e-3272 (Taxation)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of National Revenue
- Border restrictions enforced upon us effective March 2020, prevented us from working in our cities of employment;
- Therefore, we resumed work place responsibilities, remotely from our homes in Canada;
- At no point were we informed that working remotely would later be leveraged against us by Revenue Canada;
- In order to protect our community, and places of employment, we followed legal protocols established by the Government of Canada and of the United States;
- At this time many Canadians have already filed their U.S. tax & Canadian tax returns as in the previous years based on advice by numerous CRA agents;
- Assessment of any amendment to U.S. taxes would take upwards of 6 months for resolution at each tax jurisdiction level before any refund payments are sent;
- Also, many of the U.S.-based employers are not set up to deduct Canadian taxes at the source, and may not be receptive to make any changes to accommodate this requirement; and
- It is highly probable that U.S. employers may start letting Canadians go if they are being expected to make any administrative changes as their payroll system will not be changed for Canadians.
- Open for signature
- March 12, 2021, at 4:49 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 11, 2021, at 4:49 p.m. (EDT)