July 8, 2022
CRA charity audit statistics released through freedom of information in 2022
The Charities Directorate of CRA recently released an Access to Information document which discusses audits of registered charities. Here is our…
July 7, 2022
CRA’s NPO Sector Review disclosed through ATIP and there are lots of questions about CRA’s view of terrorism
I found this document entitled NPO Sector Review that had been obtained through access to information. It is from 2015 and deals with CRA‘s review of…
June 27, 2022
Budget Implementation Act passed allowing certain additional charitable partnerships
The Budget Implementation Act No. 1 was recently passed which allows for "(l)?enabling registered charities to enter into charitable partnerships…
May 2, 2022
Mark Blumberg presenting to the Foundation, Endowment and Not For Profit Investment Summit on Top Compliance Issues for Canadian Foundations
I will be presenting to the Foundation, Endowment and Not For Profit Investment Summit on Navigating the Top Compliance Issues Facing Canadian…
April 30, 2022
Gifts by Canadian Charities to the United Nations and its Agencies in 2019
Here is our article Gifts by Canadian Charities to the United Nations and its Agencies in 2019. In this article, we will look at funding of the…
April 30, 2022
Gifts by Canadian Registered Charities to the Registered Foreign Universities in 2019
Here is our article Gifts by Canadian Charities to the Registered Foreign Universities in 2019. In this article, we will look at funding of…
April 26, 2022
Department of Finance releases Notice of Ways and Means Motion with draft legislation for Canadian charities dealing with non-qualified donees
The Department of Finance has released the Notice of Ways and Means Motion to introduce an Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled…
March 31, 2022
CRA has published its “Report on the Charities Program 2020 to 2021”
The CRA recently published their annual "Report on the Charities Program 2020 to 2021". (PDF) Here are some comments: The Minister of National…
March 16, 2022
Helping Ukraine deal with the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion
Let’s start with the most obvious. Canadian individuals and corporations can donate to numerous Canadian registered charities that are dealing with…
March 14, 2022
Canada’s matching fund for the Crisis in Ukraine and donations to the Canadian Red Cross has been increased to $30 million
Canada, on February 25, 2022, announced a $10 million matching fund for gifts by individuals to the Canadian Red Cross Society for their Ukraine…
March 14, 2022
Human Concern International v. Canada – Federal Court of Appeal dismisses request for postponement of suspension
Here is a recent case in the Federal Court of Appeal with charity Human Concern International v. Canada. (PDF)? We had discussed this matter…
February 26, 2022
Blumbergs’ Pre-Budget Submission – February 25, 2022
Here is the Blumbergs' Pre-Budget Submission for the 2022 Federal Budget that we filed on February 25, 2022. Our top recommendations are: List of…
January 24, 2022
Top Fallacies about Canadian Private Foundations in Canada in 2022
There are approximately 6,300 private foundations in Canada.? Private foundations have been growing at a higher rate than any other type of Canadian…
December 17, 2021
The Effective and Accountable Charities Act passes the Senate, still has to go through the House and not clear if it will ever become law
It looks like Bill S-216, the Effective and Accountable Charities Act has passed the Senate and will now move to the House of Commons.? ?It was…
December 10, 2021
Dramatic changes to charity audits by CRA over the last few years
I recently read on a blog with some statistics relating to the number of audits that the Charities Directorate of CRA was conducting each year.…
December 10, 2021
Human Concern International penalty, suspension and compliance agreement with CRA and related documents
CRA has the ability to provide penalties to Canadian registered charities and suspend the receipting privileges and qualified donee status of a…
September 13, 2021
ACCS submission to Finance on the DQ suggesting no change to the rate is disappointing for operating charities
At a time when charities need funds and private foundations alone are sitting on $95 billion dollars, the Advisory Committee to the Charitable Sector…
September 5, 2021
Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2019 – information on registered charities in Ontario from the CRA T3010 annual filings
Here is the Blumbergs' Snapshot of the Ontario Charity Sector 2019. We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for…
September 5, 2021
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2019 – information on the Canadian registered charity sector from the T3010 filings of Canadian charities
Here is the Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Sector Snapshot 2019. We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2019…
September 4, 2021
Conservatives propose Foreign Agents Registry Act which could prevent large Canadian charities from receiving foreign funding costing universities and others billions of dollars
The Conservatives have put forward some proposals in their platform that are unclear and could have a significant negative effect on the charity…
July 29, 2021
Blumbergs’ Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations for the Canadian Federal Budget 2022 with a focus on Transparency and Accountability in the Non-profit and Charity Sector
Here is the Blumbergs' Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the Upcoming…
July 29, 2021
Grantmaking in Canada can be improved immensely but eliminating structured arrangements is dangerous and a red herring to the real problems with our sector
With respect to a recent bill passed by the Senate, but not the House of Commons, relating to structured arrangements/direction and control we have…
May 29, 2021
CRA increasingly emphasizing importance of separation between registered charities and non-qualified donees
In the last couple of weeks I have read two separate CRA notes on the importance of maintaining sufficient separation between a registered charity…
April 29, 2021
Successful finish for Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2021 (Online)
On April 21, 2021 we had our Blumbergs' Canadian Charity Law Boot Camp 2021.? ?It is the second Boot Camp that we have conducted online and our tenth…