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Foreign Exchange Rates, Interest Rates and Consumer Price Index
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) and Service Canada
Provincial/Territorial Web Sites for Business Information and Services
Financial and Investment Resources
Pacific Exchange Rate Service - use their database retrieval system to get historical data for any currency, in spreadsheet format. Specify the desired date range, and get daily or weekly rates, or monthly averages.
US to Canadian Foreign Exchange Rate History
Exchange Rates - Bank of CanadaCurrency Converter - Bank of Canada
Bank of Canada Historical Noon and Closing Rates - exchange rates for years up to and including April 28, 2017
TD Commercial Banking Foreign Exchange RatesTarget for the Overnight Rate - Bank of Canada
Prescribed Interest Rates - Canada Revenue Agency
Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Canada, 2000 to Present - Bank of Canada
Income Tax Folios - Index - these are gradually replacing Income Tax Interpretation Bulletins
List of Cancelled Income Tax Interpretation Bulletins
Current Income Tax Technical News (ITTN)
Tax Treaties - Canada's tax conventions with other countries
Check CRA Processing Times for Various Services
Access to information and privacy at the Canada Revenue Agency - to retrieve your personal tax details or corporate tax information that you are missing. See the article from Ryan Minor, Director of Tax, CPA Canada on accessing your information.
Contact Information including toll-free telephone numbers and approximate wait times at Assistance by phone. If the wait time is "not available", service representatives are not available, and your call will be directed to the automated line.
CRA Online Chat with a live CRA agent in My Account
Dedicated telephone service for income tax service providers
Tax Services Offices - Addresses, Phone and Fax Numbers - Use the Find A CRA address by choosing your province and type of document or correspondence.
CRA home page - English - Français
Videos and Recorded Webinars for Individuals and Families
Canada Child BenefitHow to Change Your Address with CRA
My Account Sign-in and CRA Account Help
My Payment for individuals and businesses
Required tax instalments for individuals
Business or Professional Income and Small Businesses and Self-Employed Income
My Business Account Sign-in and CRA Account Help
Represent a Client Sign-in and CRA Account Help
My Payment for individuals and businesses
Paying corporate income tax instalments
Business Number Registration - one stop registration for CRA
programs, as well as programs in Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick
and British Columbia.
See also Business
Registration Online
GST/HST - Collect, file and remit the GST/HST
Excise and GST/HST Rulings and Interpretations
Service Canada home page
Service Canada Centres - Find one near you
Payment Dates for CPP, OAS, and other government payments
CPP and OAS monthly payment amounts and other statistics
Old Age Security payment amounts and tables of rates for GIS
Old Age Security Return of Income
- Record of Employment on the Web (ROE Web)
Contact Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) re Old Age Security (OAS) or Canada Pension Plan (CPP) questions or other ESDC programs and services.
Use the Service Canada site, without having a My Service Canada account, to:
- Employment Insurance benefits and leave - Apply for benefits
- complete your employment insurance report online (using 4 digit access code from your EI benefit statement)
- Apply online for your CPP retirement pension
- use the Canadian Retirement Income Calculator
- CPP Statement of Contributions - view and print your statement, or request that it be mailed to you
- Government of Canada - Disability Benefits
- Income Security Programs - Old Age Security, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Allowance, Allowance for Survivor, Canada Pension Plan.
My Service Canada Account, a single point of access to view and update Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) information. You can
AL Business and Economic Development
BC BC Small Business Startup Services and Resources
MB Manitoba Information and Services for Business
NB New Brunswick Resources for Business
NL Newfoundland and Labrador Business and Economic Development
NS Nova Scotia home page, with links to Business Online Services and more on the Business page.
NT Northwest Territories Business & Resources
NU Government of Nunavut home page, and Business and Entrepreneurship page
PE Prince Edward Island Business Development
QC Quebec Services for Business and Starting a Business
SK Saskatchewan Investment and Economic Development
Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Tax Court of Canada and Access to JudgmentsCanadian Legal Information Institute - Courts, Boards and Tribunals
Consolidated Statutes and Regulations of Canada
Income Tax Act and RegulationsCanada Pension Plan and Regulations
Employment Insurance Act and Regulations
Excise Tax Act and Regulations (includes Goods & Services Tax)Old Age Security Act and Regulations
Canadian Legal Information Institute - Statutes
Canada Gazette - Canada's official newspaper, gives you an opportunity to have a say in all regulations proposed in Canada.
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act R.S.C., 1985, C. F-8 - re equalization payments to provinces, health transfers, sales tax harmonization, etc.
Canadian Taxpayers Federation - Non-profit citizens' advocacy group
TaxBook.ca - Practical tips on the tax dispute and tax litigation process, of interest to self-represented litigants
Video Tax News Technical Interpretations - Judicial and CRA interpretations of Canadian tax law and transactional implications
TaxInterpretations.com - Judicial and CRA interpretations of Canadian tax law and transactional implications
PushorMitchell.com - Excellent legal site, provides statutes and law cases, free e-mail newsletterSupreme Advocacy LLP - weekly newsletter with summary of Supreme Court Cases
GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca - Ontario Securities Commission Investor Education
InvestRight.org - BC Securities Commission Invest Right
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