They are not exempt. A check with revenue Canada shows no official registration for Recycling Matters as a charity itself. In order for them to be exempt, they must identify themselves as working for Community Living Ontario and it is Community Living Ontario that should be doing the work.

What is happening is Community Living Ontario is outsourcing its fund raisings to an unethical thrid party.

I am trying to decide if you are sarcastic or not.... keep doing it this way?  they call and do not leave messages, and many report getting dead air ... this is not the way to get donations ... they are not doing their charity any favours by calling 5 times a day just to harrass people by making them run for a phone and then  no one talks to them

I got a cold call from the CF people in the summer looking for donations .. when I answered the phone, I had a polite person explain what they were doing etc., and I told them to send a truck over ... I emptied my basement and garage of items I had been hanging onto for years .... I would deal with them again simply because they had their name on the display;  talked to me when I answered;  were courteous, and have not called me since then, which I assume means that they realise that they should wait about a year to see if I accumulated more unwanted items.  They also provided their business card when they stopped by with their phone number and web site so I can contact them .... this is how you collect items for a charity ... well done CF :)

2012-01-11 20:14:41    "(416) 446-0063" <4164460063>They just called me now... I answered and a woman said 'hello' I also heard what sounded like a room full of other telemarketers chattering in the background. I said hello back to her and she hung up! What the point of calling and then hanging up... bunch of dip-s****!

you hit the nail on the head with that ... we are here to see who keeps calling since they do not leave messages;  nothing wrong with that

to call people losers because we get home and see they called several times and didn't leave a message shows a lack of intelligence

if you don't want to see people's messages.... browse elsewhere :)

Thanks Marie, most intelligent, honest and constructive advice I've read sofar

call me a few times.