Canadian charities operating in North Korea must pay close attention to Canadian sanctions. These sanctions were recently tightened.
The Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency just released a fillable T2050 Application for charitable status which will make it easier for organizations to complete the form and presumably make it more legible. You can obtain a copy of the form at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t2050/README.html Although the form may look simple, and is now easier to fill in, it is actually a form covering many different areas of charitable law and it is often a good idea to get some legal advice and assistance with incorporation and applying for charitable status.
Here is a revised CRA “Questions and Answers” for charitable registration http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/pplyng/fqr-eng.html
Here is a CIDA Issues Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and extractive sector (mining, oil). Well worth reviewing for those interested in international development and the importance of natural resources.
Here is a copy of the Annotated T3010B http://www.capacitybuilders.ca/clip/clip-resources.php from CLIP. It will be updated periodically to include different information from different sources.
Here is a copy of a recent letter from CRA with respect to gifts by Canadians to U.S. charitable organizations. It summarizes CRA’s views on the subject.
In late July 2009 CRA changed the 2008 T2050 form to the new T2050 (09) - they added a few blank pages to the 2008 revised application form for example for the description of activities.The new form can be found at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t2050/
Imagine Canada just released “A Proposal to Implement Voluntary Standards of Excellence in Canada’s Voluntary Sector”. The full document can be found at: http://www.imaginecanada.ca/files/www/en/standards/standards_proposal_july_2009.pdf
Organizations that operate in Quebec or issue official donation receipts to Quebec residents should be aware that Revenu Quebec may require that those organizations either apply to Revenu Quebec for charitable registration or upon the organization receiving CRA status require that the registered charity provide certain documents to Revenu Quebec.
I recently read a short article by Adam Rothwell of Intelligent Giving in the UK. He argues that UK charities are not very transparent. I am not sure that the situation is any different here in Canada.
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