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The Income Tax Act does not define "charity" and Canada uses a common law definition, namely purposes that fall within the four "heads" of charity: the relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of religion, [3] or other purposes that benefit the community in a way the courts have said are charitable.
Charity Intelligence created its "Top 100 Charities" database when an early client donated $40,000 after asking why they didn't already have one. [1] In November 2019, MoneySense magazine used data from Charity Intelligence and from the Canada Revenue Agency to compile its own top 100 charities to donate to in 2020. [4]
To gain charity status, organizations must first register with the federal Canadian Revenue Agency under the Income Tax Act. [5] To be eligible for charitable tax status, charities need to provide a public benefit, such as poverty relief or education, [6] and they are limited in their business and political activities, including making profit or engaging in partisan behavior. [7]
This is a list of foundations in Canada. Foundations in Canada are registered charities. Under Canadian law, foundations may be public or private; as of 2021, they made up 12% of all registered charities in Canada. [1] As of March 2021, Canada had 4,961 public foundations and 6,189 private. [1]
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It is currently the only political group in Canada which is engaged in pro-abortion activism on a national level. [4] [5] Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) (2003 –) a provincial organization funded by the provincial government and the oil and gas industry. Alberta Wilderness Association Environment [6] Ci A rating 2020 [6]
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[2] [3] Canada is a mixed economy, ranking above the US and most western European nations on The Heritage Foundation's index of economic freedom, [4] and experiencing a relatively low level of income disparity. [5] The country's average household disposable income per capita is over US$23,900, higher than the OECD average. [6]