Charity Regulation

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.

Charity Village is a web-based organization that includes training programs, tools and reference information designed for those employed by the Canadian Voluntary Sector. Resources also include a national job posting centre and a weekly newsletter of Canadian charitable developments, the Village Vibe.

Featuring over 3,600 resources, this library has a broad selection of lending and reference resources related to the nonprofit sector and nonprofit management including human resources.

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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.

Earlier this year, the Accounting Standards Board and Public Sector Accounting Board jointly issued an "invitation to comment" on proposed standards for Financial Reporting by Non-Profit Organizations. CCVO convened a working group of senior financial officers in the Calgary voluntary sector to contribute their input and expertise to the CCVO response, which has been submitted to the accounting boards.

Resource File: 

CCVOFinancialReportingResponse.pdf

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

The Canada Revenue Agency has released a new Checklist for Charities on Avoiding Terrorist Abuse to help charities identify vulnerabilities to terrorist abuse and develop good management practices. The checklist can be a reference for any charity – whether you carry out your work within Canada, or internationally.

Imagine Canada's Ottawa Reports (March 2009 Edition) features news and updates on Federal Government events and developments which are of importance to the nonprofit and charitable sector.

Resource File: 

Ottawa Reports_March 2009.pdf

This In Brief provides an overview of what charities can and can’t do under the Canada Revenue Agency’s rules for Political Activities by charities. It includes a checklist to help your organization get started and points to resources for more information.

Resource File: 

In_Brief_7_Updated_May2010.pdf