There are over 2.5m pages on the Government of Canada's website and only a few thousand deal with registered charities. Here are some tips on finding information on registered charities. However, keep in mind that information and legal advice are…
We are adding some exciting new functionality with CharityData.ca. First, it is easy to see what gifts a Canadian registered charity gives to another Canadian registered charity on the CRA website. But what if you want to know which charities…
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,…
If you are an Ontario non-profit corporation under the OCA you might find our article on ONCA helpful: 20 Ways We May Be Able To Help You With ONCA.
There are over 50,000 Ontario non-profit corporations under the Ontario Corporations Act. With the Ontario Government’s recent announcement that the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) is being targetted to be brought into force in 2020, these Ontario non-profit corporations…
Here is CRA's List of Areas of Non-Compliance with Income Tax Provisions – Canadian Public Foundations.
Here is the CRA's List of Areas of Non-Compliance with Income Tax Provisions – Canadian Private Foundations.
Here is the CRA's List of Areas of Non-Compliance with Income Tax Provisions – Canadian Charitable Organizations.
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 an updated article on the difference between a conduit and a structured arrangement – it is entitled Canadian Charities and Foreign Activities: Conduit versus Structured Arrangement. .
In this article “Top 68 CRA Reasons for Denying your Canadian Registered Charity Application” we have obtained from CRA a list of some of the most common and not so common reasons for CRA to be concerned with a charity…
Being a director of a Canadian registered charity is an important task and this article may be helpful in explaining some of the expectations and requirements of the position. Download PDF version There are approximately 600,000 Canadians who voluntarily serve…
Here is a new checklist from Blumbergs that will assist Canadian registered charities either interested or currently conducting foreign activities. It is called Canadian Charity Foreign Activity Legal Checklist – Working with Foreign Charities or Intermediaries 2017. Some other resources that…
There are approximately 32,000 registered charities in Canada that are religious charities. They account for approximately 40% of all the registered charities in Canada. It is important that Canadian registered charities are aware of CRA‘s views on what is religion and…
Although the CRA has little guidance on internal controls, they are increasingly focusing on internal controls, or the lack thereof, in charities. Internal controls are “a procedure or policy put in place by management to safeguard assets, promote accountability, increase efficiency,…
You can subscribe to the Blumbergs' Charity Law List here. It is a great way for directors and staff of non-profits and charities to keep on top of developments affecting the non-profit and charity sector.
There seems to still be interest in the topic of charities and political activities! My prayers that we focus on more important issues have not been answered. I get calls or emails every few days asking about it. It is…
We have just released our Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2015. Lots of interesting statistics and information on the Canadian charity sector. As well if you want information on individual charities or want to sort charities based on about 20 criteria checkout…
In August 2016 we launched a website to improve transparency on Canadian registered charities. It is at www.charitydata.ca We have just made a number of improvements to the website. Here are some of the improvements: 1) We have added more…
CRA uses a risk based approach to deciding which charities are to be audited. CRA a few months ago announced they are adjusting their audit strategy to focus more on larger Canadian registered charities. I guess someone in the past…
The work that charities do is extremely important to our society, so it is vital that various stakeholders, such as the public, the media, the government, donors, employees, boards, donors and others. have access to key information on what the…
The Liberal Government has made some noises about modernizing charity law. Who could be opposed to modernization? As there is no idea as to what “modernization” means, it has opened up all sorts of calls for changes to charity law…
The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) have released today a booklet entitled 20 Questions Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations Should Ask about Mergers. It is located on this CPA Canada page. It is written by Andrea Cohen Barrack, CEO of the Ontario…
The Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency ('CRA') recently developed an infographic to help charities remember their T3010 filing deadlines. CRA is in the process of introducing new and different ways to encourage voluntary compliance for Canadian registered charities. The T3010 is…