Submission to the Finance Committee's 2025 pre-budget consultation

The EFC made a submission to the House of Commons Finance Committee. The committee is holding consultations to hear and discuss the spending priorities of Canadians in advance of the Fall 2025 Budget. 

The EFC called on the Finance Committee to maintain advancement of religion as a charitable purpose and to avoid politicizing charitable status. The submission also called for a permanent, funded national strategy to combat human trafficking and support for palliative care.

Read the EFC's submission here [link].

Participate in the federal Department of Finance questionnaire on what should be in the next budget.

Related resources

• See the EFC's submission to the Department of Finance's pre-budget consultation, March 2025
• See the EFC's sample communications (email, telephone and petition) to MPs on charitable status
• See the EFC's update on the committee's troubling recommendations and how you can respond. 
• See the EFC's letters to the Finance Minister about the Finance Committee recommendations and the politicization of charitable status.