Under the Income Tax Act (Canada) certain Indigenous groups can be recognized as qualified donees as “Municipal or public bodies performing a function of government”. In most cases, pursuing qualified donee status as a municipal or public body performing a function of government is advantageous for Indigenous groups as it opens more opportunities for fundraising without the same compliance obligations as registered charities.
In our article, Indigenous qualified donees and fundraising using CanadaHelps, we briefly discuss the benefits of qualified donee status as municipal or public bodies performing a function of government and how Indigenous groups with this status may utilize platforms such as CanadaHelps to improve their fundraising efforts.