Brian Ernewein

Brian is a senior adviser at KPMG in Canada’s national tax centre, with over 35 years of experience in the Tax Policy Branch of the Canadian Department of Finance. Within the Department of Finance, he served as the general director (and, latterly, assistant deputy minister) for tax legislation. Brian was also Canada’s representative to the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs, serving between 2013 and 2020 as a member and vice-chair of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs Bureau and the Steering Group of the Inclusive Framework. As such, he was heavily involved in the development of the BEPS Action Plan, and the ongoing OECD-led work on pillars one and two.

Brian’s work includes assessing the impact of current OECD-led work on digital taxation and a global minimum tax, working closely with KPMG’s global tax policy team. He also provides advice on tax policy implications for Canadian multinationals and industry groups of current and proposed Canadian tax legislation, such as the interest deductibility legislation, and changes to the general anti-avoidance rule.