About Us

The CCTP is a non-profit organization that was formed to engage in non-partisan public advocacy in the area of tax law and policy, to provide public information about Canada's domestic and international tax laws, to initiate and generally encourage educational efforts that promote a public understanding and appreciation of Canada's tax laws, to promote, support, and advocate for sound tax policy choices at all levels of government in Canada, and to educate the public on tax policy by providing programs, documentation, and multimedia related to tax policy issues, and by distributing information on tax policy topics to the general public.

Our public advocacy projects

The Centre intervened at the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Bank of Nova Scotia v. The King, submitting a motion to intervene and factum in 2025 and making oral submissions in January, 2026. All of the documents related to this intervention can be viewed here.

The Centre sought unsuccessfully to intervene at the FCA in the case of Husky v. the King. Historically, few interventions are accepted at the FCA. The rationale for nevertheless seeking to intervene is that most tax decisions are final at the FCA level and do not advance to the Supreme Court of Canada. It is the Centre’s view that academic, non-interested analysis can be valuable to judicial bodies, especially in highly technical cases that involve cross-border issues. Accordingly, the Centre considers it a key service to the tax community to intervene in an effort to assist the Courts when its members have relevant expertise that can fill gaps left in the parties’ submissions. All of the documents related to this unsuccessful intervention effort can be viewed here.

Get involved at the CCTP

If you are a current tax law student or a member of a bar in Canada, you can get involved in CCTP advocacy! Contact us at the link below.