Canadian Government Response to Committee Report on Actions to Address Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion including Support for BEPS Measures

On 23 February 2017, the Canadian government announced that Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier has tabled the Government's response to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance’s report entitled: The Canada Revenue Agency, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: Recommended Actions ({News-2016-10-31/P/2- previous coverage}). In the response, the Government supports all actions recommended in the report, including the recommendation for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to take a l…