Minister of National Revenue Announces Blue Ribbon Membership of the Offshore Compliance Advisory Committee
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/20/16 -- Canada Revenue Agency
Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier today announced the full membership of the Offshore Compliance Advisory Committee (OCAC). This follows on the Minister's April 11th announcement that the Government of Canada will invest $444.4 million over five years to strengthen tax compliance and fight against tax avoidance and evasion, including offshore tax schemes.
The OCAC, composed of third-party experts with significant legal and tax experience, will advise the Minister and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on current and future administrative strategies to deal with non-compliance. The inaugural meeting of the committee will be held in early June.
As previously announced, the OCAC will be chaired by Dr. Colin Campbell, Associate Professor of Law at Western University. The Committee's Vice-Chair is Kimberley Brooks, Associate Professor and former Dean of the Schulich school of Law at Dalhousie University.
The remaining members of the committee announced today are:
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"I am pleased to announce this eminent group of leading experts as members of the OCAC. Their valued contribution will help the CRA deliver on this government's commitment to detect and audit aggressive tax planning, as well as prosecute tax evasion by helping refine and make more transparent the CRA's policies and practices. Canadians must have confidence that the tax system is fair for everyone and that everyone pays their fair share of taxes."
- The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue
Additional Information
The full biographies of all of the members are annexed to this release.
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Annex
Offshore Compliance Advisory Committee - Biographies of Members
Dr. Colin Campbell (Chair), Associate Professor of Law at Western University
Kimberley Brooks (Vice-Chair), Associate Professor, Schulich school of Law, Dalhousie University
Marie-Pierre Allard, Professor, Faculty of Administration, Universite de Sherbrooke
Catherine Brown, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
Larry Chapman, FCPA, FCA, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Tax Foundation
Allan Lanthier, FCPA, FCA, Retired Senior Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Dr. Daniel B. Thornton, FCPA, FCA, Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario Professorship in Financial Accounting, Smith School of Business at Queens University
Contacts:
Chloe Luciani-Girouard
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of National Revenue
613-995-2960
Jelica Zdero
Media Relations
Canada Revenue Agency
613-952-9184
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