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…
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…
November 27, 2020
CRA releases foreign activity guidance after multi-year delays as well as guidance on intermediaries working in Canada
CRA released today the updated guidance CG-002, Canadian registered charities carrying on activities outside Canada. Essentially, this guidance…
October 30, 2020
Capacity building, education, and online courses for the Canadian charity and non-profit sector
Our firm has been using online tools for over 10 years – primarily webinars. In 2018, we moved to providing paid online courses dealing with charity…
September 30, 2020
The WE Charity scandal and its impact on the Canadian charity sector?
A lot has happened since we originally published this article on September 4th so here is an updated version below. The WE Charity…
July 19, 2020
We have recently added two new online courses for Canadian charities
We have recently added 2 new full-day courses namely Fundamentals of Running a Canadian Charitable Organization/Operating Charity and Fundamentals of…
May 19, 2020
What is a Qualified donee under the Income Tax Act Canada in 2020? How many are there?
A qualified donee is an organization that can issue official donation receipts for gifts it receives from individuals and corporations. It can also…
May 9, 2020
New Course on Canadian Charities Working with Non-Charities in Canada
We have just prepared a new course on Canadian Charities Working with Non-Charities in Canada. Here is information on the new course and how to…
March 18, 2020
Registered Charity Q&A with Blumbergs – Friday March 20, 2020
With the Charities Directorate call centre suspended till April 5, 2020, we thought we would have a Registered Charity Q&A on Friday, March 20.…
March 17, 2020
A discount for Blumbergs online courses until April 1, 2020
Over the last year, Blumbergs has released 8 online courses. In case you are interested we have provided over the next 2 weeks a 50% discount…
March 17, 2020
Blumbergs releases new Canadian Charity Legal Checklist for 2020 by Mark Blumberg
Here is an updated Canadian Charity Legal Checklist by Mark Blumberg. It is a checklist for Canadian registered charities to assist them with…
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…
September 21, 2019
Fundraising from Canada – A course for groups outside of Canada – Online course
Are you a group outside of Canada considering fundraising initiatives in Canada or a group outside of Canada that has supporters in Canada? Are you…
September 7, 2015
Updated Canadian Registered Charity Legal Checklist by Mark Blumberg
Here is an updated version of the Canadian Charity Legal Checklist. For those who are interested in reviewing legal compliance for their…
May 12, 2012
Top Ten Canadian Charity Law Issues by Mark Blumberg
So much is written about legal issues relating to charities in Canada. In this article I try to distill the ten most important things you need to…
January 16, 2012
So how much do Canadian charities receive from foreign sources according to the T3010 Returns?
There has been a little political firestorm last week over US foundations funding of certain Canadian environmental charities. So how much…
March 1, 2010
CRA’s Consultation on Foreign Activities: What is New with Canadian Charities + Foreign Activities
In this article “CRA’s Consultation on Foreign Activities: What is New and Interesting with Canadian Charities Conducting Foreign…
February 2, 2009
Should We Establish another Canadian Charity? Or Does Canada have too many charities?
In this article I discuss the issue of whether Canada has too many charities or too few. If one still wants to create a charity, some of the…
January 1, 2009
Canadian Charities and Foreign Activities – by Mark Blumberg in The Philanthropist
Canadian Charities and Foreign Activities -This article published in The Philanthropist describes the permissible structured relationships and…
November 28, 2008
Should we set up a Canadian Charity and if so How?
This article discusses considerations in setting up a registered Canadian charity and how to establish the charity.Download Article
November 9, 2008
How Can Canadian Charity Obtain Cost-Effective Legal Services from a lawyer?
This article discusses how Canadian charities can obtain legal services in a way that will not break the bank. This is a big problem. …
November 8, 2008
Establishing a Canadian Non-Profit or Charity – Avoiding practical, legal and ethical problems
Here is a copy of my presentation to the Canadian Association of Paralegals on Establishing a Canadian Non-Profit or Charity - Avoiding practical,…
November 5, 2008
Structured Arrangement versus Conduit for Canadian Charities and Foreign Activities
This article discusses the difference between an acceptable intermediary relationship between a Canadian charity and a foreign charity or NGO (a…
November 5, 2008
T3010 – Canadian Charities – Please File your T3010 on time!
This article discusses the T3010 and the importance of filing it accurately and on time.Download Article
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