List Of Foreign Charities With Qualified Donee Status Reduced To Zero

Recent changes introduced in Budget 2012, which have made it tougher for foreign charities to obtain qualified donee status, have resulted in a removal of all organizations that were once on the Canada Revenue Agency's list of foreign charities.  Prior to the rule change, a foreign charity had to demonstrate that it had received a gift from her Majesty in right of Canada and that it would meet the requirements to qualify as a registered charity in Canada.  Now, to be a qualified donee, a foreign charity must demonstrate that it has received a gift from her Majesty in right of Canada and that it is doing one (or more) of the following:

• carrying on relief activities in response to a disaster;