February 21, 2021
In 2021 T3010s will be due within 6 months of the end of a charity’s fiscal year, unlike 2020.
In 2020 CRA gave an extension to many charities to deal with the unexpected events around COVID. In 2021, unless the situation changes drastically,…
February 19, 2021
Blumbergs’ Pre-Budget Submission for the Federal Budget 2021 relating to charities, transparency and other issues
As we noted previously the Federal Government has launched pre-budget consultations for the 2021 Federal Budget. Here is the Blumbergs' Pre-Budget…
February 19, 2021
Updated CRA Form AUT-01 Authorize a Representative for Offline Access from CRA for charities and others
CRA has published a newer version of Form AUT-01 Authorize a Representative for Offline Access in late December 2020. The Form AUT-01 can be used by…
February 15, 2021
CRA releases the Report on the Charities Program 2018 to 2020
The CRA recently released the Report on the Charities Program 2018 to 2020. If you are very interested in the charity sector in Canada you might find…
February 15, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2018
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2018 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
February 15, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Alberta Charity Sector 2018
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2018 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
February 15, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Quebec Charity Sector 2018
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2018 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
February 15, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2018
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2018 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
February 5, 2021
Ontario consultation on ONCA and Ontario Corporations Act
I am not sure how many people are aware but the Ontario government is doing a consultation on the Ontario Corporations Act and ONCA. The deadline for…
February 4, 2021
Canada adds 13 organizations to list of terrorist entities including Proud Boys, The Base and Al-Quaeda and ISIS affiliates
Canada just added 13 new listed terrorist organizations including the Proud Boys, Atomwaffen Division, the Base, and Russian Imperial Movement. They…
January 27, 2021
PBO report on costing for proposal for donated private shares and real estate
The PBO just released a report on a private member's bill, Bill C-256, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (donations involving private corporation…
January 26, 2021
New Course – Should you agree to be a director or board member of a Canadian non-profit or registered charity?
There are over 600,000 directors of Canadian charities alone. There are many more people in Canada who serve on the boards of non-profits that are…
January 24, 2021
CBC “Pandemic tests limits of religious freedom as churches set to fight B.C.’s COVID-19 rules in court”
The CBC's Jason Proctor wrote an article today on "Pandemic tests limits of religious freedom as churches set to fight B.C.'s COVID-19 rules in…
January 23, 2021
CRA provides additional information on foreign activities by Canadian charities
After years of seeing less and less transparency about registered charities in Canada coming from the CRA, for various reasons, we now have one…
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…
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 21, 2020
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint by Lucy Bernholz – a very useful critique of the NPO sector in the US
For those interested in understanding the complexity of US non-profits, much of which is similar in Canada, you might find the Philanthropy and…