Associate
Nicholas Terry
Office
Kelowna
Key Practice Area
Tax
Year of Call
2022
Qualifications
British Columbia Bar (2022)
Education
University of British Columbia (J.D., 2021)
Quest University Canada (B.A.S.c., 2016)
Nicholas provides practical tax advice on transactional, litigation and trust & estate planning matters for public, private and institutional clients. He has experience with both domestic and cross-border transactions involving trusts, partnerships and funds operating in a wide variety of industries. He also has extensive experience with tax disclosure in securities documents, Canada’s suite of clean economy investment tax credits and Indigenous taxation.
Nicholas has worked with high-net-worth individuals and financial institutions on complex trust matters and disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency. He also supports owner-managed businesses on intergenerational transfers, reorganizations and exits. Nicholas regularly advises on Canadian withholding tax matters.
Nicholas is a proud volunteer with Access Pro Bono where he provides summary advice to individuals, charities and non-profits on a wide variety of tax and dispute matters.
Before joining Farris, Nicholas worked in the tax group of a national law firm.
- Member of the Law Society of British Columbia
- Member of the Canadian Bar Association
- Member of the Canadian Tax Foundation
- Access Pro Bono Dugald Christie Award (2025)
- Access Pro Bono
- BC Courts: Reverse Vesting Order Avoids Property Transfer Tax” (2024) 14:4 Canadian Tax Focus, 11.
- Four Things to Know About Indigenous Equity Requirements in BC Hydro’s Call for PowerBlakes Bulletin on Power, March 5, 2024.
- The SCC Clarifies Correct Approach for GAAR” (2023) 13:3 Canadian Tax Focus, 15.
- FCA: Certain Gratuities Are Subject to EI and CPP Withholding” (2023) 13:1 Canadian Tax Focus, 2.