Federal Finance Committee Recommends Stripping Charitable Status from Religious Organizations
"A Finance Committee report tabled in the House of Commons on Dec. 13, 2024 called for the change. Recommendation 429 says the government should “no longer provide charitable status to anti-abortion organizations.” Recommendation 430 would amend the Income Tax Act to “provide a definition of a charity which would remove the privileged status of ‘advancement of religion’ as a charitable purpose.”
"Of the more than 73,000 charitable organizations registered with the CRA, more than 30,000 fall under the advancement of religion, roughly 42% of the charitable sector..."
"The budget recommendations align with requests made by the British Columbia Humanist Association’s written submission to the committee."
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Published on: 05 Jan 2025
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