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Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Statut d'organisme de bienfaisance : Le ministre des Finances nous a confirmé que le gouvernement « n'envisage pas de modifier la Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu afin de supprimer la promotion de la religion comme objectif de bienfaisance admissible, ni n'élabore activement de politique à ce sujet ». Un courriel du ministère des Finances à l’AÉC a fait écho à ce message. TheEFC.ca/CharitableStatus Nouveau projet de loi sur les crimes hai

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Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Récemment, toute une série de conséquences sociales et mentales négatives ont été imputées aux réseaux sociaux. Partout dans le monde, des écoles interdisent les téléphones afin d'empêcher l'accès aux réseaux sociaux. Comment les réseaux sociaux influencent-ils la formation religieuse de nos jeunes, et comment ceux qui s'occupent de nos jeunes les utilisent-ils dans leur ministère ? Pour répondre à ces deux dernières questions, nous n

In a parliamentary Justice Committee meeting in December on Bill C-9, MP Marc Miller directed a question to Derek Ross from the Christian Legal Fellowship. MP Miller said: "I want to dig in a little bit to the concept of ‘good faith,’ Mr. Ross. In Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Romans… there’s other passages… there is clear hatred towards, for example, homosexuals. I don’t understand how the concept of ‘good faith’ can be invoked if someone were, literally invoking a passage from, i

The EFC received an email from a Finance Department manager this week, confirming that “The Government is not considering removing the advancement of religion as a qualifying charitable purpose under the ITA.” It echoes the response by the Finance Minister to a petition about charitable status that was tabled on Nov. 3. “The Government of Canada is not considering amending the Income Tax Act to remove the advancement of religion as a qualifying charitable purpose, nor is it a

This article is reprinted with permission from Faith Today (Nov/Dec 2025). →en français In 1945 Harry Emerson Fosdick, pastor and critic of American fundamentalism, declared, "I do not believe in the virgin birth. … I do not know of any intelligent minister who does." In a secular age it’s understandable that anything smacking of the transcendent is met with skepticism. Fosdick was free to question the virgin birth but – note well – his nonbelief runs against the long grain o

The positive contribution of faith communities in Canada is being challenged by a new series of initiatives targeting religious institutions and public religious expression. Many of the challenges are grouped together in a disturbing committee report on the advancement of secularization presented to the Quebec government in August. The 300-page report provides a comprehensive vision of what government-imposed secularization could entail. The 50 recommendations include making

We continue to hear from many churches concerned about possible changes to charitable status. We haven’t seen any direct communications from the Finance Minister on the government’s plans, but there are MPs going on the record to indicate there are no plans to change charitable status for religious organizations. The Finance Committee held pre-budget consultations this past summer and received 948 written briefs, including from the EFC. The EFC, along with many others, asked

Bill C-9 was introduced in the House of Commons on September 19, 2025. It has now passed in the Senate and will become law. The bill defines hatred and creates four new offences in the Criminal Code. It also removes the requirement that the Attorney General consent to laying charges for hate propaganda offences. Recent history On December 9, 2025, the Justice Committee voted to amend Bill C-9 so that it removes the religious belief defence from the hate speech provisions in