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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA; French: Agence du revenu du Canada; ARC) is the revenue service of the Canadian federal government, and most provincial and territorial governments. The CRA collects taxes , administers tax law and policy , and delivers benefit programs and tax credits. [ 4 ]
It was created from the merging of Revenue Canada with Canada Customs. [1] [2] The CCRA was subsequently split into the Canada Border Services Agency and Canada Revenue Agency. [1] [2] During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, QC, the department was called the Department of National Revenue Customs and Excise.
To gain charity status, organizations must first register with the federal Canadian Revenue Agency under the Income Tax Act. [5] To be eligible for charitable tax status, charities need to provide a public benefit, such as poverty relief or education, [6] and they are limited in their business and political activities, including making profit or engaging in partisan behavior. [7]
Most provinces employ a system of federal-provincial agreements whereby the tax is collected on behalf of a province by the federal government. Quebec is the only province that collects provincial personal income taxes by their agency. Thus, Quebec residents file tax returns with both Revenu Québec and the Canada Revenue Agency. Alberta and ...
Canada Revenue Agency collects personal income taxes for agreeing provinces/territories and remits the revenues to the respective governments. The provincial/territorial tax forms are distributed with the federal tax forms, and the taxpayer need make only one payment—to CRA—for both types of tax.
The GST, which is administered by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), replaced a previous hidden 13.5% manufacturers' sales tax (MST). Introduced at an original rate of 7%, the GST rate has been lowered twice and currently sits at rate of 5%, since January 1, 2008. The GST raised 11.7% of total federal government revenue in 2017–2018. [2]
The minister of national revenue (French: ministre du revenu national) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), as well as the administration of taxation law and collection. The current minister of national revenue is Élisabeth Brière who took office on December 20, 2024. [6]
A charitable organization in Canada is regulated under the Canadian Income Tax Act through the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). There are more than 85,600 registered charities in Canada. [1] The charitable sector employs over 2 million people and accounts for about 7% of the GDP of Canada.