This Federal Court decision Trinity Global Support Foundation v. Canada (Attorney General) 2025 FC 363 related to whether CRA owed a former registered charity funds relating to Public Service Body GST/HST rebate. CRA had taken the funds that may have…
The CBC today posted an article Donations to Sean Feucht groups via B.C.-based charity add to financial transparency concerns raised in Canada: Former Feucht followers ask Canadians to reflect before donating to ministry. In the article, I discuss some general concerns…
Here is the Leads Screening Procedures for the Compliance Division of the Charities Directorate. As you can see, it is heavily redacted, although it gives some useful information on how the Charities Directorate deals with leads.
We have covered the ongoing saga of the Ne’eman Foundation, which was a registered charity and revoked by CRA in August of 2024. CRA has assessed the Ne’eman Foundation approximately $2.5m in federal taxes. CRA was concerned that the funds…
Here is an updated Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Legal Checklist. It is a checklist for Canadian registered charities to assist them with managing compliance issues. We use it as part of our informal risk reviews for registered charities. It focuses on top…
Here are some of the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) decisions that relate to registered charities and RCAAAs: Jewish National Fund of Canada Inc. v. Canada (National Revenue) – 2025 FCA 114 – 2025-06-10 [PDF] Jewish National Fund of Canada Inc. v.…
Over the last decade, we have provided to the public CRA letters relating to a number of Canadian registered charity revocations and other CRA sanctions, such as penalties and suspensions. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration…
On June 2, 2025, the Federal Court of Appeal released a decision in Jewish National Fund of Canada Inc. v. Canada (National Revenue) (2025 FCA 110) (PDF version). JNF Canada had gone to the Federal Court with an application for…
Ellin Bessner of the Canadian Jewish News recently wrote an article Federal Court of Appeal hears JNF Canada’s second attempt to fight losing its charitable status which updates the confusing legacy of JNF Canada and its revocation in 2024. Definitely…
Charities have valuable assets, including real estate, facilities and platform Charities need to be careful to ensure that those facilities are not improperly used. The Charity Commission of England and Wales has issued an order to a charity in the…
Over the last decade, we have provided to the public CRA letters relating to a number of Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. Some relate to relatively minor matters such as an…
Over the last decade, we have provided to the public CRA letters relating to a number of Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. Some relate to relatively minor matters such as an…
The following 428 corporations are slated for dissolution by Corporations Canada for non-filing of their annual return (Form 4022). Some of the groups may have subsequently done their filings and they may have been removed from the list. Some of the…
The Charities Directorate of CRA has recently updated the registered charity penalty and suspension page. It is laid out more clearly. For example, they specify whether a particular intermediate sanction applies to: Charitable organizations Public foundations Private foundations RCAAAs RJOs…
The National Post had a recent article on the “Canadian Jewish charity stripped of status fights CRA over potential multi-million dollar tax bill“. In this article, journalist Ari Blaff discusses an unusual move by the CRA in the Federal Court…
The following 1777 corporations are slated for dissolution by Corporations Canada for non-filing of their annual return (Form 4022). Some of the groups may have subsequently done their filings and they may have been removed from the list. Some of…
The Toronto Star recently had an article, “Law Society of Ontario hires retired senior judge to investigate CEO’s new, near-$1-million contract,” and it is well worth reading. This will be a learning moment for the LSO as well as other…
Today, CBC News had an article, “In appeal to Muslims, Freeland pledges to scrap controversial CRA division“. Freeland is promising that if she becomes Prime Minister she will scrap the Research and Analysis Division (RAD) of the Charities Directorate. Meanwhile,…
I recently saw this article, “Region of Peel files $4M lawsuit alleging a former employee defrauded program meant to prevent homelessness & poverty“. This article emphasizes the importance of having effective internal controls. Here are some really good resources…
CRA has given a webinar on “Rules for charities making grants to grantees (non-qualified donees)”. Here is the slide deck from CRA Rules for charities making grants to grantees (non-qualified donees).
Canadian charities are not allowed to be involved with supporting a foreign military. Recently, the Charity Commission of England and Wales issued a warning to an English charity on this point. We have blogged previously about the importance of Canadian…
There are lots of governmental press releases and stories about religious groups engaged in very problematic behaviours. Yes, religious groups do a lot of good, but ignoring the bad actors undercuts the good of all religious groups. I recently noticed…
An interesting story appeared today in the Toronto Star by Max Binks-Collier of the Investigative Journalism Bureau. The article is entitled “This Canadian cancer charity tells the public it spends most of its donations on charitable works. Financial records tell…
The Charities Directorate of CRA is encouraging Canadian registered charities to “Take action during Charity Fraud Awareness Week”. This is a UK initiative, but the CRA works with other charity regulators as part of the International Charity Regulators group. CRA…