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]