The WE Charity scandal has now been going on for over 2 months. A few weeks ago the Minister of Finance resigned and parliament was prorogued. Some will say this has nothing to do with WE Charity. I will leave…
Recently, the CBC published an article entitled Charity Gospel for Asia files for creditor protection after $170M lawsuit. It is interesting that people have not heard of Gospel for Asia including those who have worked in the international development sector for…
In this New York Times article published today entitled “Steve Bannon Is Charged With Fraud in We Build the Wall Campaign” it has shocking revelations about a fundraising campaign in the US. Hat tip to Paul Alof for retweeting it.…
With the current focus on WE Charity and the CSSG program, there is a lot that can be learned about transparency in the charity sector. I will now discuss directors’ changes and the importance of notifying Corporations Canada if you…
Today Dalal Al-Waheidi, Executive Director of WE Charity, told the Finance Committee that today they filed their registration for the Federal lobbyist registration system. Here is a printout WE Charity _ Dalal Al-Waheidi, Executive Director – 12-Month Lobbying Summary –…
Would you like to obtain a grant from the Federal government? Well if you “communicate with a public officer holder” asking for funds that probably is lobbying and if you spend over 1/5 of an FTE over any month (A…
There is so much confusion on memberships for Non-Profits and Charities in Canada that we have just launched a 2-hour course on the topic. Here is more information.
In what is very good news for many non-profits and registered charities in Canada, Corporations Canada has extended the deadline for AGMs for Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”) corporations till Dec 31, 2020. This helps these organizations in that they…
As we have noted previously, the Federal government has brought in a new bill C-17 dealing with various issues especially extending CNCA deadlines for CNCA financial statement disclosure and AGMs and now that bill has received Royal Assent this week. …
Every year we do a 3-hour course on transparency and the T3010. This year there has been a lot of interest in transparency around charities. On August 5, 2020, at 1 PM we will have our course Transparency in the…
WE Charity is a Federal Corporation under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”). The CNCA is corporate legislation that applies to both Canadian non-profits and charities that are set up under the CNCA. As it covers a number of different…
Here is my Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget on Transparency and Accountability in the Non-profit and Charity Sector. I provide 10 recommendations and the top two are: Recommendation 1: That the Federal…
Here is a CRA letter on whether a public institution is eligible for CEWS: SUMMARY: CEWS—Public institution—ITA-149(1)(a), 149(1)(b), 149(1)(c), 149(1)(d), 149(1)(d.1), 149(1)(d.2), 149(1)(d.3), 149(1)(d.4), 149(1)(d.5), 149(1)(d.6), 149(1.1), 125.7(1), 125.7(2)—Whether a particular entity is eligible for the Canada Emergency Wage…
Here is an application from CRA relating to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Canada Revenue Agency Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Application guide Before you start Have the following information, documents and records ready: active payroll Account Number (note,…
Here is an FAQ released by CRA on the Federal wage subsidy: Canada Revenue Agency Frequently asked questions – Canada emergency wage subsidy (CEWS) The following FAQs are intended to provide more in-depth technical information on the most commonly anticipated…
We have recently added 2 new full-day courses namely Fundamentals of Running a Canadian Charitable Organization/Operating Charity and Fundamentals of Running a Private or Public Foundation in Canada. These are in-depth courses which will help those who run operating charities…
The Federal government has brought in a new bill C-17 dealing with various COVID issues. One, in particular, we have discussed is making changes to the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”) in our note “Federal government proposal to increase time…
Ontario is gradually reopening. In the Ontario government’s A Framework for Reopening our Province: Stage 2 the Ontario government sets out its plan for reopening. Charities should pay careful attention to requirements that relate to their activities. The Phase 2:…
In our note Which Canadian charities spent money on foreign activities in 2018 and how much did they spend we recently reviewed the T3010 information for 2018. It provides a list of Canadian charities that spent the most of foreign…
CRA has just published its plan for the resumption of full activities. Here is one pertaining to the Legislation and Policy Branch (Charities). My comments and concerns are below. Highlights are: “Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch (LPRAB) (July –…
The Ontario government has asked for comments on regulations affecting the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA). The deadline is today. ONCA consultation: Proposed regulations to support proclamation of the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (also here is a PDF of…
Today we are launching a new course of restricted gifts for Canadian charities: “Restricted Gifts – Managing the Opportunities and Dangers of Restricted Charitable Gifts“. For every course, I need to have a picture and for this one, I picked…
CRA has previously announced that the T2 Corporation Income Tax Return (the T2) and T1044 Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Information Return for non-profits and others that was due between March 18, 2020 and June 1, 2020 can be filed on June…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the non-profit and charity sector. Some organizations have been completely shut down, some have suspended programs, some have changed their mode of operations to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, others have seen a huge…