January 18, 2020
Universities outside of Canada that are qualified donees and fundraising in Canada
If a University is outside of Canada and on a special list maintained by CRA then that foreign university can issue Canadian "official donation…
January 13, 2020
Upcoming Webinars for the Canadian Charity Law Association
The Canadian Charity Law Association is delivering some upcoming webinars. Registration is free but space is limited. Topics are subject to change.…
January 5, 2020
CRA releases application form for qualified Canadian journalism organizations
The CRA on December 20, 2019, put out a press release on their incentives relating to journalism. As well CRA has released the T625 Application for…
December 20, 2019
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2020
Blumbergs is pleased to announce that we will be hosting Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp again on Monday April 20, 2020. An easy enough…
December 5, 2019
Church of Atheism of Central Canada v. CRA – atheism is not a religion for Canadian charity purposes
A recent Federal Court of Appeal case Church of Atheism of Central Canada v. Canada (National Revenue) deals with a group promoting atheism who…
November 13, 2019
Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation is for now a qualified donee in Canada
There is a list called "foreign charities that have received a gift from Her Majesty in right of Canada". As the name suggests a group that gets a…
November 13, 2019
Increase in numbers of organizations in two qualified donee categories
There are a couple of important qualified donee categories that have increased in size - first the "List of municipal or public bodies performing a…
September 27, 2019
ONCA – does no update mean no ONCA?
I have been asking the Ontario government for months for an update on whether ONCA is coming into force and when. On September 25, 2019 I…
September 22, 2019
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Institute 2019
Join us on Monday October 7, 2019 in Toronto for the 8th Annual Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Institute. We will be featuring a number of…
September 21, 2019
CRA announces that it will still accept paper charity applications until September 30, 2019
CRA is encouraging non-profits that want to apply to become registered charities to use their new CHAMP system for the application process. …
September 14, 2019
Just launched our 3rd online course “Fundraising from Canada: A course for groups outside of Canada”
We have just launched our 3rd online course - this one is entitled "Fundraising from Canada: A course for groups outside of Canada". It is geared…
July 28, 2019
Making sense of CRAs new online Canadian charity application system
CRA in June 2019 brought in a new charity application system under their CHAMP modernization program. Here is our article Making sense of…
July 26, 2019
Journalism panel submits report to Federal government about journalism proposals in 2019 Budget
The Journalism and Written Media Independent Panel of Experts released a report that they had provided to the Federal government relating to the 2019…
July 24, 2019
TCC Ruling on Failure to Maintain Adequate Books and Records with Foreign Activity and Suspension
On June 28, 2019, the Tax Court of Canada released its decision Promised Land Ministries v the Queen, in which it upheld CRA's decision to…
June 28, 2019
Online Charity Law Courses from Blumbergs – 24/7 compliance education for registered charities
We have created two new online courses for those outside of Toronto who are not able to easily attend our programs. They might also be helpful to…
June 27, 2019
Account changes for registered charities under CHAMP
Canadian charities now have more options for doing certain transactions online using the CHAMP system. Charities should look into…
June 27, 2019
Objects of registered charities in Canada are sometimes not charitable
Here is our article on "Objects of registered charities in Canada are sometimes not charitable". Objects are very important and often Canadian…
May 27, 2019
CRA Q&A on new journalism qualified donee category
Here is a Q&A from CRA about the new journalism qualified donee category.
May 8, 2019
CRA’s Charities IT Modernization Project (“CHAMP”) set to roll-out in June
CRA is set to introduce its online system for organizations applying for charitable status. Once this system is available on June 1, 2019, paper…
March 28, 2019
CRA announces upcoming changes to the T3010 and T2050, removing Political Activities
On March 15, 2019, CRA announced that there will be changes to the T3010 Annual Return and the T2050 Application to Register a Charity to account for…
March 25, 2019
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2019 (SOLD OUT)
The Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp will be held again on Monday April 8, 2019. This is a one-day boot camp on compliance and…
March 19, 2019
Canadian Federal Budget 2019 and its impact on non-profits and charities
Finance Minister Morneau delivered the 2019 Federal Budget today. Here is our article "2019 Canadian Federal Budget - How will it affect the…
January 14, 2019
Course – Should We Establish a Canadian Social Enterprise, Non-Profit or Charity and How to Do It?
We have created a course entitled "Should We Establish a Canadian Social Enterprise, Non-Profit or Charity and How to Do It?". The course…
December 14, 2018
Bill C-86 Receives Royal Assent
On Thursday December 13, 2018, Bill C-86 received Royal Assent. Within this Bill, there are several changes to the Income Tax Act related…