Here is a copy of our Submission to the Federal Finance Committee dated August 1, 2018 for the 2019 Federal Budget. The submission covers transparency of non-profits and registered charities, as well as a number other recommendations to improve the regulation of registered…
Here is my article on the recent CWP v. AG case entitled Canada Without Poverty vs. Attorney General of Canada – a pyrrhic victory for CWP and a disaster for the charity sector. In short, I think it is a bad…
The Canada Without Poverty v. Attorney General of Canada decision was released on July 16th. Here is the decision. I have written extensively about the importance of having Canadian charities engage in some political activities and how the rules can…
The Standing Committee on Finance (SCOF) has launched its pre-budget consultation for the 2019 Federal Budget. Briefs can be submitted by August 3, 2018. SCOF provides a written brief template and requires that submissions be no longer than 2000 words. …
We recently looked at Which Canadian charities received funds for political activities from foreign sources in 2016? We hope that you find the article interesting.
The Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector has started having meetings and inviting witnesses. We covered the details of the mandate at Senate appoints Special Committee on the Charitable Sector to look at laws and policies and impact Here…
Here is my recent webinar Top Charity Compliance Issues for Canadian Registered Charity with Mark Blumberg. It was wonderful to have over 3000 people registered for the webinar and thank you CharityVillage for hosting. You can see the presentation, the slide…
Here is our article Common Paragraphs from CRA in the Notification of Registration Regarding Operating a Registered Charity. It provides many of the common warnings or suggestions from CRA that are included in Notifications of Registration from the Charities Directorate.
Here is an article I recently wrote entitled Top Canadian Charity Law Issues for Charity Village. It highlights some of the top compliance issues that a Canadian charity should be concerned with.
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system List of Registered Charities that filed 2010 T3010 and answered yes for political activities as of February 2012.
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system Redacted lists of registered charities audited by CRA under the political activities program.
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system CRA internal PowerPoint to Audit Team conducting political activity audits.
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system CRA Audit Plans and procedures for political activity audits
Understanding legal compliance for registered charities is not easy but Blumbergs is offering exciting new upcoming events in 2018 that will help. Fundamentals of the T3010 and Transparency for Canadian charities On Friday June 1, 2018, Blumbergs’ will be holding a…
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system What type of charities were audited by CRA under the political activity program. It shows as of February 2014 with 31 charities being audited in terms of the 4 heads…
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system Compliance Framework for Files with Identified Political Activities. It explains how political activity audit files are identified by CRA, screening criteria used, and different types of audits that may be…
Blumbergs has created the largest Canadian registered charity information portal at www.charitydata.ca with up to 13 years information on every Canadian registered charity. We have just added additional ways to sort data at www.charitydata.ca. You can search by name, BN, Program,…
Here is a heavily redacted memorandum to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the Privy Council Office (PCO) on the political activities audits. The memo was dated March 28, 2017. For more information on charities and political activities you can see…
Here is a heavily redacted memorandum to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from CRA on the political activities audits. The memo was dated March 28, 2017. For more information on charities and political activities you can see our directory on Canadian charities and political…
Here is the CRA spokespersons talking points for the Release of the Consultation Panel Report on the public consultations on charities and political activity. For more information on charities and political activities you can see our directory on Canadian charities and…
Here is a recent CRA presentation on political activities by Canadian registered charities that has some good examples of allowable and prohibited political activities. It was obtained through ATIP. Some have complained that the examples in CRA's political activities guidance are dated.…
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.
Over the last 10 or more years, we have published over 2500 blog posts. Except for a few avid readers, that might be a little overwhelming so we have started to create a directory of some of the top resources…
Here is our note “Common Paragraphs for an Administrative Fairness Letter from the Charities Directorate of CRA“. It contains explanations of common concerns that CRA may find during an audit that, unless appropriately addressed, may result in various penalties, sanctions or…