Bill C-43
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RECOMMENDATION |
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His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of
Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances,
in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act
to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend
and repeal other Acts as a consequence''.
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment establishes the Canada Customs and Revenue
Agency to carry out the mandate of the Department of National
Revenue and repeals the Department of National Revenue Act. The
Minister of National Revenue is named as the Minister responsible for
the Agency. The Minister continues to be accountable for the
administration and enforcement of federal tax, trade and customs
legislation. The Agency supports the Minister in the administration and
enforcement of such legislation, and the Minister directs the
Commissioner of Customs and Revenue and Agency employees in this
regard. The enactment also authorizes the Agency to contract with the
provinces to administer provincial tax and other programs.
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This enactment sets out the responsibilities, accountability regime,
organization, human and financial resources regime, and planning and
reporting framework of the Agency. It establishes a Board of
Management to oversee the management of the Agency, and gives the
Commissioner of Customs and Revenue responsibility for the
day-to-day management of the Agency as its chief executive officer.
The Minister may issue written directions to the Agency in matters
within the authority and responsibility of the Board that affect public
policy or could materially affect public finances.
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The Agency continues to be subject to Treasury Board's
requirements with respect to financial management, but has its own
authorities for matters such as human resources, contracting and
property management. The Agency must annually submit a corporate
business plan to the Minister for recommendation to the Treasury
Board, and the Minister must table a summary of the plan in Parliament.
The plan must include the strategies the Agency intends to use to meet
its human resource and other administrative objectives, as well as the
proposed operating and capital budgets.
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