2005 - News releases

December

2005-12-13
December Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-12-02
Canada Revenue Agency interest rates for the first calendar quarter

November

2005-11-18
November Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-11-14
Revenue Minister McCallum launches the Taxpayer Alert initiative

2005-11-02
CPP pensionable earnings ceiling for 2006 up to $42,100

October

2005-10-20
October Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-10-05
October goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments

September

2005-09-27
The Canada Revenue Agency strengthens its measures to prevent the sale of illegal tobacco products

2005-09-20
September Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-09-02
Canada Revenue Agency interest rates for the fourth calendar quarter

August

2005-08-19
August Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-08-09
Revenue Minister McCallum announces the creation of 11 centres of expertise to address aggressive international tax planning

July

2005-07-20
July Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-07-19
The Canada Revenue Agency creates the Disability Advisory Committee

2005-07-05
July goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments

June

2005-06-20
June Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-06-07
Canada Revenue Agency interest rates for the third calendar quarter

May

2005-05-26
Government of Canada releases municipal Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) rebate information

2005-05-20
May Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-05-17
Revenue Minister McCallum announces new funding program for charities

2005-05-16
John McCallum announces appointment of Moya Greene as new President and CEO of Canada Post

2005-05-16
New regulatory regime for charities comes into force

April

2005-04-21
Deadline for filing 2004 income tax returns is May 2, 2005

2005-04-20
April Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-04-07
John McCallum proposes new CEO of Canada Post

2005-04-05
April goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments

March

2005-03-21
Revenue Minister McCallum announces appointment of Connie Roveto as Chair of the Canada Revenue Agency's Board of Management

2005-03-18
March Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-03-16
Canadians file on-line in record numbers

2005-03-07
Canada Revenue Agency interest rates for the second calendar quarter

2005-03-05
CRA is revoking registered charity status of the Lord's Evangelical Church of Deliverance and Prayer of Toronto

2005-03-03
Peterborough flood relief funds not taxable for most but could have income tax implications for business

February

2005-02-18
February Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-02-18
The Canada Revenue Agency offers business tax help on Saturdays

2005-02-02
Businessman sentenced to more than 2 years in jail and fined over $500,000 for GST fraud

2005-02-01
Canada Revenue Agency, Assembly of First Nations announce creation of First Nations Advisory Committee

January

2005-01-20
January Canada Child Tax Benefit payments

2005-01-14
Minister McCallum travels to Australia and New Zealand

2005-01-12
Revenue Minister McCallum proposes the appointment of Connie Roveto as Chair of the Canada Revenue Agency’s Board of Management

2005-01-05
January goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) credit payments

2005-01-02
Government assists Canadians to contribute to tsunami relief efforts (Department of Finance Canada)