Corporate Canada's Pile of Cash in Offshore Tax Havens Has Hit $353 Billion For the First Time in History - 2019-04-26
Corporate Canada's Pile of Cash in Offshore Tax Havens Has Hit $353 Billion For the First Time in History April 26, 2019,
After exploding to record levels under Stephen Harper's Conservative government, the amount of money Corporate Canada is funneling through offshore tax havens has hit a new all-time high.
According to data newly released by Statistics Canada, Canadian corporations held a staggering $353 billion in 12 of the world's biggest tax haven destinations in 2018.
At the top of the list, Canadian corporations reported holding $90 billion in the tiny European nation of Luxembourg alone — that's up $8.4 billion since 2017.
Luxembourg is followed by Barbados ($65 billion), Bermuda ($47 billion) and the Cayman Islands ($40 billion), Statistics Canada's data on Canadian direct investment abroad reveals.
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