OTTAWA - The taxman wants to know if any of his own are up to no good.
That's why the Canada Revenue Agency is in the process of setting up a self-snitch line.
The so-called internal fraud and misuse reporting lines would give agency staff a way to confidentially report any concerns about their colleagues.
Some employees may be hesitant to come forward because any information gathered during an investigation into wrongdoing is accessible to anyone under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
The Canada Revenue Agency previously set up another snitch line to try to catch people who may be hiding money offshore.
That Offshore Tax Informant Program offers tipsters a cash reward of up to 15 per cent of the amount in taxes that the agency eventually collects.
