Federal

Letter to the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper in regards to CCVO's concerns around implementing a salary cap.

Letter from the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations sent to Hon. Tony Clement in July 2010 in regards to the changes made to the census.

A commentary provided by Adam Aptowitzer and published by the C.D. Howe Institute in regards to the regulatory regime for Canadian charities.

The Canadian Revenue Agency is responsible for:

The CRA is also responsible for the registration of qualifying organizations as charities, giving technical advice on operating a charity, and handling audit and compliance activities.

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CVO News

CCVO Celebrates 5 years at 2009 AGM

June 24, 2009

Bill C-4, the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, has passed its third Reading in the Senate and received Royal Assent this month. The Bill should become law shortly.

A Step in the Right Direction provides a summary of the checklist and identifies a number of limitations with this new CRA tool.

Bill C-4, the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, passed its third Reading in the Senate and received Royal Assent in June 2009. The Bill should become law shortly. The Bill replaces the place the existing Canada Corporations Act that currently applies to nonprofit organizations. Organizations currently incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act have three years to apply for corporate status under the Not-For-Profit Corporations Act. There will be no fees for this process.