Who We Are
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is a federally incorporated, not-for-profit citizen’s group dedicated to lower taxes, less waste and accountable government. The CTF was founded in Saskatchewan in 1990 when the Association of Saskatchewan Taxpayers and the Resolution One Association of Alberta joined forces to create a national taxpayers organization. Today, the CTF has over 60,000 supporters nation-wide.
The CTF maintains a federal office in Ottawa and provincial offices in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Provincial offices conduct research and advocacy activities specific to their provinces in addition to acting as regional organizers of Canada-wide initiatives.
CTF offices field hundreds of media interviews each month, hold press conferences and issue regular news releases, commentaries and publications to advocate the common interest of taxpayers. CTF representatives speak at functions, make presentations to government, meet with politicians, and organize petition drives, events and campaigns to mobilize citizens to effect public policy change. Each week CTF offices send out Let’s Talk Taxes commentaries to more than 800 media outlets and personalities nationally.
Any Canadian taxpayer committed to the CTF’s mission is welcome to join at no cost and receive issue and action updates. Financial supporters can additionally receive the CTF’s flagship publication, The Taxpayer magazine published four times a year.
All CTF staff and board directors are prohibited from holding a membership in any political party. The CTF is independent of any institutional or partisan affiliations. Donations to the CTF are not deductible as a charitable contribution.

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In The News
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Were the Olympics worth the cost?
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Coverage of the 12th Annual Teddy Waste Awards
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CTF responds to Budget 2010
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Disclosure lacking for federal stimulus
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BC Budget offers $3 billion deficit
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CTF debates ex-bureaucrats on tax hikes
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Regina dome could cost $431M
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Deficit Spending Refuted
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Thumbs Down for Manitoba Olympic Pavilion
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Alberta spends $14 M on Olympics
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CTF on the 2010 Alberta Budget
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Taxpayers Fund Walmart Shuttle
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241 Civil Servants Paid to "Volunteer" at the Olympics
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CTF shoots down tax hike suggestions
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Translink will ignore fare cheaters
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Will taxes rise in Winnipeg?
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Editorial praise for CTF federal balanced budget proposals
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STC needs record subsidy in 2010
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Winnipeg firefighters get $2M for unused sick days
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Band leaders make more than premier
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Vancouver's $50,000 politeness manual
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Taxes and fees to rise in BC
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Edmonton blows $92 million on consultants
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EI Reform
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