Canada

On August 10, 2020, TEI submitted written recommendations to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2021 federal budget.

On December 10–11, 2019, a delegation of Canadian Income Tax Committee members assembled in Ottawa, Ontario, for TEI’s annual liaison meetings with representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance.

On October 7, 2019, TEI submitted comments to the Department of Finance Canada concerning the income tax legislative proposals on employee stock options that were released for public consultation on June 17, 2019. TEI’s comments, reprinted below, were prepared by a cross-industry working group of Canadian Income Tax Committee members under the leadership of Kurtis L. Bond and Steve Saunders.

On December 4–5, 2018, a delegation of Canadian Income Tax Committee members assembled in Ottawa, Ontario, for TEI’s annual liaison meetings with representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance

On November 15, 2016 and December 5, 2017, a delegation of Canadian Commodity Tax Committee members assembled in Ottawa, Ontario, for TEI’s annual liaison meetings with representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency. The Canada Revenue Agency has issued their responses to TEI’s commodity tax liaison meeting questions, which cover a range of important tax law, policy, and administration issues.

On September 28, 2019, TEI filed comments responding to the Department of Finance Canada’s Consultation Concerning the GST/HST Holding Corporation Rules, which solicits feedback on the Legislative and Regulatory Proposals Relating to the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act, 2001 and the Air Travelers Security Charge Act.

On September 10, 2018, TEI submitted comments to the Department of Finance Canada concerning two of the draft income tax legislative proposals that were released for public consultation on July 27, 2018.

On May 1, 2018, TEI submitted comments to the Canadian Department of Finance concerning the government’s proposed change to the filing deadline for Form T1134, Information Return Relating to Controlled and Not-Controlled Foreign Affiliates. TEI’s comments, reprinted below, were prepared by a cross-industry working group of Canadian Income Tax Committee members under the leadership of Sue Wooles.

On December 5–6, 2017, a delegation of Canadian Income Tax Committee members assembled in Ottawa, Ontario, for TEI’s annual liaison meetings with representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance.

On February 28, 2018, TEI filed comments on the proposed Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and Draft Fuel Charge Regulation released by the Department of Finance and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change on January 15, 2018.