Income Tax Act

Marginal note:Notice of intention to revoke registration

• 168 (1) The Minister may, by registered mail, give notice to a person described in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of the definition qualified donee in subsection 149.1(1) that the Minister proposes to revoke its registration if the person

  • (a) applies to the Minister in writing for revocation of its registration;

  • (b) ceases to comply with the requirements of this Act for its registration;

  • (c) in the case of a registered charity, registered Canadian amateur athletic association or registered journalism organization, fails to file an information return as and when required under this Act or a regulation;

  • (d) issues a receipt for a gift otherwise than in accordance with this Act and the regulations or that contains false information;

  • (e) fails to comply with or contravenes any of sections 230 to 231.5; or

  • (f) in the case of a registered charity, registered Canadian amateur athletic association or registered journalism organization, accepts a gift the granting of which was expressly or implicitly conditional on the charity, association or organization making a gift to another person, club, society, association or organization other than a qualified donee.

• Marginal note:Revocation of registration

  (2) If the Minister gives notice under subsection (1) to a registered charity, to a registered Canadian amateur athletic association or to a registered journalism organization,

  • (a) if it has applied to the Minister in writing for the revocation of its registration, the Minister shall, forthwith after the mailing of the notice, publish a copy of the notice in the Canada Gazette, and on that publication of a copy of the notice, the registration is revoked; and

  • (b) in any other case, the Minister may, after the expiration of 30 days from the day of mailing of the notice, or after the expiration of such extended period from the day of mailing of the notice as the Federal Court of Appeal or a judge of that Court, on application made at any time before the determination of any appeal pursuant to subsection 172(3) from the giving of the notice, may fix or allow, publish a copy of the notice in the Canada Gazette, and on that publication of a copy of the notice, the registration is revoked.

• Marginal note:Charities Registration (Security Information) Act

  (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1), (2) and (4), if a registered charity is the subject of a certificate that is determined to be reasonable under subsection 7(1) of the Charities Registration (Security Information) Act, the registration of the charity is revoked as of the making of that determination.

• Marginal note:Listed terrorist entities

  (3.1) Notwithstanding subsections (1), (2) and (4), if a qualified donee is a listed terrorist entity for the purposes of section 149.1, the registration of the qualified donee is revoked as of the date on which it became a listed terrorist entity.

• Marginal note:Objection to proposal or designation

  (4) A person may, on or before the day that is 90 days after the day on which the notice was mailed, serve on the Minister a written notice of objection in the manner authorized by the Minister, setting out the reasons for the objection and all the relevant facts, and the provisions of subsections 165(1), (1.1) and (3) to (7) and sections 166, 166.1 and 166.2 apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, as if the notice were a notice of assessment made under section 152, if

  • (a) in the case of a person that is or was registered as a registered charity or is an applicant for such registration, it objects to a notice under any of subsections (1) and 149.1(2) to (4.1), (6.3), (22) and (23);

  • (b) in the case of a person that is or was registered as a registered Canadian amateur athletic association or is an applicant for such registration, it objects to a notice under any of subsections (1) and 149.1(4.2) and (22); or

  • (c) in the case of a person described in any of subparagraphs (a)(i) to (v) and paragraph (b.1) of the definition qualified donee in subsection 149.1(1), that is or was registered by the Minister as a qualified donee or is an applicant for such registration, it objects to a notice under any of subsections (1) and 149.1(4.3) and (22).