Finance Canada oversees the development of tax law and other measures,
including legislation governing banks and other federal financial
institutions, and payments to provinces such as equalization, all of which
the Minister of Finance is responsible for.
The Department is therefore
involved in preparing many bills that come before Parliament. In an
average year a quarter of all the legislation going to Parliament is
sponsored by the Minister of Finance. In some years Finance’s share is
even greater. The Department releases draft legislation
for consultation. Also available here is information on current
Finance legislation. As well, there are links to Finance
legislation from the previous session of Parliament.
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