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Government Announces Changes to the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
2003-058 (November 14, 2003) - includes a backgrounder and Amendments to the Income Tax Act relating to Films and Video Productions - 2003-11-14.

Fiscal Monitor 2003
Financial results for September 2003 - Monthly highlights and details of the Government's fiscal performance - 2003-11-13.

Property and Casualty Insurance in Canada
Part of a series of short monographs by the Department of Finance describing the Canadian financial system (Updated October 2003) - 2003-11-12.

Official International Reserves
2003-057 (November 5, 2003) - 2003-11-05.

Economic and Fiscal Update: Balanced Books Despite Slower Growth
2003-056 (November 3, 2003) - includes The Economic and Fiscal Update 2003. - 2003-11-03 .

Economic and Fiscal Update 2003
Provides an update on the national economic and federal fiscal situation leading into the budget planning process and constitutes the base document for pre-budget consultations. - 2003-11-03.

Department of Finance Releases Draft Proposals Regarding the Deductibility of Interest and Other Expenses
2003-055 (October 31, 2003) - includes a backgrounder, Proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act, Notes on Proposed Amendments to the Income Tax Act. - 2003-10-31.

The Department of Finance 2001-03 Sustainable Development Strategy: Results in 2002-03
Finance’s two key goals in sustainable development for 2001-03 are ensuring intergenerational equity and more fully integrating economic, social and environmental considerations and objectives into policy making. - 2003-10-30 .

Explanatory Notes on Taxation of Non-Resident Trusts and Foreign Investment Entities (October 2003)
Issued with News Release 2003-054 (October 30, 2003) - 2003-10-30.

Legislative Proposals Relating to the Income Tax Act (October 2003)
Issued with News Release 2003-054 (October 30, 2003) - 2003-10-30.

Departmental Performance Report - For the period ending March 31, 2003
Highlights the department's activities in support of government objectives. - 2003-10-30.

Legislative Proposals for the Taxation of Non-Resident Trusts and Foreign Investment Entities Released
2003-054 (October 30, 2003) - includes a backgrounder, the Notice of Ways and Means Motion, Legislative Proposals to the Income Tax Act and Explanatory Notes. - 2003-10-30.

Speech by the Honourable John Manley, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada
(October 28, 2003) - 2003-10-28.

Fifth G-20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting
G-20 Communiqué (October 26-27, 2003) - 2003-10-27.

Conference Call—Minister Manley’s Visit to Morelia, Mexico, and Mexico City
Notice to the Media - October 27, 2003 - 2003-10-27.

Minister of Finance Announces Bank of Canada Appointment
2003-053 (October 24, 2003) - 2003-10-24.

Minister Manley to deliver Economic and Fiscal Update
Notice to the Media - October 24, 2003 - 2003-10-24.

Minister Introduces Continuation of Payments Legislation for Equalization Program
2003-052 (October 23, 2003) - 2003-10-23.

Minister Manley to Travel to Morelia, Mexico, and Mexico City
Notice to the Media - October 23, 2003 - 2003-10-23.

Fiscal Reference Tables - 2003
Provides historical information on federal public finances and on broad fiscal indicators at the provincial level as well as international fiscal comparisons (October 22, 2003) - 2003-10-22.

Annual Financial Report of the Government of Canada Fiscal Year 2002–2003
Reviews the government's spending and revenue performance over the past fiscal year (April 1, 2002 - March 31, 2003) and discusses the factors affecting these results (October 22, 2003) - 2003-10-22.

Federal Government Records Sixth Consecutive Surplus
2003-051 (October 22, 2003) - includes a link to the Annual Financial Report of the Government of Canada, Fiscal Year 2002–2003 and the Fiscal Reference Tables, October 2003 - 2003-10-22.

John Manley and Maurizio Bevilacqua to Meet with Private Sector Economists
Notice to the Media - October 22, 2003 - 2003-10-22.

Fiscal Reference Tables - 2003: 1
Provides historical information on federal public finances and on broad fiscal indicators at the provincial level as well as international fiscal comparisons (October 22, 2003) - 2003-10-22.


Last Updated: 2002-10-28

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