Finance committee  Yes, of course.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, again, I'd like to come back to the committee with that specific number. I want to make sure that I provide the committee with accurate figures. I don't have them with me today.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, we have a capacity within the agency and we conduct this on a regular basis. It's part of our day-to-day business in terms of looking into those kinds of allegations, and that's exactly what we're doing.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I don't want to go too far in commenting on—

Finance committee  The agency is always concerned with those kinds of allegations. We have a history of taking action on them. Yes, we are concerned, but at the same time, we are putting measures in place to avoid similar situations in the future. In the interim, we are taking action where action is required.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, in response to the previous questions, I mentioned that the agency was taking this very seriously. We are taking measures from various perspectives to deal with the issue. It's an ongoing effort. We have a workforce of 43,000 employees, as I just referenced, and in any large organization such as one with 43,000 employees, unfortunately there are some employees who don't respect the CRA's code of conduct.

Finance committee  As it relates to the estimates and the financial implications, as I referenced, the agency has a capacity and it's part of our doing business to look into those kinds of allegations, which at times results in dismissals. We plan to continue to do that within the capacity that we've had in the agency for a while.

Finance committee  At this point in time, those measures don't require additional funds because they are part of what the agency does on a regular basis in terms of investigating and moving forward with improving our processes.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, my understanding from the media is that there is a motion under consideration by the committee, and I just wanted to be respectful of that particular discussion.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, the clarification on that particular page relates to the total amount. The $63 million is the total amount that is required for the implementation of the harmonized sales tax in Ontario and B.C. for the three departments/agencies involved. There is the Canada Revenue Agency, which is the $57 million, which is the one that's in our supplementary estimates (C), and I would suspect that under the Canada Border Services Agency and Statistics Canada, in their supplementary estimates (C), you would see an equivalent, those same amounts reflected in their particular supplementary estimates (C).

Finance committee  We have approximately 43,000 employees across the country.

Finance committee  Again, in terms of the program itself, I would not want to share with the committee any information that's not accurate. I would have to get back to you in terms of the investigations, etc., and do the program experts see a shift in terms of the numbers.... I don't have those with me.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, the forecasting of revenues again is something that is done by the Department of Finance. What we contribute to that discussion is that obviously we are a major player in terms of the collection of revenues for the Government of Canada.

Finance committee  Yes. As it relates to that non-revenue aspect on the fiscal framework, in terms of the administration of the programs that we have in place in the agency, as you mentioned, whether it's the number of audits, or our ability to collect, etc., we do undertake a sort of forecasting and look forward in terms of our own operations.

Finance committee  Unfortunately, specifically related to how the voluntary disclosure program forecasts or looks at their planning aspect, I don't have that information, but I can provide it to the committee.