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Originally Posted by calgaryrocks
I don't disagree that the expectation is higher than for non-christian charities. Ultimately everyone is human (Christian or not) and people rise to power in some cases who shouldn't (incompetence just as likely as malice).
was just curious!
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A total of eight out of 29 charities that have lost their registration this year after an audit by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) were formed to advance Christianity, up from just 10 per cent in 2024. In comparison, three Jewish charities have lost their charitable status this year following audits, along with four charities supporting education and three charities formed to relieve poverty.
“The numbers are high,” long-time charity researcher Don McRae said in an interview with the IJF. “You don't expect churches to be doing things that are off, that are not following the rules.”
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Despite the recent increase, experts in the sector point out that the number of Christian charity revocations for serious breaches of tax law is proportional to their share of the overall Canadian charity sector.
If anything, they’ve been underrepresented in previous years’ revocations. A quick search of the CRA database confirms Christian organizations comprise nearly a third of the more than 85,000 charities registered in Canada.
“They're within the realm of where they should be in terms of if all things were equal … even though they're religious charities and should be nicer than that,” McRae said.
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A little off topic, but the Ayne Rand Institute of Canada also lost theirs this year. Not even Atlas can hold up the CRA, I guess.
https://www.canadiancharitylaw.ca/bl...november-2025/