Leslie Rosenblood
CFIC has released our third report in the Cost of Religion in Canada series, looking at transfers from all three levels of government to charities with the primary purpose of the advancement of religion.
In total, Canadian governments give more than $1 billion to religious charities every year. Some organizations receiving subsidies, such as the YMCA of Greater Toronto, clearly serve the entire community. Others are focused on providing services through an explicit Christian lens. For example, Christian Horizons receives over $150 million annually from Ontario and Saskatchewan, while the federal government gives over $20 million every year to the Kelowna Christian Center Society (“Where People belong and Jesus matters”).
Read the full report about government transfers to religious charities, or read the whole Cost of Religion in Canada series of reports.