News Archive
2019-09-10
They’re expensive, ineffective and unfair. Closing Canada’s regressive tax loopholes should be the top priority for tax reform.
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2019-09-10
Canadians can weigh in on the government’s proposed changes to one of the most egregious and expensive tax loopholes – the stock option deduction.
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2019-07-23
The #MauritiusLeaks tax haven leak from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) include just a few Canadian connections, but they are barely the tip of the iceberg of Canadian corporations using Mauritius as a tax haven for their operations in Africa.
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2019-07-15
Canadians for Tax Fairness has published its 2018-2019 annual report to highlight the organization’s recent achievements putting tax fairness on the political agenda.
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2019-06-13
Canadians for Tax Fairness is releasing its Federal Election 2019 Platform for Tax Fairness
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2019-06-03
The House of Commons has struck down a Private Member’s Bill to combat international tax haven use. Senator Percy Downe’s Bill-243 would have required Canada Revenue Agency to report on Canada’s tax gap.
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2019-06-02
CBC investigative journalist Harvey Cashore uncovered that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently reached an out of court settlement with wealthy KPMG clients who were caught using what the CRA called a grossly negligent offshore tax sham. This is a disturbing development for many reasons.
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2019-05-31
One of the most important tools Canada can use to fight global corruption would cost less money to build than a few kilometres of road. That was the message delivered this week by John Penrose, a member of parliament for the UK government -- the first in the world to implement a publicly accessible registry.
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2019-03-19
Canadians for Tax Fairness is encouraged the federal government is finally committing to limit the stock option deduction, one of Canada’s most regressive tax loopholes, but the budget misses out on other opportunities to tackle tax dodging.
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2019-03-18
Justin Trudeau and his Finance Minister Bill Morneau are in a tight spot. They’re facing an election in seven months and need to commit funds to the promises they made during the last election.