{"id":39169,"date":"2026-10-16T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=39169"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:55:02","slug":"federal-government-launches-charitable-sector-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2026\/10\/federal-government-launches-charitable-sector-consultation\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Government Launches Charitable Sector Consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the Federal Government\u2019s announcement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2026\/06\/spring-economic-update-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Spring Economic Update<\/a> that it would <a href=\"https:\/\/budget.canada.ca\/update-miseajour\/2026\/report-rapport\/chap2-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">modernize the charitable sector<\/a>, the Department of Finance and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-finance\/news\/2026\/10\/government-launches-consultations-on-the-modernization-of-the-federal-framework-for-the-charitable-sector.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched a consultation<\/a> to solicit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-finance\/programs\/consultations\/2026\/consultations-on-modernizing-framework-charitable-sector-paper.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feedback<\/a> from stakeholders on these changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Consultation Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-finance\/programs\/consultations\/2026\/consultations-on-modernizing-framework-charitable-sector-paper.html#:~:text=Purpose%20of%20the%20Consultation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consultation<\/a> focuses on four areas, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The registration process for organizations applying for registered charitable status;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital service delivery, specifically the digital services offered by the CRA through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/services\/e-services\/cra-login-services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Business Account<\/a> (MyBA);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audit and compliance activities affecting charities, including topics like voluntary compliance and sanctions; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charitable revocation and objection processes for charities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consultation provides a series of specific, practical questions to guide stakeholders\u2019 responses for each topic. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are CRA resources about charitable registration clear and understandable?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the online registration process easy? If not, what are they key problems?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are CRA decision letters clear and understandable?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Digital Service Delivery<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your charity uses MyBA, is it simply and user-friendly?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are there particular areas that need improvement?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your charity does not use MyBA, why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What challenges do you face in completing the T31010 and ensuring its accuracy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Audit and Compliance<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What would help strengthen voluntary compliance and help charities better understand\/meet their obligations?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What would improve confidence in the procedural fairness, consistency and effectiveness of the audit process?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are intermediate sanctions (monetary penalties; suspending receipting privileges) an effective deterrent? Should they be applied more broadly?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should CRA provide more information to the public about its audit and compliance activities? What additional information should be available and when?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Revocation and Objections Process<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do current revocation processes work well? What can be improved?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should CRA be able to take quick action against organizations misusing tax incentives or that present a risk to the tax system?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the complete list of questions, be sure to review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-finance\/programs\/consultations\/2026\/consultations-on-modernizing-framework-charitable-sector-paper.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consultation Paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consultation Paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consultation paper lists detailed questions and provides helpful background for the consultation topics. It also provides some interesting facts. For example, it notes the sector contributes $244B to GDP, which is about 8.4% of Canada\u2019s overall GDP, and provides more than 2.5 million jobs. In terms of charity registrations, CRA received 3,077 applications in 2025-26, 79% of which were approved. As for the T3010, just under 31% of returns were filed electronically in 2025-26. And when it comes to audits, of 277 CRA completed in 2025-26, 52 resulted in revocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opportunity to Contribute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comments and feedback can be sent by email to charity-bienfaisance@fin.gc.ca with &#8220;Modernizing the Framework for the Charitable Sector&#8221; as the subject line, or by regular mail to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charities Section<br>Tax Policy Branch<br>Department of Finance Canada<br>90 Elgin Street<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 0G5<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CCCC looks forward to the opportunity to contribute to the consultation and encourages Members to participate to ensure representation of the Christian charitable sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants have until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/department-finance\/news\/2026\/10\/government-launches-consultations-on-the-modernization-of-the-federal-framework-for-the-charitable-sector.html#:~:text=be%20open%20until-,December%203%2C%202026,-.%20Feedback%20is%20sought\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 3, 2026<\/a>, to provide feedback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We\u2019re Here to Help!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have questions or would like support, please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/mst\">Member Support Team<\/a> by phone or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/email_us\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Federal Government\u2019s announcement in the 2026 Spring Economic Update that it would modernize the charitable sector, the Department of Finance and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) have launched a consultation to solicit feedback from stakeholders on these changes. Key Consultation Questions The consultation focuses on four areas, including: The&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2026\/10\/federal-government-launches-charitable-sector-consultation\/\" class=\"linkbutton\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":39170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ts_fic_featured_image_caption":"Photo of Centre Block (House of Commons) with the Centennial Flame in the foreground.","footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[240,418,163,424],"series":[],"class_list":["post-39169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-charities","tag-consultation","tag-cra","tag-federal-government"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39169"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39173,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39169\/revisions\/39173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39169"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=39169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}