Canadians have been invited to provide feedback to the government on setting priorities for Budget 2025. Cardus’ contribution to these consultations centers around defending common law understandings of charitable purpose, particularly as it pertains to advancement of religion.
Memo: FINA Committee’s Consultation for Fall Budget 2025
August 1, 2025
Note: Neutralité religieuse de l’État
Protéger le rôle civique et fiscal des institutions religieuses québécoises
May 15, 2025
How Governments Can Better Support Immigrants’ Integration
Insights from Church Leaders
April 24, 2025
Memo: Politicization of Charitable Status
Response to proposed changes to charitable status for pregnancy support organizations and the effect it will have on the charitable sector.
December 5, 2024
Memo: Ontario’s Budget 2023 Consultation
Ontarians have been invited to provide feedback to the government on setting priorities for Budget 2023.
February 17, 2023
Policy Brief: Increasing Ontario’s Charitable Tax Credits
The number of charitable donors in Ontario shrank by more than 100,000 people between 2016 and 2020. Ontario could help reverse that trend by doubling its charitable tax credit, which is the lowest of any province or territory except Nunavut.
December 9, 2022
Vulnerable Sector Check Costs Remain a Barrier for Volunteers
The giving of both time and resources in the form of volunteering and charitable donations is a part of the fabric of a way of life: a mark of healthy citizenship and flourishing society.
July 12, 2022
Policy Brief: Absorbing Vulnerable Sector Check Fees to Reduce Barriers to Volunteering
The financial burden of VSCs is onerous for smaller charities or volunteers with low incomes, especially if each organization requires a separate check.
July 12, 2022
Memo: Niagara Regional Council Should Retain Exemption from Development Charges for Places of Worship
Niagara Region Council is planning to remove the exemption from developmental charges for places of worship under By-law 2017-98.
June 30, 2022