Department of Finance Canada

Department of Finance Canada (French: Ministère des Finances 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 James Michael Flaherty building in downtown Ottawa at the corner of Elgin and Albert.

Branches

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

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

External links

• Department of Finance Canada

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