Media Advisory - Canada's Taxpayers' Ombudsman to speak at CICA conference

TORONTO, Oct. 1 /CNW/ - Mr. Paul Dubé, Canada's Taxpayers' Ombudsman, will give the opening keynote address at the National Conference on Income Taxes on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, in Toronto.

The two-day gathering hosted by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) is the country's leading income tax conference for practitioners serving owner-managed businesses. "Tax Planning in Tough Economic Times" is the theme of this year's conference.

Mr. Dubé was appointed to the position of Taxpayers' Ombudsman in February 2008. His role is to uphold the Taxpayer Bill of Rights and to see that taxpayers get professional service and fair treatment from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Additional information, including a full list of speakers and presentations, can be found on the conference website (www.cpd.cica.ca/NCIT).

    
    Conference Details:

    Where:       Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building
                 (222 Bremner Blvd.)
    When:        October 7-8, 2009
    Note:        Mr. Paul Dubé, Canada's Taxpayers' Ombudsman, gives the
                 opening keynote address at 8:30am on Wednesday,
                 October 7, 2009
    

For further information: Tobin Lambie, Manager, Media, with the CICA at [phone] or [email protected]