The courts consider the following purposes political, and
therefore, not charitable:
- to support a particular political party or candidate for
public office;
- to promote a political or socio-economic ideology;
- to support or oppose a change in the law or in governmental
policy; or
- to persuade the public to adopt a particular attitude on
socio-economic or political issues.
Revenue Canada cannot register as a charity any organization
created for political purposes, whether found in the organization's
governing documents or its activities. For example, Revenue Canada,
is on record that it cannot register an organization formed to
promote or oppose Canadian trade policies whether this is reflected
in its governing documents or its overall operations.
