A number of groups across Canada are expressing concern about a recommendation made by the Standing Committee on Finance. Among them are the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and the Canadian Centre for Christian Charities (CCCC). EFC letter The EFC…
The Standing Committee on Finance has once again recommended politicizing charitable status. Recommendation 65 Its Report, Recommendations of the Standing Committee on Finance for the 2026 Budget, encourages the government to: . . . introduce amendments to the Income Tax…
A poll conducted in time for the Thanksgiving weekend showed that only about one-third (34 percent) of Canadians believe that “religion has a positive influence on societal values.” And that percentage is even lower in British Columbia, where 28 percent…
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) wrote a letter to the finance minister June 3, asking for clarification about recommendation 430 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance report, which recommended that the government “Amend the Income Tax…
Roughly 40 percent of all charitable organizations in Canada are religious. Their status was threatened just before Christmas, when the Standing Committee on Finance released its “Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2025 Budget” in the House of Commons on…