January 14, 2021
Going the Extra Mile: The Liability of Foreignness in U.S. Foundation International Grantmaking to Local NGOs
I recently ran across a very good article entitled: "Going the Extra Mile: The Liability of Foreignness in U.S. Foundation International Grantmaking…
January 13, 2021
Blackbaud’s “Tax Receipting and the Top Compliance Issues for Canadian Charities” delivered by Mark Blumberg
Mark Blumberg will be delivering a webinar for Blackbaud on "Tax Receipting and the Top Compliance Issues for Canadian Charities". Here is further…
January 2, 2021
La Presse Inc. is first registered journalism organization registered under new category of qualified donee
La Presse Inc. is now the first registered journalism organization registered under new category of qualified donee. You can see it listed here. As…
December 30, 2020
Reminder from Corporations Canada re: AGMs in 2021 for CNCA corporations
Here is a reminder we just received from Corporations Canada relating to AGMs in 2021 for CNCA corporations and that they can be done virtually,…
December 29, 2020
Registered charities reporting the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), and other Federal subsidies, on their T3010
Many Canadian registered charities will be receiving funds from the Federal government relating to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), Canada…
December 29, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek: “How a Charity Superstar Innovated Its Way to Political Scandal” – with coverage of the WE Charity scandal
Today an article appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek entitled "How a Charity Superstar Innovated Its Way to Political Scandal: The Kielburger brothers…
December 29, 2020
Some quick stats on the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”)
Did you know that there are:31,462 active CNCA corporations (As of September 1st 2020)3,364 incorporations last year alone: (Fiscal year…
December 29, 2020
New course – Running and Maintaining a Federal Non-Profit Corporation under the CNCA – An Introduction
We have recently prepared a new course on Running and Maintaining a Federal Non-Profit Corporation under the CNCA – An Introduction. Here is…
December 29, 2020
Canadian charities can have relationships with non-charities but need to have adequate separation
We recently did a course entitled Multiple Corporate Structures for Canadian For-Profits, NPOs, + Charities to Enhance Flexibility and Impact.…
December 29, 2020
Happy Holidays from the OECD – a very interesting report on different countries and how they treat philanthropy and charities
An interesting report from the OECD on charities in many different countries recently was published. It was given a really exciting title namely…
December 29, 2020
New Ontario Business Registry will one day become active and you should sign up now to get reminders and information
The Ontario Ministry of Government Services is launching a new Ontario Business Registry at some point over the next year or two. This Registry will…
December 20, 2020
Another version of CRA’s guidance on advancement of religion released in an access to information request
We have been blogging about CRA's draft guidance "Advancement of religion and charitable registration" in 2009, 2017 and 2018. Essentially CRA has…
December 20, 2020
CRA Ministerial Welcome Package – excerpts dealing with charities
We recently received a copy of the CRA Ministerial Welcome Package which is dated November 2019.There are a number of references to charities…
December 20, 2020
Why does CRA ask about charitable “activities” and not just about charitable “purposes”
In a recent CRA document, we obtained that was released through access to information, it provides a good explanation of why CRA cares about…
December 20, 2020
CRA document “Purposes Not Being Furthered” dealing with charity applications without adequate information on activities
About 4000 groups apply each year to the Charities Directorate of CRA to receive registered charitable status and about 46% obtain that status. The…
December 12, 2020
Mark Blumberg’s testimony to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) on CSSG/WE Charity Scandal
On Friday, December 11, 2020 I gave testimony to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) on the CSSG and We…
December 5, 2020
CRA revokes as a result of audit first 2 charities in over a year
The CRA has revoked its first two registered charities in over a year. Actually, over 13 months not one charity has been revoked. Some think that…
November 30, 2020
CRA updates guidance CG-027, Public policy dialogue and development activities by charities – only minor changes
The CRA has updated their guidance CG-027, Public policy dialogue and development activities by charities. There were only minor changes to the…
November 30, 2020
CRA updates and releases new charity guidances
CRA released several new updates and guidances for registered charities on Friday. This includes a new guidance on the advancement of education…
November 30, 2020
Some are calling for changes to Canadian charity rules for foreign activities
I wish I did not have to write this article about the Canadian rules around international philanthropy and foreign activities but unfortunately, a…
November 27, 2020
Despite WE Charity Scandal and 5 months of intense coverage the Federal government is reducing transparency on the charitable sector
If you have followed the WE Charity scandal one of the major concerns is the lack of transparency with Canadian registered charities. That is not…
November 27, 2020
T3010 deadline is December 31, 2020 – but get your forms in as soon as possible
As we have discussed extensively, as a result of COVID the CRA has extended the deadline for filing the T3010s that were or will be due from March…
November 27, 2020
CRA’s New Education Guidance – CG-030, Advancement of education and charitable registration
CRA issued a few new guidances today, including a guidance on the advancement of education: CG-030, Advancement of education and charitable…
November 27, 2020
CRA’s New Guidance – CG-029, Relief of Poverty and Charitable Registration
Today, CRA released it's new Guidance, CG-029, Relief of poverty and charitable registration. This relatively short guidance provides some useful…