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The Budget proposes an amendment to expand the availability of "qualified donee" status to certain foreign charitable foundations.

A new charity, The Pemsel Case Foundation, has been established that will be of interest to charities and practitioners in the sector.

When considering the possibility of merging not-for-profit organizations, it's important to consider the financial impact.

Conditional gifts are now a safer bet for charities to accept according to Norman v. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada.

The BC Ministry of Finance is continuing with its plan to modernize the Society Act, releasing draft replacement legislation and a call for submissions.

This past weekend, a team of seven accountants from our Edmonton office, including partners, accountants, and students, volunteered with CPA Alberta's Free Tax Clinic at the GEF Seniors Housing:

The recent budget included a number of items of interest for members of the not-for-profit and charity section.

The Community Contribution Company recently became available for use in British Columbia, providing an alternative structure that balances community benefit and shareholder profit.

Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at a number of things to consider in light of Canada's anti-spam legislation ("CASL"), the federal anti-spam legislation that for the most part comes into force on July 1, 2014.

In our last FAQs "When Can Organizations Rely on Implied Consent?" and "How Can I Obtain Express Consent for Commercial Electronic Messages?", we discussed the consent requirement to satisfy Canada’s anti-spam legislation ("CASL"). In this FAQ, we set out the general content requirements.

In our last CASL FAQ, we asked "How Can I Obtain Express Consent for Commercial Electronic Messages?". In this FAQ, we mention some situations when an organization can rely on implied consent.

A group of prominent lawyers have published an open letter urging the government to change the rules that govern how Canadian registered charities are permitted to work with third party...

The three-year period for not-for-profit (NFP) corporations in Ontario to undertake an optional transition to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (the "ONCA")

The Canada Corporations Act has been repealed and replaced by the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.

In the 2015 Federal Budget, the Government of Canada announced its plans to create a "Social Finance Accelerator" initiative ("SFA").

The Toronto Enterprise Fund ("TEF") has announced the launch of its final funding competition for non-profit social enterprises that provide transitional or permanent employment for people who...

To date, Corporations Canada has processed approximately 500 continuances.