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 15, 2020
Corporations Canada Changes to Fees + Service Standard Times and improves transparency
Here is our article Corporations Canada Launches Changes to Fees and Service Standard Times and New Express Services Today. There is some very…
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…
October 23, 2019
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) In Canada – an online course by Mark Blumberg
We have recently launched another online course entitled "Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) In Canada: Understanding this important and often misunderstood…
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 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 21, 2019
Fundraising from Canada – A course for groups outside of Canada – Online course
Are you a group outside of Canada considering fundraising initiatives in Canada or a group outside of Canada that has supporters in Canada? Are you…
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 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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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’ International Philanthropy Conference 2019 (SOLD OUT)
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a full-day event on international philanthropy on April 12, 2019: Blumbergs' International…
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 19, 2019
Canadian Federal Budget 2019 and its impact on non-profits and charities
Finance Minister Morneau delivered the 2019 Federal Budget today. Here is our article "2019 Canadian Federal Budget - How will it affect the…
March 3, 2019
Registered Charities and CRA Charity Audits
The Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Charities Directorate is the de facto regulator of Registered Charities in Canada and they audit between 600 and…