Charitable Organisation Decision Tree

If your non-profit or voluntary organisation is trying to decide if they should proceed with registration as a registered charity, the Decision Tree, funded by Canada Revenue Agency and produced by the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia,…

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CRA Develops Political Activities Self-Assessment Tool

Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has developed an online self-assessment tool for charities to use to determine if they are carrying on political activities and if those activities are within the limits of the Income Tax Act. The online…

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First Time Tax Credit for Charitable Donations

Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has provided a Charitable donation tax credit calculator on their website.  A link to the calculator can be found here. For qualifying first time donors, CRA has published information regarding the First-Time Donor’s Super…

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C3s coming at the end of July

The British Columbia Business Corporations Act has been amended to provide for Canadian Contribution Companies (“CCC’s”) or (“C3’s”) which will be able to be incorporated in British Columbia from July 29, 2013.  C3s, which are based on a…

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CRA is looking into Tax Shelters in 2012

The Canada Revenue Agency has issued a News Release stating that they will be putting the assessment of any individual returns on hold that claim a credit by participating in a tax shelter scheme.  They warn that starting…

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CRA runs free information sessions for Registered Charities

Many people are not aware that Canada Revenue Agency offers free information sessions to all registered charities.  Although there are no upcoming sessions scheduled for Vancouver, British Columbia, it would be beneficial for charities to keep a close…

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Online Information now available for Registered Charities

Canada Revenue Agency has just announced a new feature on their online Charity search function.   The feature, “Charity Quick View” now displays a summary of the Registered Charity Information Return.  The Registered Charity Information Return is filed by…

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Decision reiterates the importance for Charities to apply funds in accordance with their stated purpose at the time of donation

This is an abbreviated version of a case comment that was presented by Nicola at the May 24, 2012, CBA Charities Law and Not-For-Profit Section Meeting. In the Victoria Order of Nurses for Canada v. Greater Hamilton Wellness…

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The Importance of using your Registered Trademark in Canada

What happens when you register a Trademark and then never use it? Sometimes this may result in your registered trademark being expunged from the register of trademarks. This is the situation TSA Stores, Inc., the second largest sporting…

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Domain Name Disputes and The Importance of Registered Trademarks

What do you do when you find that someone has obtained the same domain name as you and is using it to compete or drive customers away from your website? In this situation, the results or outcome of…

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