Toronto loses charitable status Natalie Rodriguez

Charity Intelligence Canada, analyzes how effective Canadian charities are.  They said it was working with the government in an effort to be reinstated as a registered charity. Canada Revenue Agency formally revoked the group's registration Sept. 15 due to "failure to file." According to the website, the organization began out of frustration in 2006 with the lack of "high quality, evidence-based research" to guide donation decisions. The lack of organization for the charity's in Toronto caused everyone to be precautious before helping any organization involving money exchange. 

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