Most people search the CRA’s Charities Listing and see the name of the registered charity. That is actually the “Account Name” that is appearing on the Charities Listing. There is also a “Legal Name” that CRA has for every charity. …
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 CRA has recently begun collecting information on donor advised funds (DAFs) in Canada. We have blogged about it here. These are the questions that have been added: Line 5860 – Did the charity hold any donor advised funds (DAF)…
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…
CRA has started putting up notices on the CRA My Business Account system that, beginning in January 2025, online mail will be the default for delivering most business correspondence. This does not mean that a charity must be on the…
This article will try to show you some of the major differences between the CRA’s Charities Listing and the Blumbergs’ CharityData.ca databases as of November 2024 and why depending on what you want to do, one database may be better…
A number of charities and non-profits have contacted us over the last week about questionable emails they have received relating to trademarks. Here is a warning from CPATA, the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents: Trademark Scam…
I don’t know if you know this, but many of the largest charities in Canada are set up under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”). Under the CNCA, if the non-profit corporation receives over $10,000 of public money, then it…
On Friday, Madam Justice Whyte Nowak of the Federal Court dismissed a motion by JNF Canada to reverse the publication in the Canada Gazette of the revocation of its charitable status. The Federal Court has decided to dismiss this motion.…
There are a million different things one can discuss when one is thinking about how the world will change when there is a second Trump presidency. However, in this brief note, I just want to focus on the fact that…
I noticed that the Charities Directorate has issued a large number of penalties. Here is the list of registered charities that are currently listed as penalized on the Charities Listing: Organization name Status Type of qualified donee Province/Territory City…
Often the Charities Directorate of CRA updates its guidance and it does not alert the public to the change. So, I was pleased that the Charities Directorate recently released a press release that they had updated their guidance CG-029 Relief…
The Department of Finance has put out a press release and backgrounder, which are reproduced below, about a complicated change to the Income Tax Act (“ITA”) relating to registered charities that offer reproductive health services or information or referrals to…
Tens of thousands of Ontario non-profit corporations that were originally incorporated under Part III of the Corporations Act (Ontario), had a 3-year transition period during which to bring their constating documents (i.e. letters patent, by-laws, etc.) into conformity with the…
In a recent decision the Ontario Court of Appeal rejected a request by a charity to seal documents in a court proceeding. Here is some background on the matter and an explanation of the meaning of this decision. The Muslim…
Today, the Federal government added Samidoun as a listed terrorist organization. Just a reminder for Canadian non-profits and charities that there are terrroist organizations listed that are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, etc and you should be aware of which groups are…
There was a recent article from the JTA and appearing in the Jerusalem Post “Canadian crackdown on Israel-linked charities raises concerns in Jewish community“. The article represents a number of very different perspectives relating to the JNF Canada revocation and…
There has been a paucity of CRA views on municipalities and receipting. Although some rules that apply to registered charities don’t apply to municipalities, it is clear that the rules around receipting are similar. Municipalities that are not aware of…
There are many advantages for Canadian charities filing their T3010 online, as we have discussed numerous times. But how many Canadian registered charities are using the online system? We recently received data from the Charities Directorate for the fiscal 2023-2024…
Certain official notices, such as charity revocations, are published in the Canada Gazette. These notices are officially published on a Saturday. I think it has been this way for a long time. Recent changes to the Income Tax Act from…
Some charities and non-profits think that they are exempt from the requirements of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”). While there are some exemptions for registered charities, generally CASL does apply to charities and non-profits, and such organizations should be aware of…
The US Form 990 is filed by some organizations that have addresses in Canada. Sometimes, it is a Canadian charity or non-profit in Canada that has applied for 501(c)(3) status, but sometimes, it is a US 501(c)(3) that has an…
CRA has a massive backlog of requests for changes in charitable purposes by registered charities. This is not surprising. Many Ontario non-profits have just discovered a totally new thing called ONCA in the last month or two! They are now…
There has been a lot of coverage of the JNF Canada revocation and lots of discussions, especially in the Jewish community. The short answer to the Question, “How much of an impact will revocation of JNF Canada have on Canadian…