CLUB​ ​DE​ ​HOCKEY​ ​CANADIENS​ ​INC.​ ​--​ ​Statement​ ​to​ ​CBC/Radio-Canada/Toronto​ ​Star
October​ ​24th,​ ​2017​ ​(via​ ​email)
Dear​ ​Mrs.​ ​Ouellet,
As​ ​a​ ​follow-up​ ​to​ ​your​ ​inquiry​ ​here​ ​is​ ​our​ ​response:​ ​“Any​ ​use​ ​of​ ​such​ ​a​ ​structure​ ​by​ ​Club​ ​de
hockey​ ​Canadien​ ​was​ ​in​ ​full​ ​compliance​ ​with​ ​the​ ​existing​ ​Canadian​ ​tax​ ​legislation​ ​and​ ​was
reviewed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Canada​ ​Revenue​ ​Agency​ ​(​ ​Revenue​ ​Canada​ ​at​ ​the​ ​time​ ​).”
Best​ ​regards,
DONALD​ ​BEAUCHAMP
Senior​ ​Vice​ ​President,​ ​Communications
Club​ ​de​ ​hockey​ ​Canadien,​ ​Inc
ORIGINAL​ ​QUESTIONS
October​ ​20th,​ ​2017​ ​(via​ ​email)
CBC News/Radio Canada and the Toronto Star are preparing a number of upcoming news
stories related to the use of offshore tax structures by Canadian individuals and
corporations.
I’m writing to seek official comment from Club De Hockey Canadien Inc. about its offshore
activities​ ​and​ ​that​ ​of​ ​its​ ​various​ ​subsidiaries.
Specifically, we intend to report that the Club de hockey Canadiens Inc. incorporated two
offshore trusts and one company in the Bermuda, including one account created to hold
Employee​ ​Benefit​ ​funds​ ​(EBT).​ ​All​ ​entities​ ​were​ ​dissolved​ ​in​ ​2010.
We​ ​have​ ​the​ ​following​ ​questions:
1. What are The Club de Hockey Canadiens Trust and Amberjack Limited - and what
is​ ​their​ ​purpose?
2. Why has The Club de Hockey Canadiens Inc. relied on these companies in the
Bermuda​ ​as​ ​opposed​ ​to​ ​utilizing​ ​Canadian​ ​entities?
3. Did The Club de Hockey Canadiens Inc. disclose its interests in both trusts and in
Amberjack​ ​Limited​ ​to​ ​Canadian​ ​tax​ ​authorities?
4. What​ ​taxes​ ​were​ ​paid​ ​on​ ​these​ ​entities​ ​revenues​ ​and​ ​where?
We’d​ ​appreciate​ ​a​ ​reply​ ​no​ ​later​ ​than​ ​NOON​ ​on​ ​Wednesday​ ​October​ ​25th.
Don’t​ ​hesitate​ ​to​ ​be​ ​in​ ​touch​ ​if​ ​you​ ​need​ ​any​ ​further​ ​clarification​ ​of​ ​our​ ​questions.
Thanks
Valerie​ ​Ouellet

 CBC News