One of the two towers of L'Esplanade Laurier, headquarters of the Department of Finance.

Departments of the Government of Canada
Finance
Minister	Jim Flaherty
Established	July 1, 1867
Responsibilities	Economic and Fiscal Policy Economic Development and Corporate Finance Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Financial Sector Policy International Trade and Finance Tax Policy Corporate Services
Employees	1000
Department Website

Department of Finance Canada operates under the Minister of Finance.

The department is headquartered in the Esplanade Laurier building in downtown Ottawa at the corner of O'Connor and Laurier.

[edit] Branches

The department is divided into several branches:

• Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch
• Economic Development and Corporate Finance Branch

• Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch
• Financial Sector Policy Branch
• International Trade and Finance Branch
• Tax Policy Branch
• Law Branch
• Corporate Services Branch
• Consultations and Communications Branch

[edit] Related legislation

Acts and legislations under the Department:

• Income Tax Act
• Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
• Customs Act
• Customs Tariff Act
• Excise Act
• Excise Tax Act
• Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act
• Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act
• Payment Clearing and Settlement Act
• Financial Administration Act
• Special Import Measures Act

[edit] External links

• Department of Finance Canada

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