Archived consultations: Department of Finance Canada

2022

Consultation on the Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credit (December 2022)

Consultation on Labour Conditions for Clean Tech and Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credits (December 2022)

Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance, 2022 (November 2022)

Modernizing Corporate Governance for Federally Regulated Financial Institutions (August 2022)

Engagement on Framework Development for Fuel, Alcohol, Cannabis and Tobacco Sales Tax Arrangements with Interested Indigenous Governments (August 2022)

General Anti-Avoidance Rule Consultation (August 2022)

Public Consultation on the Renewal of Canada's Tariff Preference Programs for Developing Countries (August 2022)

Consultation on Fighting Predatory Lending (August 2022)

Consultation on border carbon adjustments (January 2022)

Income Tax Mandatory Disclosure Rules Consultation (February 2022)

2021

Consultation on Reducing Credit Card Transaction Fees (December 2021)

Consultation on Strengthening Canada’s External Complaint Handling System in Banking (December 2021)

Consultation responses: List of responses

Consultation on measures to strengthen and improve access to Canada’s trade remedy system (December 2021)

Consultation on proposed Luxury Tax (December 2021)

Consultation on Boosting Spending by Charities in Our Communities (December 2021)

Consultation on Underused Housing Tax (December 2021)

Investment Tax Credit for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (December 2021)

Taxation of Vaping Products (June 2021)

Digital Services Tax Consultation (June 2021)

Tax Reduction for Zero-Emission Technology Manufacturing (June 2021)

Consultations on Tax Implications of International Accounting Rules for Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17) (May 2021)

2020

Strengthening Canadians' Retirement Security Consultation (November 2020)

Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance, 2020 (November 2020)

Notice of intent to impose countermeasures action against the United States in response to tariffs on Canadian aluminum products (August 2020)

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Consultation (June 2020)

Share and view ideas: Proposed Changes to Reporting of Gains and Losses in the Government’s Financial Results (March 2020)

Integrating Alberta's Carbon Pollution Pricing System for Large Industrial Emitters With the Federal Fuel Charge (December 2019)

Department of Finance Canada Consulting on Draft Proposals to Improve Tax System (July 2019)

Government of Canada to Make Tax System Fairer, Launches Consultations on Stock Options (June 2019)

Department of Finance Releases Draft Legislative Proposals Supporting the Conversion of Health and Welfare Trusts (May 2019)

Department of Finance Canada Consulting on Draft Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax Legislation (May 2019)

Department of Finance Canada Proposes Refinements to the Federal Carbon Pollution Pricing System (March 2019)

Department of Finance Canada Consulting Canadians on Draft Tax Legislation Regarding Salary Overpayments, Including Those Made Through Phoenix Pay System (January 2019)

Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultations on Open Banking (January 2019)

Consultation Document: A Review into the Merits of Open Banking
Open Banking Report - Open Banking 101
Consultation responses: List of responses
Report: Consumer-directed finance: the future of financial services
Final Report - Advisory Committee on Open Banking

Department of Finance Launches Consultations on Official Development Assistance Contributions (November 2018)

Department of Finance Announcing Climate Action Incentive Payments and Launch of Fuel Charge Consultations (October 2018)

Department of Finance Canada Consulting Canadians on Draft Regulatory and Legislative Proposals Relating to the Taxation of Cannabis (September 2018)

Draft legislation: Regulatory and Legislative Proposals Relating to the Taxation of Cannabis and Explanatory Notes

Consulting Canadians on Draft Legislative Proposals Regarding Political Activities of Charities (September 2018)

Draft legislation: Legislative Proposals Relating to Income Tax and Explanatory Notes

Government Takes Further Steps to Prevent Diversion of Steel Products Into Canada (August 2018)

Department of Finance Canada Consulting Canadians on Draft Tax Legislative Proposals (July 2018)

Canadians invited to share their views with the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare (July 2018)

Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultations on Canadians' Unclaimed Balances (June 2018)

Consultation responses: List of responses

Government Adjusts GST/HST Rules for Carbon Emission Allowances (June 2018)

Notice of intent to impose countermeasures action against the United States in response to tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products (May 2018)

Countermeasures in Response to Unjustified Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum Products (June 2018)

Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultations on the Review of the Canadian Payments Act (May 2018)

Consultation document: Consultation on the Review of the Canadian Payments Act
Summary report: Report on the Review of the Canadian Payments Act
Consultation responses: List of responses

Reviewing Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime (February 2018)

Consultation responses: List of responses

Government of Canada releases further details on federal carbon-pollution pricing system (January 2018)

