Ottawa – A fair fiscal relationship means supporting Indigenous governments to pursue tax jurisdiction that advances self-determination. Indigenous jurisdiction over their own taxation helps build stronger fiscal relationships by generating important revenues for Indigenous community priorities. This is an important part of reconciliation. The Department of Finance launched consultations on the Budget 2024 commitment to establish an opt-in framework for …
Govt releases draft regulations on coordinated vaping taxation framework
Ottawa – Vaping rates among young people in Canada remain high, and the federal government recognizes the potential risks that vaping products pose to them. The Department of Finance released draft regulations to enable Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island to participate in Canada’s coordinated vaping taxation framework. Ontario, Quebec, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut are already …
$1m given for training, resource development for agri industry
Winnipeg – The Canada and Manitoba governments are investing up to $1 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support learning activities, knowledge transfer and resource development, for local agricultural organizations, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today. The Sustainable CAP Industry Development Initiatives program was designed to meet …