On June 21, 2019, royal assent was given to Bill C-82 (An Act To Implement a Multilateral Convention To Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures To Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting). This is another step in the progress of the multilateral instrument (MLI), which sits on top of and modifies bilateral tax treaties in order to curb tax treaty abuse and achieve the OECD’s BEPS goals. As the MLI gets closer to full implementation, it is useful to review the effective dates and examine a software tool provided by the OECD to analyze the impact of the MLI on any pair of countries…