Finance committee  There are a lot of efforts going on in collections. What I can tell you is that the increase is in line with the increase in revenues. Just last year in 2013-14 we actually resolved $46 billion of the receivables envelope. If you would take a look at the portfolio from an aging

Finance committee  First of all, we take protection of information very seriously, obviously. We're a very large organization; the volume is extremely high. We have in place control frameworks to make sure that we protect information and that only those people who should have access to it do. That

Finance committee  In our current action plan, as a result of that audit, I can assure you that we have put in place some processes to ensure that we report these privacy breaches in a timely fashion to the Privacy Commissioner.

Finance committee  In the estimates process, the $2.4 million is what we're seeking to bring in for 2014-15 expenses related to this. So yes, it's included in that $15 million.

Finance committee  Absolutely. This is what was officially announced as new funding for the CRA to move on this.

Finance committee  Are you talking about Budget 2014?

Finance committee  You are referring to the $11.3 million. Okay. Vote 1b covers a number of measures. There are a couple of measures in there. There are some relating to previous budget announcements in 2013 and some that are relating more to the recent budget 2014. You referred to the combatt

Finance committee  Precisely. My comment had to do with how the amount you see under vote 1b is broken down. It covers a number of sub-activities. We received funding to take further measures in areas where we are already active, but we also need to expand our efforts in verification and other act

Finance committee  Yes, Mr. Chair.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, and thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee to present and to answer any questions you may have on the Canada Revenue Agency's 2014-15 supplementary estimates (B). Mr. Chair, as you are aware, the CRA is responsible for

Finance committee  To my knowledge, yes.

Finance committee  There are different types of data breaches. Obviously not all data breaches are actually privacy breaches. The number you're referring to—around 3,000—is probably 2,983. That came out in a question. Forty-six per cent of those were actually privacy breaches. That's the first part

Finance committee  I'm not sure. What I could tell you regarding a national strategy is that it has been put in place. We attack it from what we call a national inventory which is in place. Regardless of where the collection officer, for example, resides, when he starts to work on a new case, he'll

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  In relation to the Montreal case, there were actually eight people arrested relating to that.