National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) announced that applications for the new interim Canada Dental Benefit are now open. The Canada Dental Benefit will give eligible families up-front, direct payments of up to $650 a year per eligible child under 12 for two years (up to $1,300) to support the … Read more
Since the unanimous adoption of Bill C-210, the Canada Revenue Agency has been working with provinces and territories so that Canadians can indicate their desire to receive information about becoming an organ and tissue donor from their provincial or territorial government. National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced that Nunavut and Ontario have agreed to … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced the updated membership for the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector. The full release is available online. Call 613-948-8366.
The Canada Revenue Agency announced that Kwang Won Lee (Lee) and Sung Oh Chung (Chung), of Mississauga and Thornhill, Ont., respectively, were charged on June 14, 2022, with six counts of fraud in an amount greater than $5,000 under the Criminal Code. The amount of the fraud allegedly committed by Lee and Chung during the … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency announced that on July 27, 2022, Tzu Chin Lee of Richmond, B.C., pleaded guilty in the Provincial Court of British Columbia to one count of making, or participating in the making of, false or deceptive statements in a tax return under the Income Tax Act. Lee was also sentenced to a … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency announced that on July 15, 2022, Nirmal Singh Kalkat, of Calgary, Alta., pleaded guilty to six counts of tax evasion under the Income Tax Act. As the sole shareholder and director of Around-The-Town Drivers Testing Ltd., Kalkat also pleaded guilty to six counts of tax evasion under the Excise Tax Act. … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) published Canada’s first overall tax gap report. Since 2016, the CRA has had a dedicated team to examine and publish a series of reports analyzing different components of the tax gap. This report examines the overall federal tax gap for tax years 2014 to 2018 by combining all previously … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) are working together to ensure that those who received COVID-19 individual benefits were eligible for them. Starting on May 10, the CRA will began to sendi Notices of Redetermination to inform Canadians of the debts that have been established on their CRA accounts. Canadians who … Read more
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced the appointment of nine new members to the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector. The full release is available online. Call 343-540-6066.
Government Representative in the Senate Marc Gold introduced a Bill in Parliament to strengthen the framework governing the examination of personal digital devices by Canada Border Services Agency officers and United States Customs and Border Patrol preclearance officers operating in Canada. The Bill proposes legislative changes that include: Establishing a new threshold that must be met before the … Read more
