The use of a property is not the same as the transfer of a property. However, if the charity pays for the use of the property and the owner of the property donates that money back to the charity, the charity can issue a tax receipt for the donation (known as a cheque swap).
Example 1: Jane and Paul Proudfoot have a cottage in the Gatineau Hills. They donate a week at the cottage to a silent auction run by their favourite charity. Because the donation of use of the cottage is not a transfer of property, a tax receipt cannot be issued. However, if the charity paid for a week at the cottage and the Proudfoot's donated the payment back to the charity, a charitable tax receipt could be issued. Of course, the Proudfoot's would have to declare this as income, and so there may not be any net benefit to them.
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