July 29, 2020
Upcoming Webinars for the Canadian Charity Law Association
The Canadian Charity Law Association is delivering some upcoming webinars. Registration is free but space is limited. Topics are subject to change.…
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 22, 2020
Update on the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations (ONCA) and regulations
The Ontario government has asked for comments on regulations affecting the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations (ONCA). The deadline is today.…
May 28, 2020
Ontario government notice on electronic signatures and electronic under the Ontario Corporations Act
The Ontario government has put out detailed requirements in a notice dealing with new methods of filing under the Alternative Filing Methods for…
April 23, 2020
COVID-19 and AGMs for Ontario non-profit corporation under the Ontario Corporations Act (“OCA”)
The COVID-19 crisis is forcing some non-profit organizations and registered charities to rethink the timing and manner of conducting their annual…
March 24, 2020
Filings with Corporations Canada during the COVID-19 crisis
Update on March 26, 2020Corporations Canada has now advised us today that with snail mail they will be having at the moment a staff person come in…
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…
March 14, 2020
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2020 -now online
Blumbergs is pleased to announce that we will be hosting Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp again on Monday, April 20, 2020. An easy enough…
January 22, 2020
Another update from the Ontario government on ONCA
On January 7, 2020, I got another update from the Ontario government on ONCA. I warn you for those who read my blogs that the update does not really…
January 6, 2020
Ontario government update re: ONCA transition -there will be an update
On December 31, 2019 the Ontario government apparently updated their webpage on ONCA. I know this because the page says "Updated: December 31,…
October 28, 2019
ON government access to information disclosure on ONCA – so many pages and so little said
Since February 2019 there has not been any update from the Ontario government about ONCA coming into force. As we have noted before the Ontario…
October 11, 2019
Doug Ford continues to obfuscate on ONCA and delay releasing information on ONCA
The current Ontario Conservative Government seems to have adopted the Ontario Liberal party's approach to ONCA. It is something like 'people of…
September 27, 2019
ONCA – does no update mean no ONCA?
I have been asking the Ontario government for months for an update on whether ONCA is coming into force and when. On September 25, 2019 I…
September 22, 2019
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Institute 2019
Join us on Monday October 7, 2019 in Toronto for the 8th Annual Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Institute. We will be featuring a number of…
September 14, 2019
Just launched our 3rd online course “Fundraising from Canada: A course for groups outside of Canada”
We have just launched our 3rd online course - this one is entitled "Fundraising from Canada: A course for groups outside of Canada". It is geared…
September 5, 2019
When will ONCA come into force and when will we find out more information?
Many people in Ontario are wondering what the status of ONCA is. I just wrote this email to MGCS and look forward to hearing more and…
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 Ontario government has…
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…
January 27, 2019
When is the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations (ONCA) coming into force?
I recently wondered with this new Ontario government whether there was any change relating to the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations (ONCA). It…
November 5, 2018
New Canadian Registered Charity Legal Checklist by Mark Blumberg
Here is the new Canadian Charity Legal Checklist. For those who are interested in reviewing legal compliance for their registered charity they…
November 4, 2018
Ontario companies branch heavily backlogged
The Companies Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (“MGS”) is very heavily backlogged at the moment. …
October 30, 2018
Why you should not be setting up an Ontario non-profit corporation under the OCA today
Even with the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act ("ONCA") looming, we are still seeing recently incorporated non-profits that are set-up under…