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1999

Documents 1 to 123 of 123.
Entry Into Force of the Tax Agreement Between Canada and the Federal Republic of Nigeria
1999-115 (December 23, 1999) - includes text of the Agreement

Canada Premium Bond Series 11 and Savings Bond Series 62 Sales End January 1, 2000
1999-114 (December 23, 1999)

Extension of Interim Measure on Deductibility of Provincial Payroll and Capital Taxes
1999-113 (December 17, 1999)

Revised Taxpayer Migration and Trust Proposals Released
1999-112 (December 17, 1999) - includes Annexes 1 and 2; Revised Legislative Proposals and Explanatory Notes on Taxpayer Migration and Trusts

Addition of the Canadian Venture Exchange to the List of Prescribed Stock Exchanges in Canada
1999-111 (December 16, 1999)

G-20 Commits to Efforts to Reduce Vulnerabilities to Global Financial Crises
1999-110 (December 16, 1999)

G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
Communiqué from the inaugural meeting.

Federal Government Introduces Bill to Fight Money Laundering
1999-109 (December 15, 1999) - includes Backgrounder and Consultation Paper

Automobile Deduction Limits, Expense Benefit Rates for Business Announced for 2000
1999-108 (December 13, 1999) - includes Backgrounder

Canada Forgives Bangladesh's Debt
1999-107 (December 9, 1999)

Federal-Provincial Review of the Canada Pension Plan
Canada Pension Plan Triennial Review Press Release; includes backgrounders. NOTE - clicking on this link will connect you with the release on the Financing the CPP Web site.

Finance Minister Tables Notice of Ways and Means Motion
1999-106 (December 7, 1999) - includes Notice of Ways and Means Motion and Revised Explanatory Notes.

Official International Reserves
1999-105 (December 3, 1999)

Legislation to Amend the Excise Tax Act and Other Acts Reintroduced with Some Additions
1999-104 (December 2, 1999) - includes backgrounder, explanatory notes and Notice of Ways and Means Motion

Rates Announced for Canada Premium Bond Series 11 and Canada Savings Bond Series 62
1999-103 (December 2, 1999) - includes backgrounder

Draft Technical Income Tax Amendments Released
1999-102 (November 30, 1999) - includes Annex, Legislative Proposals and Explanatory Notes.

Debt Management Report for Fiscal Year 1998-99 Tabled in Parliament
1999-101 (November 30, 1999)

Canada Premium Bond Series 10 and Canada Savings Bond Series 61 Sales End December 1
1999-100 (November 26, 1999)

Entry into Force of the Tax Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Croatia
1999-099 (November 26, 1999) - includes text of the Convention.

Entry Into Force of the Tax Convention Between Canada and the Republic of Chile
1999-098 (November 23, 1999) - includes text of the Convention.

Minister of Finance Releases Statement of IMF Mission on Canada
1999-097 (November 19, 1999) - includes the International Monetary Fund - Statement of the IMF Mission.

Tobacco Tax Increases Announced
1999-096 (November 5, 1999) - includes Notice of Ways and Means Motion and Explanatory Notes

Official International Reserves
1999-095 (November 3, 1999)

Government Announces Planning Surpluses
1999-094 (November 2, 1999)

Rates Announced for Canada Savings Bond Series 61 and Canada Premium Bond Series 10
1999-093 (November 2, 1999) - includes backgrounder

2000 EI Premium Reduction to $2.40 Means $1.2 Billion Savings for Workers and Employers
Joint release with Human Resources Development Canada. NOTE - clicking on this link will connect you with the release on the HRDC Web site.

