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Toronto Star article “Half of GTA foreign-born”

The Toronto Star on December 4, 2007 had an article discussing recent Statistics Canada data.  The Star noted that “The immigration figures shows that about one out of every five Canadians was born in another country. In the Toronto region…

Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law List – December Edition

Here is my December 2007 newsletter for those interested in charities and non-profits. The December issue is a little early to highlight our new GlobalPhilanthropy.ca website as discussed below.  1) New Canadian Global Philanthropy Website at Globalphilanthropy.ca The Globalphilanthropy.ca website…

CRA Issues Notice of Suspension to International Charity Association Network

News release CRA Issues Notice of Suspension to International Charity Association Network Ottawa, Ontario, November 29, 2007…The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has issued a Notice of Suspension to International Charity Association Network (ICAN), a registered charity under the Income…

Press Release for GlobalPhilanthropy.ca

Don’t Laugh – here is a press release for the launch of GlobalPhilanthropy.ca! NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28 2007 Contact: Mark Blumberg E-mail: mark@blumbergs.ca Telephone: (416) 361-1982 BLUMBERGS launches GlobalPhilanthropy.ca: The first Canadian website dedicated to legal issues…

Resources and Links for Canadian Charities conducting Foreign Activities

Here are some handy resources and links for Canadian Charities conducting activities outside of Canada. www.GlobalPhilanthropy.ca CANADA REVENUE AGENCY PUBLICATIONS The Canada Revenue Agency has hundreds of forms and documents that are relevant to Canadian charities operating outside of Canada…

Seymour Schulich and Philanthropy Quotes

I have included some interesting quotes on philanthropy from Seymour Shulich, a prominent Toronto businessperson and philanthropist, who recently gave $20 million to the Technion in Israel, including “I learned from a prominent Torontonian that money is like fertilizer: If…

Thanks to The Wire

Thank you Jon and Gabriela for setting up this website in two days. On Wednesday, November 20, 2007 I walked into The Wire and asked Gabriela Abrudan and my brother Jonathan Blumberg to create a website on global philanthropy.  Within…

Foreign Universities Fundraising in Canada

There are many options for foreign universities who are interested in fundraising in Canada and I have discussed 6 different options. It is time to think of your alma mater or your parent’s alma mater and how Canadians can support…

Abusive Canadian Charity Tax Shelter Schemes

This article discusses certain ‘charitable’ gifting schemes which threaten to undermine the public and regulators confidence in the charitable sector. This article also discusses a plan to deal with this problem. Abusive Canadian Charity Tax Shelter Schemes July 08, 2007…

Cases Involving Canadian Charities and Foreign Activities

Here is the full text of certain recent Canadian cases decided in the last few years that should be of particular interest to Canadian charities that operate outside of Canada.  The 3 Federal Court of Appeal cases, namely the Tel-Aviv…