Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Charity Sector in Atlantic Canada 2023. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Charity Sector in Atlantic Canada 2023 include: 7,698 registered charities in Atlantic Canada filed their T3010 out…
Here is the Blumberg’s Snapshot of the Alberta Charity Sector 2023. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Alberta Charity Sector 2023 include: 9,100 registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000 charities in Canada.…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Quebec Charity Sector 2023. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Quebec Charity Sector 2023 include: 15,437 charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000 charities in Canada. $83.6 billion…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2023. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2023 include: 12,021 registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000 charities…
The CRA has released its 4th Quarterly Update from the Charities Directorate with lots of information on the recent activities of the Charities Directorate. Here is the full text of the update: Quarterly updates from the Charities Directorate…
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 have just created a new course Why some US and international charities may want to have a headquarters or affiliate in Canada? It will be of interest to some US non-profits that are worried about the current political situation…
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are at the moment in talks as the CUPW’s collective agreement expires on May 22, 2025. We are receiving notices already from banks, etc, warning of this development. Some charities…
Yesterday, on April 28, 2025, we had the Canadian Federal election. While it is clear that the Liberals won the election, it is still not clear exactly how many seats they will have. Whatever the exact numbers, it is quite…
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2023 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The database covers about 83,540 of the approximately 86,000 registered charities in Canada that had filed their T3010 and were…
It is horrifying to see Donald Trump threatening US universities and charities. Does anyone think that this is the end shortly? Probably not. Americans are going to have to stand up for rule of law and sensible policies. Trump said…
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…
CRA has just released today Aggregate Data from Form T1044 Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Information Return filings by non-profit organizations with fiscal period end dates in 2021 and 2022. There is a bit of a backstory for another day, but this…
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…
It is important that Canadian non-profits and registered charities are aware of what is going on politically in Canada and also engage in appropriate and relevant political activities, as allowed by law. Unfortunately, for NPOs and charities, it is far…
There was a recent article in the Toronto Star discussing the TDSB to vote on controversial fundraising change some call a ‘tariff on parent donations’. It is worth reading. I was recently on a panel for the Walrus Talks that…
Some new features were recently added to enhance the Ontario Business Registry (OBR) system. One of the main features includes a Proof of Filing Document made available when filing an Initial Return / Annual Return / Notice of Change under…
For perhaps obvious reasons, I don’t have much good to say about the Alberta Government and its premier, Danielle Smith. But something interesting has come from the Alberta Government. The government has launched an Alberta Non-profit Listing Dashboard. Here is…
Statistics Canada has recently released a report Non-profit organizations in rural and small town Canada, 2022. While it is interesting, unfortunately, when Stats Can discusses NPOs, it is some non-profits and some registered charities all conflated together so it is…
The Charities Directorate of CRA has recently updated the registered charity penalty and suspension page. It is laid out more clearly. For example, they specify whether a particular intermediate sanction applies to: Charitable organizations Public foundations Private foundations RCAAAs RJOs…
The CRA had updated their page dealing with registered charities changing their fiscal year-end. Occasionally a Canadian registered charity will want to change its fiscal year-end. Sometimes it is because you want to align with another charity or funder. Sometimes…
It is nice to see the CRA publish its Report on the Charities Program 2023 to 2024 on March 20, 2025. This is quite quick, as CRA has been far behind in providing these reports. The 2022/23 report was only…