* Please note that this webinar will be offered in English and is open only to employees of Canadian universities and colleges.

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 1:00-2:15 PM ET

This webinar—hosted by CAUBO’s tax advisory team from KPMG—will focus on Real Property & Construction Project Tax Considerations, and will specifically include details regarding customs considerations and tariff impacts, income tax planning, high-level GST/HST compliance risks and tax recovery opportunities, and a brief discussion of the Purpose-built Rental Housing Rebate as it relates to new student residence construction.

A Q&A segment will follow the presentation to allow for audience discussion and engagement. This 75-minute session is designed for senior university and college administrators seeking timely insights into evolving tax requirements and priorities.

As CAUBO’s tax service provider, KPMG also manages the CAUBO Tax Advisory Forum listserv, where members can post tax-related inquiries and access expert resources from KPMG practitioners. We encourage members to leverage the online Forum whenever they have tax questions or require specialized guidance and resources.

We look forward to your participation in this informative session.

This CAUBO PD activity may count towards credits for accreditation programs and designations in your field. Visit the CAUBO website for more details.

Our Presenters:

	Jennifer Boychuk, CPA Partner, Indirect Tax Prairies Indirect Tax Leader National Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare (IGH) Tax Leader KPMG LLP Jennifer has over 25 years of Indirect Tax experience and has been working with KPMG since 2006. Prior to joining KPMG, she spent over 5 years with the Canada Revenue Agency as a CRA Auditor, with the last year spent in their Investigations Division. Jennifer has significant experience in managing large audit projects and understands thoroughly the CRA audit process. Jennifer specializes in the Higher Education environment, as lead partner of the National IGH Tax team. Jennifer’s vast experience in the Public Sector environment and knowledge of the indirect tax issues impacting the organizations allows her to provide comprehensive support to the organizations as a whole. This includes advising on real property expenditures and capital projects, complex technical issues, identifying key tax risks, identifying significant indirect tax savings, and performing Indirect Tax training to organizations to ensure compliance with legislative changes. Jennifer is the lead indirect tax service provider for many of the leading public sector organizations in Canada with a specific emphasis on higher education.
	Victor Kimanga Trade & Customs Manager Manager, Trade & Customs, Vancouver KPMG LLP Victor is a manager in KPMG’s Trade & Customs Practice with over 10 years’ experience in the provision of Trade & Customs solutions. He joined KPMG in 2022 and has prior experience working at big four firms in Eastern Africa and the Middle East. Victor advises clients regarding import and export requirements, conducts compliance and cost recovery reviews, and approaches customs authorities on behalf of clients to resolve customs and trade issues. His areas of expertise include tariff classifications, valuation, and origin of goods. In addition, Victor works with clients to develop strategies to reduce customs costs and limit risks relating to non-compliance with customs requirements. Victor has provided customs compliance and advisory services to clients in industry sectors including consumer markets, shipping, oil and gas, power generation, communications, and manufacturing. Currently Victor is working with clients focused on mitigating the impact of tariffs on their business operations, including potential duty recovery opportunities.
	Michael Moore, CPA Indirect Tax Senior Manager Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, Prairie Region KPMG LLP Michael is an indirect tax senior manager based out of KPMG’s Edmonton office with a focus on the public sector, and more specifically he works with higher education institutions across the country. Michael joined KPMG’s Indirect Tax practice as a co-operative education student in January 2015 while attending the University of Alberta. After his degree he successfully obtained his CPA designation with the KPMG Edmonton Audit group, and rejoined the Indirect Tax team in 2019. Over the last 10 years Michael has supported Canadian universities and colleges from coast-to-coast with identifying and mitigating complex tax risks, capitalizing on GST/HST recovery opportunities, and fine-tuning indirect tax processes and controls. He has also assisted institutions with managing tax authority audits and refund integrity reviews, liaising with CRA decision makers, and successfully reducing audit assessments made in error.
	Dustin Travers, CPA Income Tax Senior Manager Senior Manager, Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare (IGH) Tax KPMG LLP Dustin is a senior manager with KPMG’s IGH Tax team based out of KPMG’s Edmonton office. Dustin has been practicing income tax advisory work with a focus specific to Public Sector entities since 2020 and has been working with KPMG since his first co-operative education term in 2015. Since joining the IGH Tax team, Dustin has been working with universities and educational institutions of all sizes across the country. This has afforded him opportunities to assist entities with various types of work, ranging from: ad-hoc tax queries, complex structural planning to ensure charitable status is protected, international tax implications of foreign activities, and Canada Revenue Agency payroll audit defence, among other topics.

The list of accreditation programs and organizations that may provide continuing education credit for CAUBO professional development activities is below. This list may be incomplete, so if you know of others that should be added, please let us know by emailing kserjak@caubo.ca.

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA)
• Association For Supply Chain Management
• Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP)
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• Canada’s Association of I.T. Professionals (CIPS)
• Canadian Institute of Traffic & Transportation (CITT)
• Canadian Payroll Association
• CFA Institute
• Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR)
• CIM Chartered Managers Canada
• CPA Canada
• The Institute of Internal Auditors Canada
• ISACA
• Institute for Supply Management in the US
• LEED Green Associate/LEED AP
• National Institute of Government Procurement (NIGP)
• Ontario Public Buyers Association (OPBA)
• Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
• Supply Chain Canada