In 2022, some of those responsible for the convoy protest/insurrection in Ottawa set up a Federal corporation called Freedom 2022 Human Rights and Freedoms last year. We discussed this here and here. I don’t offer branding advice, but it is…
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a request by Human Concern International to postpone the suspension that CRA had imposed upon them. Then Human Concern International made a leave to appeal application to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court…
The Globe and Mail had an opinion piece entitled, “If charities want to see a vibrant future, they should spend more of their assets today“. It is worth reading. It highlights the Ivey Foundation and its plan to distribute all…
A Saskatoon charity that provides supportive living assistance to vulnerable populations has had a number of governance problems over the last few years and has been in and out of court over various issues. It is now in the news…
A recent Vox Article, “Why is there so much secrecy in philanthropy? Annual top donor lists don’t always include the top donors. A philanthropy expert explains why,” has an interesting discussion of major philanthropy (perhaps more mega-philanthropy) and the lack of…
Canada has a unique and generous system to help foreign universities fundraise in Canada. Unfortunately, most foreign universities are not aware of this system. Here is our article on Foreign Universities Applying to be Registered Universities outside Canada: What we…
In the article, Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from Provincial Governments in 2020?, we provide a list of Canadian registered charities that received the greatest amount from the various provincial governments in Canada.
In the article, Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from Municipal Governments in 2020?, we provide a list of Canadian registered charities that received the greatest amount from the various municipal government.
In our article, Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from the Federal government in 2020?, we provide a list of Canadian registered charities that received the greatest amount from the Federal government.
The Foundation for Black Communities was awarded on February 8, 2023, a $200 million grant to establish the Black-Led Philanthropic Endowment Fund by the federal government. Here is some information from FFBC: Historic investment to support and empower Black-led, Black-focused…
If you are a Federal non-profit corporation under the CNCA, then you can search your organization’s corporate profile at Search for A Federal Corporation. It will show you what documents have been filed with Corporations Canada. At the same place,…
So far, there is nothing too definitive from the CRA on their approach to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) and changes that will be made to governing documents to bring Ontario non-profit corporations into alignment with ONCA. Unlike the…
Over the last decade, we have provided to the public CRA letters relating to a number of Canadian registered charity revocations. These letters from CRA cover many different grounds for de-registration. Some relate to relatively minor matters such as an…
We received this message from the Charities Directorate about applications for the Community Services Recovery Fund: The Canada Revenue Agency is pleased to share the following message with you on behalf of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). On January…
The Canadian government has announced a match of $10 million for the Canadian Red Cross response to the devastating earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria. Here is the press release from the Government of Canada: Canada to match up to $10…
I have learnt that one sometimes needs patience when dealing with the Federal government. For example, when you put in an ATIP request, they have 30 days to respond. Thirty days may seem like a long time, but I got…
Here is our note: Which Canadian charities spent money on foreign activities in 2020 and how much did they spend? Canadian registered charities spent over $4 billion on direct foreign activities (not including gifts to qualified donees), and in this…
CRA continues to encourage Canadian registered charities to sign up for the CRA’s My Business Account or MyBA. CRA has made a number of attempts to provide instructions to charities on how to register for the MyBA system. It will…
The CBC recently had a report, “Manitoba investors, 2 charities, out over $1M after being misled into investing in Bolivian bank“. The media does not cover investments of charities that much, so it was interesting. Charities have assets of around…
The many failures of governance and compliance with Hockey Canada has raised the profile of transparency and accountability in the non-profit and charity sector. The Sprott Business School has put out further reports that some may find interesting. Brouard, F.,…
The Department of Finance has launched a Pre-Budget consultation for the 2023 Federal Budget. This is not the same thing as the Finance Committee (FINA) budget consultation that happens every year. It does seem a bit duplicative. This process allows…
The CBC recently covered the issue of fundraising costs by Canadian charities in an article “For every dollar donated to CNIB’s ‘urgent’ guide dog campaign, it spends 52 cents on fundraising“. If you want to read CRA’s guidance on fundraising,…
I recently took a look at ChatGPT and how it deals with charity law questions. The results were interesting. Sometimes it did a good job, and other times, it failed miserably. For example, I asked ChatGPT, “How to explain charity…
There are many questions and issues with the new qualifying disbursement and anti-avoidance rules. One of those questions related to reporting and the T3010. CRA has put out a note today on this. We are generally suggesting to organizations to…