Here are the 2008/2009 web statistics for the English part of the CRA website sorted by most visited pages.
It was with sadness that I read that Terry de March will be stepping down as Director General of the Charities Directorate. Thankfully he is not going far. While Terry de March is leaving his position of Director General, Charities Directorate, he will be remaining at the CRA as a Special Advisor to the Assistant Commissioner of the Legislative Policy and Regulatory Affairs Branch of the CRA, continuing to support the ongoing development of the charities regulatory program.
Here is a copy of an article I wrote for the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) National Charities and Not-for-Profit Law Section newsletter Charity Talk– A busy year: CRA consultations and guidance documents for 2008-2009 http://www.cba.org/cba/newsletters-sections/2009/2009-08_charities.aspx#article2
The CRA in June released their “Consultation on the Proposed Guidance on Activities Outside of Canada for Canadian Registered Charities”. The Consultation is at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/plcy/cnslttns/ccrc-eng.html Here is a copy of an earlier paper that I delivered to the 2009 National Charity Law Symposium of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Charity and Not-for-Profit Law Sections entitled New CRA Foreign Activities Guidance:
Charities Circumnavigating the World Without Falling Off the Edge. It discusses what is new with CRA’s views on foreign activities based on a draft CRA paper.
For a list of some of my upcoming workshops for CapacityBuilders you can visit http://www.capacitybuilders.ca/clip/clip.php
I am the program chair for a conference organized by Insight that will be held November 23 – 24, 2009 at the St. Andrew’s Club and Conference Centre at 150 King Street West, Toronto. The Conference is called NON-PROFIT and CHARITY SEMINAR: Legal, Regulatory and Governance Issues. Here is the Insight Brochure
Here is a copy of the flyer for a presentation that I will be delivering to Philanthropic Foundations Canada on September 15, 2009 http://www.pfc.ca/files/PTP_flyer_sep15_09.pdf as part of their 2009 Professional Development Sessions
The CRA has begun announcing their free 2009 Charities Information Sessions (formerly Roadshows) at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/cmmnctn/sssns/nvttns/menu-eng.html
It depends. The Charities Directorate Information Circular IC 75-23 (Tuition Fees and Charitable Donations paid to privately supported secular and religious schools) is located at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/ic75-23/ic75-23-e.txt and it sets out the CRA administrative policy with respect to when and how Canadian charities that have religious schools may issue official donation receipts. Generally, tuition fees paid to a charity are not considered a “gift” but CRA has allowed an exception for “religious schools” that teach exclusively religion like a Sunday school and another exception in certain circumstances for dual capacity schools that provide both secular and religious education like a religious day school.
Mango (Management Accounting for Non Governmental Organizations) is a UK registered charity that works to strengthen the financial management of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs). It has a very good reputation for providing training and resources to international development organizations. They are offering a 4 day course in Ottawa from Monday October 19, 2009 till Thu October 22, 2009 entitled Training for Finance Trainers: How to Take the Fear Out of Finance. They identify that it will be most useful for “Qualified / experienced finance professionals whose work includes training others in finance”.
Mark Blumberg is a lawyer at Blumberg Segal LLP in Toronto, Ontario.
To find out more about legal services that Blumbergs provides to Canadian charities and non-profits please visit www.canadiancharitylaw.ca or www.globalphilanthropy.ca
Here are the Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee’s Tips for Managing Fundraising Risks.
If you require legal advice with respect to Canadian or Ontario non-profits or charities please contact Mark Blumberg
