CRA Media Room

Did you know? The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has created a single Web page where businesses can access all available online options for managing their tax information.

Toronto, Ontario, February 20, 2012 ... The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, accompanied by Costas Menegakis, Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill, today visited the Royal Ontario Museum to promote the children's arts tax credit, a new non-refundable credit passed in the 2011 federal budget.

Ottawa, Ontario, February 10, 2012... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will revoke the charitable registration of Escarpment Biosphere Foundation Inc., a Toronto area charity. The notice of revocation will be published in the Canada Gazette with an effective date of February 11, 2012.

Ottawa, Ontario, January 20, 2012. . . The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will revoke the charitable registration of Hope Church of God Deliverance Ministries, a Toronto area charity. The notice of revocation has been published in the Canada Gazette with an effective date of January 21, 2012.

Ottawa, Ontario, January 20, 2012. . . The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will revoke the charitable registration of Word of Christ Ministry, a Toronto area charity. The notice of revocation has been published in the Canada Gazette with an effective date of January 21, 2012.

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, accompanied by Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament for Prince George - Peace River and Dick Harris, Member of Parliament for Cariboo - Prince George, today visited the Pineview Firehall in Prince George to promote a new non-refundable tax credit for volunteer firefighters.

Kamloops, British Columbia, January 19, 2012 ... The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, accompanied by Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Kamloops - Thompson - Cariboo, today visited the Kamloops Academy of Dance to promote the children's arts tax credit, a new non-refundable credit passed in the 2011 federal budget.

Vancouver, British Columbia, January 18, 2012... The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, today visited the University of British Columbia 4-H Community Club to promote the children's arts tax credit, a new non-refundable credit passed in the 2011 federal budget.

The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, today visited the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria to promote the children's arts tax credit, a new non-refundable credit passed in the 2011 federal budget.

Did you know... that starting in January 2012 you can electronically file an information return of up to fifty slips in a single submission using the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) Web Forms application?

Did you know... that any charitable donation you make to a registered charity before the end of December can be put towards your income tax return for 2011. Or you can combine this year's donation with any unclaimed official donation receipts from the past five previous years.

Ottawa, Ontario, December 19, 2011... The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, encourages all Canadians to donate wisely this holiday season.

Did you know...? Changes to the way employers deduct Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions are coming into effect in January 2012.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced the prescribed annual interest rates that will apply to any amounts owed to the CRA and to any amounts the CRA owes to individuals and corporations.

Significant changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will occur in January 2012 to reflect the way Canadians are living, working, and retiring.

Ottawa, Ontario, December 9, 2011... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will revoke the charitable registration of the Canadian Foundation for Tamil Refugee Rehabilitation (the Foundation), a Toronto-area charity. The notice of revocation will be published in the Canada Gazette with an effective date of December 10, 2011.

If you file your GST/HST return using NETFILE, or if you want to file a public service bodies’ rebate electronically with your GST/HST return, you can now get your Web access code online.

Ottawa, Ontario, December 7, 2011, 2011… The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of National Revenue, announced today the appointments of Ms. Luce Samoisette and Mr. Richard Thorpe to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Board of Management. Ms. Samoisette was nominated by the Province of Quebec and Mr. Thorpe was nominated by the Province of British Columbia.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) warns all Canadians to beware of individuals that try to convince you that Canadians do not have to pay tax on the income they earn. These individuals, also known as tax protesters, not only fail to report their own earnings, but they also conspire, counsel, and promote these tax schemes.

Each year, certain personal income tax and benefit amounts are indexed to inflation using the Consumer Price Index data as reported by Statistics Canada.