I was recently interviewed by Mary Gooderham from Canadian Family Offices on private foundations in Canada. The article is a mix of issues relating to private foundations and some of my personal background. Here is the article: Private foundations are…
In our article “Ontario rules for compensation of certain directors of Ontario charities or registered charities 2025” we discuss the Ontario rules for Ontario charities and registered charities in Ontario relating to compensation of directors and those related to directors.
Here are two further warnings by the Charity Commission of England and Wales about problematic charity social media use. I have no reason to believe that CRA would necessarily take a different position, and therefore Canadian charities should pay close…
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 is the Blumbergs’ Pre-Budget Submission for the 2025 Canadian Federal Budget. For those who have been following our law firm’s submissions over the last ten or more years, they have focused on transparency and accountability in the non-profit and charity…
After almost three decades of dealing with governance for Canadian registered charities and non-profits and their directors, Mark Blumberg has now created a course to help non-profits and charities understand governance. We hope that you find it helpful. Here is a…
On July 16, the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying Canada released a new bulletin, interpreting (or, re-interpreting) the in-house lobbying registration threshold under section 7(1)(b) of the Lobbying Act (Canada). This quiet, yet substantial, change will have a significant…
The Charity Commission for England and Wales’ social media guidance serves as a good reminder—and resource—for the responsible use of social media among charitable organizations. This guidance, while based on English and Welsh law, nevertheless provides Canadian charities with helpful…
Here is our article How much did the largest Canadian private foundations spend in 2023?
The CRA has announced they are doing a new webinar on “Completing your T3010 online: A walkthrough for charities”. It will be free, one hour long and helpful for Canadian registered charities. There are English webinars on June 17 and…
There is unprecedented change and disruption at the moment around the world, including in Canada. This free presentation Surviving the Storm – Legal Issues for Canadian Non-Profits and Charities in Tough Times on April 28, 2025 @ 12:00 pm –…
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…
About 10,000 CNCA corporations that have not filed their annual returns in the last 3 years will be dissolved. Here are below some further approximately 235 names of corporations that have been dissolved. We have discussed this topic in multiple…
Prime Minister Carney is expected to announce a Federal election that will be held on April 28, 2025. It is important that Canadian non-profits and registered charities are aware of what is going on politically in Canada and also engage…
Mark Blumberg will be joining a number of speakers on March 25, 2025 for an upcoming Walrus Talks dealing with the topic of Public Education and Philanthropy in Canada. Here is more information on the virtual event and it is…
About 10,000 CNCA corporations that have not filed their annual returns in the last 3 years will be dissolved. Here are below some further approximately 235 names of corporations that have been dissolved. We have discussed this topic in multiple…
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…
Earlier this week, the National Post published an article, entitled “Diaspora groups call on Canada to activate foreign agent registry ahead of federal election.” The article outlined diaspora groups’ displeasure with the indeterminate timeline for rolling out the foreign influence…
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…
Canada announced today the addition of 7 criminal organizations to its list of designated terrorist organizations. Canadian charities want to take even greater precautions not to directly or indirectly support any of these organizations. Although this was a concession to…
The disbursement quota (DQ) is the minimum amount a registered charity is required to spend each year on its own charitable activities, on gifts to qualified donees (for example, other registered charities) or on grants to grantees. The disbursement quota…
Register Here. Trump’s recent announcement of freezes of US foreign aid and today’s freezing of Federal funding for programs in the US is very ominous, to say the least. On November 9, 2024, I wrote an article entitled Will the…
We have seen many issues raised about the extension of 2024 charitable donations to February 28, 2025. Today, Trudeau announced his resignation and the proroguing of Parliament until March 24, 2025. For simplicity, we will call January 2025 and February…
Happy New Year to everyone. It will be interesting to see how 2025 turns out. Unfortunately, it appears we’re entering into a period of tremendous uncertainty. This is not only because of the incoming US administration/tariffs but also political uncertainty…