October 8, 2021
CRA’s views on compensation paid for clinical research studies
The CRA was asked whether monetary compensation paid to participants in clinical research studies is taxable income and whether the payer is required…
October 8, 2021
Requested documents from CRA on Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF)
The JCCF was in the news a few months ago and at the time we requested certain documents from CRA on the organization. The public is allowed to…
October 8, 2021
CRA Letter dealing with Non-profit organizations and business activities, reserves and dealing with non-members
Here is a CRA's letter 2019-0825751E5 Whether a NPO has a profit purpose -- Section 149(1)(l) (1) dealing with Non-profit organizations and business…
October 4, 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.…
September 29, 2021
Blumbergs’ Written Submission to the Department of Finance with respect to the disbursement quota for Canadian registered charities
Here is Blumbergs' Written Submission to the Department of Finance about the disbursement quota. As we note in the submission, we are firmly in…
September 24, 2021
Should the disbursement quota for registered charities in Canada change or be left alone?
In this article "Should the disbursement quota for registered charities in Canada change or be left alone?", Mark Blumberg and Jessie Lang discuss…
September 22, 2021
Updated CharityData.ca site has been launched – the largest portal of data on the Canadian registered charity sector
We have recently upgraded the CharityData.ca website. The work on the upgrade has taken place over the last eight months. Some of the changes…
September 15, 2021
How engaged are Canadian registered charities in this election?
I was asked the question "How engaged are Canadian registered charities in this election?" by a journalist and to be honest, I had to say I have no…
September 13, 2021
ACCS submission to Finance on the DQ suggesting no change to the rate is disappointing for operating charities
At a time when charities need funds and private foundations alone are sitting on $95 billion dollars, the Advisory Committee to the Charitable Sector…
September 11, 2021
Which Canadian charities issued the most official donation receipts in 2019?
We reviewed the Canadian registered charities that identified they issued official donation receipts and the total amount of donation receipts issued…
September 10, 2021
Which Canadian registered charities had the largest assets in 2019?
Here is our note on Which Canadian charities had the largest assets in 2019?. Canadian registered charities are required to disclose on the T3010…
September 10, 2021
Liberal party platform includes commitment to stop providing anti-abortion groups with charity status
The Liberals have recently released their Liberal Party Platform-Forward-For-Everyone. The Liberals and Conservatives have always played a culture…
September 6, 2021
Which Charities Received the Most Money from the Federal Government in 2019?
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2019 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The…
September 5, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2019 – information on registered charities in Ontario from the CRA T3010 annual filings
Here is the Blumbergs' Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2019. We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for…
September 5, 2021
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2019 – information on the Canadian registered charity sector from the T3010 filings of Canadian charities
Here is the Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2019. We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2019…
September 4, 2021
Conservatives propose Foreign Agents Registry Act which could prevent large Canadian charities from receiving foreign funding costing universities and others billions of dollars
The Conservatives have put forward some proposals in their platform that are unclear and could have a significant negative effect on the charity…
August 19, 2021
Conservative party commits to in party platform to increasing disbursement quota to 7.5%
The Conservative party has just released their platform and they have committed to increasing the disbursement quota from the current 3.5% to 7.5%.…
August 17, 2021
Ontario government announces that ONCA and Ontario Business Registry will be launched October 19, 2021
It took many years but finally, it looks like new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations (ONCA) and the Ontario Business Registry will be launched on…
August 16, 2021
Federal Election 2021 has been called – charities and NPOs need to pay attention to the rules – some should also get engaged.
Yesterday it was announced that the 2021 Federal election will be held on September 20, 2021. Charities and non-profits need to pay attention to…
August 9, 2021
Many charities with March 31 year ends need to file their T3010 by September 30
Many Canadian registered charities have March 31 year ends. Mostly these are aligned with government funders who have a similar year-end. These…
August 9, 2021
Finance is doing a consultation on whether to increase the disbursement quota for Canadian registered charities
In the 2021 Federal Budget, it was announced that the Department of Finance will be doing a consultation on the disbursement quota and whether it…
July 29, 2021
Blumbergs’ Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations for the Canadian Federal Budget 2022 with a focus on Transparency and Accountability in the Non-profit and Charity Sector
Here is the Blumbergs' Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming…
July 29, 2021
“Confidence in charity leaders has fallen sharply over the last two decades – what does that mean for the sector?”
In this excellent article by Steven Ayer, he writes that confidence in the charity sector has fallen considerably over the last two decades. The…
July 29, 2021
Grantmaking in Canada can be improved immensely but eliminating structured arrangements is dangerous and a red herring to the real problems with our sector
With respect to a recent bill passed by the Senate, but not the House of Commons, relating to structured arrangements/direction and control we have…