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March is Fraud Prevention Month. The Competition Bureau has a fraud prevention portal to help you recognize fraud and take action to report and stop it.

On August 21, 2015, the CRA issued an advisory, reminding registered charities that they are prohibited from devoting any of their resources to partisan political activities during this election period.

Although the Budget did not specifically mention the need for open data involving the charitable sector, the Budget contains a statement to the effect that the Government will seek to be more open and expedient...

Further to my November 26, 2013 post "Be Aware of Privacy Precautions When Using Foreign Service Providers", the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently released a fact sheet for the private sector regarding the importance of protecting privacy when outsourcing to either local and foreign service providers

Societies incorporated in BC should be getting ready to consider what they need to do to transition under the new Societies Act of British Columbia.

We continue to be asked if there is any news about the proclamation of the Not-for-profit Corporations Act.

While the most common method of philanthropic giving is a gift of cash, Canadians should note other options for giving to charity both during their lifetimes and after death.

​Fifteen months today – October 17, 2014 – is the deadline for continuing under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.

2016 Federal Budget Confirms Tax Measures With Respect To Holdings Of Charities In Limited Partnerships

Ealier this year the Charities Directorate released its "Charities Program Update – 2014".

The impending introduction of anti-spam legislation could have a profound impact on how not-for-profit organizations and charities send electronic messages.

As part of the BC government's support of individuals, businesses, non-profits, and service delivery agencies during the current pandemic, the coming into force of the transparency register requirements...

Pursuant to the draft legislation existing societies will have a two-year transition period to file a transition application and to adopt the changes to their constitutions and bylaws required by the new legislation.

As one of the measures designed to ease the administrative burden on registered charities, the Budget proposes to provide additional funding to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to enable it to modernize its information technology.

The Canada Revenue Agency Charities Directorate has released new videos from their Gifting and Receipting video series.

Corporations Canada has amended its Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act Amalgamation Policy to eliminate certain time restrictions associated with the statutory declaration that a director or officer must file as part of an amalgamation transaction.

Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017, was carried on November 1, 2017.