Informal Request for ATI Records Previously Released

Organization: Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada

Year: 2023

Month: January

Request Number: AT-2016-00005

Request Summary: Documents and other material, including emails, memos, briefing notes, backgrounders, media summaries, reports, correspondence, etc. produced by the Department of Canadian Heritage and CCPERB concerning: a) schemes involving inflated valuation of cultural property or the abuse of the CCPERB system; b) the Advisory on Charitable Tax Receipts issued by CCPERB on March 16, 2011; c) the Advisory on Tax Shelter Gifting Arrangements October 14, 2010; d) an article by reporter David Baines of the Vancouver Sun entitled "Blockbuster donation of sculptures turns into bust" dated January 26, 2013; e) copies of all valuation reports received by the CCPERB for values over $1 million, i.e. as per following clarification: - valuation reports (monetary evaluations) relating to any file over $l million, identified as a tax shelter - valuation reports (monetary evaluation) relating to any file over $10 million, whether a tax shelter or not; f ) the number of certifications provided by CCPERB in each year since 2001 and the total value of such certifications on an annual basis (Time-frame =5 years as per clarification); g) any audit reports on CCPERB (Time-frame = 5 years as per clarification); h) the removal of status of a Designated Institution

Disposition: Disclosed in part

Number of pages: 717

Comments: A portion of this request was processed by the Department of Canadian heritage

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