CRA Proposes Revocation of Four Charities

Summary#

The Canada Revenue Agency published notices proposing to revoke the registered charity status of four organizations, effective on November 20, 2021. The notices say each charity failed to meet certain rules in the Income Tax Act and list the specific sections that were cited.

What it does#

• Proposes to revoke the registration of the following charities (the Gazette lists the exact legal subsections cited for each):
  • Global Disability Network Society (Vancouver, B.C.)
  • Italian Genealogy and Heraldry Society of Canada (Windsor, Ont.)
  • Refuah Yeshuah of / de Canada inc (Boisbriand, Que.)
  • Saints Alive in Jesus of Canada Society (Vancouver, B.C.)
• States that the revocations are effective on the date the notices were published in the Canada Gazette (the notice is signed by Tony Manconi, Director General, Charities Directorate).
• Each notice refers to specific paragraphs and subsections of the Income Tax Act (these exact references are printed in the Gazette notice).

Who's affected#

• The four named charities themselves.
• People or organizations that donate to, work for, or receive services from those charities.
• Anyone relying on official donation receipts from these charities (for tax claims).
• It is unclear from the notice whether other groups are affected.

Why it matters#

• A revocation removes registered charity status. That usually means the organization can no longer issue official donation receipts and loses the tax privileges tied to being a registered charity.
• Donors who gave expecting a tax receipt may be affected.
• The notices show that the Canada Revenue Agency actively enforces charity rules and publishes those enforcement actions publicly.