"We are the only G7 country without an inheritance tax. The richest 87 families have 4,448 times more wealth than the average Canadian family. By 10:09 a.m., Canada’s top paid 100 CEOs have earned as much as the average worker does all year..."
10 February 2020
Canada recently dropped four points in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Ranking, landing behind peers like Germany and Norway.
It's time for Canada to take a stand against large online multinationals and require them to pay their fair share.
How does our system protect the rich while exploiting working Canadians? C4TF former Executive Director Toby Sanger argues that stronger measures against tax dodgers, tackling tax havens, redistribution of CEO pay, and investment in public services over private partnerships would go a long way to strengthening Canada's economy.
Related: Platform for Tax Fairness 2021, by Toby Sanger
9 January 2020
In yet another delay of the progressive tax promises they made back in 2015, the federal Liberals have put off tightening one of the most regressive tax loopholes, the stock option deduction.
At a time when Canadian families are dealing with the hangover of bills and debts to pay after the holidays, corporate Canada has reason to celebrate.
Tuesday January 7th, 2020 at 8:56am is the time when Canadian corporations could have paid all their federal and provincial corporate income taxes out of their revenues for the year: “Corporate Income Tax Freedom Day.”
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) annual CEO pay report reveals that a disturbing number of Canadian corporations now pay their top five executives more than they pay in corporate income tax.
9 December 2019
MPs and Senators returned to Ottawa last week with the Liberal government delivering a Throne Speech to very mixed reviews.
Canadians for Tax Fairness stands with the Global Alliance for Tax Justice and other civil society organizations calling for economic, social and environmental justice in the extractive industry.