Finance committee  Absolutely. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the people who kind of broke the Panama papers story, have a bit of a ranking where they're tracking public pronouncements by tax authorities around the tax that they've identified. Right now the Canadian re

Finance committee  It's out 80 countries. Roughly 80 countries have said they're aggressively pursuing the Panama papers.

Finance committee  Like most countries around the world, we have open investigations, some of which have proceeded to the search phase, but we don't yet have a conviction. At this point in time I wouldn't say that's a cause for alarm. I would say that our criminal investigations are driven by the

Finance committee  No, I don't have the specific number for the German convictions.

Finance committee  Yes. I think a key point on the Panama papers—because there has been media coverage saying there have been zero convictions—is that tax authorities have been reporting the gross amounts or the amount they've identified. In the case of Canada, which is the CRA plus Revenu Québec,

Finance committee  No, I wouldn't. In fact, I would say that successive governments have made significant investments and significant legislative changes, and have signed on to significant international initiatives, first, to tighten the rules, and second, to have a greater flow of data. I mentione

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a broader point and then a specific point. The broader point is, in the case of regular Canadians, when we're asking them to substantiate a moving expense, it's true that we would allow 90 days. If they contact us, obviously we're open to extension

Finance committee  Good day, Mr. Chair. To maximize the time for questions, I might just cover some key points of emphasis. The full remarks are filed with the clerk of the committee. Both the Government of Canada and the CRA are firmly committed to combatting tax evasion. We are also determined

Finance committee  It must be recognized that international tax evasion and aggressive offshore tax avoidance are very complex global issues.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Through the government's investments, which have been announced in federal budgets since 2016, the CRA has been able to equip itself with tools and resources that allow collaboration and exchange of data at a global scale and provide much more transparency

Public Accounts committee  Madam Chair, referring to a specific taxpayer is also prohibited under section 241 of the Income Tax Act.

Public Accounts committee  All information received in the application of the act is considered protected information under the act. Information received about an act that is being enforced is afforded the protections of that act.

Public Accounts committee  I can't confirm that information because I don't have it.

Public Accounts committee  That's right. The registry is an exceptional transparency process provided for in this section of the legislation. The agency worked within the parameters of the legislation and in consultation with the Privacy Commissioner—

Public Accounts committee  We have an excellent collaboration with Revenu Québec. We exchange information on businesses that should be of interest to us. That's one factor among many that help us determine which accounts to audit. That said, it is important to remember that this program was intended to as