Bill S-217

Fairness for All Canadian Taxpayers Act (measuring the tax gap to fight international tax evasion)

An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax)

Status

Second reading (House), as of March 26, 2026

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Revenue Agency Act to require the Canada Revenue Agency to list all convictions for tax evasion — including international tax evasion — in the annual report it submits to the Minister of National Revenue. It also requires the Agency, once every three years, to include statistics on the tax gap in the annual report. In addition, this enactment specifies that the Minister is to provide the Parliamentary Budget Officer with data on the tax gap.

Similar bills

S-258 (44th Parliament, 1st session) Fairness for All Canadian Taxpayers Act (measuring the tax gap to fight international tax evasion)
S-243 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Fairness for All Canadian Taxpayers Act (measuring the tax gap to fight international tax evasion)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-217s:

S-217 (2021) Frozen Assets Repurposing Act
S-217 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (successive contracts for services)
S-217 (2020) Commissioner for Children and Young Persons in Canada Act
S-217 (2016) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (detention in custody)

Message from the Senate

March 13th, 2026 / 10 a.m.


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The Deputy Speaker Tom Kmiec

I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-217, an act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (reporting on unpaid income tax).

I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill, with amendments to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill C-12, an act respecting certain measures relating to the security of Canada's borders and the integrity of the Canadian immigration system and respecting other related security measures. Copies of the amendments are available at the table.