The government of Canada announced today that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is now a listed terrorist entity under Canadian law. Previously, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force had been listed as of 2012. Here is information…
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…
The Urban Institute publishes a Legal Compendium that provides information on US state regulation of charitable entities and fundraisers. It is a fascinating spreadsheet because it covers the state-level regulation of US charities in the complicated US system. Here is…
I recently saw from the Federal government an Alphabetical list of Private Acts — Religious And Charitable Organizations. I thought that is an interesting list if you are trying to understand the governance requirements of these groups. Here is the…
According to the CRA website there are now 3 organizations that are on a list of currently registered foreign charities. These groups are qualified donees during the period that they are listed. They are: Aga Khan Foundation Council for…
The 2024 Federal Budget discussed how the CRA will no longer need to publish a Notice of Intention to Revoke a Charity’s Registration in the Canada Gazette but only put the notice up on the CRA website. Here is a…
I was just looking at an internal Charities Directorate letter that is part of an ATIP disclosure. It deals with suggestions for the Charities Directorate to do research, and one of the topics is disinformation. Also a suggestion on dealing…
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…
Here is a document from the Charities Directorate of CRA prepared for a webinar but it sets out quite clearly the CRA’s approach to answering questions on generic and controversial issues such as crisis pregnancy centres, terrorism, Muslim charities and…
The following 1700 corporations are slated for dissolution by Corporations Canada for non-filing of their annual return (Form 4022). Some of the groups may have subsequently done their filings and they may have been removed from the list. …
About 10,000 CNCA corporations that have not filed their annual returns in the last 3 years will be dissolved. Here are below some further names of corporations that have been dissolved. We have discussed this topic in multiple previous blogs. …
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…
The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) came into force on October 19, 2021 and groups have until October 19, 2024 to bring themselves into compliance with the ‘new’ act. Many groups who have not begun the process yet will probably…
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…
It is nice to see that the Charities Directorate has launched a new “Quarterly updates from the Charities Directorate”. I was particularly impressed with the note from CRA that they “provided three webinars on various topics (books and records, completing…
We recently obtained a copy of a 15-page Finance Department disclosure on AMT changes and charities that someone had requested. To put it mildly, it is heavily redacted. After a long redaction, it notes: “And capital gains (the main…
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.…
We have discussed in our previous blog Ontario Government reduces reporting by charities in Ontario to Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee the reduced reporting requirements for charities operating in Ontario. A client of ours recently received a notice because they filed…
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…
CRA recently announced new webinars dealing with books and records: Charities and giving – What’s new Charities webinars – Books and records We are pleased to announce that our next webinar is coming! Registration for Books and records is…