August 29, 2019
CANADALAND Podcast on charities, political activities and the upcoming Federal election
CANADALAND recently had a podcast which dealt with a number of topics but one of them was charities, political activities, Elections…
August 29, 2019
Fundamentals of Running a Private or Public Foundation in Canada
Private and Public Foundations are an important part of the Canadian charity sector. The Blumbergs' Fundamentals of Running a Private…
August 27, 2019
Question to CRA on alter ego trusts and whether transfers are a donation
STEP Canada had a CRA Roundtable on June 6-7, 2019 and they discussed a number of topics. One issue of interest to charities and…
August 20, 2019
Misinformation about NPOs/charities and political activities during the election is spreading
There has been a lot of media and social media coverage over the last few days about non-profits and charities and the rules around their involvement…
August 13, 2019
NYT article on “Jeffrey Epstein’s Opaque Finances …” and discussion of charities
There have been a number of articles discussing Jeffrey Epstein's used of charities. One of the is the New York Times "Jeffrey Epstein’s Opaque…
July 28, 2019
Making sense of CRAs new online Canadian charity application system
CRA in June 2019 brought in a new charity application system under their CHAMP modernization program. Here is our article Making sense of…
July 26, 2019
Journalism panel submits report to Federal government about journalism proposals in 2019 Budget
The Journalism and Written Media Independent Panel of Experts released a report that they had provided to the Federal government relating to the 2019…
July 24, 2019
Federal Court of Appeal upholds Revocation of Charitable Status
On June 24, 2019, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld CRA's decision to revoke Many Mansions Spiritual Centre, Inc. ("Many Mansions")'s…
July 24, 2019
TCC Ruling on Failure to Maintain Adequate Books and Records with Foreign Activity and Suspension
On June 28, 2019, the Tax Court of Canada released its decision Promised Land Ministries v the Queen, in which it upheld CRA's decision to…
July 18, 2019
Surplus Goods from the Federal Government – act before August 30, 2019
Yesterday, CRA announced that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has surplus items and PSPC is inviting registered charities interested in…
June 28, 2019
Online Charity Law Courses from Blumbergs – 24/7 compliance education for registered charities
We have created two new online courses for those outside of Toronto who are not able to easily attend our programs. They might also be…
June 27, 2019
Account changes for registered charities under CHAMP
Canadian charities now have more options for doing certain transactions online using the CHAMP system. Charities should look into…
June 27, 2019
Objects of registered charities in Canada are sometimes not charitable
Here is our article on "Objects of registered charities in Canada are sometimes not charitable". Objects are very important and often Canadian…
June 20, 2019
Senate releases report today on the non-profit and charitable sector
The Senate has had a standing committee that has been looking at the voluntary sector in Canada. They released their report today. The report…
June 15, 2019
CRA’s Technical Issues Working Group
I have just completed 4 years on the CRA's Technical Issues Working Group. Most people don't even know that it exists. …
June 9, 2019
Comparison of the CRA’s Charities Listing and Blumbergs’ Charity Data
With the recent changes in May 2019 in which CRA removed about 10 years of public information from the Charities Listing, the differences between the…
June 3, 2019
No updates with the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations (ONCA) at the moment
There are a large number of Ontario non-profit corporations under the Ontario Corporations Act (“OCA”). As you may know, the…
May 27, 2019
CRA Q&A on new journalism qualified donee category
Here is a Q&A from CRA about the new journalism qualified donee category.
May 24, 2019
Dramatic changes to the CRA Charities Listing
CRA has recently updated its Charities Listing and the most notable change is the fact that they have reduced the amount of information available on…
May 13, 2019
CRA’s Charities Directorate Inviting Feedback from Charities
The Charities Directorate of CRA has recently announced that it is looking for feedback from registered charities on CRA's videos, social…
May 8, 2019
CRA’s Charities IT Modernization Project (“CHAMP”) set to roll-out in June
CRA is set to introduce its online system for organizations applying for charitable status. Once this system is available on June 1, 2019, paper…
April 30, 2019
Fundamentals of Receipting by Canadian Charities
Properly issuing official donation receipts has been challenging for many registered charities. According to the CRA, 89% of registered…
April 30, 2019
Fundamentals of the T3010 and Transparency for Canadian Charities
Every year Canadian registered charities must file the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return with the Charities Directorate of CRA. In June…
April 29, 2019
Top Canadian Charity Law Issues by Mark Blumberg
Here is our list of the Top Canadian Charity Law Issues by Mark Blumberg. Hopefully it provides a good overview of the most common compliance…