The department announced Canada's official international reserves increased by an amount equivalent to US$1,556 million during January to US$58,707 million. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-8080.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, ON) met with Canada’s leading private sector economists to gather their views on economic prospects for the country. The economists confirmed the government’s economic planning assumptions remain on track. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-7861.
The department released proposed changes to rules relating to the manner by which financial institutions calculate the provincial component of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). The full release is available online. Call 613-996-8080. The government released the Seventh Report to Canadians on the Implementation of the Economic Action Plan, which says the Economic Action Plan … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, QC) joined Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, ON) and other ministers across the country to highlight tax relief for Canada's job creators. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-7861.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, ON) hosted a pre-budget consultation in Vancouver, British Columbia, with Canadian business, academic, labour and other leaders as part of a series of discussions on how the next phase of Canada’s Economic Action Plan will continue to shape the country’s economic future in Budget 2011. The full release is available … Read more
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, ON) hosted a pre-budget consultation in Regina on Wednesday as part of a series of discussions on how Canada's Economic Action Plan will continue to shape the country's success. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-7861. The Government of Canada and the States of Guernsey, under Entrustment from the … Read more
The department released the 2010 Tax Expenditures and Evaluations report, which provides estimates and projections of the revenue impacts of federal tax measures designed to support the economic and social priorities of the Government. The full report is available online. Call 613-996-7861.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, ON) announced adjustments to the rules for government-backed insured mortgages to support the long-term stability of Canada’s housing market and support hard-working Canadian families saving through home ownership. The new measures: Reduce the maximum amortization period to 30 years from 35 years for new government-backed insured mortgages with loan-to-value ratios … Read more
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, ON) announced the appointment of Dr. Heather Munroe-Blum to the board of directors of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Munroe-Blum will be filling the director position which was left vacant following the unfortunate passing of Ms. Germaine Gibara on April 21, 2010. The full release is available online. … Read more
A tax information exchange agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Jersey, under Entrustment from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was signed on January 12, 2011. The Agreement shall enter into force on the date of the later notice by which each Party has notified … Read more
