Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government understands that this tax season is stressful for Canadians. We will continue to be there for them every step of the way. In February, we announced that recipients of the emergency and recovery benefits would be eligible for interest relief if they fi

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, our government took quick and decisive action to provide assistance to Canadian workers and employers. The Canada Revenue Agency launched post-payment audits of Canada emergency wage benefit recipients. I remind my colleague in the opposition that he voted agains

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government understands full well that this is a stressful tax season for all Canadians. We will continue to be there for them every step of the way. In February, we announced that recipients of the emergency and recovery benefits would be eligible for interest r

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government understands that this tax season is stressful for Canadians. We will continue to be there for them every step of the way. In February, we announced that recipients of the emergency and recovery benefits would be eligible for interest relief if they fi

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the CRA is unable to respond in the manner requested, as confidentiality provisions of the Income Tax Act prevent the disclosure of taxpayer-specific information.

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), (b), (c) and (d), information is available on the Government of Canada website. This information is compiled by calendar year rather than by fiscal year. The publication entitled “Disability Tax Credit Statistics – 2011 to 2019 Calendar Years”, w

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 filing season, the hiring target for CRA call centres was approximately 2,000 temporary employees by March 31, 2021. With regard to (b), at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CRA was

Fisheries and Oceans  Madam Speaker, I want to reassure my colleague that the Îles-de-la-Madeleine fishing season is not being compromised in any way.

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, the protection of Canadians' privacy is a priority for the Canada Revenue Agency. Those affected will receive a notice from the CRA indicating that they need to reset their username and password in the My CRA Account section. The CRA took this proactive measure for s

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, cleary my colleague reads only the headlines and not the articles. The protection of taxpayers' information is a priority for our government. For that reason, the Canada Revenue Agency has revoked user names and passwords in order to prevent identity theft. The agen

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, The Canada Revenue Agency is thankful for all the work that call centre employees have put in over the past year. Call volumes have increased by 83% since 2020 and show no signs of decreasing for the upcoming tax season. We have hired an external firm to help with

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, as I said, I want to thank the Canada Revenue Agency's call centre employees, who are dealing with an 83% increase in call volumes. I want to reassure victims of fraud that they will not have to reimburse the Government of Canada. We will continue to work hard to ma

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government recognizes that the Phoenix pay system issue left many public servants in financial difficulty. Some parts of the compensation agreement are subject to income tax and other deductions pursuant to the Income Tax Act and the Pension Act. The same is tru

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, as I said, our government recognizes that the Phoenix pay system issue left many public servants in financial difficulty. In addition, I pointed out that some parts of the compensation agreement are subject to income tax and other deductions pursuant to the Income T

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, fighting tax evaders in Canada and abroad is our government's priority. Budgets 2016 and 2017 included $5 billion in additional tax revenue by 2022. In April 2020, we had already exceeded $6.6 billion. Our government's historic investments in fighting tax evasion a