Global News journalist Stewart Bell recently wrote an article “Government revokes charity status of Canadian Jewish group that supported ‘foreign armed forces’“. The articles discusses the recent revocation of the Canadian registered charity Beth Oloth Charitable Organization. You can see detailed…
We launched today at the Blumbergs' Charity Law Institute 2018 the Blumbergs Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2016. It has some interesting statistics on the Canadian charitable sector from the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return filings. Some of the highlights of the…
I am looking forward to delivering a presentation next week in Winnipeg on Canadian Charities Conducting Foreign Activities: Compliance Requirements. I will discuss the rules for foreign activities but also some recent developments involving CRA. Here is the description. Canadian…
The Liberal government has unveiled their 2018 Federal Budget today. Here is our article Canadian Federal Budget 2018 and its impact on non-profits and charities.
Here is an updated article on the difference between a conduit and a structured arrangement – it is entitled Canadian Charities and Foreign Activities: Conduit versus Structured Arrangement. .
CRA has just released the 2018 T3010 Registered Charity Information Return. The T3010 is a form that Canadian registered charities need to file each year within six months of their fiscal year-end. Failure to file the return can quickly result in…
If you are a Canadian charity operating outside of Canada you need to pay attention to whether there are sanctions relating to a particular country, business, organization, individual etc. You can see an updated list of at the Consolidated Special Economic Measures…
Here is a new checklist from Blumbergs that will assist Canadian registered charities either interested or currently conducting foreign activities. It is called Canadian Charity Foreign Activity Legal Checklist – Working with Foreign Charities or Intermediaries 2017. Some other resources that…
We have just released our Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2015. Lots of interesting statistics and information on the Canadian charity sector. As well if you want information on individual charities or want to sort charities based on about 20 criteria checkout…
CRA's Guidance CG-002, Canadian Registered Charities Carrying Out Activities Outside Canada discusses a “development project”. The guidance provides Canadian registered charities greater leeway in certain instances when conducting a “development project” to be able to hand over capital assets and…
We are proud to present the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2014. The data subset used is the CRA's 2014 T3010 data but only for registered charities based in Ontario. A large part of the Canadian registered charity sector is based…
Canadian registered charities spent in 2014 over $3.1 Billion dollars outside of Canada by using employees, volunteers or intermediaries. This figures does not include certain gifts to “qualified donees” that are prescribed universities or UN agencies which are further hundreds of…
On September 12, 2015, the Canadian Government announced the Syria Emergency Relief Fund. Depending on certain donations made between September 12 and December 31 this fund could reach potentially $100 million. As with previous “matching” funds the charity that raises…
I was pleased to see in the Federal budget some funds allocated to study and improve the system of remittances from Canada to developing countries. In my blog on the day of the Federal Budget entitled 2015 Federal Budget and its…
Over 5000 Canadian registered charities operate outside of Canada and they cumulatively spend around $3 billion per year on foreign activities. The Fundamentals of International Activities by Canadian Registered Charities is a 1/2 day presentation with charity lawyer Mark Blumberg which…
Here is an announcement from Minister Paradis on DFATD launching a Civil Society Partnership Policy and an International Development Advisory Council. It would be an understatement to say that Mr. Paradis tone is different than his predecessors. Here is the release…
Groups interested in international development and humanitarian assistance may want to review the new call for proposals from the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD). For details on the funding see: Partnerships for Strengthening Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: Call…
Here is the Blumbergs' Ontario Charity Sector Snapshot 2012. For those who are interested in the size and scope of the Ontario registered charity sector you may find it interesting. We have taken a subset of the 2012 T3010 data…
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2012 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. We have taken a subset of the 2012 T3010 data to look at only registered charities based in Alberta. …
The Humanitarian Coalition has launched an appeal for Typhoon Haiyan which has killed many people in the Philippines and left many homeless. “The Humanitarian Coalition is a joint appeal mechanism. It is comprised of CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, Plan…
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2011 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. We provided an overview of the whole charity sector in the Blumbergs’ Charity Sector Snapshot 2011. We have taken a…
Here is a presentation that I delivered to the Canada Southern Africa Chamber of Business’ 11th Risk Mitigation and & CSR Seminar entitled Canadian Charities and CSR in the New DFATD World Here are some of the other presentations: http://www.canadasachamber.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsDetail&newsid=230
The Federal Government has announced in the 2013 Federal Budget that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will be amalgamated with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) to form the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. …
On March 21, 2013 at 4pm, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered the 2013 Canadian federal budget. There were a number of interesting proposals relating to charities. Some of the highlights include a new temporary First-Time Donor’s Super Credit (FDSC) designed…