CRA introduces software-specific controls for EFILE accounts, a safety feature, starting in 2026

Proactively reviewing EFILE accounts, certified tax software usage, and internal controls will position you far better when the new CRA rules take effect

The world's first carbon border-adjusted tax enters its definitive phase: What it means for Canada

Rambod Behboodi and Owen Clarke of BLG explain why Canadian companies should take immediate steps to establish necessary emissions tracking regimes

Alberta: Data reveals millions in tax arrears and unpaid leases for nearly 600 Alberta oil and gas companies

As of the end of 2024, property tax debt has grown to nearly $254 million, despite policies to stop deadbeat companies from acquiring new oil and gas wells

When CRA employees misbehave and make mistakes against Canadian taxpayers

The Canada Revenue Agency distinguishes clearly between employee misconduct and wrongdoing, applying different legal and administrative frameworks to each

CRA introduces software-specific controls for EFILE accounts, a safety feature, starting in 2026

Proactively reviewing EFILE accounts, certified tax software usage, and internal controls will position you far better when the new CRA rules take effect

The world's first carbon border-adjusted tax enters its definitive phase: What it means for Canada

Rambod Behboodi and Owen Clarke of BLG explain why Canadian companies should take immediate steps to establish necessary emissions tracking regimes

Alberta: Data reveals millions in tax arrears and unpaid leases for nearly 600 Alberta oil and gas companies

As of the end of 2024, property tax debt has grown to nearly $254 million, despite policies to stop deadbeat companies from acquiring new oil and gas wells

When CRA employees misbehave and make mistakes against Canadian taxpayers

The Canada Revenue Agency distinguishes clearly between employee misconduct and wrongdoing, applying different legal and administrative frameworks to each

Accounting News

Municipal

Patrick Brown’s 2026 budget lacks key investments as his previous spending freezes catch up to taxpayers

Debt balloons, projects shelved in the Brampton municipal budget after years of budget freezes as property taxpayers face a hike of just under five per cent
Thought Leaders

Why is the CRA still targeting pandemic aid recipients?

Continued collection attempts against people who received pandemic benefits shows a punitive logic that doesn’t fit the scale of the alleged transgressions
Business

CEO pay at record highs as workers struggle to make ends meet: report

To reign in some of the wage disparity, a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives offers two solutions: a millionaire tax and a wealth tax
Profession

Sunday News Roundup 26.01.18: CPA Canada membership model, fatiguing AI slop, the dealbook and more Canadian accounting news

Our weekly Canadian accounting news roundup includes the benefits of national membership, the downside of AI for accountants and businesses, and much more
Practice

Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton gets clean audit inspection sheet from US audit watchdog

A rare achievement for a Canadian accounting firm as the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board finds no deficiencies in its inspection of two audits



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The top 10 partner posts on Canadian Accountant in 2025

We present the top 10 articles that in 2025 got accountants thinking and planning for the future, from software to tax to recruitment to AI to open banking