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Increased funding for organizations that host free tax clinics

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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is updating the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) Grant funding formula to expand the impact of free tax clinics and help eligible volunteer organizations serve Canadians seeking support to file their annual income tax and benefit return.


The Canada Pension Plan enhancement – Businesses, individuals, and self-employed: what it means for you

| Canada Revenue Agency | backgrounders

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) enhancement, which was introduced on January 1, 2019, is designed to help increase retirement income for working Canadians and their families.The CPP is a mandatory pension plan financed by contributions from employees, employers and self-employed individuals. It covers virtually all workers in Canada except Quebec, which administers its own plan called the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP). The CPP replaces a basic level of earnings for contributors upon retirement, disability, or death.


PSAC-UTE’s bargaining demands and the CRA’s path to a settlement

| Canada Revenue Agency | backgrounders

In January 2022, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada – Union of Taxation Employees (PSAC-UTE) began negotiations on renewed collective agreements for the Program Delivery and Administrative Group (PDAS), which comprise approximately 39,000 employees.


Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit

| Canada Revenue Agency | backgrounders

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has put Canadians first, providing them with the support they need to stay safe and healthy.


CCB young child supplement, 2021

| Canada Revenue Agency | backgrounders

In the November 2020 Fall Economic Statement, the Government of Canada proposed an additional supplement be offered to families entitled to the Canada child benefit (CCB) with children under the age of six for the year 2021 to provide relief during Canada’s recovery from COVID-19.


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