Federal Government Approves Conversion Proposal of Canada Life Assurance Company
1999-092 (October 27, 1999)

Canada Savings Bond Series 60 and Canada Premium Bond Series 9 Sales End November 1
1999-091 (October 27, 1999)

Canada Savings Bond and Canada Premium Bond Interest Rates Increased
1999-090 (October 22, 1999) - includes backgrounder

Department of Finance Releases Public Opinion Research
1999-089 (October 22, 1999)

Legislative Changes Proposed to Residence Deduction for the Clergy
1999-088 (October 19, 1999)

Canada Savings Bond and Canada Premium Bond Interest Rates Increased
1999-087 (October 19, 1999) - includes backgrounder

Secretary of State Announces Sales Tax Measures Including a Change in the Effective Date of Previously Proposed Passenger Transportation Measures
1999-086 (October 8, 1999)

Remarks by the Honourable Paul Martin, Minister of Finance for Canada to the Forum of Federations
October 6, 1999 - Mont-Tremblant, Quebec

Official International Reserves
1999-085 (October 5, 1999)

Harnessing the Forces of Globalization - Remarks by the Honourable James Scott Peterson, P.C., M.P., Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions) to the Annual Policy Conference of the Group of 78
October 1, 1999 - Cantley, Quebec

Rates Announced for Canada Savings Bond Series 60 and Canada Premium Bond Series 9
1999-084 (September 30, 1999)

1999-2000 New Canada Savings Bonds Campaign Launched
1999-083 (September 30, 1999) - includes Backgrounder on New Canada Savings Bonds

Statement Prepared for the Development Committee [of the IMF]
1999-082 (September 27, 1999)

Statement Prepared for the Interim Committee of the International Monetary Fund
1999-081 (September 26, 1999)

Finance Minister Paul Martin chosen as inaugural Chairperson of New Group of Twenty
1999-080 (September 25, 1999)

Federal Government Approves Demutualization of Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
1999-079 (September 24, 1999)

Government Records Second Consecutive Surplus
1999-078 (September 23, 1999)

Canada's Finance Minister Calls for Broader International Participation in Managing the Economic Challenges of Globalization
1999-077 (September 22, 1999)

Finance Minister Releases Draft Tax Legislation
1999-076 (September 10, 1999) - includes Backgrounder and Legislative Proposals and Explanatory Notes Relating to Income Tax

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
1999-075 (September 10, 1999) - includes the text of the Convention

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1999-074 (September 9, 1999) - includes text of the Convention.

Official International Reserves
1999-073 (September 3, 1999)

Sales Tax Proposals Announced Relating to Passenger Transportation Services, Multi-employer Pension Plans and the Federal Sales Tax Rebate on Books
1999-072 (August 12, 1999) - includes Backgrounder, Draft Legislation and Explanatory Notes

Official International Reserves
1999-071 (August 5, 1999)

Government Responds to Proposal by the Toronto-Dominion Bank to Acquire Canada Trust
1999-070 (August 3, 1999)

Minister of Finance Announces Appointment of Chair to Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
1999-069 (July 29, 1999)

Update on Income Tax Regulations for Multinational Insurance Corporations
1999-068 (July 29, 1999)

Clarifying Amendments Regarding Tax Treatment of Resource Expenditures
1999-067 (July 23, 1999) - includes Detailed Information Clarifying Tax Treatment of Resource Expenditures -- Draft Amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations and Explanatory Notes

Technical Change Announced for Registered Education Savings Plans
1999-066 (July 20, 1999)

Federal Government Approves Demutualization of Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada
1999-065 (July 14, 1999)

Canada Participates in High Level Meeting on the Balkans
1999-064 (July 12, 1999)

Remarks by the Honourable Paul Martin Minister of Finance to the Conference of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies -- The International Financial Architecture: The Rule of Law
(July 12, 1999)

Finance Department Releases Public Opinion Research
1999-063 (July 8, 1999)

Official International Reserves
1999-062 (July 6, 1999)

Budget 1999 Tax Relief Effective July 1
1999-061 (June 30, 1999)

Foreign Bank Branching Legislation Comes Into Force
1999-060 (June 28, 1999) - includes Bank Act Regulations

Minister of Finance Announces a New Policy Framework for Canada's Financial Services Sector
1999-059 (June 25, 1999) - includes link to details of new policy framework

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and the Republic of Uzbekistan
1999-058 (June 18, 1999) - includes text of the Convention

