March 3, 2021
CRA provides additional details as to changes with the T3010 over the last few years
Here is a document in Excel that we recently received from the Charities Directorate of the CRA. It is entitled T3010 Master Public Data Dictionary…
February 25, 2021
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.…
February 21, 2021
Revised P113 – Gifts and Income Tax 2020 – deals with tax benefits of donating to charities
2020 was a turbulent year. The CRA has updated their document P113 – Gifts and Income Tax for 2020. The P113 is a helpful guide to the tax…
February 21, 2021
Lengthy CRA FAQ on the Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS)
Here is a long CRA FAQ dealing with the CEWS which was last updated in early February, 2021: Canada Revenue Agency Frequently asked questions…
February 21, 2021
In 2021 T3010s will be due within 6 months of the end of a charity’s fiscal year, unlike 2020.
In 2020 CRA gave an extension to many charities to deal with the unexpected events around COVID. In 2021, unless the situation changes drastically,…
February 19, 2021
Blumbergs’ Pre-Budget Submission for the Federal Budget 2021 relating to charities, transparency and other issues
As we noted previously the Federal Government has launched pre-budget consultations for the 2021 Federal Budget. Here is the Blumbergs' Pre-Budget…
February 19, 2021
Updated CRA Form AUT-01 Authorize a Representative for Offline Access from CRA for charities and others
CRA has published a newer version of Form AUT-01 Authorize a Representative for Offline Access in late December 2020. The Form AUT-01 can be used by…
February 15, 2021
CRA releases the Report on the Charities Program 2018 to 2020
The CRA recently released the Report on the Charities Program 2018 to 2020. If you are very interested in the charity sector in Canada you might find…
February 15, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2018
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2018 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
February 15, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Alberta Charity Sector 2018
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2018 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
February 15, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Quebec Charity Sector 2018
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2018 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
February 15, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2018
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2018 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
February 15, 2021
Government launches budget consultation for Budget 2021
The Federal government has launched another budget consultation - this one for Budget 2021. I sure wish there was an option to save time that…
February 5, 2021
Ontario consultation on ONCA and Ontario Corporations Act
I am not sure how many people are aware but the Ontario government is doing a consultation on the Ontario Corporations Act and ONCA. The deadline for…
January 31, 2021
Some additional WE Charity documents from CRA finally arrived
I requested a long time ago from CRA some WE Charity early documents. They only arrived this week and here they are: …
January 26, 2021
New Course – Should you agree to be a director or board member of a Canadian non-profit or registered charity?
There are over 600,000 directors of Canadian charities alone. There are many more people in Canada who serve on the boards of non-profits that are…
January 24, 2021
CBC “Pandemic tests limits of religious freedom as churches set to fight B.C.’s COVID-19 rules in court”
The CBC's Jason Proctor wrote an article today on "Pandemic tests limits of religious freedom as churches set to fight B.C.'s COVID-19 rules in…
January 23, 2021
CRA provides additional information on foreign activities by Canadian charities
After years of seeing less and less transparency about registered charities in Canada coming from the CRA, for various reasons, we now have one…
January 13, 2021
Blackbaud’s “Tax Receipting and the Top Compliance Issues for Canadian Charities” delivered by Mark Blumberg
Mark Blumberg will be delivering a webinar for Blackbaud on "Tax Receipting and the Top Compliance Issues for Canadian Charities". Here is further…
December 29, 2020
Registered charities reporting the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), and other Federal subsidies, on their T3010
Many Canadian registered charities will be receiving funds from the Federal government relating to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), Canada…
December 29, 2020
Canadian charities can have relationships with non-charities but need to have adequate separation
We recently did a course entitled Multiple Corporate Structures for Canadian For-Profits, NPOs, + Charities to Enhance Flexibility and Impact.…
December 29, 2020
Happy Holidays from the OECD – a very interesting report on different countries and how they treat philanthropy and charities
An interesting report from the OECD on charities in many different countries recently was published. It was given a really exciting title namely…
December 21, 2020
CRA reminds charities of importance of filing T3010 Registered Charity Information Return by December 31, 2020
I received the following today from CRA reminding charities to file their T3010 if it was due between March 18, 2020 and December 31, 2020: …
December 20, 2020
Another version of CRA’s guidance on advancement of religion released in an access to information request
We have been blogging about CRA's draft guidance "Advancement of religion and charitable registration" in 2009, 2017 and 2018. Essentially CRA has…