January 17, 2012. Imagine Canada submitted a brief to the Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) concerning their Study of Tax Incentives for Charitable Donations. Marcel Lauzière, President & CEO, will appear before the Committee on February 7, 2012. 

November 8, 2011. As part of our multi-prong strategy to promote the Stretch Tax Credit, our Sector Champions endorsed this letter to Finance Minister Flaherty. 

August 12, 2011. Imagine Canada submitted its prebudget recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Our submission continues to call for the adoption of a Stretch Tax Credit for Charitable Giving to promote donations by individuals, equal access to federal business development programs for charities and non-profits, and an expanded mandate for the Tax Court of Canada.

June 6, 2011. Imagine Canada Statement on Budget 2011.

August 19, 2010. Imagine Canada has written to the leaders of all four parties in the House of Commons, outlining the serious consequences that the proposed Bill C-470 would have on charities across the country. The letter was co-signed by the leaders of charities across Canada.

August 6, 2010. Imagine Canada submitted its prebudget recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. Our submission calls for the adoption of a Stretch Tax Credit for Charitable Giving to promote donations by individuals, equal access to federal business development programs for charities and non-profits, and an expanded mandate for the Tax Court of Canada.

July 20, 2010. Proposed changes to census data collection will create challenges for Canada’s charities and nonprofits. Letter to the Hon. Tony Clement sharing our disappointment and concerns: English or French.

November 13, 2009. Read about Imagine Canada’s proposed Stretch Tax Credit for Charitable Giving in the Philanthropy in Action insert in today’s Globe and Mail. See our opinion editorial and advertisement made possible in part with the generous support of The Muttart Foundation. The purpose of the Stretch Tax Credit for Charitable Giving is to encourage more Canadians to give and to support those who do give to give more. The Stretch Tax Credit for Charitable Giving would increase the federal charitable tax credit from 29% to 39% on all NEW giving that is over $200. This incentive will allow Canadians to “stretch” their giving even more. Read more about the Stretch Tax Credit

July 23, 2009. Letter to the Hon. James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance, requesting that the government eliminate the current disbursement quota regime that governs the work of charitable organizations under the Income Tax Act in Canada. Submission included:

• Letter to the Hon. James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance
• Appendix to the Letter
• Concept Paper on Reform of the Disbursement Quota Regime by The Canadian Bar Association

August 8, 2009. Imagine Canada submits its pre-budget brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. The brief was developed in consultation with Imagine Canada’s Public Policy Committee, chaired by Hilary Pearson and was informed by the efforts of both the Disbursement Quota Working Group chaired by Susan Manwaring and the Tax Measures Working Group chaired by Malcolm Burrows. Read more.

May 25, 2009. Imagine Canada and the Ontario Nonprofit Network invite charities and nonprofits to comment on proposals put forth in the Financial Reporting by Not-For-Profit Organizations position paper. This document proposes a number of alternatives to the current accounting standard regime used by the nonprofit sector. The Accounting Standards Board is soliciting input on a number of matters that could have a significant impact on the way the sector does business. Charities and nonprofits have an opportunity to provide comment until June 30, 2009. Read more.

March 10, 2009. Representatives of the National Nonprofit Sector Task Force on the Modernization of Federal Not-for-Profit Corporations Law appeared today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. Read the brief.

January 16, 2009. The 2009 Federal Budget and Canada’s Charities & Nonprofits. Short-Term Stimulus Measures for Assisting Canadians and Communities during the Economic Downturn. Imagine Canada submitted a Brief to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance on Short-Term Stimulus Measures for Assisting Canadians and Communities during the Economic Downturn. The Brief is an outcome of consultations with a Task Force struck by Imagine Canada to provide further detail to the measures called for in an Open Letter to Stephen Harper published in newspapers on November 21, 2008. more...(PDF)

November 2008. Open Letter to Prime Minister. Charities & Nonprofits Propose Measures to Prime Minister to help Canadians and Communities during Economic Downturn (pdf).

August 2008. Imagine Canada's 2008 Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance (pdf).

February 2008. Our work to modernize the legal framework governing Ontario's nonprofits. Submission 1. Submission 2. Submission 3.

Imagine Canada intervenes in Supreme Court case on the definition of charity - 2007 (Word document) Supreme Court of Canada accepts Imagine Canada's arguments on behalf of charities in historic appeal. Read the decision and our news release. October 2007 (pdf files).

Imagine Canada's 2006 submission to the Standing Committee on Finance (Word document) Federal submission related to grants & contributions to the sector - 2006 (pdf).

Federal submission to the Gomery Inquiry into sponsorship & advertising activities - 2005 (pdf).