The Canada Revenue Agency transmitted 315,160 banking records to the IRS on Sept. 28, 2016 — a 104 per cent increase over the 154,667 records the agency sent in September 2015. Prior to coming to power, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposed the agreement to share banking records of Canadian residents with the IRS. Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien has questioned whether the CRA is transmitting more banking records to the IRS than is necessary. Dusseault said the CRA should notify every Canadian resident whose banking records are shared with the IRS. "A foreign government is essentially telling the Canadian government how Canadian citizens and Canadian residents should be treated.

Source: CBC News January 29, 2017 10:00 UTC