GOVERNMENT POLICY NEWS FROM ACROSS CANADA
Chiarelli, Murray Join Cabinet In Key Economic Ministries Premier Dalton McGuinty today announced changes to his Cabinet and government to help drive results in Ontario’s economy, schools and hospitals. To ensure that the new Cabinet stays focused on delivering results in those areas, the Premier has formed a new Priorities and Planning Committee of Cabinet [...]
Minister of Finance Announces Task Force to Review Payments System The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced the launch of the Task Force for the Payments System Review to help guide the evolution of the payments system in Canada. “Today, Canadians can pay for things in a bewildering number of ways, even by [...]
MINISTER OF FINANCE PROPOSES TIGHTER REGULATION OF INSURANCE PROMOTION BY BANKS Related Documents: Letter from the Minister of Finance to Ms. Nancy Hughes Anthony Letter from the Minister of Finance to Mr. Dan Danyluk Letter from the Minister of Finance to Mr. Gerald M. Soloway The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today announced plans [...]
Government of Canada Moves to Protect Canadian Investors: Finance Minister takes key step in establishing a Canadian Securities Regulator Related Documents: Backgrounder Fact sheet – Proposed Canadian Securities Act Fact sheet – Constitutional Reference Proposed Canadian Securities Act The Government of Canada today released the proposed Canadian Securities Act, marking a key step towards a [...]
MINISTER OF FINANCE MOVES TO ENHANCE PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE PENSION PLAN MEMBERS Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement Regulations The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today proposed changes to federally regulated private pension plans that will enhance protection for plan members, reduce funding volatility and modernize the rules for investments by pension funds. The changes proposed [...]
MINISTER OF FINANCE RELEASES DRAFT PROPOSALS ON TAX-FREE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Draft Legislation Explanatory Notes The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released for consultation a package of draft Income Tax Act amendments relating to Tax-Free Savings Accounts. These proposed amendments, when enacted, will implement the measures announced in the October 16, 2009 news release [...]
