January 31, 2011
Are you a Federal non-profit corporation currently under the Canada Corporations Act?. If so in the next 3 years after the new Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act comes into force will have to continue/transition to the new Act. Corporations Canada will be holding an information session on the new Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (NFP Act) in Toronto and you may find it very useful. The information is below:
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January 25, 2011
The Charities Directorate of the CRA has updated various pages dealing with registered charity disbursement quota obligations. See the Charities Directorate’s What’s New page at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/whtsnw/menu-eng.html
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January 18, 2011
Here is the January 2011 Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List.
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The CRA has revoked the registration of Operation Save Canada’s Teenagers and Revival Time Ministries International as a charity. Here are copies of the actual CRA letters to the two registered charities:
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January 17, 2011
A new Form T3010-1, Registered Charity Information Return, and amended Guide T4033-1, Completing the Registered Charity Information Return, are now available online at the CRA site. Charities with fiscal periods ending on or after March 4, 2010, that have not already filed, should use the new form. The form and guide were updated because of amendments to the Income Tax Act.
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January 10, 2011
The Charities Directorate has announced it will be presenting the following topics for 2011: February 2: T3010-1: Line by Line Review; February 23: Activities Outside Canada; March 16: Political Activities
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Here is a copy of the new CRA Guide T4033-1 Completing the Registered Charity Information Return. This guide will help Canadian registered charities complete the T3010-1 Registered Charity Information Return.
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January 06, 2011
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The US organization Charity Navigator is in the process of revamping its rating system of charities to provide more information and weight to the issues of accountability and transparency. Although Charity Navigator does not rate Canadian charities, the issue of transparency and accountability is as big here as in the US and Canadian charities should ensure that they are improving in this area.
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January 05, 2011
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We have blogged on the Public Sector Compensation Restraint to Protect Public Services Act, 2010 which was announced in the Ontario budget. Well it appears that the Public Sector Compensation Restraint Board is now in place and has a website and has a new Chair.
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GuideStar Israel is being beta tested. It will provide a combination of government and NPO information on non-profits in Israel. It is only a beta test but it is an important step forward for donors and those interested in the non-profit sector in Israel. There are obviously gaps that hopefully will be filled by the organizations themselves.
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