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2002

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Interim Measure Extended on Deductibility of Provincial Payroll and Capital Taxes
2002-110 (December 23, 2002)

2003 Automobile Deduction Limits and Expense Benefit Rates for Business
2002-109 (December 20, 2002)

Release of Draft GST/HST Amendments
2002-108 (December 20, 2002) - includes a Backgrounder, Draft GST/HST Legislation Amendments and Explanatory Notes

Federal Government Releases Draft Technical Income Tax Amendments
2002-107 (December 20, 2002) - includes the Legislative Proposals and Explanatory Notes Relating to Income Tax

General Corporate Tax Rate cut by 2 Percentage Points as of January 1, 2003
2002-106 (December 19, 2002) General Corporate Tax Rate cut by 2 Percentage Points as of January 1, 2003 - includes backgrounder

Minister Manley Welcomes Upgrade by Dominion Bond Rating Service
2002-105 (December 16, 2002)

Minister of Finance Announces Bank of Canada Appointments
2002-104 (December 12, 2002) - Includes Biographical Notes

Minister of Finance Tables Debt Management Report for 2001-02
2002-103 (December 10, 2002) - includes the Debt Management Report for 2001-02.

Speech by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to the Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
2002-102 (December 9, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-101 (December 4, 2002)

Secretary of State Bevilacqua Welcomes Opening of the Centre for the Financial Services Ombudsnetwork
2002-100 (November 29, 2002)

Minister of Finance to Consult on Disability Tax Credit Proposals
2002-099 (November 29, 2002) - includes Backgrounder - Disability Tax Credit, Annex 1, Annex 2 and Annex 3

New Appointments to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
2002-098 (November 28, 2002) - includes Biographical Sketches of New Appointees to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Factsheet

Employment Insurance Premium Cut: Rate Set at $2.10 for 2003
2002-097 (November 28, 2002)

International Monetary Fund Praises Canada’s Economic Resilience and Policies
2002-096 (November 26, 2002) - includes the International Monetary Fund, 2003 Article IV Consultation with Canada - Statement of the IMF Mission.

Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations Announced
2002-095 (November 21, 2002)

Minister of Finance Receives Report on Canadian Securities Regulation
2002-094 (November 19, 2002) - includes a letter to the Honourable John Manley, P.C., M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Appendix A

Finance Minister Announces Appointment to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal
2002-093 (November 14, 2002) - Includes a biographical note

Protecting Canadians From Inflation Under the Five-Year Tax Reduction Plan: Indexation Factor of 1.6 Per Cent for 2003
2002-092 (November 12, 2002) - includes a Backgrounder

Finance Minister Welcomes Public Input on Air Travellers Security Charge Review
2002-091 (November 8, 2002) - includes links to a backgrounder and the Air Traveller's Security Charge Review

Official International Reserves
2002-089 (November 5, 2002)

Balanced Budgets and Balanced Approach Highlight Economic and Fiscal Update
2002-090 (October 30, 2002) - includes link to the Economic and Fiscal Update 2002.

Department of Finance Releases Tax Expenditure Report
2002-088 (October 25, 2002) - includes links to the Tax Expenditures and Evaluations 2002 report.

Ministers Release Correspondence
2002-087 (October 24, 2002) - includes the letter sent to the Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance and the Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

Statement by the Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua, Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
2002-086 (October 24, 2002)

Federal Government Pays Down $8.9 billion in Debt
2002-085 (le 15 octobre 2002) - includes links to Annual Financial Report of the Government of Canada - Fiscal Year 2001-2002 and Fiscal Reference Tables - October 2002

Secretary of State Releases Legislative Proposals for the Taxation of Non-Resident Trusts and Foreign Investment Entities
2002-084 (October 11, 2002)

Speech by the Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua, Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), to the Toronto Board of Trade
2002-083 (October 10, 2002)

Finance Minister Appoints Harold Mackay as Special Representative to Advise on Canadian Securities Regulation
2002-082 (October 3, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-081 (October 3, 2002)

Rates Announced for Canada Premium Bond Series 27 and Canada Savings Bond Series 78
2002-080 (October 1, 2002)

2002-2003 New Canada Savings Bonds Campaign Launched
2002-079 (October 1, 2002)

Statement prepared for the Development Committee of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund - The Honourable John Manley,Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance for Canada
2002-078 (September 27, 2002)

