Article discusses the UK government’s Big Society proposal and discusses the pitfalls of government funding.
This article outlines how to count your charity's fundraising costs in line with Canada Revenue Agency regulations.
This fall, the Ontario charitable sector should know whether the province’s Bill 65 — the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 — will pass third reading in the legislature and become law. Find out what it’s all about in this article.
This article explains the ins and outs of HST for charities and nonprofit organizations.
This article outlines Bill 168 – amendments to the Health and Safety Act regarding violence and harassment. It explains what nonprofit organizations need to do to comply.
Is it legal and ethical to take over a dormant Canadian charity in order to avoid the long bureaucratic process of application? And if so, what is the best way to do this?
Late last year, Liberal MP for Mississauga East-Cooksville, Albina Guarnieri, drafted a private member’s bill into parliament titled C-470. If passed, the bill would revoke the charitable status of any charity paying an employee $250,000 or more.
Charities in Canada are not allowed to bestow undue benefit, a situation where an individual, corporation, or other entity receives a tangible benefit from their involvement with a particular charity.
The federal government recently released their 2010 budget, which contained some big changes for Canadian charities. What will likely affect charities the most is the removal of the 80/20 disbursement quota and changes to the capital disbursement quota.
As the federal government does not have the necessary jurisdiction to regulate charities, it is forced to use the registration system, through the Canada Revenue Agency, to enforce regulations more generally. This podcast provides further clarification and is of vital interest to anyone working in the nonprofit sector.
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