Canada Revenue Agency  Madam Speaker, I can assure my colleagues that the decisions made at the Canada Revenue Agency are administrative decisions, and they are made following the same rules that apply to everyone. Obviously, as everyone knows, I cannot comment on a specific case. I can guarantee that

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, there is something I do not understand about my Quebec colleague's intervention. Whatever happens with this bill, it will have no impact on Quebec. In fact, it will actually put farmers in Quebec and British Columbia at a disadvantage because they will continue to

Small Business  Madam Speaker, let us be clear. Plan A: the business owner has the money, repays the CEBA and gets some loan forgiveness. Plan B: the business owner has the capacity to take out a loan, repays the CEBA and gets some loan forgiveness. Plan C: the business owner does not have th

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I wish to speak on a point of order. Last Thursday, in my answer to a question from our colleague from Calgary Confederation, I told this House, “2.45 million people used their tax returns to indicate they wanted to be donors.” I want to offer a clarification by exp

Health  Mr. Speaker, the member for Calgary Confederation has worked hard to help Canadians waiting for transplants. I was happy, along with members from all parties, to support his bill. It shows we can do great things when we work together. The impact of this change is significant, a

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, what follows is the response from the Canadian Revenue Agency, or CRA, as of September 29, 2023, the date of the question. The CRA’s collections reporting systems receive the amount of the remaining debt after instalment payments are applied during the assessment pr

Persons with Disabilities  Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure my colleagues. The Canada Revenue Agency does have a tax credit for caregivers. We are doing everything in our power to promote this tax credit and to ensure that people are well informed. We use tax clinics with our volunteers to promote this pro

Families, Children and Social Development  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to announce that Yukon families can now apply for the Canada child benefit when registering for the birth of their newborn through the automated benefits application service of the Yukon Vital Statistics office. It is the quickest and easiest way to apply

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I do not think that scaring our SMEs is a good idea. We were there for them with the Canada emergency business account, wage subsidies and rent supports. The federal government provided $8 out of every $10 of relief during COVID‑19. We are there for SMEs, and we are

International Development  Mr. Speaker, the Canada Revenue Agency shares it expertise and knowledge with many developing countries in different ways. We support the Tax Inspectors Without Borders initiative by making our experienced tax examiners available. We welcome technical missions, such as those fro

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, the Canada emergency business account was offered during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was an interest-free loan for a term of two years or more, depending on the date, a portion of which can be partially forgivable as long as repayment is made in a timely manner. The

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, we set up the Canada emergency business account to help businesses and organizations during the pandemic. We extended the forgivable deadline by one year, postponing it from 2022 to 2023. We postponed it by a few more weeks to give businesses time to make adjustments

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that our government was there to help people and businesses during COVID‑19. Nine out of every 10 aid program dollars came from the federal government. We have already granted one extension and provided clarification to ensure th

Indian Act  moved that Bill C‑38, An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the tax-free first home savings account is a perfect example of how we are working to help our young people become homeowners. It is a way for them to save money on their tax return and invest more in their down payment for their first home.