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The following is now available on the CRA Web site:

News Release..

Ottawa, Ontario, August 11, 2008… The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has revoked the registered charity status of International Charity Association Network (ICAN) effective August 9, 2008.

On December 3, 2007, the Minister of National Revenue issued a notice of intent to revoke the charitable registration of ICAN, in accordance with subsection 168(2) of the Income Tax Act. ICAN filed a motion with the Federal Court of Appeal seeking an extended period before revocation, which was subsequently dismissed. In its decision, the Court stated, in part, that:

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Here’s a good site to check the validity of Canadian charitable donations made during the year, directly on the Canada Revenue Agency website …

https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/sec/SrchLogin-e?login=true

This site is handy for me checking to see if charities are legit or not. A client insisted that a charitable contribution was made during 2005. After looking at the receipt, I informed my client that it was not an official charitible donation, that although in the good of their hearts the receipt does show a generous contribution made to a company, and it was described as a “donation” .. there was no registered charity number on the receipt. That’s the first giveaway.

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