Tonele Benoit Remission Order: SI/2019-84

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 17

Registration
SI/2019-84 August 21, 2019

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT

Tonele Benoit Remission Order

P.C. 2019-1145 August 7, 2019

Whereas the Treasury Board has delegated to the President of the Treasury Board, pursuant to subsection 6(4) footnote a of the Financial Administration Act footnote b, its power to make a recommendation in respect of remission orders in amounts of less than $25,000 for other debts that are under the responsibility of the Minister of National Revenue;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, considering that the collection of the amounts is unjust, on the recommendation of the Minister of Employment and Social Development, the Minister of National Revenue and the President of the Treasury Board, pursuant to subsection 23(2.1) footnote c of the Financial Administration Act footnote b, remits the following amounts to Tonele Benoit:

(a) the amounts of $873 and $6,400 that were paid or payable by her under Part I of the Income Tax Act footnote d as repayment of Canada child tax benefits received with respect to the 2014 base taxation year and Canada child benefits received with respect to the 2015 base taxation year, respectively;

(b) the amounts of $35.75, $145 and $73.50 that were paid or payable by her under Part I of the Income Tax Act footnote d as repayment of the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax credit received with respect to the 2014, 2015 and 2016 base taxation years, respectively; and

(c) the amount of $480 that was paid or payable by her under the Universal Child Care Benefit Act footnote e as repayment of benefits received with respect to the 2016 taxation year.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

The Order remits a total of $8,007.25 with respect to Canada child tax benefits, Canada child benefits, goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax credit and universal child care benefits received by Tonele Benoit, to which she was not entitled. Remission is based on extreme hardship and incorrect action on the part of Canada Revenue Agency officials.