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

April 24, 2020

While programs like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit could be rolled out quickly by a single government, rent relief is a little more complicated. The provinces are each responsible for property owner-tenant relationships within their jurisdiction, but a single pan-Canadian rent relief program is desirable under the circumstances.

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles, NEWS Tagged With: Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance, CECRA, coronavirus, COVID-19, Lex Klombies, rent, Rent Relief

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

April 8, 2020

The Government of Canada announced additional information of interest to non-profits and charities today (April 8, 2020).  The changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program will help small businesses hire and keep the workers they need so they can continue to deliver essential services. According to today’s press release:[1] The temporary changes to the program […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: Canada Summer Jobs Program, coronavirus, coronavirus update, Covid, COVID-19, Lex Klombies, wage subsidy

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

April 1, 2020

The current pandemic and its impact on markets reminds us of the economic crisis of 2009-2010.  Leaving aside for the experts the question of whether the pandemic has triggered or will trigger an economic crisis leading to a recession, the current volatility of financial markets is raising questions for charitable organizations and foundations about how […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: coronavirus, Covid, COVID-19, economic, economic crisis, investment, Karen Cooper, managing charitable investments

Covid-19 update for Charities

March 26, 2020

While the situation is quickly evolving, we want to update our readers on how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect charities and non-profits’ regulatory obligations and their access to government services: Extended deadline for T3010s. The Charities Directorate is extending the filing deadline to December 31, 2020, for all charities with a Form T3010, Registered Charity […]

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

March 25, 2020

The current pandemic and its impact on markets reminds us of the economic crisis of 2009-2010. Leaving aside for the experts the question of whether the pandemic has triggered or will trigger an economic crisis leading to a recession, the current volatility of financial markets is raising questions for charitable organizations and foundations about how to manage their investments and whether they can (and/or should) be contributing to the federal and provincial governments’ current strategy to spend, spend, spend.

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: Accessing Funds, charitable investments, coronavirus, COVID-19, economic crisis, guidelines, Karen Cooper, PGT

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