February 10, 2023
Canadian government announces match of $10 million for Canadian Red Cross response to earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria
The Canadian government has announced a match of $10 million for the Canadian Red Cross response to the devastating earthquakes in Turkiye and……
January 30, 2023
Which Canadian charities spent money on foreign activities in 2020 and how much did they spend?
Here is our note: Which Canadian charities spent money on foreign activities in 2020 and how much did they spend? Canadian registered charities spent…
January 26, 2023
New Qualifying Disbursement Rules and Directed Donations Anti-Avoidance Provisions Complicate Charity Regulation
The new Qualifying Disbursement rules will give some charities (with certain objects) some more flexibility when dealing with non-qualified donees in…
November 30, 2022
CRA releases draft guidance for “Registered charities making grants to non-qualified donees” as part of Budget 2022 “qualifying disbursements”
The Charities Directorate of CRA has released draft guidance for "Registered charities making grants to non-qualified donees". (PDF) The CRA is…
September 17, 2022
Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson System Examination into concerns expressed by certain Muslim-led charities
Here is a letter from Francois Boileau, Taxpayers' Ombudsperson, at the Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, on the Systemic Examination into…
July 8, 2022
CRA charity audit statistics released through freedom of information in 2022
The Charities Directorate of CRA recently released an Access to Information document which discusses audits of registered charities. Here is our…
July 7, 2022
CRA’s NPO Sector Review disclosed through ATIP and there are lots of questions about CRA’s view of terrorism
I found this document entitled NPO Sector Review that had been obtained through access to information. It is from 2015 and deals with CRA‘s review of…
June 27, 2022
Budget Implementation Act passed allowing certain additional charitable partnerships
The Budget Implementation Act No. 1 was recently passed which allows for "(l) enabling registered charities to enter into charitable partnerships…
May 2, 2022
Mark Blumberg presenting to the Foundation, Endowment and Not For Profit Investment Summit on Top Compliance Issues for Canadian Foundations
I will be presenting to the Foundation, Endowment and Not For Profit Investment Summit on Navigating the Top Compliance Issues Facing Canadian…
April 30, 2022
Gifts by Canadian Charities to the United Nations and its Agencies in 2019
Here is our article Gifts by Canadian Charities to the United Nations and its Agencies in 2019. In this article, we will look at funding of the…
April 30, 2022
Gifts by Canadian Registered Charities to the Registered Foreign Universities in 2019
Here is our article Gifts by Canadian Charities to the Registered Foreign Universities in 2019. In this article, we will look at funding of…
April 26, 2022
Department of Finance releases Notice of Ways and Means Motion with draft legislation for Canadian charities dealing with non-qualified donees
The Department of Finance has released the Notice of Ways and Means Motion to introduce an Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled…
March 31, 2022
CRA has published its “Report on the Charities Program 2020 to 2021”
The CRA recently published their annual "Report on the Charities Program 2020 to 2021". (PDF) Here are some comments: The Minister of National…
March 16, 2022
Helping Ukraine deal with the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion
Let’s start with the most obvious. Canadian individuals and corporations can donate to numerous Canadian registered charities that are dealing with…
March 14, 2022
Canada’s matching fund for the Crisis in Ukraine and donations to the Canadian Red Cross has been increased to $30 million
Canada, on February 25, 2022, announced a $10 million matching fund for gifts by individuals to the Canadian Red Cross Society for their Ukraine…
March 14, 2022
Human Concern International v. Canada – Federal Court of Appeal dismisses request for postponement of suspension
Here is a recent case in the Federal Court of Appeal with charity Human Concern International v. Canada. (PDF) We had discussed this matter…
February 26, 2022
Blumbergs’ Pre-Budget Submission – February 25, 2022
Here is the Blumbergs' Pre-Budget Submission for the 2022 Federal Budget that we filed on February 25, 2022. Our top recommendations are: List of…
January 24, 2022
Top Fallacies about Canadian Private Foundations in Canada in 2022
There are approximately 6,300 private foundations in Canada. Private foundations have been growing at a higher rate than any other type of Canadian…
December 17, 2021
The Effective and Accountable Charities Act passes the Senate, still has to go through the House and not clear if it will ever become law
It looks like Bill S-216, the Effective and Accountable Charities Act has passed the Senate and will now move to the House of Commons. It was…
December 10, 2021
Dramatic changes to charity audits by CRA over the last few years
I recently read on a blog with some statistics relating to the number of audits that the Charities Directorate of CRA was conducting each year.…
December 10, 2021
Human Concern International penalty, suspension and compliance agreement with CRA and related documents
CRA has the ability to provide penalties to Canadian registered charities and suspend the receipting privileges and qualified donee status of a…
September 13, 2021
ACCS submission to Finance on the DQ suggesting no change to the rate is disappointing for operating charities
At a time when charities need funds and private foundations alone are sitting on $95 billion dollars, the Advisory Committee to the Charitable Sector…
September 5, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2019 – information on registered charities in Ontario from the CRA T3010 annual filings
Here is the Blumbergs' Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2019. We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for…
September 5, 2021
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2019 – information on the Canadian registered charity sector from the T3010 filings of Canadian charities
Here is the Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2019. We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2019…