Internally within the CRA, we're trying to bring data from some parts of the organization to other parts of the organization. A really quick example is if you are trying to get the GST/HST home renovation credit or the GST/HST rebate on a new home. Normally we used to look at that in isolation, but with these advances in data analytics, we look at that and say, “Well, does that make sense?” You're reporting income you can't sustain. You're saying you have eight kids for a child tax benefit, but you're buying a one-bedroom home. And then pushing up the food chain into developers, we see through these claims maybe a developer who's reporting building only maybe five or six houses a year but who has clients saying, “No, they actually built 60.” So I think a lot of the partnership focus for us has been that internal partnership, and with the province more leads and data, and in particular data on real property transactions.
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