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See our <a href="/web/20130513202139/http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/scrty/menu-eng.html">Security</a> section for details.</p> <p>The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is committed to ensuring the personal privacy of our website visitors. See our <a href="/web/20130513202139/http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ntcs/prvcy2-eng.html">Privacy statement</a> for details.</p> <p>Want to copy something from our site? See our <a href="/web/20130513202139/http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ntcs/cpyrght2-eng.html">Copyright/permission to reproduce</a> section for details.</p> <p>Some of the information on this site has been supplied to the CRA by external sources. See our <a href="/web/20130513202139/http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ntcs/dsclmr-eng.html">Disclaimer</a> section for details.</p> <p>The CRA respects the Official Languages Act and is committed to ensuring all information and services on this site is available in both English and French. See our <a href="/web/20130513202139/http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ntcs/ffcllnggs-eng.html">Official languages notice</a> for details.</p> <p>Links to Web sites not under the control of the Government of Canada (GoC) are provided solely for the convenience of users. 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