Section 1 – Welcome

Short Term Decisions

Date: November 4, 2015
Key activities	Decisions
Formation of Cabinet – the new Cabinet will be sworn in at Rideau Hall followed by Cabinet meeting	Establish composition of Minister's office staff
The CRA Commissioner to brief the Minister of Revenue	Discuss briefing schedule and establish briefing priorities
Administrative matters Information required from Minister	Checklist provided
Immediate decisions from the Minister	Approval of Minister's message to employees
Minister of Revenue's communication – CRA's Website will be updated to announce the appointment of the new Minister immediately after the swearing in ceremony.	Approval of Minister's biography and photograph Approval of signature and letter templates
Email from Minister to all CRA staff	–
CRA Agency Management Committee (AMC) meeting – the Minister may wish to meet the Agency's Senior Management.	Decision whether to attend a Wednesday (weekly) meeting of the Agency Management Committee

Date: November 5-25, 2015
Key activities	Decisions
CRA's Chair of the Board of Management call – the Minister may wish to speak with the Chair Richard (Rick) Thorpe.	The Minister may wish to speak with the Chair and arrange to attend the meeting of the Board of Management on December 15-16, 2015.
Taxpayers' Ombudsman call –The Taxpayers' Ombudsman, Sherra Profit.	The Minister may wish to speak with the Taxpayers' Ombudsman.
Outreach to key stakeholders	Approval of greeting letters to stakeholders, including provincial Ministers of Finance.
Review of Canada Revenue Agency's Problem Resolution Program (PRP) Information Bulletin to Members of Parliament – the bulletin provides MPs with an overview of the PRP services offered to them, useful CRA links, as well as designated Centres of Expertise regional contact information.	Approval of PRP Information Bulletin to send to Members of Parliament.