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Canada's Government Provides Individuals, Families and Businesses Important New Tax Relief for 2009
2008-115 (December 31, 2008)
Government Announces 2009 Automobile Deduction Limits and Expense Benefit Rates for Business
2008-114 (December 30, 2008)
Government of Canada Rewards Sacrifice, Encourages Excellence by Broadening Amateur Athlete Trusts
2008-113 (December 29, 2008)
Minister of Finance Welcomes Approval of ABCP Restructuring Plan
2008-112 (December 26, 2008)
Release of the Fiscal Monitor
2008-111 (December 23, 2008)
Government Welcomes National Availability of Registered Disability Savings Plans and Extends Deadline for Establishing a Plan and Applying for the 2008 Grant and Bond
2008-110 (December 23, 2008)
Government Confirms Partnership of Alberta
Government in Support for ABCP Plan
2008-109 (December 19, 2008)
Governments agree to support restructuring of non-bank sponsored Asset-Backed Commercial Paper
2008-108 (December 19, 2008)
Minister of Finance Announces Formation of Economic Advisory Council - Including Biographical Notes
2008-107 (December 18, 2008)
Updated Survey of Private Sector Economic Forecasts
2008-106 (December 17, 2008)
Canada's Finance Ministers Discuss Budget Priorities
2008-105 (December 17, 2008)
Canada's Global
Competitiveness Aided by Entry Into Force of Updated Canada-United States Income
Tax Treaty
2008-104 (December 15, 2008)
Government Launches
National Consultation on Budget Actions to Protect Canada's Economy
2008-103 (December 11, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Receives Report From the Advisory Panel on Canada's System of International
Taxation
2008-102 (December 10, 2008)
Department of Finance
Launches Consultations on International Aid
2008-101 (December 5, 2008)
Government of Canada
Releases Explanatory Notes for Tax Improvements Tabled on November 28, 2008
2008-100 (December 4, 2008)
Official International
Reserves
2008-099 (December 3, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Releases Report on Management of Canada's Foreign Reserves
2008-098 (December 2, 2008) – includes a Report on Management of Canada's
Foreign Reserves
Government to Table its
Fourth Budget on January 27, 2009
2008-097 (November 30, 2008)
Government of Canada Moves
Quickly on Seniors' Tax Relief and Other Outstanding Measures
2008-096 (November 28, 2008)
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-094 (November 27, 2008)
Government of Canada
Maintains Strong and Responsible Economic Leadership
2008-095 (November 27, 2008)
Letter from the Minister
of Finance to Financial Institutions Regarding Registered Retirement Income
Funds
2008-093 (November 20, 2008)
Government of Canada Holds
Employment Insurance Premium Rate at Lowest Level in 15 Years
2008-092 (November 14, 2008)
"Boring" Canada's
Financial Tips for the World
2008-091 (November 13, 2008)
Government of Canada
Announces Additional Support for Canadian Credit Markets
2008-090 (November 12, 2008) – includes a Backgrounder
Terms of Canadian
Lenders Assurance Facility
Issued with News Release 2008-090
Government of Canada Moves
to Implement Proposed Amendments to the Functional Currency Tax Reporting Rules
2008-089 (November 10, 2008)
Meeting of Ministers and
Governors
2008-088 (8-9 November, 2008)
2008 15th APEC Finance
Ministers' Meeting
2008-087 (November 7, 2008)
Official International
Reserves
2008-086 (November 5, 2008)
Canada's Finance Ministers
Meet to Discuss Global Financial Crisis
2008-085 (November 3, 2008)
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to a Joint Meeting of the Empire Club of
Canada and the Canadian Club of Toronto
(October 30, 2008)
Government of Canada
Extends the Functional Currency Election Deadline
2008-084 (October 29, 2008)
Government of Canada
Agrees to Extend the Canadian Lenders Assurance Facility to Caisse centrale
Desjardins
2008-083 (October 27, 2008)
Statement of G7 Finance
Ministers and Central Bank Governors
2008-082 (October 27, 2008)
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce
(October 24, 2008)
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-081 (October 24, 2008) – includes a link to the August 2008 Fiscal Monitor
Canadian Lenders
Assurance Facility
Issued with News Release 2008-080 (October 23, 2008)
Government of Canada
Strengthens Canadian Advantage in Credit Markets
2008-080 (October 23, 2008)
Statement by Minister of
Finance on Implementation of G7 Plan of Action
2008-079 (October 13, 2008)
Statement Prepared for the
Development Committee of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and
International Monetary Fund
2008-078 (October 12, 2008)
Statement Prepared for the
International Monetary and Financial Committee of the Board of Governors of the
International Monetary Fund
2008-077 (October 11, 2008)
G-7 Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors Plan of Action
2008-076 (October 10, 2008)
Government of Canada
Responds to Global Financial Turmoil With Support for Canadian Credit Markets
2008-075 (October 10, 2008)
Statement by the Minister
of Finance on the Upcoming G7 Meeting
2008-074 (October 8, 2008)
Canada Savings Bonds and
Canada Premium Bonds Rates Announced
2008-073 (October 7, 2008)
Statement by the Minister
of Finance on the Unfolding Global Market Turmoil
2008-072 (October 6, 2008)
Official International
Reserves
2008-071 (October 3, 2008)
Release of the Annual
Financial Report and Fiscal Reference Tables
