2013 has been a very busy year for not-for-profits, especially from a governance point of view. There is now less than 10 months for not-for-profits governed under the Canada Corporations Act to incorporate under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. It is still unknown as to when Ontario's Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 will come into force.
The Canada Revenue Agency published a number of guidances of interest to charities. Here are our postings of some of these items in case you missed them:
- Charitable Purposes and Activities that Benefit Youth
- CRA Releases New Not-for-Profit Organizational Technical Interpretations
- CRA Releases Political Activities Self-Assessment Tool
Next year will continue to be busy as not-for-profits and charities prepare to comply with Canada's anti-spam legislation, which will come into force on July 1, 2014. It will be a challenge for most, especially in trying to keep up with other day-to-day issues such as those covered in these blog postings:
- Licensing a Trademark
- NFP Q&A: Before You Take on a Volunteer...
- Be Aware of Privacy Precautions When Using Foreign Service Providers
- NFP Q&A: AGMs: The Simple Things That Can Go Wrong
- Directors: Who Qualifies and Who is Ineligible under the New Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act?
As a New Year's resolution, even though Bill C-458 (An Act respecting a National Charities Week and to amend the Income Tax Act (charitable and other gifts)) was withdrawn, we should mark our calendars to unofficially recognize National Charities Week in Canada the last seven days of February every year. Many of us are touched by a cause or two which charities in Canada are trying to improve and raise awareness of. Let us take a moment to remember them.
BLG's Charities and Not-for-Profit Group looks forward to continuing to provide you with updates and other blog postings of interest to the charities and not-for-profit sector. Thank you for reading our blog. We wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season! We will be back with more postings in the New Year!
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