S-279Registered Charity Board Diversity Data Collection Act
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (data on registered charities)
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on October 4, 2023
- Status
- Defeated at committee in the Senate
- Sponsor
- Ratna OmidvarSenator
- Senator
What it does
Requires registered charities to report counts of their officials in designated groups and creates a yearly public summary report.
What it does
- Requires registered charities to say, in their annual information return, how many directors, trustees, officers or similar officials belong to each designated group under the Employment Equity Act.
- Allows the Minister of National Revenue to use that information only to prepare the annual report or for deregistration procedures.
- Requires the minister to prepare an annual report by June 1 showing totals for registered charities and their officials in each designated group, using aggregate data only.
- Prohibits the report from naming any charity or any individual official, but allows extra information or analysis.
- Requires the report to be tabled in both Houses of Parliament within 10 sitting days and posted online as soon as practical after tabling.
- Allows a charity’s registration to be revoked if it does not provide the required information.
Who it affects
- Registered charities
- Charity directors and trustees
- Charity officers
- Minister of National Revenue
- People in designated groups
Background
The bill amends the Income Tax Act. It uses the Employment Equity Act definition of “designated groups.”
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Defeated here. Defeated
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
House of Commons
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by a senator. If the Senate passes it, it goes to the House of Commons, where an MP must agree to sponsor it. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
No recorded votes yet
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At consideration in committee in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.