For over 40 years, Blumbergs has provided a full range of innovative and cost-effective legal solutions to charities, non-profits and philanthropists in Canada and internationally.

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Our legal services include:

• Incorporation of non-profits, organizing non-profits and applying for registered charitable status in Canada
• Maintaining charitable status and dealing with the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) and their requirements
• Facilitating foreign activities undertaken by Canadian charities and non-profits
• Assisting Ontario non-profits with corporate changes required to be in compliance with the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”)
• Other corporate changes involving ONCA and the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (“CNCA”)
• Moving/continuing provincial non-profit corporations to the Federal CNCA
• Improving governance, including policies, procedures, and by-laws
• Assisting and creating charitable partnerships, contractor relationships, joint ventures, affiliations and mergers
• Operating social enterprises and related business activities for charities
• Developing and revising agreements with donors and funders, and dealing with restricted gifts, including endowments
• Providing advice on legal and ethical issues associated with fundraising, governance and operational issues
• Assisting charities with transparency and the T3010
• Assisting non-profits and charities with advocacy and political activities
• Advising on fundraising contracts, major gifts agreements and planned giving
• Conducting informal legal audits and advising on risk management
• Assisting clients with CRA audits and “books and records reviews”
• In-person and online educational programs for boards, staff, and volunteers on legal and ethical issues