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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES BY COUNTRY OR REGION OF OPERATION AND WHY THIS INFORMATION MAY BE HELPFUL Why is it useful to have a list of Canadian charities organized by countries or regions by which they operate? 1. If you are interested in a particular country it is interesting to note which Canadian charities are operating there. 2. If you are interested in supporting a particular countries development efforts then you have a list of some the charities that are operating there. 3. If an individual, organization or charity is interested in conducting a project in a particular country they may wish to partner with one of the charities on the ground. I am approached frequently by people interested in setting up charities and I usually try to dissuade and encourage them to work with an established charity that has similar interest. 4. If you are a Canadian charity it can help – if new project in new country can speak to some of the Canadian charities that have already operated there. 5. Also if a foundation has a particular interest in a country they may be a potential source of funds for a charity. 6. Need for greater coordination between charities – greater efficiencies – donors expecting that organizations will work together and not compete for the sake of competition. This information may be useful to encourage cooperation. Limitations and Caveats This information on which countries Canadian charities are conducting projects comes from the 2004 T3010 Registered Charity Information Return and specifically Q. C5 “For programs the charity managed directly, outside of Canada, list the countries or regions where programs were carried on. Do not include countries or regions where programs were managed by a qualified donee.” There are a number of problems in dealing with the information from the T3010A. 1) It is based on the 2004 T3010 information filings. So it is not up- to-date. 2) Although an important legal document, the T3010 is often filled out by volunteers or others who have little understanding of the nuances of the Income Tax Act, may have limited language skills, in some cases, may not have easy access to the correct information and are often in a hurry to file the form to avoid deregistration. 3) In question C5 dealing with the list of countries or regions where programs were carried out the form provides only ten boxes. Clearly - 2 - some charities conduct operation in more than 10 countries or regions. 4) The fact that a charity is allowed to list regions, in addition to or instead of specific countries, will always undercut the accuracy of the statistics on countries. 5) If one carefully reads the list of regions and countries one will find that there are all sorts of inaccuracies either on the T3010 that was filed or on CRA’s inputting of the information. • cities named instead of countries • countries spelled incorrectly, • former names of countries used such as Czechoslovakia, • lack of uniformity in country description (DRC, DROC, The Democratic Republic of Congo, the DRC etc), • the field being used for a relevant or irrelevant memo like a particular denominations missionary was supported without reference to a country, • some charities listed the same region or country • some listed “world” or “worldwide” or “various” which does not really add to our understanding. • There were a few “unknown” or “unknown countries”. • There were a few in which not applicable or N/A or S/O was listed. • There were references to Canadian cities such as Montreal, or Canadian provinces such as Ontario – clearly not outside of Canada. 6) The list that I was provided by CRA is in both French and English and I have translated it into English in order to better aggregate the information. - 3 - Other resources Another very useful resource is a world map provided by the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC) with the names of each of their members who are operating in different countries. Unfortunately CCIC has only about 100 members so many international development charities are not included in that map. If you are interested in legal advice with respect to Canadian charities that operate outside of Canada please contact: Mark Blumberg of Blumberg Segal LLP at 416-361-1982 x. 237 or [email protected]. Mark is a lawyer based in Toronto, Canada who assists Canadian and foreign charities that wish to operate in Canada or outside of Canada. You can find out more about legal issues facing Canadian charities that operate inside and outside of Canada at http://www.blumbergs.ca/non_profit.php - 4 - Country of Program Name of Canadian Registered Charity O'CHROV FONDATION POUR