Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Revenue Agency

National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.), Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, Que.) announced the construction of a new building on the current site of the Canada Revenue Agency National Verification and Collections Centre in Shawinigan. The new building, … Read more

The Offshore Compliance Advisory Committee welcomed two new members to the committee – Brigitte Alepin, a renowned Canadian tax practitioner and professor of tax at the Université du Québec à Montréal and Arthur Cockfield, a law professor at Queen’s University and respected tax law scholar and policy consultant. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-2960.

The Canada Revenue Agency announced the composition of an external advisory panel on service, featuring senior leaders and experts from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors who will provide the CRA with advice on emerging trends and practices in service design and delivery, as well as on client expectations related to services. The full release … Read more

National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) issued the following statement in response to the report entitled: “Compliance Activities-Canada Revenue Agency” in the 2018 Fall Reports of the Auditor General of Canada: “Our Government is committed to ensuring that our tax system is fair and equitable for all. Since being named Minister of National Revenue, one … Read more

The Common Reporting Standard was implemented in Canada in 2017 and includes the participation of more than 100 jurisdictions. Under this initiative the CRA expects to receive information from more than 80 international partners and has committed to sending information to more than 60. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-2960.

Three Canada Revenue Agency officials participated in a five-nation challenge hosted by the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service in Amsterdam. The challenge was to identify, develop, and test tools, platforms, techniques, and methods that contribute to the mission of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5). During the challenge, front line investigators tested each other’s technology to … Read more

National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) highlighted the appointment of Mireille Laroche as the first Chief Service Officer. Laroche and her experienced team will be in charge of leading the Agency’s service transformation agenda with an integrated, client-focused approach. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-2960.

National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced details of a Northern Service Improvement Strategy. She also announced that she would be proposing regulatory amendments to simplify the lowest return airfare component of the northern residents deductions. A regulatory consultation paper detailing the proposal to simplify the lowest return airfare requirement is planned for release on Canada.ca later this … Read more

National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced the signing of a joint digital services collaboration plan between the Canada Revenue Agency and Tax-Filer Empowerment Canada, an association of Canada’s leading tax preparation and software firms. Lebouthillier will host a roundtable discussion with TFEC and CRA representatives in October in Ottawa to identify additional areas where industry and … Read more

National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) has launched the 2018 Serving You Better consultations with small and medium businesses. During the in-person consultations, small and medium businesses and accountants will be invited to provide feedback and recommendations to CRA senior officials in cities across Canada. The full release is available online. Call 613-995-2960.