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Gazettal of Revenue (Tax Concessions) Bill 2021 ***********************************************      The Revenue (Tax Concessions) Bill 2021 will be gazetted on March 5. The Bill seeks to implement tax concessions proposed in the 2021-22 Budget.        The Budget has proposed one-off reductions of salaries tax, tax under personal assessment and profits tax for the year of assessment…

Gazettal of Rating (Exemption) Order 2021 and Revenue (Reduction of Business Registration Fees and Branch Registration Fees) Order 2021 ******************************************************************************************      The Rating (Exemption) Order 2021 and the Revenue (Reduction of Business Registration Fees and Branch Registration Fees) Order 2021 will be gazetted on March 5. The two orders seek to implement one-off rates…

On February 28, 2021, at approximately 7:45pm, three staff members were assaulted at Grand Valley Institution, a multi-level security federal institution. The injured staff members were evaluated and treated at an outside hospital. March 2, 2021 – Kitchener, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada On February 28, 2021, at approximately 7:45pm, three staff members were assaulted…

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada strongly supports the decision made by the United States and the European Union on the adoption of sanctions against Russian officials responsible for the arbitrary detention, prosecution and attempted assassination of Alexey Navalny using a chemical weapon. It is important to…

Supporting women entrepreneurs to scale up their businesses and access global markets generates growth, creates jobs, and will be key for an inclusive global economic recovery. March 2, 2021 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada Supporting women entrepreneurs to scale up their businesses and access global markets generates growth, creates jobs, and will be…

Today the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, held her first official bilateral dialogue with the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, in which they reinforced the strength of the Canada-U.S. agricultural trade relationship. March 2, 2021 - Ottawa, Ontario - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Today the Minister of Agriculture and…

Appointment of self-recommended youth members to Advisory Committee on Mental Health ************************************************************************************      ​The Government announced today (March 2) the appointment of two members to the Advisory Committee on Mental Health through the Member Self-recommendation Scheme for Youth for a two-year term from March 1, 2021, to February 28, 2023.             The two newly appointed members…