Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA; French: Agence des douanes et du revenu du Canada, ADRC) was a department of the government of Canada and existed from November 1, 1999 until December 12, 2003. It was created from the merging of Revenue Canada with Canada Customs (French: Douanes Canada).^[1]

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Agence des douanes et du revenu du Canada
Abbreviation	CCRA (French: ADRC)
Agency overview
Formed	1 November 1999
Preceding agencies	Canada Customs Revenue Canada
Dissolved	12 December 2003
Superseding agency	Canada Revenue Agency and Canada Border Services Agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Canada
Constituting instrument	Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Act
Website
http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/

History

During the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, QC, the department was called the Department of National Revenue Customs and Excise.

The CCRA was subsequently split into the Canada Border Services Agency and Canada Revenue Agency in December 2003.^[1][2] Legislation was passed on December 12, 2005 that changed the name from the CCRA to the CRA.^[3]