposium · Toronto
Mississauga Young Practitioners Networking Event
British Columbia Tax Conference · Vancouver
Prairie Provinces Tax Conference · Calgary
Canadian Taxation of Trusts Conference · Toronto
2024
Atlantic Provinces Tax Conference · Halifax
2023
75th Annual Tax Conference · Montréal
Board of Governors Mentorship Dinner Gala · Montréal
Atlantic Provinces Tax Conference · Halifax
Women in Tax Halifax Networking
Ontario Tax Conference · Toronto
Young Practitioner Focus
2022
Young Practitioner Webinar Series · Vancouver
Atlantic Provinces Tax Conference · Halifax
Young Practitioner Webinar Series · Toronto (x2)
2020
Young Practitioner Focus
2019
Atlantic Provinces Tax Conference · Halifax
Halifax Young Practitioners Networking
2018
Atlantic Provinces Tax Conference · Halifax

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