What Planned Parenthood Ottawa just doesn’t (appear to) do

Say you are facing a crisis pregnancy and you need crisis pregnancy counseling. Where do you go?

If charitable agency filings with Canadian Revenue Agency are correct, not Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood Edmonton and Waterloo devote 30 per cent of the budget to crisis counselling, and though it’s not clear, Planned Parenthood Toronto may do the same. Planned Parenthood Ottawa—only 5 per cent.

The others? None.

How Planned Parenthood spends its resources is copied below. But check the Canada Revenue Agency to see for yourself. 

Could be that I’m missing something. Maybe they offer counseling and don’t itemize it that way for Revenue Canada. But right now it sure does look hypocritical that Planned Parenthood Ottawa would complain about places like First Place Pregnancy Centre. First Place is just doing what Planned Parenthood appears not to: Ongoing crisis counseling and long-term support.

The following is taken from the Revenue Canada website:  

Program areas: The three primary areas in which the charity is now carrying on programs to achieve its charitable purposes are listed below. The program areas are ranked according to the percentage of time and resources devoted to each program area.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OTTAWA-CARLETON/PLANNING DES NAISSANCES D’OTTAWA-CARLETON, 2005

1          Promotion and protection of health (see guide)          F8                  50%

2          Public education, other study programs                      C10               45%

3          Family and crisis counselling, financial counselling   A11                5%

Planned Parenthood Toronto 2006

Rank   Description                                                                  Field Code   % of
Emphasis

1           Promotion and protection of health (see guide)        F8                   30%

2           Specialized health organizations (see guide)            F9                   30%

3           Clinics                                                                      F3                   30%

Planned Parenthood Edmonton 2006

1          Family and crisis counselling, financial counselling          A11     34%

2          Public education, other study programs                            C10      33%

3          Promotion and protection of health (see guide)                 F8        33%

Planned Parenthood Fredericton 2005

1           Promotion and protection of health (see guide)        F8                   100%

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF NOVA SCOTIA 2006

1           Promotion and protection of health (see guide)          F8                   85%

2           Public education, other study programs                     C10                 15%

Planned Parenthood Regina 2006

1           Promotion and protection of health (see guide)        F8                   100%

Planned Parenthood Saskatoon 2006

1           Promotion and protection of health (see guide)        F8                   100%

Planned Parenthood Hamilton 2006

1           Clinics                                                                       F3                   80%

2           Promotion and protection of health (see guide)        F8                   20%

Planned Parenthood Waterloo 2007

1          Family and crisis counselling, financial counselling          A11     30%

2          Public education, other study programs                            C10     30%

3          Promotion and protection of health (see guide)                        F8        20%

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