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…
We recently reviewed a document from February of 2024, Ontario Business Registry (OBR): OBR Integrations with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Essentially, this document discloses that the Ontario government provides information in an electronic format to the Canada Revenue Agency and…
The CRA is making it easier for authorized reps to get on the CRA digital system. That is welcome news. It is very important that more registered charities make use of the CRA My Business Account system (MyBA). Charities who…
We just recently received from CRA some 2023 T3010 returns, and about 173 organizations had completed the T3010’s Schedule 8, which deals with disbursement quota (or DQ). It is interesting that about 31 groups completed the form, even though…
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.…
Here is a note from CRA about December 31, 2023, fiscal year-end charities and the filings for T3010. It highlights that there are different forms required depending on whether your fiscal year end is December 31 compared to an earlier…
Today, the Federal Liberal Government proposed Bill C-70 An Act respecting countering foreign interference. Here is the text of Bill C-70 In the summary of the Bill, it states that the Bill in: “Part 4 enacts the Foreign Influence Transparency…
In October 2023, we wrote a blog entitled “Ontario Government proposing to remove requirement for charities to notify the OPGT when established”. It discussed the Ontario government’s proposal to eliminate certain unnecessary and duplicative reporting to the Ontario Public Guardian and…
We have recently made several updates to the CharityData.ca site. The most important updates are as follows: We now have all 2022 data, and we have changed the base year for searches and sorting to 2022. We have brought in significant additional…
Today, Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the Federal 2024 Budget. Here is a note with our comments on the 2024 Canadian Federal Budget and its impact on the Canadian charitable sector.
In a recent article Global News notes: Incoming legislation that requires provincial approval of direct agreements with the federal government has universities in Alberta exploring potential impacts. The Provincial Priorities Act, tabled Wednesday, prevents any direct agreements between the federal…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2022. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2022 include: 30,519 Ontario registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000 charities in Canada…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Alberta Charity Sector 2022. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Alberta Charity Sector 2022 include: 9,332 Alberta registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000 charities in Canada…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Atlantic Provinces Charity Sector 2022. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Atlantic Provinces Charity Sector 2022 include: 7,733 Atlantic Provinces registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2022. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2022 include: 12,065 British Columbia registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately…
Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Quebec Charity Sector 2022. Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Quebec Charity Sector 2022 include: 15,625 Quebec registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000 charities in Canada…
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…
We have written previously about the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson’s report report “Charity Begins with Fairness: More to Explore” which was released on March 27, 2023. Here is our blog on that report. Here is the formal CRA response to that…
CRA is reminding charities to use the correct T3010 form in this notice, which we have reproduced below. Even better, as CRA notes, is to get on the CRA MyBA system so your charity cannot use the wrong form! We…
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…
It is very important that Canadian registered charities are on the CRA My Business Account (MyBA) and using the system. The first step is to get on the MyBA system. Some groups find it challenging. This upcoming CRA webinar may…