Under Layered Suspicion: A Review of CRA Audits of Muslim-led Charities

dc.contributor.authorEmon, Anver
dc.contributor.authorHasan, Nadia
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-02T14:18:49Z
dc.date.available2023-01-02T14:18:49Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-31
dc.descriptionUnder Layered Suspicion identifies whole-of-government policies and patterns of audit practices that together demonstrate potential biases in Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audits of Muslim-led charities. The report was issued by the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto and the National Council of Canadian Muslims.en_US
dc.description.abstractMuslim-led charities have for years expressed concerns about the selection, frequency, and reasoning behind audits of their organizations. The findings from Under Layered Suspicion suggest that there is a basis for these concerns. The report draws attention to the Government of Canada’s approach to anti-terrorism financing and anti-radicalization, and the legitimate concerns of bias embedded within their framing. When operationalized by the CRA, these policies seem to make Muslim-led charities exceptionally vulnerable to audits, or worse, revocation of charitable status. The targeting of Muslim-led charities not only undermines the critical work these organizations do to combat racism and discrimination in society, but also calls into question Canada’s commitment to inclusive multiculturalism. This research reveals the need for a formal commitment and concentrated effort by the Government of Canada to investigate patterns of bias within the machinery of its agencies and bureaucracies.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnder Layered Suspicion is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Additional funding for this project came from the University of Toronto’s Connaught Secretariat, in its award of a Global Challenge Grant for the Reading Muslims project.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1807/126225
dc.language.isoen_caen_US
dc.subjectislamen_US
dc.subjectmuslimsen_US
dc.subjectcharitiesen_US
dc.subjectauditsen_US
dc.subjecttaxen_US
dc.subjectpolicyen_US
dc.subjectbiasen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.titleUnder Layered Suspicion: A Review of CRA Audits of Muslim-led Charitiesen_US
dc.typePolicy Reporten_US

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