Governance topic
Privacy and Records
Minutes, record retention, privacy and lawful organizational disclosure.
2 published items
Practical Analysis · All Canada · Oct 11, 2026A charity's records need to outlast the people who created them
CRA's recordkeeping guidance reaches beyond receipts and financial statements. A registered charity must retain governing documents and minutes so its next board can understand the decisions behind the numbers.
Practical Analysis · Alberta · Oct 11, 2026A nonprofit board can't govern on good intentions alone
Alberta's guidance distinguishes the law that governs a nonprofit from the bylaws and policies it creates for itself. Volunteer boards need to know both, and they need a reliable record of the decisions made under them.