Canada Revenue Agency
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The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administers:
- tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories;
- international trade legislation; and
- various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system.
- the registration of charities in Canada
- the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program
The Canada Revenue Agency was previously known as the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) until a federal government reorganization in December 2003 when it was decided to split the organization's customs and revenue responsibilities into separate organizations. Since then, Canada Border Services Agency is part of the Public Safety Canada portfolio to handle customs responsibilities.
The CCRA was short-lived, having been created in a November 1999 reorganization of the federal government where it had been known for many years under its statutory name the Department of National Revenue. It was also referred to as Revenue Canada under the Federal Identity Program of the Treasury Board of Canada. To this day, most Canadians have continued to refer to the agency as "Revenue Canada" through its CCRA and CRA official designation periods.
