Why and how many charities lost their status in the past two years - and the case for more data

Author Sharlene Gandhi
Future of Good analyzed data from the CRA on the charities whose status was revoked in 2023 and 2024. This information is also publicly available through the Canada Gazette.

Why It Matters

Revocations can happen for multiple reasons – either voluntary or imposed. Future of Good found that churches continue to close their doors, arts organizations are struggling with their taxes, and the CRA’s non-profit category codes leave a lot in the dark.

A data analysis by Future of Good shows that more than 4,000 charities have had their status revoked in the past two years – and churches, educational institutions and poverty reduction organizations were the most impacted.

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