We have just released the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Canadian Charity Sector 2012. The Canadian charity sector has grown again. The Canadian charity sector is a vital part of Canadian society and economy with revenue of over $223 billion and expenditures of…
Here is a link to a short article on “Selecting Great Charities – only tough if your eyes are open” which recently appeared on the CanadaHelps website. View Article
We recently reviewed the T3010 information for 2012. The database was prepared by the Charities Directorate of CRA in June 2014 and covers about 85,477 charities which is almost all of the 2012 T3010 returns. Canadian registered charities were required…
If you are interested in the size and scope of the British Columbia registered charity sector then the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the BC Charity Sector 2012 will be helpful. View Article
Blumbergs has provided a submission to the Finance Committee (FINA) as part of the 2015 pre-budget consultation. It deals with non-profit transparency and accountability. View Article
For those who are interested in the size and scope of the Ontario registered charity sector you may find the Blumbergs’ Ontario Charity Sector Snapshot 2012 to be useful and interesting. We have taken a subset of the 2012 T3010 data…
For many Ontario non-profit corporations under the Ontario Corporations Act (OCA) who don’t want to wait for the ONCA, which may or may not come into force in 2016, or want to carry out governance changes now, a continuance from…
CRA has posted the T3010 Registered Charity Information Returns for 82,000 of the 86,000 Canadian registered charities. About 477 Canadian registered charities identified conducting political activities whether by volunteer, staff or spending funds. Download Article
It seems that about every year there is a new T3010 form. CRA has released the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return for returns for fiscal year ends after Jan 1, 2015. Here is the slightly revised T3010 (15e) Registered Charity Information Return…
The CRA Corporate Business Plan discusses CRA plans. It provides some interesting information on the Charities Directorate. Here are some of the highlights: The Charities Directorate has a budget of about $29,154,434. It has about 333 Full Time Equivalent positions. Here…
Imagine Canada has obtained an interesting sessional paper from the Canada Revenue Agency. The questions responded to were provided by MP Hedy Fry. The paper provides some insight into CRA activity relating to charities and political activities. Here is a…
The case of Dominion Nickel Investments Ltd v. The Queen, 2015 TCC 14 (CanLII) deals with a motion on CRA disclosure and the extent to which CRA is allowed to redact certain information when it discloses the information as part of a…
On February 11, 2015, I will be delivering a webinar for the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) entitled “Advocacy and Political Activities: Busting myths and misconceptions!” Here is the information on the webinar: Webinar Wednesdays: Advocacy and Political Activities: Busting myths…
I received an email from Marni Soupcoff of the Canadian Constitution Foundation. She discusses the narrative that supposedly no “right-leaning” groups are being audited for political activities. I thought I would share it. Dear Mr. Blumberg, On January 20, news broke…
The Canadian Charity Law Association is delivering some upcoming webinars. More information on each of these webinars and how to register is provided below: March 4th at 12:00 pm EDT: “Groundbreaking Report: Time, Treasure and Talent: Canadian Women and Philanthropy”…
Non-profits and charities should be aware of their potential obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the “AODA”). The AODA was introduced in 2005 to establish accessibility requirements and standards for employers and providers of goods and…
Starting January 15, 2015, the CASL provisions pertaining to the installation of computer programs come into effect. These new provisions require persons who install software or computer programs on another person’s computer system, in the course of commercial activity, to…
Mark will be presenting at the OHA 3nd Annual Strengthening Foundation Governance Workshop on May 22, 2015 on “Top Compliance Issues for Foundations”. Here is the blurb: “Top Compliance Issues for Foundations”. • An examination of the top legal compliance…
The Canadian Charity Law Association will be delivering a webinar entitled “Business and social enterprise for charities” on January 26 at 12:00 PM EDT. This session will examine the opportunities, options and limitations for charities to engage in entrepreneurial activity.…
The US GAO has issued a report entitled “Tax-exempt organizations: Better Compliance Indicators and Data, and More Collaboration with State Regulators Would Strengthen Oversight of Charitable Organizations”. The report provides an overview of the US tax exempt/non-profit sector and also discusses improving transparency and sharing with state regulators to have…
CBC discusses charitable giving in an article entitled “Holiday giving? Don't pick a charity by financial statements alone: Research, volunteer and donate directly if you want to give smart this holiday season”. The article discusses some ideas as to how donors…
Over the last 6 weeks Corporations Canada of Industry Canada has sent out an estimated 16,000 notices to approximately 6000 Canadian Federal non-profit corporations that are still under the Canada Corporations Act (CCA). Industry Canada sends notices to the corporation and…
We have discussed on this blog the Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014 (the “Act”). The Act has now been passed on December 9, 2014 and received Royal Assent on December 11, 2014. It will be interesting to see…
We are looking forward to presenting the Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2015 on April 14, 2015. For information or to register see: Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2015