January 18, 2020
Recent CRA letters of revocation for Canadian registered charities -2015-2018
Here are the CRA letters from a number of recent Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for…
January 13, 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.…
December 20, 2019
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2020
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…
November 13, 2019
Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation is for now a qualified donee in Canada
There is a list called "foreign charities that have received a gift from Her Majesty in right of Canada". As the name suggests a group that gets a…
November 13, 2019
CRA terminates some municipalities as qualified donees
I know the title sounds a little harsh but I recently checked a list that the CRA maintains of municipalities that are "qualified donees" or groups…
October 13, 2019
Blumbergs Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2017
We are pleased to launch our Blumbergs Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2017 with information on the Canadian registered charity sector for 2017.…
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…
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…
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…
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 helpful to…
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 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…
April 23, 2019
CRA’s Charities Education Program Letter
In December 2017, CRA introduced a new program, the Charities Education Program ("CEP") which is aimed at helping charities comply with the…
April 23, 2019
Canadian Charity Legal Checklist by Mark Blumberg – April 2019
Here is our new Canadian Charity Legal Checklist. For those who are interested in reviewing legal compliance for their registered charity,…
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 13, 2019
US’s College Admission Scandal involves American Charitable Foundation
There has been a lot of coverage of the college admission scandal in the United States, in which many celebrities and wealthy executives paid large…
February 27, 2019
CRA letter on rebate donation program
Here is the text of a recent CRA letter on a rebate donation program and whether donors can claim a tax deduction. Not surprisingly CRA was not…
February 27, 2019
Kaul v. The Queen – Tax Court of Canada and appraisal of FMV when gifting scheme
In the Tax Court of Canada case Kaul v. The Queen, CRA denied certain claims for tax credits relating to an art donation scheme. The taxpayers…
February 27, 2019
Van Der Steen v. The Queen
This case deals with an appeal in the Tax Court of Canada by Ronald van der Steen with respect to an approximately $65,000 donation to a registered…
January 30, 2019
CRA revokes charity that spent almost 200m on foreign activities over last 5 years
Global News journalist Stewart Bell recently wrote an article "Government revokes charity status of Canadian Jewish group that supported…
January 14, 2019
Course – Should We Establish a Canadian Social Enterprise, Non-Profit or Charity and How to Do It?
We have created a course entitled "Should We Establish a Canadian Social Enterprise, Non-Profit or Charity and How to Do It?". The course…
January 13, 2019
Fallacies about private foundations in 2019 – an article on the many myths about private foundations
The compliance requirements and restrictions on private foundations in Canada are frequently misunderstood, even by those who run large private…
November 24, 2018
Informal Risk Reviews are Excellent Value for Money for Registered Charities
Here is our article "Informal Risk Reviews are Excellent Value for Money for Registered Charities"