Recent events have brought a focus in the media on indigenous rights. This is a good time to take a fresh look at the recent report by the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector with special focus on their first four recommendations. These recommendations, summarized below, outline how the Federal government can be a partner, instead of a burden to indigenous organizations.
To read the full report, click here.
The Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (the ACCS) was established and began its work in late 2019 as a permanent consultative forum for promoting meaningful dialogue between the charitable sector and the Government of Canada, in particular the Canada Revenue Agency (the CRA) and the Department of Finance Canada. The objectives of the ACCS are to advance emerging issues relating to charities, and to ensure that the regulatory environment supports the important work that charities do. The Committee provides the Minister of National Revenue and the Commissioner of the CRA with recommendations for administering and interpreting the Income Tax Act (ITA) and the common law for registered charities and other qualified donees. The Committee may also make recommendations for legislation relating to registered charities and other qualified donees in the ITA.
The members of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector are
Bruce MacDonald, President & CEO, Imagine Canada, Co-Chair
Hilary Pearson, Former President, Philanthropic Foundations Canada, Co-Chair
Andrea McManus. Chair and Founding Partner of ViTreo Group
Arlene MacDonald, Former executive Director of Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia
Bruce Lawson, President & CEO of The Counselling Foundation of Canada
Denise Byrnes, Executive Director of OXFAM-Québec
Kevin McCort, President & CEO of Vancouver Foundation
Paula Speevak, President & CEO Volunteer Canada
Paulette Senior, President & CEO of Canadian Women’s Foundation
Peter Dinsdale, President & CEO of YMCA Canada
Peter Elson, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Victoria
Peter Robinson, Co-Owner of Hedgerow Farm and Former CEO of David Suzuki Foundation
Susan Manwaring, Partner, Miller Thomson
Terrance Carter, Partner, Carters Professional Corporation
