Every year we do a 3-hour course on transparency and the T3010. This year there has been a lot of interest in transparency around charities. On August 5, 2020, at 1 PM we will have our course Transparency in the…
Many people are struggling to understand the CSSG and WE Charity story. Partly it does not help that information is coming out daily that could have all been released weeks or months ago. In addition, there are really three interrelated…
WE Charity is a Federal Corporation under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”). The CNCA is corporate legislation that applies to both Canadian non-profits and charities that are set up under the CNCA. As it covers a number of different…
What is the WE Charity Foundation? It is a charity that probably no one had heard of until recently when the Canadian government decided that it was uniquely qualified to receive a $912 million grant. According to the Kielburgers “WE…
Here is my Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming Federal Budget on Transparency and Accountability in the Non-profit and Charity Sector. I provide 10 recommendations and the top two are: Recommendation 1: That the Federal…
In 2012 I had suggested certain additional questions be added to the T3010. There are many groups actively opposing any greater transparency in the sector and so it is disappointing but not shocking that there is today less transparency in…
We have recently added 2 new full-day courses namely Fundamentals of Running a Canadian Charitable Organization/Operating Charity and Fundamentals of Running a Private or Public Foundation in Canada. These are in-depth courses which will help those who run operating charities…
Here are a number of trends or compliance suggestions for charities over the next six months: If you are an Ontario corporation under the Ontario Corporations Act (OCA) (which is now 113 years old) – seriously consider transferring your organization’s…
Here is our article Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from the Federal government in 2018? In 2018 the Federal government provided $8.3 billion to the whole Canadian charity sector.
Here is our article Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from Provincial Governments in 2018? In 2018 the various provincial governments provided $170 billion to the Canadian charity sector.
Here is our article Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from Municipal Governments in 2018? Municipal governments in Canada provided over $10 Billion to Canadian charities in 2018.
The Federal government has brought in a new bill C-17 dealing with various COVID issues. One, in particular, we have discussed is making changes to the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”) in our note “Federal government proposal to increase time…
In our note Which Canadian charities spent money on foreign activities in 2018 and how much did they spend we recently reviewed the T3010 information for 2018. It provides a list of Canadian charities that spent the most of foreign…
CRA has just published its plan for the resumption of full activities. Here is one pertaining to the Legislation and Policy Branch (Charities). My comments and concerns are below. Highlights are: “Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch (LPRAB) (July –…
CRA has previously announced that the T2 Corporation Income Tax Return (the T2) and T1044 Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Information Return for non-profits and others that was due between March 18, 2020 and June 1, 2020 can be filed on June…
The Federal government has prepared “Draft Legislative Proposals Regarding Time Limits and Other Periods in Circumstances Due to COVID-19“. These proposals cover a number of different acts and provide extensions. For charities and non-profits, for example, it affects the Canada…
The COVID-19 crisis is forcing some non-profit organizations and registered charities to rethink the timing and manner of conducting their annual general meeting of members (AGM). Every organization is different, and a one-size-fits-all approach does not apply. For those who…
Here is our Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Legal Checklist for Working with Intermediaries in Canada 2020. It will be of help to Canadian registered charities that work with/hire non-charities such as businesses, non-profits or individuals to carry out work for the…
We are delighted that Corporations Canada today has provided a simple way for non-profits and charities under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”) to request an extension of the six-month timeframe for holding AGM’s and also a requirement to provide…
In this brief note, we try to suggest ten steps for a simplified contractor arrangement between a Canadian charity and a group in Canada that is not a charity (the “Intermediary”) implementing a project for the Canadian charity in Canada. …
The Guardian recently had an article “UK charity failed to safeguard aid worker killed in Syria – report“. The article deals with Alan Henning, a UK volunteer who went to Syria and was captured and beheaded by ISIS. Here is the…
Every year less than 1% of Canadian registered charities identify in their T3010 receiving a life insurance policy for which they issued an official donation receipt. (See Schedule 5 to the Blumbergs Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2017). That being said…
As we noted on April 18, 2020, we have updated CharityData.ca. There have been further recent improvements especially relating to searches/filtering of all Canadian charities and their categories Canadian charities are actually divided by the Charities Directorate of CRA into…
Many groups are doing special purpose fundraising for COVID-19 in which they are specifically soliciting or accepting for COVID-19 related programs. Charities have to be careful of a number of issues when fundraising for a specific purpose. After having worked…