CRA’s new Guidance on Activities Outside of Canada for Canadian Registered Charities

(9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)      

This workshop will provide an overview of CRA requirements for foreign activities by Canadian registered charities and what is "new" with CRA’s guidance.   The workshop will be conducted by Canadian charity lawyer Mark Blumberg, who is a partner at Blumberg Segal LLP, lead trainer for Capacity Builders and editor of www.globalphilanthropy.ca, a website dedicated to assisting Canadian charities with foreign activities. 

Some of the topics will include how to maintain “direction and control”; what is required in agreements;  reporting and monitoring; receipts; local laws, transfers of capital property in development situations; sample contractor agreement for foreign activities; capacity building; recent cases on foreign activities; intermediary arrangements; ongoing instruction; effect of CIDA funding; books and records requirements and important ethical issues for foreign activities.

The presentation will be followed by a discussion of the guidance with an opportunity for participants to ask questions.  Although not required it is recommended that you review the New Guidance at http://www.globalphilanthropy.ca/index.php/articles/new_guidance_for_canadian_registered_charities_carrying_out_foreign_activit/   The same “foreign activity” rules apply to Canadian charities working in Canada with groups that are not registered charities or “qualified donees”.

Who should attend these workshops: Executive Directors, Board Chairs, Treasurers, CFOs, Senior Managers, program officers and others involved with decisions making related to activities outside of Canada or activities with organizations that are not qualified donees. 

 Capacity Builders is a charitable organization that provides a wide-range of training and development resources for not-for-profit and charitable organizations.  The Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) is a project of Capacity Builders, funded by the Canada Revenue Agency. You can learn more about the CLIP project, and all our other products and services, at www.capacitybuilders.ca/clip

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Project Funding Provided by: Government of Canada