Singapore and Canada signed a protocol to incorporate the internationally agreed Standard for the exchange of information for tax purposes, upon request, in their standing Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTA) on 29 November 2011.

2.    The protocol was signed in Singapore between Mr. Moses Lee, Commissioner of Inland Revenue, and His Excellency David Sevigny, Canada’s High Commissioner to Singapore.

3. The full text of the protocol is available on the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore’s (IRAS) website at http://www.iras.gov.sg.  The protocol will enter into force after its ratification by both countries.  

Ministry of Finance
29 November 2011