2008-070 (September 29, 2008)
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-069 (September 26, 2008)
Statement by G-7 Finance
Ministers and Central Bank Governors on Global Financial Market Turmoil
2008-068 (September 22, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Supports Temporary Ban on Short Selling of Canadian Financial Stocks
2008-067 (September 19, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Welcomes Supreme Court of Canada's Decision on Asset-Backed Commercial Paper
Restructuring
2008-066 (September 19, 2008)
Minister of Finance Issues
Statement on Global Market Developments
2008-065 (September 17, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Announces Appointment of New Chairman of the Canada Development Investment
Corporation
2008-064 (September 5, 2008) – includes a link to Biographical Notes
Minister of Finance
Announces Appointment of New Directors to Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
2008-063 (September 5, 2008) – includes a link to Biographical Notes
Minister of Finance
Appoints New Chair and New Director to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
2008-062 (September 5, 2008) – includes a link to Biographical Notes
Official International
Reserves
2008-061 (September 4, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Emphasizes Sound Canadian Fundamentals During Global Economic Uncertainty
2008-060 (August 29, 2008) – includes a Backgrounder
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-059 (August 22, 2008) – includes a link to the June 2008 Fiscal Monitor
Minister of Finance
Welcomes Court Decision on Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Restructuring
2008-058 (August 18, 2008)
Official International
Reserves
2008-057 (August 6, 2008)
Government of Canada Takes
Further Steps to Strengthen Housing Market
2008-056 (August 1, 2008) – includes a Backgrounder
Release of the Fiscal
Monitor
2008-055 (July 25, 2008) – includes a link to the April and May 2008 Fiscal
Monitor
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce
(July 16, 2008)
Government of Canada Moves
to Implement Outstanding Tax Measures
2008-054 (July 14, 2008) – includes a link to the Legislation and Explanatory
Notes
Governments of Canada and
Nova Scotia Resolve Crown Share Adjustment Payments
2008-053 (July 13, 2008) – includes Backgrounder, Agreement and Recommendations,
Updated: includes Report of the Panel
Canada Supports U.S.
Technical Explanation of the Fifth Protocol to the Canada-United States Income
Tax Convention
2008-052 (July 10, 2008)
Government of Canada Moves
to Protect, Strengthen Canadian Housing Market
2008-051 (July 09, 2008) – includes a Backgrounder
Official International
Reserves
2008-050 (July 4, 2008)
New Rules for Designated
Stock Exchanges Offer More Choice, Lower Tax Barriers for Canadians
2008-049 (July 2, 2008) – includes a Backgrounder
Government of Canada Eases
Tax Compliance Burden for Internationally-Engaged Canadian Businesses
2008-048 (June 27, 2008) – includes a link to Annex
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
(June 25, 2008)
Government of Canada's
Strengthened Anti-Money-Laundering and Anti-Terrorist-Financing Regulations Come
Into Force
2008-047 (June 23, 2008)
Government Acts to
Strengthen Canadian Economic Fundamentals
2008-046 (June 18, 2008)
OECD Economic Prescription
Accords With Advantage Canada
2008-045 (June 11, 2008)
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the International Economic Forum of the
Americas/Conference of Montreal
(June 9, 2008)
Providing Responsible
Leadership in a Period of Global Economic Uncertainty
2008-044 (June 09, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Welcomes Court Approval of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Restructuring
2008-043 (June 5, 2008)
Official International
Reserves
2008-042 (June 4, 2008)
Government of Canada
Improves Transparency of Principal Protected Notes
2008-041 (June 2, 2008) – Includes a link to the Principal Protected Notes (PPN)
Regulations
Finance Ministers Discuss
Progress in Implementing Advantage Canada
2008-040 (May 30, 2008)
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-039 (May 23, 2008) – Includes a link to The Fiscal Monitor
Canada Acting to Improve
the Regime for Donations of Medicines to the Developing World
2008-038 (May 16, 2008) – includes a link to the Legislation and Explanatory
Notes
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the Economic Club of Toronto
(May 12, 2008)
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, at the International Conference on Financial
Education
(May 08, 2008)
Improvements to Life
Income Funds Give Canadians More Financial Flexibility
2008-037 (May 8, 2008) – includes links to the Regulatory Impact Analysis
Statement, Regulatory Changes Related to Federally Regulated Life Income Funds
and Locked-in Registered Retirement Savings Plans, Effective May 8,2008,
Questions and Answers and Regulations Amending the Pension Benefits Standards
Regulations, 198
Official International
Reserves
2008-036 (May 5, 2008)
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-035 (April 28, 2008) – includes a link to the February 2008 Fiscal Monitor
Minister of Finance
Welcomes Vote on Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Workout
2008-034 April 25, 2008
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the Canadian Association of New York
