Toronto, ON – Baker Tilly Canada is pleased to announce John Oakey, National director of Tax Services, has been appointed to the prestigious Board of Governors of the Canadian Tax Foundation.
“I am humbled by this honour, and I look forward to working with this esteemed group of professionals,” Oakey explains. “This is a considerable opportunity to propel the work we have been pursuing at Baker Tilly to a new platform, with the aim to contribute to the advancement of strong tax and fiscal policy in Canada.”
Oakey became a tax partner at Baker Tilly (formerly Collins Barrow) Nova Scotia in 2008. He managed the Dartmouth tax department until 2017, chaired the National Tax Committee in 2018 and became Baker Tilly Canada’s National director of Tax Services in 2019. Over the past decade, he has demonstrated his expertise in a wide range of articles and presentations. He also serves as vice-chair of the CPA Canada Small and Medium Practitioner Tax Committee and as a member of various industry organizations, including CPA Canada, CPA Nova Scotia, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the CPA Canada and CRA Joint Compliance Committee.
“This is quite a rare and prestigious appointment,” says Grant Galbraith, chair of Baker Tilly Canada. “The Canadian Tax Foundation is the country’s leading source of insight into our national tax system – and few people have a better understanding of that system than John. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated the calibre of expertise and leadership to join the members of this distinguished body and influence critical policy.”
The Canadian Tax Foundation was founded in 1945 as an independent tax research organization under the joint sponsorship of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Canadian Bar Association. For its 12,000 plus members, the foundation is a valuable resource for the scope and depth of the tax information it provides and for its services to members, which support their everyday work in the taxation field. The foundation has long been respected by government policymakers and administrators for its objectivity, focus on current tax issues, concern for improvement of the Canadian tax system and significant contribution to tax and fiscal policy.