Mr. Speaker, a new national 1-800 overflow call centre is now open in Ottawa. The centre has the capacity to answer an extra 10,000 inquiries a day. This will pick up automatically if the regional call centre has a busy signal.
We have invited eight million Canadians to file their tax returns using telefile, using a push button phone. This will cut the processing time in half. Returns take just minutes to file over the phone. The service is available seven days a week and best yet, you get your refund faster.