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Government of Canada proposes a ‘shocking and incomprehensible’ change on funding non-qualified donees

Author Gabe Oatley
“Once put into the Income Tax Act these changes will be very difficult to undo,” says Bruce MacDonald, CEO of Imagine Canada.

Why It Matters

For years, charities, non-profits, foundations and grassroots groups have called for an easier way for charities to work with “non-qualified donees” — organizations without charitable status. That seemed on the horizon with the steady progress on a senate bill, until now.

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