Thomson Reuters is launching CoCounsel Tax Canada, a purpose-built AI platform designed to help Canadian tax professionals move from research questions to work they can review, verify, and defend.
Available this week, the platform combines agentic AI with governed workflows and Canadian tax content.
For legal and tax practitioners navigating legislative changes, evolving Canada Revenue Agency guidance, and complex client matters, the launch addresses a familiar challenge: faster answers only help if professionals can establish the basis for them.
“Almost right is not good enough,” writes Rinaldo Huriptyo, Head of Canada at Thomson Reuters, in a new blog post outlining the launch.
CoCounsel Tax Canada draws on Taxnet Pro’s Canadian legislation, regulations, government guidance, and expert commentary. According to Thomson Reuters, the platform is designed to produce traceable outputs while keeping professionals in control of the work.
Its capabilities extend beyond answering research questions. Teams can generate analyses, summaries, and initial drafts of client correspondence, upload multiple engagement documents to identify relevant facts and risks, and use firm-approved templates to guide recurring tasks. A Knowledge Base also allows firms to bring internal documents into the platform alongside Taxnet Pro content.
Thomson Reuters positions these capabilities as a way to reduce routine preparation, support more consistent work across teams, and give senior practitioners more time for review and advice.
For LegalTech.ca readers, the emphasis on governance is particularly relevant. As AI takes on more substantive professional work, firms need to assess how its findings can be checked and incorporated into advice for which a practitioner remains accountable.
Thomson Reuters describes its approach as “Fiduciary-Grade AI,” the company’s standard for tools intended for high-stakes professional work. The Canadian tax launch puts that positioning into practice through specialized content, structured workflows, and reviewable work product.
For more on the platform’s capabilities and the thinking behind its Canadian rollout, read Huriptyo’s full post on the Thomson Reuters Innovation blog.