LES ETUDIANTS KHMERS (F E K) LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE SAINTE-TRINITE DE OEUVRE DU PAPE ROUYN-NORANDA LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE L'IMMACULEE- OEUVRES DU PAPE CONCEPTION LA FABRIQUE DE LA PAROISSE DE NOTRE-DAME-DE- OEUVRES DU PAPE ETC. PROTECTION OMAN MEDICAL COUNCIL OF CANADA ONYEN ORIENT OXFAM-QUEBEC OSA PENNINSULA CALGARY BIRD BANDING SOCIETY OTEPAA ESTONIAN MISSION COVENANT CHURCH INC. PACIFIC BROCKVILLE WESLEYAN CHURCH PACIFIC BEAMSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST PACIFIC SASKATOON CHRISTIAN CENTRE PACIFIC THE INCORPORATED SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF OTTAWA CANADA CENTRAL DISTRICT NAZARENE WORLD MISSION PACIFIC SOCIETY CANADA CENTRAL DISTRICT NAZARENE WORLD MISSION PACIFIC SOCIETY PACIFIC CUSO PACIFIC HERITAGE UNITED CHURCH PACIFIC CHILDCARE WORLDWIDE SOCIETY THE CORPORATION OF THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF PACIFIC RIVERVIEW PACIFIC MENNONITE WORLD CONFERENCE CANADA INC PACIFIC HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES CORPORATION WISCONSIN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SYNOD - PACIFIC CANADA/L'EGLISE EVANGELIQUE LUTHERIENNE SYNODE DU WISCONSIN - CANADA PACIFIC THE COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING PACIFIC MEDICAL MINISTRY CANADA INC. PACIFIC LES DOMINICAINES DE LA TRINITE PACIFIC LES SOEURS DU SACRE COEUR DE JESUS LES OEUVRES DE BIENFAISANCE DES SOEURS DOMINICAINES PACIFIC DE LA TR PACIFIC LA CORPORATION DES PERES MARISTES PACIFIC COUNTRIES DUCHESS BETHEL MENNONITE CHURCH PACIFIC RIM ROTARY FOUNDATION CANADA PACIFIC RIM ADRA, CANADA PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL BIBLICAL BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP PAKISTAN CANADIAN BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION- EGLISE BAPTISTE EVANGELIQUE EMMANUEL DE L'OUEST DE PAKISTAN L'ILE PAKISTAN HARVEST FAMILY CHURCH INC. CANADIAN FEDERATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH / PAKISTAN FEDERATION CANADIENNE POUR LA SANTE SEXUELLE PAKISTAN RC DIOCESE OF CALGARY PAKISTAN ST. 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PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF FOUNDATION PAKISTAN ISLAMIC HUMANITARIAN SERVICE PAKISTAN SAJJADIYYA TRUST PAKISTAN PUNJABI MASIHI CHURCH SOCIETY CENTRE FOR AFFORDABLE WATER AND SANITATION PAKISTAN TECHNOLOGY (CAWST) PAKISTAN HADDINGTON HOUSE INC. PAKISTAN INDONESIAN FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP TORONTO PAKISTAN SOUTH ASIAN BIBLE CHURCH PAKISTAN KHIDMA FOUNDATION PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN RESPONSE PAKISTAN ST. OUENS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH PAKISTAN THE CANADIAN JAFFARI MUSLIM FOUNDATION PAKISTAN CHILDREN OF ISLAMIC NATIONS (C O I N) INC PAKISTAN RIGHT TO PLAY INTERNATIONAL PAKISTAN FATIMA HOUSE TRUST FUND PAKISTAN OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH PAKISTAN SAJJADIYYA TRUST INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON ENGLISH IN THE LITURGY, PAKISTAN INC. PAKISTAN THE MARIA-HELENA FOUNDATION PAKISTAN ABDUL SATTAR EDHI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION PAKISTAN - RAWALPINDI VISION AND LITERACY INTERNATIONAL PAKISTAN KARACHI SAJJADIYYA TRUST PAKISTAN 'KARACHI SAJJADIYYA TRUST HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PALESTINE WORLD CHRISTIANITY ORDRE EQUESTRE DU SAINT SEPULCRE DE JERUSALEM- PALESTINE LIEUTENANCE DU CANADA - MONTREAL PALESTINE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF FOUNDATION MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINE ASSOCIATION /ASSOCIATION PALESTINE AIDE MEDICALE POUR LA PALESTINE PALESTINE RIGHT TO PLAY INTERNATIONAL PALESTINE -- CARE CANADA 'WESTBANK/GAZA PANAMA BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF LATIN AMERICA PANAMA CANADIAN BAPTIST MINISTRIES PANAMA HAMILTON CHINESE ALLIANCE CHURCH PANAMA MALMO MISSION COVENANT CHURCH PANAMA NEW TRIBES MISSION OF CANADA CANADIAN EXECUTIVE SERVICE ORGANIZATION/SERVICE PANAMA D'ASSISTANCECANADIENNE AUX ORGANISMES PANAMA NATURE CANADA / CANADA NATURE PANAMA EMMANUEL FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH PANAMA FRIENDS OF OSTOMATES WORLDWIDE (CANADA) PANAMA HAWKWOOD BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP PANAMA LIVING HOPE ALLIANCE CHURCH REGINA INC. PANAMA HORIZONS OF FRIENDSHIP PANAMA L'AMIE PANAMA NORTH YORK (CHINESE) BAPTIST CHURCH PANAMA SOUTH EDMONTON ALLIANCE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT / CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DES PANAMA DROITS DE LA PERSONNE ET DU DEVELOPPEMENT DEMOCRATIQUE PANAMA KENNEDY ROAD TABERNACLE MINISTRIES PANAMA MILAL CHURCH