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…
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…
June 29, 2020
Some compliance trends or task over the next 6 months for Canadian registered charities
Here are a number of trends or compliance suggestions for charities over the next six months: If you are an Ontario corporation under the Ontario…
March 22, 2020
If your Canadian charity has assets/reserve and you don’t have a reserve fund policy you should stop fundraising
There is a backlash brewing against charities that are putting up desperate requests for funding but when people look at their annual report,…
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…
February 16, 2020
Very surprising statistics from the Charities Directorate on recent charity registrations
I recently looked at a couple of ATIP documents from the Charities Directorate and I was quite surprised at the decline in the number of charity…
February 10, 2020
CRA replaces RC59 with Form AUT-01 Authorize a Representative for Access by Phone and Mail
CRA has said that they will no longer accept the RC59 Business Consent for Offline Access and now as of today one will need to use the new Form…
March 28, 2019
CRA letter on amalgmation of registered charity and non-profit
Here is a redacted Advanced Income Tax Ruling Request response from CRA, dealing with the amalgamation of a registered charity and a non-profit.…
March 25, 2019
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2019 (SOLD OUT)
The Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp will be held again on Monday April 8, 2019. This is a one-day boot camp on compliance and…
March 27, 2018
Upcoming Blumbergs’ Events for 2018 – Bootcamp, T3010 and Receipting
Understanding legal compliance for registered charities is not easy but Blumbergs is offering exciting new upcoming events in 2018 that will…
July 4, 2017
Another Canadian cancer charity merger covered by the Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail published an article titled "Canadian cancer charities merge amid crowded donation field" which discusses the recent merger…
February 1, 2017
Today the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation merged
In October 2016 the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation announced that they were looking at a merger. Today…
August 24, 2016
CPA Canada’s 20 Questions Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations Should Ask about Mergers
The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) have released today a booklet entitled 20 Questions Directors of…
September 4, 2013
CRA updates web page on “Amalgamations, mergers, and consolidations”
CRA has recently updated their web page on Amalgamations, Mergers and Consolidations.
June 16, 2011
Collaboration, Cooperation and Merger in the Canadian Charitable Sector – presentation
Here is a copy of a presentation I recently delivered entitled Collaboration, Cooperation and Merger in the Canadian Charitable Sector. Here is the…
May 6, 2009
Mergers and Amalgamations within the Canadian Non-Profit and Charity Sector – in The Philanthropist
Here is my recent article Mergers and Amalgamations within the Canadian Non-Profit and Charity Sector Here is the abstract of the article: Mergers…