Upcoming CRA report to gauge how agency can better support Indigenous Peoples during tax season
Upcoming CRA report to gauge how agency can better support Indigenous Peoples during tax season

 By Matteo Cimellaro  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is set to release a report in the coming days outlining the challenges Indigenous Peoples face in filing tax returns and proposing solutions to make the process easier.   An access-to-information request filed by Canada’s National Observer reveals the CRA reached out to national Indigenous organizations last year in an effort to improve Indigenous Peoples’ tax filing experience and access to benefits.   The documents include a 2022 briefing note asking CRA commissioner Bob Hamilton to sign letters addressed to the Assembly of First Nations, Metis National Council, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. According to the documents, the CRA wanted to inform the organizations of public opinion research involving Indigenous Peoples. The goal of the

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