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How the CRA determines charitable status and how revocations are determined with particular regard to religious-based charities?
According to an analysis by La Presse, in the last 5 years more than $700 million in public funds have been used to finance religious organizations abroad via Canadian registered charities, including to some nations with whom Canada has had past enmities. Can the CRA explain why this has occurred?
Q1 – What is included in AAFC’s 2025-26 Main Estimates? Q2 – Why are the 2025-26 Main Estimates $193.6 million higher than the year prior? Q3 – Why are the 2025-26 Main Estimates $33 million lower than the total funding received in 2024-25?
• Canadian research community is vulnerable to foreign threat actors seeking to exploit Canadian knowledge, data, and expertise.
• The Government of Canada is taking concrete measures to protect cutting-edge Canadian research, development, and technology that is being actively targeted by foreign state actors to advance their geopolitical, economic, and security interests.
• Canada’s Criminal Code listing regime is an important tool for countering terrorism in Canada and globally, and is part of the government’s commitment to keep people in Canada safe.
• The Criminal Code sets out a terrorist listing regime to help prevent the use of Canada’s financial system to further terrorist activity, and to assist in the investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences.
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)’ 2024 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on June 13, 2025.
• The report provides details on CSIS’ intelligence operations, engagement efforts, and workforce and culture.
• Enforcing removal of people who do not have the right to stay in Canada.
What is the government doing to implement the Employment Insurance (EI) Board of Appeal?