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On September 14, 2023, the Prime Minister announced that the government will introduce legislation to enhance the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Rental Rebate on new purpose-built rental housing, to incentivize construction of much-needed rental homes for Canadians.
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Ms. Anne Whelan was first appointed to the Bank of Canada’s Board of Directors in June 2018.
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Ms. Helen R. del Val has been a member of the Audit Committee of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) since 2017.
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Ms. Tashia Batstone is a dedicated public servant who has held senior executive positions in the financial services sector. In May 2021, she was appointed President and CEO of FP Canada, the leading certification and oversight body for the financial planning profession in Canada.
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Mr. J. Martin Castonguay was first appointed to the Board of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) in May 2019.
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Ms. Jennifer Reynolds was first appointed to the Board of the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) in June 2015.
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Mr. Robert Wener was first appointed to the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) Board of Directors in August 2019. He is currently the CEO of Wener Advisory Group.
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Mr. Greg Stewart was initially appointed to the Bank of Canada’s Board of Directors in October 2014.
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Mr. Carlos Leitão was elected to the National Assembly of Québec in 2014 and held the position of Minister of Finance of Québec between 2014 and 2018. During that time, he was also Chairman of the Committee on Public Administration, Alternate Chairman of the Treasury Board, a member of the Public Finance Committee, and a member of the Ministerial Committee for the Economy, Job Creation and Sustainable Development. Between 2018 and 2022, while in Opposition, he was Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
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Mr. Jeffrey Heath is the current chair of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Advisory Panel on Resolution, and also serves on the boards of the Alzheimer Society of Ontario and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council.
