Department of Finance Canada
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 Departments of the Government of Canada |
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| Finance | |
| Minister | Jim Flaherty |
| Established | July 1, 1867 |
| Responsibilities | Economic and Fiscal Policy
Economic Development and Corporate Finance Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Financial Sector Policy International Trade and Finance Tax Policy Corporate Services |
| Employees | 1000 |
| Department Website | |
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Function [edit]
Department of Finance Canada operates under the Minister of Finance. Its purpose is to ensure a healthy Canadian economy by developing polices of sound economic management and providing expert advice to the government.[1]
The department is headquartered in the Esplanade Laurier building in downtown Ottawa at the corner of O'Connor and Laurier.
Branches [edit]
The department is divided into several branches:
- Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch
- Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch
- Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch
- Financial Sector Policy Branch
- International Trade and Finance Branch
- Tax Policy Branch
- Law Branch
- Corporate Services Branch
- Consultations and Communications Branch
Related legislation [edit]
Acts and legislations under the Department:
- Income Tax Act
- Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
- Customs Act
- Customs Tariff Act
- Excise Act
- Excise Tax Act
- Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act
- Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act
- Payment Clearing and Settlement Act
- Financial Administration Act
- Special Import Measures Act
References [edit]
- ^ "About Finance Canada". About Finance Canada. Finance Canada. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