Finance Department Releases Tax Expenditure Report
1999-057 (June 17, 1999) - includes text of the Tax Expenditures 1999 Report

Notes for an address to the Border Trade Alliance International Conference by The Honourable Jim Peterson, P.C, M.P.,  Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)
(June 17, 1999)

Protocol to Tax Convention Signed by Canada and the Republic of Austria
1999-056 (June 16, 1999) - includes text of Protocol to Tax Convention and News Release 2000-089

Technical Change to the $1,000 Tax-Free Amount for Emergency Service Volunteers
1999-055 (June 16, 1999)

Canadians Embrace New Canada Premium Bond
1999-054 (June 15, 1999) - includes the text of the 1999-2000 Retail Debt Plan

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and the Portuguese Republic
1999-053 (June 14, 1999) - includes the text of the Convention

Statement by the Honourable Paul Martin, Minister of Finance for Canada to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
1999-052 (June 7, 1999)

Canada's Finance Minister Addresses Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
1999-051 (June 7, 1999)

Canada in the Global Economy - address by the ... Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions) to the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada at Bishop's University
(June 9, 1999)

Sales Tax and Excise Tax Legislation Introduced
1999-050 (June 4, 1999) - includes Backgrounder, Notice of Ways and Means Motion and Amendments to the Excise Tax Act, etc.; Explanatory Notes

Clarifying Changes to Tax Rules Announced for Donations of Ecologically Sensitive Land
1999-049 (June 3, 1999) - includes Backgrounder and Amendments to the Income Tax Act Relating to Ecological Gifts

Official International Reserves
1999-048 (June 3, 1999)

Government Proposes to Extend Deadline for Tax Relief to Small Businesses for Year 2000 Compliance
1999-047 (June 2, 1999)

Federal Government Introduces Bill to Fight Money Laundering
1999-046 (May 31, 1999) - includes Backgrounder

Current Structure of the Government of Canada Treasury Bill Program to be Maintained
1999-045 (May 18, 1999)

Changes Proposed to Tax Rules Relating to the Conversion of Foreign Bank Subsidiaries into Foreign Bank Branches
1999-044 (May 11, 1999) - includes Backgrounder

Official International Reserves
1999-043 (May 5, 1999)

Government of Canada Invites Requests for Accelerated Tariff Elimination under the NAFTA and the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
1999-042 (April 30, 1999)

Statement Prepared for the Development Committee, The Honourable Paul Martin, Minister of Finance for Canada
1999-041 (April 28, 1999)

Statement Prepared for the Interim Committee of the International Monetary Fund, The Honourable Paul Martin, Minister of Finance
1999-040 (April 27, 1999)

Minister of Finance Announces Appointment to the Bank of Canada Board of Directors
1999-039 (April 26, 1999) - includes Biographical Notes

Canada Enhances Disclosure of Official International Reserves Data
1999-038 (April 23, 1999) - includes text of the Enhanced Foreign Exchange Reserves Disclosure

Statement by The Honourable Jim Peterson, Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions) at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Annual Meetings
1999-037 (April 20, 1999)

Government Releases Legislative Proposals and Draft Regulations for the Taxation of Spirits, Wine and Tobacco Products
1999-036 (April 15, 1999) - includes Backgrounder and Legislative Proposals, Explanatory Notes and Draft Regulations Relating to a New Framework for the Taxation of Spirits, Wine and Tobacco Products

Tax Rollover for Canadian Shareholders of Foreign Corporations
1999-035 (April 15, 1999)

Official International Reserves
1999-034 (April 7, 1999)

Minister of Finance Announces Appointment of 1999 National Campaign Chair for the New Canada Savings Bonds Payroll Program
1999-033 (March 26, 1999) - includes Backgrounder: Biography of Guy Saint-Pierre

Canada Announces Details of Debt Relief Strategy for Helping the Poorest Countries
1999-032 (March 25, 1999) - includes Backgrounder -- Helping the Poorest -- Canada's Contribution to Debt Relief

Canada Savings Bond Series 59 and Canada Premium Bond Series 8 Sales End April 1
1999-031 (March 25, 1999)

