Tax Avoidance

• Tax avoidance: Canadian companies transferred $120B to Luxembourg, study says

  Quebec research institute IRIS says the list includes big names such as Thomson Reuters, Saputo Inc., CAE Inc. and Alimentation Couche-Tard.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2023
  
• Amid Davos, calls are growing to tax the ‘ultra rich.’ Where does Canada stand?

  'Wealth inequality is out of control and is at levels that we haven't seen before,' said one advocate for higher taxes on the world's wealthiest people.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2023
  
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• Top companies paid $30B less in corporate taxes than expected: report

  The report analyzed 123 Canadian corporations worth at least $2 billion and found the effective or actual tax rate paid by these companies was about 15%.

  Money

  Oct 4, 2022
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• Pandora Papers expose financial crime enablers

  Advisers, bankers, lawyers, accountants, notaries and estate agents may not be as wealthy as their clients, but are paid millions to hide trillions, says Marc Tasse.

  Commentary

  Oct 7, 2021
• Pandora Papers: ‘This is a global network of which Canada is a hub’

  The Pandora Papers may not have a heavy focus on Canada but they shed more light on issues that are very familiar to the country's financial transparency advocates.

  Money

  Oct 5, 2021
• What are the ‘Pandora Papers,’ the financial leak making headlines?

  The Pandora Papers, made up of leaked financial documents, are identifying some of the richest and most powerful people in the world and how they move their money.

  Money

  Oct 4, 2021
• CRA needs to offer up more info to determine how much Canada loses to tax havens, avoidance: PBO

  The PBO needs more detailed data to fully measure the tax gap in Canada, Yves Giroux said.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2019
• Why tax ‘avoidance’ isn’t tax evasion

  Tax avoidance, though not illegal, might still be subject to scrutiny by the CRA, says Sonia Dhaliwal of the University of Guelph.

  Commentary

  Mar 31, 2019
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• Online house-sitting service exposes possible loophole in Vancouver’s foreign buyers tax

  The Craigslist ad offers house-sitting services to people looking to avoid the 15 per cent extra tax.

  Mar 27, 2019
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• CRA insiders say Canada’s tax system helps rich avoid paying taxes: study

  81 per cent of CRA employees surveyed in a recent PIPSC report agree that tax loopholes and exemptions disproportionately benefit wealthy Canadians.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2018