Éducaloi is a Canadian charity whose mission is to “inform Quebecers of their rights and obligations by providing quality legal information in everyday language.” They are having a conference on plain language October 21-22 in Montreal. They have a huge…
Here is my “Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List – September 2010”. You can add yourself to our newsletter at: 1) Upcoming Charity Law Seminars across Canada with Mark Blumberg or CLIP Here are some of the upcoming charity law…
Here is a CRA letter on whether an entity is a religious order for the purpose of the clergy residence deduction under the Income Tax Act. LANGIND E DOCNUM 2010-0369281I7 AUTHOR Srikanth, Vyjayanthi DESCKEY 26 RATEKEY 2 REFDATE 100803 SUBJECT…
Here is a CRA letter covering whether a charity that sets up a separate non-profit to sell in kind gifts at cost that the charity received and receipted would be considered to be organized and operated as a 149(1)(l) entityCRA_letter_on_charity_with_separate_non-profit_selling_in_kind_gifts_at_cost.pdf…
Interesting press release from CRA on individual who pled guilty to tax evasion charges. One of the things he did was use a charity that he controlled to issue false receipts. News release Deception, misappropriation nets London man tax…
There was an article this week by Janet Gadeski, Editor of Canadian Fundraising & Philanthropy talking about GlobalPhilanthropy.ca (TM), its roots and mission.
Burlington, ON – October 21 (click here for the full brochure) Join us on October 21 for two new Fundraising Guidance and Receipting Workshops in Burlington! Burlington Golf & Country Club 422 North Shore Boulevard East, Burlington Understanding CRA’s…
Here is a Summary of the Fourth International Conference of Charity Regulators which was held in Washington, D.C. on May 11 -13. Cathy Hawara and Terry de March from CRA attended. Here is a Summary of the Fourth International Conference…
Here is information on some upcoming presentations I am doing with the Certified Management Accountants of Ontario on Top Compliance Issues for Canadian Registered Charities and their Directors in the GTA including Toronto, Mississauga, Markham, in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, in…
Here is a useful document entitled “New rules for charities’ fundraising expenses and program spending – questions for directors to ask”
It is good to see that in 2009 the problem of abusive charity gifting tax shelters has been further reduced. Here are the statistics from CRA: 2009: Number of “Donors”/Investors: 10,813 donors Amount of “donations”: $ 285,946,839 Number of schemes:…
Here is a CRA letter on Canadian unincorporated associations and who should pay tax if no longer meeting requirements for tax exemption. Here is the text of the letter: LANGIND E DOCNUM 2010-0369701I7 AUTHOR Zannese, Lisa DESCKEY 26 RATEKEY 2…
One of the categories of qualified donees under proposed legislation is municipal or public bodies performing a function of government in Canada. Here is a CRA letter on whether an Indian band is a public body performing a function of…
A bill to impose a salary cap on Canadian registered charities has passed 2nd reading and will shortly be reviewed by the Finance Committee of the House of Commons. As they say, there is usually one simple solution to a…
Here is a list of CRA 2010 Charities Information Sessions Here is the CRA Notice: The Charities Directorate at the Canada Revenue Agency will be conducting free Charities Information Sessions in your region and would like to invite your…
Here is a link to CRA’s new page “Floods in Pakistan” It also has links to CIDA’s matching program.
CIDA has announced that it will have a matching fund for donations raised by Canadian charities for the Pakistan relief from August 2 to September 12. The Pakistan Floods Relief Fund will not be given to each charity that raised…
I will be doing a number of programs for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) including on Top Compliance Issues – Registered Charities, Directors, CAs; Charity Fundraising and Receipting Rules and Recent Legal Developments Affecting Registered Charities. Top…
CanadaHelps is offering a number of free training seminars for charities. They look very interesting and here are the details: Free Training Seminars for Charities – Fall Webinar Schedule Annouced! Want to learn more about online fundraising, social media and…
Here is a copy of a powerpoint from a workshop at the CIVICUS World Assembly entitled “Assessing the Contribution of Faith-Based Organisations in Development: Mythical or Real?”. The workshop was led by Nida Kirmani and Comfort Davis of the Religions…
Here are some of my notes on my learnings at the CIVICUS World Assembly 2010 that I am attending in Montreal. ‘Civil society leaders are treated like beggars when we go to embassies to get visas to travel to Western…
For those who could not attend the CIDA presentation today in Toronto here is a copy of the CIDA presentation and material on Partnership with Canadians Branch- August 2010. There are some questions posed in this document that CIDA is…
This document contains a list of countries and regions in which Canadian charities are conducting foreign activities. The information comes from the 2008 T3010 Registered Charity Information Return and specifically Question C5: “For programs the charity managed directly, outside of…
Here is a request from the Humanitarian Coalition with respect to Pakistan http://thehumanitariancoalitionenglish.cmail4.com/t/y/e/miritl/biljdktji/ Here are some blogs and pictures from Pakistan http://www.thehumanitariancoalition.ca/index.php/site/newsRoomArticle/blogs_and_info_from_pakistan/ The Humanitarian Coalition is made up of Care Canada, Oxfam Quebec, Oxfam Canada and Save the Children. They…