Government of Canada Announces Consultation on Proposed Excise Duty Framework for Cannabis Products (November 2017)

Minister Morneau Launches Pre-Budget Consultations (November 2017)

Department of Finance Canada Consulting Canadians on Draft Tax Legislative Proposals (September 2017)

Department of Finance Canada Launches Second Stage of Consultations on Federal Financial Sector Framework (August 2017)

Consultation responses: List of responses

Minister Morneau Announces Next Steps in Improving Fairness in the Tax System by Closing Loopholes and Addressing Tax Planning Strategies (July 2017)

Summary Overview: Consultations on Tax Planning Using Private Corporations
Consultation document: Tax Planning Using Private Corporations
Draft legislation: Legislative Proposals Relating to the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Act Regulations and Explanatory Notes
PowerPoint Presentation on Tax Planning Using Private Corporations [PDF 475 KB]

Department of Finance Consults on a New Oversight Framework for Retail Payments (July 2017)

Consultation document: A New Retail Payments Oversight Framework: A Consultation Paper

Government of Canada Pre-Publishes Regulations to Promote a Sound and Resilient Financial System (June 2017)

Canada Gazette: Invitation to submit views on proposed bank recapitalization regulations for Canada's domestic systemically important banks

Government Extends Consultation Period on Cash Purchase Tickets (May 2017)

The Government of Canada releases technical paper on pricing carbon pollution (May 2017)

Consultation document: Technical Paper on the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop

Government Proposes Tax Relief for Farmers and Fishers Supplying Cooperatives (May 2017)

Draft legislation: Legislative Proposals Relating to the Income Tax Act and Explanatory Notes

Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultations on Lender Risk Sharing for Government-Backed Insured Mortgages (October 2016)

Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultation on Official Development Assistance Contributions (October 2016)

Consultation document: Department of Finance Canada Consultation on Official Development Assistance, 2016

Department of Finance Canada Consults on Updates to the Tax System (September 2016)

Draft legislation: Legislative and Regulatory Proposals Relating to the Income Tax Act and Explanatory Notes

Department of Finance Canada Launches Deposit Insurance Review Consultations (September 2016)

Consultation document: Deposit Insurance Review: Consultation Paper

Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultations to Review the Federal Financial Sector Framework (August 2016)

Consultation document: Supporting a Strong and Growing Economy: Positioning Canada's Financial Sector for the Future
Consultation responses: List of responses

Department of Finance Consults on Draft Tax Legislative Proposals (July 2016)

Draft legislation: Legislative Proposals Relating to Income Tax, Sales Tax and Excise Duties and Explanatory Notes Relating to the Income Tax Act, Excise Tax Act, Excise Act, 2001 and Related Legislation

Department of Finance Releases Legislative and Regulatory Proposals Relating to the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (July 2016)

Consultation document: Consultation paper: Proposals for Consultation concerning the GST/HST Treatment of Certain Limited Partnerships and Investment Plans

Department of Finance Canada Launches Consultations on Federally Regulated Pension Plans (June 2016)

Consultation document: Pension Plan Investment in Canada: The 30 Per Cent Rule

Statement on the Release of a Revised Consultation Draft of the Capital Markets Stability Act (May 2016)

Department of Finance Releases Legislative Proposals to Better Fight Tax Evasion and Secure Tax Compliance (April 2016)

Draft legislation: Legislative Proposals on the Implementation of the OECD Common Reporting Standard and Explanatory Notes

Government Consults on Measures to Strengthen Canada’s Trade Remedy System (April 2016)

Government of Canada Consults on Eliminating Tariffs in Vital Agri-Food Processing Sector (April 2016)

Department of Finance Releases Legislative Proposals on the Tax Rules for Certain Trusts and Their Beneficiaries (January 2016)

Draft legislation: Legislative Proposals Relating to Income Taxation of Certain Trusts and Estates and Explanatory Notes

Department of Finance Consults on Draft Tax Legislative Proposals (July 2015)

Consultations on a Voluntary Supplement to the Canada Pension Plan (July 2015)

Proposed amendments to the regulations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (July 2015)

Harper Government Moves to Streamline Administration and Supervision of Pooled Registered Pension Plans (July 2015)

Demutualization Framework for Federally Regulated Property and Casualty (P&C) Mutual Insurers (June 2015)

Synthetic Equity Arrangements (April 2015)

Small Business Deduction: Consultation on Active versus Investment Business (April 2015)

Captive Insurance (April 2015)

Balancing Oversight and Innovation in the Ways We Pay (April 2015)

