Coram Deo Foundation v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue), 2026 BCSC 123
There is a Canadian registered charity, Coram Deo Foundation [CharityData.ca info], in New Westminster, British Columbia. CRA has proposed the registered charity’s revocation. The charity, instead of appealing to the Federal Court of Appeal, has decided to go to the BC Supreme…
Finance launches consultation on draft legislation for previously announced measures including Reporting by NPOs
The Finance Department has released Legislative Proposals Relating to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations and we reproduce them below. Finance is conducting a consultation, and here is our submission. Essentially, Finance is backing away from its proposal that all…
Which Canadian charities spent money on foreign activities in 2024 and how much did they spend?
We recently reviewed the T3010 information for 2024. The database was prepared by the Charities Directorate of the CRA in January of 2026 and covers about 83,000 charities (over 98% of Canadian registered charities) and their 2024 T3010 returns. We…
CRA presentation “Charity regulation by the Canada Revenue Agency – Onboarding Members of the ACCS”
This presentation provides a good overview of the regulation of charities in Canada.
IJF article “B.C. charity’s status revoked over tax shelter gifting scheme”
Bethany Lindsay of The IJF recently had an article entitled “B.C. charity’s status revoked over tax shelter gifting scheme”. The article deals with the revocation of the Tegemeza Support Society. The CRA revocation letter is below:
Blackbaud interview “Surviving the Storm: Legal Issues for Nonprofits and Charities in Tough and Uncertain Times”
Blackbaud recently interviewed Caitlin Lee and Mark Blumberg as part of their “The Forward-Thinking Nonprofit: Leading Through Change” series. Our topic was “Surviving the Storm: Legal Issues for Nonprofits and Charities in Tough and Uncertain Times” if you want to…
CRA adds new webinars dealing with registered charities accessing CRA online services
CRA recently announced a number of new webinars dealing with Accessing CRA’s online services. You can register here. Charities webinars – Accessing CRA’s online services We are pleased to announce that our next webinar is coming: registration forAccessing CRA’s online…
Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Legal Checklist – Updated to February 2026
Here is an updated Blumbergs’ Canadian Charity Legal Checklist. It is a checklist for Canadian registered charities to assist them with managing compliance issues. We use it as part of our informal risk reviews for registered charities. It focuses on top CRA compliance…
Revelation Foundation revocation by CRA
The January 24, 2026 Canada Gazette announced the CRA’s revocation of the Canadian registered charity Revelation Foundation. Here is the notice: Canada Revenue Agency Income Tax Act Revocation of registration of a charity The following notice of proposed revocation was…
Finding CRA Charities Directorate Guidances
The CRA has recently introduced a new tool to make it easier to find its charity guidance. The tool lists the topic, category and description of the guidance. You can also sort by topic, category and description. You can also…
Blumbergs DAF Report: Donor Advised Fund accounts in 2024
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) have become increasingly popular in Canada. A DAF is a registered charity that has separate donor-advised funds. In many cases, it does more than just have donor advised funds. A donor can donate to the DAF,…
IJF article on charity revocation on questionable $4.8m donation
Here is a recent IJF article titled “Questionable $4.8M donation at centre of Vancouver charity’s revocation“. It deals with the revocation of the Moon Gate Foundation in Vancouver. Here is a redacted version of the CRA letter for Moon Gate…