Parliament passes Bill C-51, expanding the CRA’s power to share taxpayer information

Parliament has passed the government’s controversial Bill C-51, enacting the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act. A related amendment to subsections 241(9) and (10) of the Income Tax Act gives CRA officials the power to share taxpayer information with 16 other Government of Canada agencies and departments (such as the RCMP, CSIS, FINTRAC, the Department of National Defence, and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration) if there are reasonable grounds to suspect the information would be relevant to an investigation into threats to national security or terrorism offences.

Prepared by: Jennifer Flood

Jennifer Flood represents clients in the most high-stakes tax disputes Jennifer is a partner practicing in the firm’s Vancouver office. She represents companies and individuals in complex tax litigation, in both the civil and criminal contexts. She guides her clients… more »

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