Lucas Chang and Kaia Nash are a married couple and they equally own and operate ABC Inc. Lucas’s sibling, Teagan, is starting a new company, XYZ Co., and has asked Lucas to be a 35% common shareholder. Teagan will own 45% of the shares, and the remainder of the shares will be owned equally by the siblings’ two parents.
Determine if the two corporations are associated. If they are, identify the section of the Income Tax Act that applies.