Authored by Deina Warren, Associate Director, Legal Affairs The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has declined to hear an appeal by Many Mansions Spiritual Centre about the revocation of its charitable status. Many Mansions was appealing a Federal Court of Appeal decision (FCA) When the… More
While a totally paperless organization is likely out of reach, government agencies are increasingly encouraging charities to use digital services, forms and communication. Corporations Canada will soon remove a number of PDF forms from its website. This coincides with new service fees for not-for-profit corporations and business corporations. The fee… More
CRA’s requirement that charities spend no more than 10% of their resources on political activity has been found by Justice Edward Morgan, of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, to be unconstitutional. Justice Morgan was emphatic. He did not allow the government any time to change the rule to be… More
On January 2, 2018, the Ontario Government website regarding “Rules for not-for-profit and charitable corporations” was amended to notify that the Ontario Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) is targeted to come into force in “early 2020”. This announcement comes on the heels of changes to the Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 which took… More
Elmira, ON – Canadian Council of Christian Charities is deeply concerned with government policy that would deny Christian Charities equal access to the Canada Summer Jobs program. The Canada Summer Jobs program, according to canada.ca ,“provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees… More
Authored by Philip A.S. Milley, Associate Director, Legal Affairs NOTICE: Since the publication of this article certain legislative changes were implemented. The July 2018 edition of the CCCC Bulletin, accessible here, discusses the implemented changes. On July 10, 2017, the Government of Ontario announced that it is considering loosening the… More
Authored by Philip A.S. Milley, Associate Director, Legal Affairs As a part of the Canada Revenue Agency’s continued effort to educate the sector and to clarify rules that commonly confuse charities, the Charities Directorate has recently made available two new videos in their educational series on gifting and receipting. Gifting… More
