May 7, 2021
CRA warns about tax shelter gifting schemes and the consequences of participating
CRA recently sent out an email entitled "Warning: Watch out for tax shelter gifting schemes". I am not sure if this is just regular communication or…
May 6, 2021
Update on ONC A – launch will be when new Ontario Business Registry (OBR) is ready
I asked MGCS for an update on ONCA and received the following on May 5, 2021: We are targeting to proclaim ONCA as soon as possible and will…
May 5, 2021
Changes to T3010 filings for registered charities that are under the Ontario Corporation Act, effective May 15, 2021
Registered charities under the Ontario Corporations Act will be affected by some changes when filing their T3010. CRA will no longer be using the…
May 5, 2021
Ontario Corporation Act non-profits can continue to hold virtual meetings till December 31, 2021
The Ontario government is providing some temporary legislative changes to the Ontario Corporations Act such that irrespective of your governing…
May 4, 2021
“Ontario Taking Steps to Better Prepare and Support Youth Leaving Care” – Finally
On May 3, 2021 I was very pleased to read a press release from the Ontario government entitled "Ontario Taking Steps to Better Prepare and Support…
May 4, 2021
Upcoming Webinars for the Canadian Charity Law Association
The Canadian Charity Law Association is delivering some upcoming webinars. Registration is free but space is limited. Topics are subject to change.…
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…
April 29, 2021
Report #2 of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector – April 2021
Report #2 of the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector - April 2021 was released on April 29, 2021. Here is a link. Here is a PDF of the…
April 29, 2021
Updates to CharityData.ca
We have recently made a number of updates to CharityData.ca. The most important update is including more 2020 and 2019 charity returns. Also, if…
April 29, 2021
Government Response to Special Senate Committee to the Charitable Sector
The Federal Government has recently released its response to the Special Senate Committee to the Charitable Sector. We will be reviewing and…
April 19, 2021
2021 Canadian Federal Budget – How will it affect the Canadian charitable sector?
A lot has changed in 2 years when the last Federal budget was delivered. Today, Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced a Federal…
April 14, 2021
If a charity official donation receipt does not have all mandatory elements then it can be invalid
In a recent Federal Court of Appeal case called Kueviakoe v. Canada, the court decided that an official donation receipt lacking certain basic or…