Over the last decade, we have provided to the public CRA letters relating to a number of Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. Some relate to relatively minor matters, such as an organization being inactive for many years, to more serious matters, such as lacking appropriate direction and control, private benefits, and even terrorism.
These letters set out the CRA reasons for revocation of charitable status when CRA is alleging cause or that the revocation was as a result of an audit and non-compliance (as opposed to voluntary revocation or failure to file). You can request other documents directly from CRA using the CRA website.
CRA is only allowed to release very limited information on a deregistered charity, such as these letters, and only after deregistration. You can contact the former charities if you wish to obtain additional information. Because CRA alleges in a letter a particular set of facts does not make it necessarily correct. Many of these revocations have not been tested in court.
There have been many dozens of cases in the Federal Court of Appeal with charities challenging the CRA revocations (or refusal to register a charity). Although sometimes the court will disagree with some of the grounds, I am not aware of any cases in the last two decades of the Federal Court of Appeal overturning the charity revocations of CRA.
Why should people care about the revocations of charities? The ability of CRA to revoke the registration of a registered charity can have a significant impact on a charity, and the charitable sector is an important part of our society and economy. Why CRA would revoke a charity and the explanations given are important. It helps charities understand compliance issues. It also allows the public to understand whether CRA is acting reasonably in the matter. Unfortunately, CRA does not give detailed guidance on certain topics, and these letters are also helpful in understanding certain topics not covered by the guidance.
Over the last decade, we have provided to the public CRA letters relating to a number of Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. Some relate to relatively minor matters such as an…
Over the last decade, we have provided to the public CRA letters relating to a number of Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. Some relate to relatively minor matters such as an…
Here are some of the recent revocations by CRA. You can find out more about these charities on the CRA website. Headwaters Foundation Revoked-Audited BC VANCOUVER 2022-09-10 Ashreigny Charitable Foundation Revoked-Audited ON PETERBOROUGH 2022-09-10 KUPAS HACHESED MEOROTH Revoked-Audited QC…
Over the last decade, we have provided to the public CRA letters relating to a number of Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. Some relate to relatively minor matters such as an…
Here are the CRA letters from a number of recent Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. For a number of years, we have been providing the public with copies of CRA revocation…
The League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith and B’nai Brith Foundation District No. 22 were two Canadian registered charities that were revoked as a result of audit by CRA. I requested copies of the documents that are publicly available…
Here are the CRA letters from a number of recent Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. For a number of years, we have been providing the public with copies of CRA revocation…
The Canada Gazette on October 17, 2020 published the names of over 170 Canadian registered charities that had requested voluntary revocation. Here is the list. The last voluntary revocations that happened were on March 28, 2020. The last “failure to file”…
For almost a year now (long before COVID) CRA has not revoked one single charity as a result of audit! Admittedly CRA typically in a year revokes only 20-30 charities for all sorts of problems from inappropriate receipting, terrorism, lack…
Here are the CRA letters from a number of recent Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. Some relate to relatively minor matters such as an organization being inactive for many years, to…
Global News journalist Stewart Bell recently wrote an article “Government revokes charity status of Canadian Jewish group that supported ‘foreign armed forces’“. The articles discusses the recent revocation of the Canadian registered charity Beth Oloth Charitable Organization. You can see detailed…
CRA recently revoked the Christian Economic Assistance Foundation. Here are the revocation letters for Christian Economic Assistance Foundation. Here are some excerpts from the CRA letters: “School Support Program The School Support Program is the main program ·of the Organization. The…
The Trinity Global Support Foundation was recently revoked. It received some media attention because of the involvement of the former mayor of London, Ontario in the charity. Here are the letters from CRA explaining the detailed reasons for revocation of…
CRA recently revoked the registration of Canadian Friends of Pearl Children. Here are the CRA letters to the charity. According to CRA the organization issued over $167 million in inappropriate official donation receipts. On July 20, 2015 I blogged about the…
Here are the CRA letters from a number of recent Canadian registered charity revocations, annulments and penalties. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration or the imposition of penalties. For a number of years we have been…
Over the last 20 years CRA has revoked a number of charities for ostensibly being involved in partisan political activities, or exceeding the 10% of resources on political activities, or for having an unstated political purpose. In light of all…
For a number of years we have been providing the public with copies of CRA revocation letters. These letters set out the CRA reasons for revocation of charitable status when CRA is alleging cause. We recently requested from CRA some…
Here is an interesting series of letters from CRA to the Corban Foundation in the 1990s relating its revocation as a registered charity. It deals with the meaning of a gift, and various programs to provide tuition assistance to those…
In the past we posted the revocation letters from the Canada Revenue Agency to various registered charities in the Vancouver area including the Prescient Foundation (and also Essential Grace Foundation, Malachi_3_10_Foundation, and The Gateway Benevolent Society). A number of law…
Here are some recent revocation letters from CRA in which the Charities Directorate explains why they revoked certain charities for cause. The Canadian Quadraplegic Association Bette’s Single Family & Senior Food Bank. CRA noted “The Canad~ Revenue Agency’s (CRA) audit…
Here is a copy of the letters from the Canada Revenue Agency in relations to the revocation of the charitable status of Glooscap Heritage Society.
Here are a number of recent letters from the CRA to registered charities that were revoked by CRA for cause .Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) Canadian Burn Foundation Jaamiah Al Uloom Al Islamivvah Ontario Childhood Asthma Foundation
The CRA recently revoked for cause the charitable registration of Power Zone Outreach Ministries. Here are the CRA letters to Power Zone Outreach Ministries explaining why the registered charity was revoked for cause.
Here are the actual letters from the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency to Little League Baseball Canada. Here are links to CRA Press Releases and other CRA letters to registered charities and Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Assocations (RCAAAs)…