Overview

• Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the extension to support charities affected by a four-week Canada Post strike that disrupted mail services during peak fundraising season.
• The new deadline for claiming charitable donations on 2024 tax returns has been extended to February 28, 2025.
• Charities, including the Salvation Army, reported significant declines in mail-in donations, with some seeing holiday contributions drop by over 50 percent.
• The federal government plans to introduce legislation to formalize this change when Parliament resumes on January 27, 2025.
• The decision follows calls from Canada's premiers, led by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who urged the federal government to address the financial strain on charities.