Strengthening tax fairness by working with international partners to crack down on tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance is a key commitment for the Government of Canada and will help to ensure that the tax system is fair for all Canadians.

“This important trip helped us strengthen and foster the important relationships we have created with our overseas partners in the fight against offshore tax evasion. Canada plays a major role in international efforts. Multilateral collaboration and the exchange of information between countries are the most important tools we have to ensure our tax system is fair and that tax cheats face the full consequences of their actions.”

- The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue

“I was pleased to meet with Minister Lebouthillier to discuss Canada's important contribution to the work of the OECD. It is more important than ever to ensure that countries continue to work together to improve the international tax landscape through global cooperation and vigilance in tax administration.”

-Pascal St-Amans, Director, Centre of Tax Policy and Administration for the OECD

• Through the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA), 50 countries work together to deal with international risks, improve compliance and the overall delivery of tax administration. Canada (Commissioner Bob Hamilton) is the vice-chair of the FTA and leads the Large Business and International Programme with the goal of promoting tax compliance and improving tax certainty for tax administrations and large multinational enterprises.
• Canada (Commissioner Bob Hamilton) also leads FTA efforts to support developing countries strengthen their overall tax administration capacity.
• Canada supports the Country-by-Country reporting initiative of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project of the OECD. This initiative allows tax administrations to have a better understanding of multinational enterprises’ worldwide operations. This effective new tool will help tax administrations identify high-risk taxpayers and better target their efforts and resources. 
• Canada leads global efforts to implement BEPS through the Large Business and International Programme.
• Through this programme, members work together to develop frameworks to improve individual and collective capacity to manage and work with large businesses. Through this collaboration, members have been striving to reduce burden and improve compliance outcomes for both tax administrations and businesses.
• As of 2017, large multinational enterprises with annual revenues of more than €750 million, must file details of business and tax activities for each country where they operate.
• Canada plays a strong role and is leading projects in the Joint International Taskforce on Shared Intelligence and Collaboration, a network of more than 37 countries working together to tackle aggressive tax avoidance and evasion.

Associated Links

• Government of Canada cracks down on tax evasion
• Cracking down on offshore tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance
• Tax cheating. There are consequences.
• Criminal investigations actions, charges, and convictions

Jérémy Ghio
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of National Revenue
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Media Relations
Canada Revenue Agency
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