From 1996 to 2014, Ottawa added 27 personal tax expenditures, for a total of 128.
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April 27, 2018
12:42PM
Canada’s 2018 version of the Income Tax Act contains 3,302 pages and 1,101,499 words.
April 27, 2017
9:14AM
When established in 1917, Canada’s Income Tax Act contained 3,999 words compared to 1,029,042 words today.
May 10, 2016
2:39PM
From 2001 to 2014, the sheer number of personal income tax expenditures has increased 24 per cent.
April 29, 2016
9:00AM
Between 1971 and 2014, the federal Income Tax Act’s text area increased by 355 per cent.
April 29, 2016
3:00AM
In the 12 years following 2001, there were almost two new tax expenditures per year.
September 4, 2015
9:00AM
A profound, if partial, consensus on taxes and economic incentives seemed to be reached amongst the main political parties in Canada that has been almost completely ignored. The consequences for policy are remarkable if this consensus is properly understood and broadly applied.
April 27, 2015
6:00AM
Filed your taxes yet? You’ve got until Thursday at midnight. After that, according to the federal government, you’re officially in arrears.