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and the Republic of Bulgaria
1999-030 (March 18, 1999) - includes text of the Convention

Legislation Introduced for Budget Initiatives
1999-029 (March 16, 1999)

Sales Tax Rules Relating to Insurers and Segregated Funds
1999-028 (March 16, 1999) - includes Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Excise Tax Act

Legislation and Regulations to Allow Demutualization of Large Canadian Life Insurance Companies Come into Force
1999-027 (March 15, 1999) - includes Your Guide to Demutualization

Changes Proposed to Income Tax, Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance Collection Rules
1999-026 (March 11, 1999) - includes Backgrounder, Parts 1 and 2

Income Tax Legislation Reintroduced
1999-025 (March 10, 1999) - includes Notice of Ways and Means Motion to amend the Income Tax Act... and Revised Explanatory Notes Relating to Income Tax

Official International Reserves
1999-024 (March 3, 1999)

Rates Announced for Canada Savings Bond Series 59 and Canada Premium Bond Series 8
1999-023 (March 2, 1999) - includes Backgrounder

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
1999-022 (March 1, 1999) - includes text of the Convention

Canada Savings Bond Series 58 and Canada Premium Bond Series 7 Sales End March 1
1999-021 (February 24, 1999)

Finance Minister Welcomes G-7's Progress on Promoting Stability in the International Financial System
1999-020 (February 20, 1999) - includes links to related documents on the Deutsche Bundesbank WWW site

Protocol to Tax Convention Signed by Canada and Japan.
1999-019 (February 19, 1999) - includes text of the Protocol

1999 Budget Increases Federal Support for Health Care
1999-018 (February 16, 1999)

1999 Budget - Toll-Free Information Hotline
1999-017 (February 15, 1999)

Government Introduces New Legislation to Allow Foreign Banks to Branch Directly into Canada
1999-016 (February 11, 1999) - includes Backgrounder, Qs and A's on Foreign Bank Branching Legislation, Comparison of Key Features between Foreign Bank Subsidiaries and Foreign Bank Branches, and text of Draft Regulations

Authorized Foreign Banks: Income Tax Rules
1999-015 (February 11, 1999) - includes Backgrounder and text of the Notice of Ways and Means Motion

Finance Minister Announces Federal Budget Date
1999-014 (February 5, 1999)

Official International Reserves
1999-013 (February 3, 1999)

Minister of Finance Tables Legislation to Renew the Equalization Program
1999-012 (February 2, 1999) - includes text of The Federal Equalization Program

Rates Announced for Canada Savings Bond Series 58 and Canada Premium Bond Series 7
1999-011 (February 2, 1999) - includes Backgrounder

Refinements Announced to Sales Tax Proposals Released December 10, 1998, and Additional Artists' Representatives to be Prescribed by Regulation
1999-010 (January 29, 1999) - includes Backgrounder and Proposed Amendments to the Excise Tax Act.

Modifications to Foreign Property Classification Proposed
1999-009 (January 28, 1999) - includes Annex: Details on Proposed Modifications on Foreign Property.

Canada Savings Bond Series 57 and Canada Premium Bond Series 6 Sales End February 1
1999-008 (January 27, 1999)

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and the Lebanese Republic
1999-007 (January 18, 1999) - includes text of the Convention

Modification Announced to Draft Income Tax Legislation on Demutualization
1999-006 (January 14, 1999)

Entry into Force of the Protocol Amending the Tax Convention Between Canada and Indonesia
1999-005 (January 7, 1999) - includes text of Protocol

Entry Into Force of the Protocol Amending the Tax Convention Between Canada and the Netherlands
1999-004 (January 7, 1999) - includes text of Protocol

Entry into Force of the Tax Agreement Between Canada and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
1999-003 (January 7, 1999) - includes the text of the Agreement

Official International Reserves
1999-002 (January 6, 1999)

Rates Announced for Canada Savings Bond Series 57 and Canada Premium Bond Series 6
1999-001 (January 2, 1999) - includes Backgrounder


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