November 23, 2007
CRA Top Ten Compliance Issues by Terry de March, Director General, Charities Directorate
This excellent slide presentation by Terry de March of the Canada Revenue Agency, Charities Directorate, highlights the most important compliance…
November 23, 2007
Requirements for Canadian Federal Non-profit Corporations that do NOT have charitable status
Canadian non-profits that do NOT have charitable status have their own legal requirements, which are different from those of registered…
November 23, 2007
Canadian Non Profit and Charity Legal Audits: Forget about It!
Increased media, donor and regulatory scrutiny has resulted in more charities conducting informal legal audits to prevent problems, rather than…
November 22, 2007
Canadian Charities Operating Abroad – Presentation to the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
In this presentation I provide an overview of issues for Canadian charities operating abroad especially Jewish charities interested in operating in…
November 21, 2007
Top Canadian Charities Operating Outside of Canada (2005) – Another dramatic increase
12,320 Canadian registered charities spent over $2.1 billion outside of Canada in 2005. The details are provided. October 11, 2007 My article…
November 21, 2007
Canadian Charities and Foreign Activities by Mark Blumberg (October 2007 Article)
This 29 page article will attempt to assist Canadian charities who are conducting or interested in conducting programs outside of Canada with some…
November 21, 2007
Canadian Private and Public Foundations and International Activities
Here is my article on Canadian Private and Public Foundations and International Activities. In this article I suggest 4 ways that Canadian…
January 1, 2007
Canadian Charities Maintaining Direction and Control and Avoiding Being a Conduit
Canadian charities generally cannot just gift funds to foreign charities. This article discusses appropriate direction and control over…
June 6, 2006
Model Contractor Agreement for a Canadian Registered Charity Carrying Out Foreign Activities
Here is a sample contractor agreement for a Canadian registered charity conducting foreign activities I prepared it for the Capacity Builders…
January 6, 2006
Canadian Charities and Terrorism: Preventing Abuse of Your Favourite Canadian Charity
Charities, by virtue of their reputation and access to resources, in some cases make a tempting target for terrorists who are trying to acquire…
January 6, 2006
Canadian Charities Working with Other Organizations that are not Registered Charities
In this article I discuss how Canadian charities can work with other Canadian or International Organizations that are not registered Canadian…
June 6, 2004
New Guidance for Canadian Registered Charities Carrying out Foreign Activities
CRA has just released a new guidance called “Canadian Registered Charities Carrying out Activities Outside Canada”. …