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Donald G. Bowman Tax Moot

Donald G. Bowman Tax Moot group shot

The Donald G.H. Bowman National Tax Moot (external link) , Canada's premier competitive moot on taxation, pays tribute to the Honourable Donald G.H. Bowman, former Chief Justice of the Tax Court of Canada. Since 2017, the moot has been bilingual, allowing arguments in either of Canada's official languages, with interpreters provided. The moot takes form as an appeal of a real life problem to the fictitious “Bowman Moot Court for Tax Appeals”, and students compete over the course of two days.

Team Composition

  • 4 Oralists
  • 1 Researcher

Total: 5 Participants

Date Estimates

Competition Day: Beginning of March

Factum Due Date: Early February for all teams

Location: Federal Court of Canada, Toronto, ON

Course Credit

Participation in the moot is recognized under the course JUR 301 Moot Court Competition, offered during the Winter semester. Researchers receive course credit through JUR 345 Directed Studies in the Winter semester. 

Prerequisite Courses

Participants are required to have completed JUR 310 Tax Law and Practice and oralists are required to have completed JUR 305 Moot and Advocacy Skills, offered in the Fall semester.

Tryout Process

Oralists qualify for the Donald G.H. Bowman National Tax Moot through the McCarthy Tétrault Cup held in May. The researcher qualifies by application in September.