Department of Finance to Report and Consult on International Aid (November 2014)

Federal Capital Markets Stability Act: Draft for Consultation (September 2014)

Department of Finance Consults on Draft Tax Legislation (August 2014)

Government Launches Public Consultation on a Taxpayer Protection and Bank Recapitalization Regime (August 2014)

Harper Government Consults on National Strategy for Financial Literacy (June 2014)

Harper Government Begins Consultations on a Potential Target Benefit Pension Plan Framework (April 2014)

Department of Finance Releases Income and Sales Tax Technical Amendments for Public Comment (April 2014)

Consultation on Tax Planning by Multinational Enterprises (February 2014)

Information Exchange Agreement Signed Between Canada and the United States (February 2014)

Harper Government Announces Tax Relief for Hospital Parking (January 2014)

The Department of Finance Clarifies GST/HST Rules Following Court Decision (January 2014)

Government of Canada Invites Comments on Draft Legislative Proposals to Require Reporting of International Electronic Funds Transfers to the Canada Revenue Agency (January 2014)

Canada's Financial Consumer Protection Framework: Consultation Paper (December 2013)

The Department of Finance Releases Technical Proposals to Assist With the Orderly Phase-Out of the Federal Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations Tax Credit (November 2013)

Government of Canada Moving Forward With Its Plan for Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity (September 2013)

Government Invites Comments on Legislative Proposals to Modernize the Life Insurance Policy Exemption Test (August 2013)

Government Proposes Changes to Foreign Affiliate Dumping Rules (August 2013)

Government Invites Comments on Possible Measures to Prevent Treaty Shopping (August 2013)

Government of Canada Seeks to Improve the Fairness and Certainty of the Tax System (July 2013)

Government Invites Comments on Proposals to Improve the Integrity of the Federal Tax System by Limiting Access to Graduated Rates for Trusts and Certain Estates (June 2013)

Consultations Launched on Phase-Out of the Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations Tax Credit (May 2013)

Prime Minister announces plan to strengthen venture capital investment in Canada (January 2013)

Harper Government Launches Review of Canada's Tariff Regime for Developing Countries (December 2012)

Harper Government Releases Income Tax Technical Amendments for Public Comment (December 2012)

Department of Finance Launches Public Consultation on International Aid (December 2012)

Harper Government Releases Draft Legislative Proposals Concerning Income Tax Rules Applicable to Canadian Banks With Foreign Affiliates (November 2012)

Harper Government Pre-Publishes Second and Final Tranche of Pooled Registered Pension Plan Regulations (October 2012)

Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (HRSDC - October 2012)

Harper Government Announces Code of Conduct Expansion to Mobile Payments (September 2012)

Harper Government Moving Forward With Plan for Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity (August 2012)

Harper Government Publishes Pooled Registered Pension Plan Regulations (August 2012)

Harper Government Launches Consultations on Contingency Fees for the SR&ED Tax Incentive Program (August 2012)

Harper Government Releases Draft Legislation to Strengthen Tax Fairness for Canadians (July 2012)

Harper Government Imposes Tough New Pro-Consumer Oversight on Banking Complaints (July 2012)

Harper Government Encourages Consumer Choice and Competitiveness of Credit Unions Nationwide (July 2012)

Minister of Finance Launches Consultations on Increasing Venture Capital in Canada (June 2012)

Government Releases for Consultation Draft Legislative Proposals to Improve the Caseload Management of the Tax Court of Canada (June 2012)

Department of Finance Announces Transitional Rules for the Elimination of the Harmonized Sales Tax in British Columbia (February 2012)

Government Launches Consultations on Canada's Foreign Trade Zone-Like Policies and Programs (December 2011)

Minister of Finance Launches Consultation to Update Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime (December 2011)

Provincial and Federal Governments Partner Toward Introduction of Pooled Registered Pension Plans (December 2011)

Government Invites Comments on Proposals to Improve the Caseload Management of the Tax Court of Canada (November 2011)

Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations on Ascertaining Identity (November 2011)

Government of Canada Releases Income Tax and Sales Tax Technical Amendments for Public Comment (October 2011)

Government Launches Review of the Registered Disability Savings Plan (October 2011)

Pooled Registered Pension Plans: Building a Stronger Retirement Income System for Canadians (October 2011)

Finance Canada – Customs Tariff

Joint Notice with the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness under the Customs Act

Proposed amendment to the Proof of Origin of Imported Goods Regulations (October 2011)

Government Invites Comments on Tax Rules for Employee Profit Sharing Plans (August 2011)

