Three years post-Panama Papers, what’s changed?
There was little for Canadians to celebrate as we marked the three-year anniversary of the Panama Papers scandal this week.
Tackle the Tax Havens
Panama Papers documentary debuts in Canada
A documentary about one of the most explosive leaks in history makes its Canadian debut this week in Toronto.
Swiss bank fined over C$5 billion for enabling tax fraud in France
A Paris court this month found UBS Group AG guilty of helping rich clients hide funds
Shocking inaction post Panama Papers
An exclusive Journal de Montréal investigation this week revealed only 12 of the 900 Canadians named in the Panama Papers have been ordered to pay back the government
Latest SNC scandal a call to action
SNC Lavalin is once again in the news -- this time over allegations of government pressure to stop the company’s criminal prosecution.
The time has come for real international corporate tax reform
Countries around the world lose at least US$500 billion in annual tax revenues from international corporate tax avoidance and profit shifting, including through tax havens.
But we now finally have an opportunity to make some real progress on international corporate tax reform, with proposals outlined in a new paper just published by the Independent Commission for International Corporate Tax Reform.
Fairness for Taxpayers Bill clears Senate
The Senate of Canada unanimously approved a bill that will require the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to annually publish a list of those convicted of tax evasion, with a separate list of international tax cheats, and to also publish a report every three years on Canada's "tax gap": the revenues lost annually to aggressive tax avoidance and evasion.
Auditor General report confirms CRA more lenient on corporations, offshore than individuals
The Auditor General’s Fall 2018 report on compliance activities by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) confirms what we’ve heard from Canadians and from CRA professionals as well: Canada’s Revenue Agency is more lenient in many ways with international and large businesses and taxpayers with offshore transactions than they are with individual Canadians.
Cameco ruling shows need to outlaw tax haven use
Like many Canadian companies, Cameco uses subsidiaries and related companies in known tax-haven countries to lower their taxes in Canada. This often-used strategy by large corporations is costing Canadians over $10 billion per year.
G7 summit needs to tackle tax havens and illicit financial flows
Media Release
May 31, 2018
Ottawa - Canadians for Tax Fairness identifies priorities that we hope to see in this week’s G7 meetings in order to remove key barriers to sustainable development.
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