Revenue Canada
| Agence du revenu du Canada | |
 The Connaught Building, home of the Canada Revenue Agency |
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | December 2003 |
| Preceding Department | |
| Type | Department responsible for administering tax, benefits, and related programs, and ensuring compliance on behalf of governments across Canada. |
| Jurisdiction | Canada |
| Headquarters |
The Connaught Building 45°25′35″N 75°41′41″W / 45.42639°N 75.69472°W |
| Employees | 40,000 |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www |
The Canada Revenue Agency, or Agence du revenu du Canada (CRA; formerly Revenue Canada and the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency), is a Canadian federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system. It also oversees the registration of charities in Canada, and tax credit programmes such as the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program.
The Canada Revenue Agency was known as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) until a federal government reorganization in December 2003, when customs enforcement was moved into the Canada Border Services Agency, part of the Public Safety Canada portfolio.
The CCRA was short-lived, having been created in a November 1999 reorganization of the federal government, where it had been known for many years under its statutory name, the Department of National Revenue. Before 1927, it was known as the Department of Inland Revenue. It was also referred to as Revenue Canada under the Federal Identity Program of the Treasury Board of Canada.
The Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer is the head of the agency and its Board of Management, consisting of 15 members, 11 of whom are nominated by the provinces and territories. The current Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of CRA is Bob Hamilton, appointed on August 1, 2016.
The head office is in Ottawa and is responsible for budgeting, planning, training of managers, rulings, reporting to the minister, and other high level functions. The CRA is divided into 5 regions for administrative purposes, including Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie, and Pacific. Each region has a few tax services office, which carry out field works, such as audit and collections.
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