Here is the Blumbergs’ Pre-Budget Submission for the 2025 Canadian Federal Budget. For those who have been following our law firm’s submissions over the last ten or more years, they have focused on transparency and accountability in the non-profit and charity sector.Pre-Budget…
We have discussed before how Mr. Justice Markus Koehnen dismissed the Muslim Association of Canada’s lawsuit against the Canada Revenue Agency previously: Ontario judge dismisses case by Muslim Association of Canada which had challenged the CRA’s audit of that organization…
We have written a number of articles about how Corporations Canada is in the process of dissolving about 10,000 Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”) corporations because they have not filed the last 3 years Annual Return. Now, Corporations Canada has…
Here is a new course that Blumbergs will be delivering on Sponsorship vs Donations for Canadian businesses and registered charities. There is an early bird special for a limited time available below. Sponsorship vs Donations for Canadian businesses and…
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2022 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. The database covers about 83,972 of the approximately 86,000 registered charities in Canada that had filed their T3010 and were…
We recently reviewed: How much did the largest Canadian private foundations spend in 2022 on charitable activities or gifts to qualified donees according to their T3010 filings? We also noted the amount expended on charitable activities and gifts to qualified donees…
According to the T3010 data, over 3 million Canadians work full-time and over 3 million work part-time for Canadian registered charities. It is not clear if these numbers are accurate but what is clear is that charities have lots of…
In the article, Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from the Federal government in 2022?, we provide a list of Canadian registered charities that received the greatest amount of funds from the Canadian Federal government in their 2022 fiscal year.…
In the article, Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from Provincial Governments in 2022?, we provide a list of Canadian registered charities that received the greatest amount from the various provincial governments in Canada.
Here is our note: Which Canadian charities spent money on foreign activities in 2022 and how much did they spend? Canadian registered charities spent over $4.6 billion in 2022 (3.8B in 2021) on direct foreign activities (not including gifts to qualified…
Today the Federal government released information on the new authorization regime and information on the humanitarian exception for activities in areas controlled by terrorist groups. About a year ago, Bill C-41 was passed. We have discussed that Bill elsewhere, but…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Manitoba Charity Sector 2022. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Manitoba Charity Sector 2022 include: 4,595 Manitoba registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000 charities in Canada…
We have some upcoming online programs that you might find helpful. Receipting for Canadian Registered Charities 2024 (July 9, 2024 at 1:00PM – 4:30PM EST)(Online) Top 20 Charity Law Issues for Canadian Registered Charities (August 14, 2024 at 1:00PM…
I recently noticed that the Charities Directorate has a privacy impact assessment dealing with information that the Charities Directorate maintains and uses. Needless to say, the Charities Directorate has some sensitive information, for example, relating to ineligible individuals and information…
Today, Blumbergs Professional Corporation is releasing the 2024 Blumbergs ONCA Suitcase. The new Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA) came into force on October 19, 2021. In 2013, we launched our first ONCA Suitcase, in which we consolidated available ONCA-related…
Here is an updated Canadian Charity Legal Checklist by Mark Blumberg – May 2024. It is a checklist for Canadian registered charities to assist them with managing compliance issues. We use it as part of our informal risk reviews for registered charities.…
It was very nice to see this notice from CRA today reminding registered charities that are Ontario non-profits under ONCA that they may need to make corporate changes and they should get CRA preapproval of objects: Charities and giving…
We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2022 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project to create our Blumbergs Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2022. The database covers about 84,173 of the approximately 86,000 registered charities…
I was recently asked what are some ideas about improving public trust in Canada. Isn’t public trust high in Canada for registered charities? Unfortunately, the answer is no, and the consequences are significant, but that is a blog for another…
As many of you already know, in June 2022, the Income Tax Act was amended to include a new way for registered charities to work with non-qualified donees: making a grant to grantee organizations. The grant to grantee organizations are considered…
CRA has recently released new CRA Guidance on qualifying disbursements but specifically focussed on grants to grantees. This article “New CRA Guidance on Grants to Grantees – some preliminary comments” is an initial and preliminary note on the CRA Guidance.…
As part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project, we have requested from the CRA’s Charities Directorate copies of the Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Associations (RCAAAs) T2052 Information Returns and financial statements for each of the RCAAAs. None of this information…
With only a small percentage of Ontario non-profits having finished dealing with the ONCA process, there are many Ontario non-profits (both charities and non-charities) that will have an uphill battle to deal with the changes over the next few months.…
CRA advised on November 9, 2023, that there will be a new T3010 form for those filing on or after December 31, 2023. The form will be called T3010 version 24. Here is our blog. On December 14, 2023, we…