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B.C. Christian charity files court challenge to stave off status revocation by CRA
The foundation claims federal overreach in charity regulation while contesting a CRA audit citing improper receipts and loans, with $36,000 in disputed consulting fees paid to a director's son.
- On March 5, 2026, the Coram Deo Foundation filed a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, arguing the Canada Revenue Agency cannot revoke its charitable status.
- According to the petition, the CRA audit found the foundation paid more than $36,000 to Samuel Chung in 2021 and 2022 and made two loans to companies controlled by Peter Chung, which were repaid late.
- The B.C. Supreme Court paused the revocation, noting Fowler wrote 'While I accept that a charity making non-arms-length loans is a serious misuse of charitable funds, in this case the loans have been repaid to the charity with interest.'
- The petition warns that revocation would bar directors like Stockwell Day from charity management, and the foundation's lawyers and Canada Revenue Agency did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- The foundation frames its work around the Coram Deo concept and supports charities with solid Christian doctrines locally and worldwide, describing participation in God's mission on the foundation website.
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B.C. Christian charity files court challenge to stave off status revocation by CRA
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based Christian charity founded by a wealthy businessman has filed a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency has no right to revoke
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B.C. Christian charity files court challenge to stave off status revocation by CRA – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based Christian charity founded by a wealthy businessman has filed a constitutional challenge in B.C. Supreme Court, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency has no right to revoke its charitable status. The Coram Deo Foundation, founded by private education magnate Peter Chung, filed a court petition this week in Vancouver that alleges the federal government has “usurped the provinces’ exclusive jurisdiction” over Canadian cha…
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