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Employment Agreements

Separate But Together: A Property Tax Lesson

An Update to the Tax Donation Rate Schedule

Ransomware Hits Charities

Even In the Face of Disaster Charities Should Not Stray From Their Purposes

On Modernizing the Definition of “Charity”

Israeli Arrests Provide Lessons for Canadian Charities

Ethical Investing: Social Good Ahead of Profits

Proxy Form Cannot Compromise Fair Conduct of Meeting

CRA releases infograph to assist Charities with annual filings

Observing the Impossible Law

Sticking to your Knitting: and other fascinating facts about diapers

Consultation on Political Activities of Charities

Why Boards Should Not Allow Directors to Take a Leave of Absence

Changes to the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act – No Diversity Provisions

Charity Brings New Charter Challenge to Political Activity Restrictions

The Right to Remain Silent

Act Now or Forever Hold Your Political Activities Peace!

CRA Updates on Split-receipting

Indian Bands as Municipalities

Charter Challenge to Political Activities of Charities

Receipt Issuing and Donor Goodwill

Community Interest Corporations and Community Contribution Companies

Head in the Cloud, and Books and Records on the Ground

Maybe Adam and Eve Could Have Appealed Their Sentence

2016 Updates from Corporations Canada and What it Means for NFPs

When Donor Advice is not Taken

Expanded EHT Exemption for Charities with Multiple Locations

Directors and Officers Owe No Duty of Care to an Employee Who Steals From Her Employer

Getting “Giving” is Getting Harder

Reimbursing Volunteer Expenses: Opportunities and Pitfalls

Rectifying Rectification – The Supreme Court Goes Back to Basics in Fairmont Hotels

Beware the Usual Rules

CRA Draws Attention to CRM

Last Call for Transition to the CNCA

Charity Golf Tournaments and Receipting

Doing the Right Thing

Disfellowshipping is Hard to Do

Government Moves on Charity Political Activities File

By-laws: Tips and Traps

Important Anti-Spam Deadline on July 1

CRA gets the message (again)

Back to the Tax Basics

Powers and Limits of an Executive Committee

Foregoing Naming Rights and Anonymous Gifts

Withholding

Small Change Large Consequences

CRA and the CHAMP

Rules Around Raffles: Don’t Get Sent Up the River for Sending Rubber Duckies down the River

Opportunity is Knocking for Charities Sector- LOUDLY

Bill 154 & the ONCA – Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Cutting Red Tape for NPOs and Charities – Changes to OCA

Social Investment changes in Charities Accounting Act

New CRA Guidance: Charitable Status for Internal Divisions

Community Economic Development

Donating As the Path of Least Resistance

Santa Baby

It’s Giving Season: Tax Credits for Charitable Donations vs. Political Contributions

The Art of Giving Gifts, Not Taxable Benefits

Proper Receipts and Credible Claims for Tax Benefit

Function and Form

Issuing Receipts: What’s A Charity’s Obligation?

Voluntary Disclosure and the difference between non-profits and registered charities

Do your subcontracting agreements adequately allocate risk?

Demystifying Joint Ventures

Directors’ Liability for Source Deductions

Budget Day 2018 Brings Some Interesting News and Technical Fixes for Charities

Government Sin of Omission may Lead to Your Sin of Commission

Social Issues not Economic Focus of the 2018 Budget

Reporting Foreign Assets and Income to the Tax Man

Determination of Tax Treatment on Gift of Securities by Executors of Will

News from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

Crisis Averted

Back to School: A New World for Foreign Universities

Where is Promised Progress on Political Activity Rules?

An Ounce of Preparation

Withholding of Tax on Donation of Shares Acquired Through Stock Option Exercises

CRA Comes to Lunch

An Update to the Tax Donation Rate Schedule

Election-Time Refresher for Charities on ‘Political Activities’

Ontario Court Holds that Political Activities Restrictions Violates Charter Rights

Wine(ing) About Donations

Don’t take it literally-or should you?

Political Activities…Revisited … Again

Changes to Criteria for Gifts of Cultural Property

TCC Clarifies “child care expenses” in Kwan

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Horses for Courses

CRA Delays Explained

Are You An Organization Lobbyist?

Relief of Poverty: Where are the Lines?

An Update in the Political Activities Saga

Is the OPTrust Select pension plan right for your organization?

Fall Economic Update Addresses Sectoral Issues

Changes in Ontario to Director Remuneration

Nothing is More Opaque than Absolute Transparency

Retail Therapy for Governments

Budget 2019: Housing strategies

Another Run at the Social Finance Fund

Supporting Non-Profit Journalism

Gifts of Cultural Property – Undoing Heffel

Charities – Part of the Great Underbanked?

Payments from Businesses to Charities

Charities and the Canada Elections Act Amendments Part 1

Charities and the Canada Elections Act Amendments Part 2

“Social Impact Bonds” on the Rise in Canada

Do record keeping time limits mean anything anymore?

New Digital Services for Charities

Ruling on Student Loan Scheme Might Attract Non-Profits

Keeping the Options Open

Organizations May Face Fines for Third-Party Election Advertising

An Ounce of Prevention

Catalyst for Change: Senate’s Report on the Charitable Sector

Alter Ego Trust and Donations

Charities Information Sessions: Take it With a Grain of Salt

Elections Period Tips for Registered Third Parties

This Just In: New Report Recognizes that Not All Charities are Bad Actors. Now someone tell the banks.

No Equity in Tax Court

CHAMP is not a Winner

Charities in the Waiting Room

CRA Ruling on Loanback Provisions

It’s a Whole New Ball Game for Charities at the FCA

How Charitable Purposes Can Impact Your Property Taxes

Donations on Behalf of Others: Whose Name Goes on the Tax Receipt

ONCA: Ten Years Old and Unproclaimed

BC Throws a Wrench in the Life Insurance Works

Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (Ontario) – Statement on Accessing Funds During COVID-19 Crisis

Covid-19 update for Charities

Government Announcements for Charities During the Covid Crisis

Holding Meetings during the Ontario State of Emergency

Managing Charitable Investments and Disbursements in the face of COVID-19

New Details on the 75% Wage Subsidy

Changes to Canada Summer Jobs will help some non-profits and charities affected by COVID-19

CECRA: New Information on Rent Relief for Charities and Non-Profits

Ineligible Individuals…And the Problems Get Worse

When the Government Engages in Culpable Conduct

Pandemic Support for Non-Profit Sector in Budget 2021

Budget 2021 Continues Support for Social Innovation and Social Finance

Budget 2021: Update for qualified Canadian journalism organizations

Budget 2021: Investing in Black-led not-for-profit organizations

Budget 2021: Disbursement quota increase on the horizon?

Compelling Oral Interviews Without Recording Is a Recipe for a Disaster : Meeting with CRA for Audits

National Bill Seeks to Change Rules for Donating Shares and Real estate

Information on Information Returns for Ontario

Long Wait for new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act is Finally Over

The Case of the Non-Qualifying Sale of the Non-Qualifying Securities

Paying for the Privilege of Giving Away Money!

Control and Direction is Out! Expenditure Test is in!

Budget 2022 Dips into Charities’ Larger Investments

Budget 2022 Eliminates Certain Types of Flow-Through Shares

Paying for the Privilege to Give