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April 11, 2023, Winnipeg \u2013 The Canadian District of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters is calling on governments to take steps to tackle construction industry tax fraud and labour trafficking.<\/p>\n
This call for legislative support is part of Tax Fraud Days of Action, a United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) campaign focused on raising awareness of and taking action to address illegal business practices in the construction industry.<\/p>\n
Tax Fraud Days of Action runs from April 12\u201418, 2023.<\/p>\n
The UBC Canadian District\u2019s call for partnership to address construction industry tax fraud extends to governments and other skilled trades across the country.<\/p>\n
According to Statistics Canada, the underground economy accounts for $65.8 billion<\/span> in economic activity annually. The largest slice of Canada\u2019s<\/span> underground economy activity comes from the residential construction sector at 35.0 per cent or $23.9 billion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The UBC Canadian District Office is seeking to partner with the federal government to take steps toward eliminating construction industry tax fraud.<\/p>\n These steps include; enacting general contractor liability legislation to deter tax fraud committed by subcontractors; representation on the Canada Revenue Agency\u2019s (CRA) Underground Economy Advisory Committee, and; the assignment of auditors to work with the UBC to help identify contractor tax fraud via reported leads on suspected tax or benefit cheating\u00a0submitted to the CRA.<\/p>\n SOURCE: United Brotherhood of Carpenters<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n