The federal government has so far recovered about a third of the roughly $3 billion in COVID-19 relief benefits paid to ineligible people, the cabinet disclosed in records submitted to the House of Commons. In an Inquiry of Ministry, obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, the cabinet said notices have been sent to roughly 1.7 million Canadians…
Government Recovers About a Third of $3 Billion Erroneous CERB Payments
Conservatives May Support Part of the Liberal Government’s Affordability Plan on GST
The federal Conservatives opened the door on Wednesday to supporting part of the Liberal government’s affordability plan in one of their first moves with Pierre Poilievre as the new party leader. Tory MPs used their first caucus meeting since Parliament resumed sitting this week to discuss the proposal, which includes the first phase of a…
CRA’s Phone Tax Filing Service Had Less Than 1% Uptake: Report
A telephone tax filing system launched in 2018 by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) was unsuccessful, says a federal report, as uptake for the program was less than one percent. The report, obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, noted that out of 30 million taxpayers who submitted their annual returns, 27.6 million have done so electronically, while…
Judge Certifies Lawsuit Alleging CRA Allowed Hackers to Breach Thousands of Online Taxpayer Accounts
A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit alleging that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) allowed thousands of taxpayer identities to be breached by hackers, who then used the information to illegally collect Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments. Based on the accusations of the case’s plaintiff, BC resident Todd Sweet, federal judge Richard Southcott…
Wave of Cyberattacks Target Government Websites in Canada
A rash of cyberattacks has targeted government websites in Canada recently, with the latest one prompting several federal and provincial government agencies to shut down their systems. On Dec. 10, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security issued an alert about a “critical vulnerability” in Apache Log4j—a widely used logging software—which would allow an unauthorized actor…
Canada’s Tax System: A Monstrous Labyrinth That Needs to Be Simplified
Commentary Do you have a grumpy accountant? If not, perhaps you don’t live in Canada. But if you do, you probably need one. You shouldn’t. I don’t just mean an accountant. But it’s incredibly hard to do your taxes without one. I mean a grumpy one. Because it’s incredibly hard to do your taxes even…
Canada Revenue Agency Discloses Long-Withheld Documents Linking High BC Home Prices to Millionaire Migrations
A secret study that connects high home prices in Vancouver to millionaire migration and possible tax cheating has finally been disclosed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)—five years after a freedom-of-information request was made. The access to information and privacy (ATIP) request was made by the South China Morning Post on Aug. 30, 2016, and received a…
Complaints Spike as Taxpayers’ Watchdog to Review CRA Handling of Locked Accounts
OTTAWA—The federal taxpayers’ watchdog says complaints to his office spiked in the hours after he went public with concerns about how the Canada Revenue Agency locked users out of their online accounts. The accounts were locked just over one week ago when the agency found evidence that an unspecified number of user IDs and passwords…
‘Duty of Care’: Holding the Taxman to Account
News Analysis With tax season approaching and people and businesses across the country preparing to file their taxes, past cases involving taxpayers’ grievances are giving rise to questions about tax collectors’ reciprocal obligation to Canadians: their “duty of care” to provide fair treatment. In a case in Quebec, a Revenu Québec error led to 16…
Internal Data Shows Surge in Harassment Complaints at Canada Revenue Agency, RCMP
OTTAWA—Complaints of workplace harassment and violence have risen sharply at several federal departments and agencies in recent years, according to internal data. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) saw harassment complaints jump 82 per cent to 166 between 2016-17 and 2018-19. The RCMP says it received 1,132 harassment complaints over a five-year period, with numbers increasing…
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