Madam Chair, the government opposes this amendment. It would require the government to report information that will not likely be available within the mandated timelines. Further, it would require the publication of a report with some information that is already published annually in the report on federal tax expenditures. This report is customarily tabled in the House of Commons, along with the main estimates.
Furthermore, Bill C-30 would amend the Income Tax Act to modify the labour mobility deduction as of the 2026 tax year and, thus, will first be reflected on tax returns filed in spring 2027. The Department of Finance would not have access to this data until late 2027, at the earliest.
As with some other Conservative amendments, we feel that the mandated timelines this specifies cannot be reasonably met and, in some cases, are duplicative to other reports that are already tabled in the House.
Thank you.