Ottawa – You can start filing your 2024 income tax return online. For most individuals, the deadline to file is April 30, 2025, and any amounts owed must also be paid by this date. By filing on time, you will begin or continue to receive the benefit and credit payments you are eligible for, and you may even get a refund. Filing an …
Vancouver – Sport BC believes in gender equity in BC sport. Previously known as Promotion Plus, the BC Women & Sport program has been committed to increasing opportunities for girls and women in physical activity and sport since 1990, supporting female athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, and administrators reach their potential. Under the umbrella of Sport BC, BC Women & Sport …
Ottawa – The government can’t set prices at the checkout, but we can give Canadians more money in their pockets. To help them buy the things they need and save for the things they want, the government announced that it will be introducing legislation in Parliament that would provide for the delivery of a new $250 Working Canadians Rebate to …
Ottawa – Whether it be a threat from external bad actors, or taxpayers willfully submitting fraudulent returns, the CRA is standing on guard. Protecting taxpayer accounts In today’s increasingly digital world, safeguarding sensitive information against constantly evolving threats is critical for every organization, including the CRA. The protection of taxpayer information remains one of our highest priorities. Recognizing that even …
Ottawa – The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is committed to providing a high-quality service experience for taxpayers and benefit recipients. To deliver on these efforts, the CRA is launching public consultations to hear from individuals, non-professional representatives, and tax intermediaries about their experiences with CRA services. The CRA service consultations 2024 will play an important role in further understanding the experiences of …
OTTAWA – The Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, François Boileau, has formally opened a systemic examination into whether the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) respected taxpayers’ rights in its administration of bare trust filing requirements for the 2023 tax year. The Government introduced new reporting requirements for trusts. For most trust types, including bare trusts, the deadline to file a T3 Return and Schedule 15 …
TORONTO — As part of the government’s work to promote Ontario-made products, services businesses and workers, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Transportation and the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming have directed the largest four government agencies to allocate a minimum of 25 per cent of their annual advertising spending for Ontario publishers. These agencies are the Liquor Control …
Ottawa – The President of the Treasury Board, Anita Anand, Minister of Citizens’ Services, Terry Beech, and the Minister of National Revenue, Marie-Claude Bibeau, today issued the following statement in response to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s Report on the 2020 Cyber Attacks: “The Government of Canada, like every other government and private sector organization in the world, deals …
Ottawa – On September 16, 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada for the Audit, Financial and Scientific Group (PIPSC-AFS Group) reached a tentative agreement for approximately 16,000 CRA employees. As per established protocol, the PIPSC-AFS Group will provide more information on the tentative agreement and ratification process, as well as …
Grande-Whether it’s the Canada Child Benefit, the Canada Workers Benefit, the GST/HST Credit, the Climate Action Incentive or the new grocery rebate, benefits and credits continue to play a crucial role in helping Canadians with the cost of living. To access these benefits and credits, volunteers from community organizations across Canada help hundreds of thousands of eligible people complete their …
