CRA News release - Be an Informed Donor

According to the Canada Revenue Agency web site, tips for protecting individuals from fraud when donating to registered charities will be shared through public notices that will be published in newspapers across Canada beginning the week of November 19, 2007.

"Canadians are very generous people. As a matter of fact, close to 5.8 million Canadians claimed donations to registered charities on their income tax returns last year", said Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Revenue. "As a government, we have taken steps to encourage charitable giving and to inform Canadians on the ways that they can ensure that every dollar given to charity has the maximum possible impact and stays out of the hands of fraudsters."

The public education initiative aims to help donors become more informed by accessing CRA resources such as the CRA Charities Listings (available at www.cra.gc.ca/donors) to research registered charities before they give.

For more information, please see:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2007/nov/nr071120b-e.html