Largest Grants from Canadian Charities to Grantees (Non-qualified Donees) in 2023
In our article, Largest Grants from Canadian Registered Charities to Grantees (Non-Qualified Donees) in 2023, we provide a list of the 500 largest grants under the new grant to grantee system. In 2023, Canadian registered charities made a total of $836 million in grants, comprising $774 million in cash disbursements […]
Canadian Family Offices article “Private foundations are on the upswing, but not all families are doing them well”
I was recently interviewed by Mary Gooderham from Canadian Family Offices on private foundations in Canada. The article is a mix of issues relating to private foundations and some of my personal background. Here is the article: Private foundations are on the upswing, but not all families are doing them […]
Trinity Global Support Foundation v. Canada (Attorney General) 2025 FC 363 – CRA uses HST rebate to pay off taxes owed
This Federal Court decision Trinity Global Support Foundation v. Canada (Attorney General) 2025 FC 363 related to whether CRA owed a former registered charity funds relating to Public Service Body GST/HST rebate. CRA had taken the funds that may have been owed to the former registered charity and used them […]
Aidoo v. The King 2025 TCC 100 -argument that CRA was racist is rejected by TCC
There have been lots of cases involving what are referred to as “abusive gifting tax schemes” or leveraged donation schemes. I try not to comment on them all because the results are almost identical, with the taxpayer losing, and there are just so many of these cases. It appears […]
In Ayre v. The King 2025 TCC 41 the Tax Court of Canada dismissed appeals relating to some charity gifting tax schemes
In the never-ending saga of charity gifting tax schemes, the TCC recently dismissed a number of appeals from over 100 taxpayers in Ayre, N. et al. v. The King 2025 TCC 41 relating to “donations” made about 15-17 years ago. There were 6 lead cases and 99 taxpayers who were […]
Ontario rules for compensation of certain directors of Ontario charities or registered charities 2025
In our article “Ontario rules for compensation of certain directors of Ontario charities or registered charities 2025” we discuss the Ontario rules for Ontario charities and registered charities in Ontario relating to compensation of directors and those related to directors.
CBC article “Donations to Sean Feucht groups via B.C.-based charity add to financial transparency concerns raised in Canada”
The CBC today posted an article Donations to Sean Feucht groups via B.C.-based charity add to financial transparency concerns raised in Canada: Former Feucht followers ask Canadians to reflect before donating to ministry. In the article, I discuss some general concerns about transparency with Canadian registered charities and also the small […]
CRA discloses Leads Screening Procedures for the Compliance Division of the Charities Directorate although it is heavily redacted
Here is the Leads Screening Procedures for the Compliance Division of the Charities Directorate. As you can see, it is heavily redacted, although it gives some useful information on how the Charities Directorate deals with leads.
CRA’s C1/B1 Application for Registration CHECKLIST -helpful if applying for registered charity status with the Charities Directorate of CRA
If you are applying for registered charity status with the Charities Directorate of CRA you might this 3-page CRA Checklist to be helpful: C1/B1 Application for Registration CHECKLIST. If you require assistance with your charity application and wish to retain our firm, please contact us.
Corporations Canada continues with dissolution of CNCA corporations that have not filed annual return for 3 years – June 2025 list
About 10,000 CNCA corporations that have not filed their annual returns in the last 3 years will be dissolved. Below are some further approximately 336 names of corporations that have been dissolved. We have discussed this topic in multiple previous blogs. If a registered charity is dissolved, it will eventually […]