Kroft Ed

Education

Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 1978 University of British Columbia, LLM, 1980

Bar Admissions

British Columbia, 1980 Ontario, 2010 Alberta, 2010 

Edwin G. Kroft KC

Partner
Chair, Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice

T: 604.891.5335 / T: 416.777.7494 / E: krofte@bennettjones.com

Toronto / Vancouver


Ed Kroft KC, CPA (Hon.), FRPSC represents clients in domestic and international matters including transfer pricing, treaty interpretation and tax avoidance. Ed practices in our Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary offices and regularly appears for clients before various Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. 

Ed is recognized as a leading lawyer in directories such as Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, and Lexpert’s recent Canadian, US/Canada Cross-Border and Corporate Tax guides.

What Clients Say

"The level of service and knowledge we're getting is exceptional… I'd hate to be on the other side of his questions – he certainly makes them jump through hoops.", Chambers Global, Tax Litigation, Band 1

Ed was a member of the Rules Committee of the Tax Court of Canada for many years, and is currently a member of the Federal Courts Bench and Bar Committee. Ed has received numerous awards including the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Lifetime Contribution Award in 2016. He is also a member of the Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institute.

For several years, Ed has taught tax courses at the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, the Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia and the University of British Columbia Law School. Since 2008, he has been the course director of tax administration and litigation for the Osgoode Hall Law School LL.M. program. Ed is also Chair, Tax Litigation Practice Group, The Advocates’ Society.