| Office of the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson
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This year at the Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson (OTO), we are celebrating our 15th anniversary. Since we began operations in 2008, our mission has been to help Canadians who are having service issues with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). We do this by examining complaints and by increasing awareness of their rights, namely under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Although the OTO is very small compared to the CRA, we have accomplished an impressive scale of work for our size.
Earlier today, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced that it is maintaining at its current level the minimum qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages. This rate came into effect on June 1, 2021, and was last reaffirmed on December 15, 2022.
“Canada condemns the actions taken by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) this weekend against Philippine civilian and government vessels in the South China Sea, first at Scarborough Shoal on December 9 and then at Second Thomas Shoal on December 10. The use of dangerous maneuvers, collisions, water cannons and long-range acoustic devices against Philippine vessels endangers lives and poses a serious threat to regional peace and stability. These incidents are the latest in an increasingly worrisome pattern of acts of intimidation by the PRC in the South China Sea.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Canada’s Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, the Honourable Kamal Khera, together with Brazilian Minister of Racial Equality, the Honourable Anielle Franco, today issued the following statement:
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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On December 8, the Government filed an appeal of the Federal Court’s recent decision concerning the listing of plastic-manufactured items within the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
The Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, issued the following statement for Human Rights Day, which also marks the final day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations Peacekeeping Forces on 10 December 1988 to recognize the important contributions that peacekeepers made towards the pursuit of one of the UN’s most fundamental obligations: to maintain international peace and security.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, today issued the following statement:
At my instruction on June 14, 2023, the Government of Canada immediately halted all government-led activity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). This urgent step was taken after serious concerns were raised about the AIIB by a former employee.
