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Acts and legislations under the Department:
Acts and legislations under the Department:
* Income Tax Act
* ''Income Tax Act''
* Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
* ''Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act''
* Customs Act
* ''Customs Act''
* Customs Tariff Act
* ''Customs Tariff Act''
* Excise Act
* ''Excise Act''
* Excise Tax Act
* ''Excise Tax Act''
* Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act
* ''Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act''
* Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act
* ''Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act''
* Payment Clearing and Settlement Act
* ''Payment Clearing and Settlement Act''
* Financial Administration Act
* ''Financial Administration Act''
* Special Import Measures Act
* ''Special Import Measures Act''
*Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act
* ''Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act''
*European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act
* ''European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act''


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:14, 14 September 2019

Department of Finance Canada
Ministère des Finances Canada
Department overview
FormedJuly 1, 1867
TypeDepartment responsible for
  • Economic and Fiscal Policy
  • Economic Development and Corporate Finance
  • Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy
  • Financial Sector Policy
  • International Trade and Finance
  • Tax Policy
  • Corporate Services
JurisdictionCanada
Employees1,000
Minister responsible
Websitewww.fin.gc.ca

Department of Finance Canada (Template:Lang-fr) operates under the Minister of Finance. Its purpose is to ensure a healthy Canadian economy by developing policies of sound economic management and providing expert advice to the government.[1]

The department is headquartered in the James Michael Flaherty building in downtown Ottawa at the corner of Elgin and Albert.

Branches and sub-agencies

The Department is divided into several branches:

  • Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch
  • Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch
  • Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch
  • Financial Sector Policy Branch
  • International Trade and Finance Branch
  • Tax Policy Branch
  • Law Branch
  • Corporate Services Branch
  • Consultations and Communications Branch

Some of the sub-agencies under the Department include:

Acts and legislations under the Department:

  • Income Tax Act
  • Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
  • Customs Act
  • Customs Tariff Act
  • Excise Act
  • Excise Tax Act
  • Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act
  • Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act
  • Payment Clearing and Settlement Act
  • Financial Administration Act
  • Special Import Measures Act
  • Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act

References

  1. ^ "About Finance Canada". About Finance Canada. Finance Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2011.