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Do you pay capital gains tax when you dispose of capital property (ie shares of stocks) and transfer whole proceeds to registered account (LIRA)?

 
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Do you pay capital gains tax when you dispose of capital property (ie shares of stocks) and transfer whole proceeds to registered account (LIRA)?

Yes, you do. You are only exempt from tax if you are selling capital property that’s already in a registered account (ex: RRSP, TFSA).