Statement prepared for the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the International Monetary Fund - The Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance for Canada
2002-077 (September 27, 2002)

Speech by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to the Canadian-American Business Council
2002-076 (September 27, 2002)

Speech by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to the Canadian Society of New York
2002-075 (September 25, 2002)

Notes for an Address by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to the Rotary Club
(September 23, 2002)

Canada’s World Bank Executive Director Nominated
2002-074 (September 13, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-073 (September 5, 2002)

Overpayments to Provinces to Be Recovered and Used to Pay Down Debt
2002-072 (September 4, 2002) - includes Backgrounder: Overpayments Under the Tax Collection Agreements

Disability Tax Credit Clarification Proposed
2002-071 (August 30, 2002) - includes Draft DTC Legislation and Explanatory Note DTC

Government Receives Tribunal Safeguard Report on Imports of Certain Steel Goods
2002-070 (August 20, 2002)

Change in Department of Finance Tax Treaty Announcements
2002-069 (August 16, 2002)

Department of Finance Improves E-Mail News Delivery
2002-068 (August 16, 2002)

Renegotiation of Standby Credit Facility
2002-067 (August 8, 2002)

Statement by G-7 Finance Ministers on Framework for International Monetary Fund Program for Brazil
2002-066 (August 8, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-065 (August 6, 2002)

Minister Manley Pleased with Standard & Poor’s Decision to Upgrade Canada’s Debt Rating
2002-064 (July 29, 2002)

Federal Government Enhances Renewable Energy Tax Incentives
2002-063 (July 26, 2002) - includes Backgrounder, Draft Income Tax Regulations (Test Wind Turbines) and Technical Notes.

Canada Pledges $30 Million to Governance Centre
2002-062 (July 23, 2002)

Statement by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, on the Announcement of Canada’s Grant to the Centre for International Governance Innovation
2002-061 (July 23, 2002)

Manley Welcomes Auditor Oversight Body as Part of Actions Needed to Strengthen Public Confidence in Canada’s Financial Markets
2002-060 (July 17, 2002)

Finance Minister Receives Report of Auditor General Regarding CCRA’s Accounting Practices
2002-059 (July 17, 2002) - includes the Auditor General's Covering Letter; the Accountant's Report and the Annex to the Accountant's Report

Government Receives Tribunal Finding on Steel
2002-058 (July 5, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-057 (July 4, 2002)

Goods and Services Tax Credit Becomes More Responsive to Changing Family Circumstances
2002-056 (July 2, 2002)

New Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations to be Published
2002-055 (June 20, 2002)

Statement  by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
2002-054 (June 19, 2002)

Consultation on Cooperative Banking in Canada Extended
2002-053 (June 18, 2002)

Government Announces Tobacco Tax Increases to Discourage Smoking
2002-052 (June 17, 2002) - includes Backgrounder and Notice of Ways and Means Motion.

Legislation Introduced to Transfer Canada Pension Plan Assets to CPP Investment Board
2002-051 (June 6, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-050 (June 5, 2002)

Finance Minister Receives Reports of Auditor General Regarding Tax Collection Agreement Overpayments
2002-049 (June 3, 2002) - includes Auditor General's Covering Letter, Auditor's Report: 1997-1999, Accountant's Report: 1993-1996, Accountant's Report: years prior to 1993 and the Accountant's Report: CCRA's Current Accounting Practices

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and Italy
2002-048 (June 3, 2002)

Statement by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada before the Annual International Monetary Conference
2002-047 (June 3, 2002)

Speech by the Honourable Paul Martin, Minister of Finance for Canada, to members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
2002-046 (May 31, 2002)

Acquisition of Clarica by Sun Life Approved
2002-045 (May 27, 2002)

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and Mongolia
2002-044 (May 27, 2002)

Harold Mackay Appointed to Department of Finance Advisory Post
2002-043 (May 24, 2002)

Tax Convention Signed by Canada and Belgium
2002-042 (May 24, 2002)

Finance Minister Says Innovative Financing Key to Shaping Economic Future
2002-041 (May 21, 2002)

Speech by the Honourable Paul Martin, Minister of Finance for Canada, to members of the Canadian Venture Capital Association and Toronto Stock Exchange
2002-040 (May 21, 2002)

Regulations to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Announced
2002-039 (May 9, 2002)

Minister of Finance Welcomes Moody’s Decision to Upgrade Canada’s Debt Rating
2002-038 (May 3, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-037 (May 3, 2002)