Government of Canada Releases Draft Foreign Affiliate Rules (August 2011)

Government Launches Employment Insurance Rate-Setting Consultations (August 2011)

Government of Canada Moving Forward With Its Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth (August 2011)

Department of Finance Invites Comments on Proposal to Strengthen Regulation of Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Associations (July 2011)

Consultation on a Demutualization Framework for Federal Property & Casualty Insurance Companies (June 2011)

Covered Bonds Consultation Paper (May 2011)

Department of Finance Releases Draft Income Tax Proposals (March 2011)

Harper Government to Further Strengthen Protection for Canadian Consumers of Financial Products and Services - Access to Funds Regulations and Negative Option Billing Regulations (March 2011)

Invitation to submit views on proposed Most-Favoured-Nation tariff elimination on certain products (February 2011)

Government Proposes Changes to Certain GST/HST Rules Relating to Financial Institutions (January 2011)

Financial Action Task Force (January 2011)

Department of Finance Consultation on Official Development Assistance, 2010 (December 2010)

Government of Canada Announces Amendments to the Real Estate Investment Trust Rules (December 2010)

Government of Canada Moves to Strengthen the Federally Regulated Private Pension System (December 2010)

The Taxation of Corporate Groups Consultation (November 2010)

Government of Canada Releases Income Tax Technical Amendments for Public Comment (November 2010)

Minister of Finance Announces Review of Financial Institutions Legislation (September 2010)

Minister of Finance Launches Consultations to Help Businesses Obtain Long-Term Mortgages (August 2010)

Government of Canada Releases Draft Regulations to Accommodate Ontario's Relief for Status Indians Equal to the Provincial Portion of the HST (August 2010)

Government of Canada Releases Consultation Draft of Legislative Tax Proposals (August 2010)

Government of Canada Releases Revised Income Tax Technical Proposals (July 2010)

Task Force for the Payments System Review: Call for submission (July 2010)

Government of Canada Seeks to Protect Agents of the Crown Collecting the GST/HST and the Air Travellers Security Charge From Civil Liability Claims (July 2010)

Proposed Changes to Certain Harmonized Sales Tax Rules in Respect of Financial Institutions, Streamlined Accounting Methods and Interment Rights (June 2010)

Proposed Changes to the Application of the Harmonized Sales Tax to Financial Institutions (May 2010)

Government of Canada Seeks Public Input on Proposals to Require Information Reporting of Tax Avoidance Transactions (May 2010)

Draft Income Tax Regulations Released Concerning Capital Cost Allowance for Oil Sands Projects and Clean Energy Generation Equipment (May 2010)

Minister of Finance Moves to Enhance Protection for Private Pension Plan Members (May 2010)

Minister of Finance Releases Draft Proposals on Tax-Free Savings Accounts (April 2010)

Ensuring the Ongoing Strength of Canada's Retirement Income System (March 2010)

Minister of Finance Announces New Tax Proposals to Accommodate Employee Life and Health Trusts (February 2010)

Government of Canada Announces Proposed Changes to Place of Supply Rules for the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
(February 2010)

Government of Canada Releases Draft Foreign Affiliate Regulations (December 2009)

Government of Canada Introduces Proposed Code of Conduct for Canadian Credit and Debit Card Industry (November 2009)

Government of Canada Proposes Improvements to the Application of the GST to the Financial Services Sector
(September 2009)

Invitation to submit views on proposed Most-Favoured-Nation tariff elimination on manufacturing inputs and machinery and equipment (September 2009)

Enhanced tobacco stamping regime to deter contraband tobacco (August 2009)

Minister of Finance Releases New Credit Card Regulations to Improve Protection for Consumers (May 2009)

Consultations on Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance for Carbon Capture and Storage Assets (April 2009)

Supporting Stable Financing - Consultations on Leasing (April 2009)

Government Implements Pension Measures (March 2009)

Consultation on a Proposed Arrivals Duty-Free Program at Canada's International Airports (March 2009)

Department of Finance Releases Schedule for Pension Consultations (March 2009)

Invitation to submit views on proposed changes to the treatment of temporarily imported cargo containers under the Customs Tariff (February 2009)

Minister of Finance Launches National Consultations on Private Pensions (February 2009)

Consultation to Support Financing of Vehicle and Equipment Purchases by Consumers and Businesses (February 2009)

Strengthening the Legislative and Regulatory Framework for Private Pension Plans Subject to the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (Jan 2009)

Minister of Finance Welcomes Task Force Consultations on Financial Literacy (February 2010)

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