(April 23, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Announces Appointment to Bank of Canada Board of Directors
2008-033 (April 15, 2008) – includes a link to Biographical Notes
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, at a conference entitled "Business Tax Reform
in Canada: The Unfinished Agenda" organized by the C.D. Howe Institute
(April 10, 2008)
Official International
Reserves
2008-032 (April 3, 2008)
Minister of Finance Tables
Annual Reports on Canada's Participation in IMF, World Bank and EBRD
2008-031 (March 31, 2008) – includes a link to Canada at the IMF and World Bank
- 2007; Report on Operations Under the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act
and to Canada at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - 2007;
Report on Operations Under the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Ag
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-030 (March 28, 2008) – includes a link to the January 2008 Fiscal Monitor
Minister of Finance Issues
Statement on Restructuring Proposal for Asset-Backed Commercial Paper
2008-029 (March 17, 2008)
Minister Flaherty Tables
Legislation to Implement Budget 2008 Measures and Protect Canada's Fiscal
Framework
2008-028 (March 14, 2008)
Federal Government Moves
to Strengthen Canada's Tax Advantage and Protect the Fiscal Framework
2008-027 (March 11, 2008) – includes a link to the Notice of Ways and Means
Motion To Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget Tabled in Parliament on
February 26, 2008 and To Enact Provisions To Preserve the Fiscal Plan Set Out in
that Budget Budget Implementation, 2008
Government of Canada
Announces Technical Changes to the Income Tax Treatment of Gains and Losses on
Debt Denominated in a Foreign Currency
2008-026 (March 7, 2008)
Funding for Manitoba
Announced Under Community Development Trust
2008-025 (March 06, 2008)
Official International
Reserves
2008-024 (March 5, 2008)
Canada Makes Progress in
Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
2008-023 (February 29, 2008)
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian
Club of Toronto
(February 27, 2008)
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-022 (February 26, 2008) – includes a link to the December 2007 issue Fiscal
Monitor
Budget 2008: Responsible
Leadership for Uncertain Times
2008-021 (February 26, 2008)
IMF Reports Canada Well
Positioned to Weather Economic Challenges
2008-020 (February 25, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Announces Bank of Canada Appointments
2008-019 (le 21 février 2008) – includes a link to Biographical Notes
Government of Canada
Appoints Expert Panel to Review Securities Regulation
2008-018 (February 21, 2008) – includes links to Biographical Notes and Terms of
Reference of Third-Party Expert Panel on Securities Regulation
Minister Flaherty
Announces Appointment of New Director to the Canada Development Investment
Corporation
2008-017 (February 20, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Appoints Two New Directors to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
2008-016 (February 19, 2008)
Government of Canada
Releases Annual Tax Expenditures and Evaluations Report
2008-015 (February 19th, 2008) – includes a link to the Annual Tax Expenditures
and Evaluations Report
Minister of Finance Opens
Egmont Secretariat Headquarters in Toronto
2008-014 (February 15, 2008) – includes a Backgrounder
Government of Canada
Expands Its Anti-Money-Laundering and Anti-Terrorist-Financing Regime
2008-013 (February 14, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Welcomes Strong IMF Endorsement of Canada's Financial Sector
2008-012 (February 13, 2008) – includes a Backgrounder
Government to Table its
Third Budget on February 26, 2008
2008-011 (February 11, 2008)
Legislation to Speed Up
Support to Vulnerable Communities Receives Unanimous Consent in Parliament
2008-010 (February 5, 2008)
Official International
Reserves
2008-009 (February 5, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Welcomes Further Progress on Restructuring of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper
2008-008 (February 4, 2008)
Minister of Finance
Announces Two Appointments to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal
2008-007 (February 4, 2008) – includes a link to Biographical Notes
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, at the conference entitled "The Hollowing Out
and Transformation of Corporate Canada: Myth or Reality?" organized by The
Conference Board of Canada
(January 28, 2008)
Release of The Fiscal
Monitor
2008-006 (January 25, 2008)
Speech by the Honourable
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the Canadian Business Council
(January 23, 2008)
Government of Canada
Provides Flexibility for Canadian Businesses Claiming Investment Tax Credits
2008-005 (January 21, 2008)
Minister Flaherty Launches
Online Budget Consultations
2008-004 (January 14, 2008) – includes Online Pre-Budget Consultations for
Budget 2008
Government of Canada
Confirms Increased Support for Canada's Health System
2008-003 (January 10, 2008) – includes a link to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT)
table.
Government of Canada
Confirms Membership of Panel on Crown Share Adjustment Payments
2008-002 (January 9, 2008) – includes links to Panel on Crown Share Adjustment
Payments Backgrounder and Biographical Information
Official International
Reserves
2008-001 (January 4, 2008)