Statement prepared for the Development Committee of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
2002-036 (April 21, 2002)

Statement Prepared for the International Monetary and Financial Committee of the International Monetary Fund
2002-035 (April 20, 2002)

G-7 Finance Ministers Adopt Financial Crises Action Plan
2002-034 (April 20, 2002) - includes Framework for Crisis Prevention and Resolution, and Reforming the Global Financial Architecture: A Chronology

Technical Measures Proposed for Purposes of the Air Travellers Security Charge
2002-033 (April 19, 2002)

Minister Martin Calls for HIPC Program Review
2002-032 (April 19, 2002)

Finance Ministers To Meet In Halifax
2002-031 (April 19, 2002)

Entry Into Force of the Tax Agreement Between Canada and Germany
2002-030 (April 4, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-029 (April 4, 2002)

Department of Finance Launches Consultation on Cooperative Banking in Canada
2002-028 (April 2, 2002) - includes a link to the Cooperative Bank Consultation - Key Principles Underlying a Possible Legislative Model

Air Travellers Security Charge to Take Effect as of April 1, 2002
2002-027 (March 28, 2002)

Speech by the Honourable John McCallum, Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), to the Canada China Business Council
(March 28, 2002)

Canada Premium Bond Series 26 and Canada Savings Bond Series 77 Sales End Monday, April 1, 2002
2002-026 (March 25, 2002)

Canada Calls for Investigation on Steel Imports
2002-025 (March 22, 2002) - includes a Backgrounder and Products Subject to Safeguard Inquiry

Minister Martin Attends International Development Conference
2002-024 (March 20, 2002)

Debt Management Strategy for Fiscal Year 2002-03 Tabled in Parliament
2002-023 (March 14, 2002) - includes the text of the Debt Management Strategy, 2002-03

Official International Reserves
2002-022 (March 5, 2002)

Special Pricing Terms Continued for Canada Premium Bond Series 26 and Canada Savings Bond Series 77
2002-021 (March 2, 2002) - includes a Backgrounder

Equalization Adjustment: Impact on Quebec Suspended for One Year
2002-020 (February 28, 2002)

Canada Hands Over G-20 Chair to India
2002-019 (February 27, 2002)

Minister of Finance Announces Appointment of the 2002 National Campaign Chair for the New Canada Savings Bonds Payroll Program
2002-018 (February 27, 2002)

Tax Treaty Negotiations with Azerbaijan
2002-017 (February 12, 2002)

Canada Cancels Tanzanian Debt
2002-016 (February 11, 2002)

Statement of G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Ottawa Meeting, February 8-9, 2002

Ottawa Meeting Launches 2002 G-7 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Process
2002-015 (February 8, 2002)

Proposed GST/HST Amendments Relating to Beverage Container Deposits
2002-014 (February 8, 2002) - includes Backgrounder and Legislative Proposals Relating to the Excise Tax Act

Legislation Introduced for 2001 Budget Initiatives
2002-013 (February 5, 2002) - includes Backgrounder and Explanatory Notes

Official International Reserves
2002-012 (February 5, 2002)

Special Pricing Terms Announced for Canada Premium Bond Series 25 and Canada Savings Bond Series 76
2002-011 (February 4, 2002) - includes a Backgrounder.

Department of Finance Releases Public Opinion Research
2002-010 (January 31, 2002)

Notice of Ways and Means Motion Introduced for Budget Initiatives
2002-009 (January 29, 2002) - includes the Notice of Ways and Means Motion

Tax Agreement Signed by Canada and Kuwait
2002-008 (January 28, 2002)

Protocol to the Tax Convention Between Canada and Australia Signed
2002-007 (January 25, 2002)

Tax Treaty Negotiations with China
2002-006 (January 15, 2002)

Canada to Host G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
2002-005 (January 10, 2002) - includes a link to the Notice to the Media and G-7 Accreditation form.

Entry Into Force of the Tax Convention Between Canada and Ecuador
2002-004 (January 8, 2002)

Official International Reserves
2002-003 (January 4, 2002)

Entry Into Force of the Tax Agreement Between Canada and the Slovak Republic
2002-002 (January 2, 2002)

Rates Announced for Canada Premium Bond Series 24 and Canada Savings Bond Series 75
2002-001 (January 2, 2002) - includes a Backgrounder.


Last Updated: 2002-10-28

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