The changes to the ITA now allow charitable organizations in Canada to engage in advocacy in support of its stated charitable purpose (s) but they are not allowed to engage in advocacy for a "political purpose."
In Bill C-86, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, the federal government adopted recommendations of the Report of the Consultation Panel on the Political Activities of Charities, which affirmed that charitable organizations can engage in public policy dialogue and development activities (PPDDA or P2D2A) that support their charitable purposes.
Advocacy groups 1 Black Action Defence Committee political 2 Black United Front civil rights, 3 British Columbia Civil Liberties Association civil rights, political 4 Bruce Trail Conservancy Environment, Ci A rating 2020 5 Bulgarian National Front political 6 Bus Riders Union (Vancouver) political
It is currently the only political group in Canada which is engaged in pro- abortion activism on a national level. Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) (2003 –) a provincial organization funded by the provincial government and the oil and gas industry.
According to the government of Canada, social advocacy groups "comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting a particular social or political cause intended to benefit a broad or specific constituency.". Some advocacy organizations "solicit contributions or sell memberships to support their activities.".
Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) (1919–2011), which was affiliated with the World Jewish Congress was headquartered in Ottawa. It was a subsidiary of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs —the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy —in 2007 and was disbanded in 2011. The JCC was the main advocacy group for the Jewish community in Canada ...
The JCC was the main advocacy group for the Jewish community in Canada from 1919 to 2011, advocating for human rights, social equality, Canadian immigration reform and civil and political rights in Canada. Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee political.
Fair Vote Canada (FVC) is a Kitchener, Ontario -based grassroots, nonprofit, multi-partisan citizens' movement—created in June 2001—that calls for the replacement of the first-past-the-post electoral system with proportional representation, as part of electoral reform in Canada.