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Until the 2009–2010 fiscal year, Ontario was the only province to have never received equalization payments; in 2009-2010 Ontario received 347 million dollars, [7] while Newfoundland, which has received payments since the program's creation, is now a so-called "have" province, and is now a net contributor and does not receive payments.
A formal system of equalization payments was first introduced in 1957. [7] [ Notes 1]. The original program had the goal of giving each province the same per-capita revenue as the two wealthiest provinces, Ontario and British Columbia, in three tax bases: personal income taxes, corporate income taxes and succession duties (inheritance taxes).
Gift tax was first imposed by the Parliament of Canada in 1935 as part of the Income War Tax Act. [61] It was repealed at the end of 1971, but rules governing the tax on capital gains that then came into effect include gifts as deemed dispositions made at fair market value, [62] that come within their scope.
Legislation administered by the CRA includes the Income Tax Act, parts of the Excise Tax Act, and parts of laws relating to the Canada Pension Plan, employment insurance (EI), tariffs and duties. [5] The agency also oversees the registration of charities in Canada, and enforces much of the country's tax laws. [6]
Income taxes in Canada constitute the majority of the annual revenues of the Government of Canada, and of the governments of the Provinces of Canada. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, the federal government collected just over three times more revenue from personal income taxes than it did from corporate income taxes. [1]
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Canadian gift tax guide: a commentary on taxability of gifts under the Income tax act, Estate tax act, the Succession duty acts of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, and Sales and Use tax statutes (2nd ed.). Don Mills: CCH Canadian Limited. 1968.