Seeking to strike the proper balance May 07, 2024 Terrance S. Carter, Sean S. Carter, Urshita Grover, Theresa L.M. Man, Ryan M. Prendergast, Esther Shainblum, Cameron A. Axford and Martin U. Wissmath How the 2024 federal budget impacts charities and not-for-profits.
Corporate update for British Columbia societies July 20, 2023 Theresa L.M. Man An update on changes that came into force in May 2023.
Cities acting as conduit July 10, 2023 Ryan M. Prendergast CRA releases view on directed gifts to municipalities.
Legislative updates affecting charities July 10, 2023 Terrance S. Carter and Adriel N. Clayton A review of Bill S-211 on forced labour and child labour and of Ontario’s Bill 91.
Why charities and not-for-profits should comply with PIPEDA January 16, 2019 Esther Shainblum There is a growing global emphasis on and regulation of privacy, as well as increasing stakeholder awareness and expectation with respect to how organizations handle their personal information.
House committee report on money laundering and terrorist financing January 16, 2019 Nancy E. Claridge, Terrance S. Carter and Sean S. Carter The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance presented its report on November 8, 2018, entitled Confronting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: Moving Canada Forward.
Exciting proposed changes in fall economic statement January 16, 2019 Theresa L.M. Man and Terrance S. Carter On Nov. 21, 2018, the Department of Finance released the 2018 Fall Economic Statement1 proposing changes to maintain and develop the economic health of the country.
New Ontario government makes major changes to ESA January 16, 2019 Barry W. Kwasniewski After being introduced by the Ontario government on Oct. 23, 2018,1 Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018,2 received royal assent on Nov. 21, 2018, making amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 3 and other legislation.4
British Columbia’s Societies Act: Three months into transition March 13, 2017 Margaret H. Mason While British Columbians can frequently be smug and particularly so with respect to our new and improved Societies Act which came into force Nov. 28, 2016, we are pleased to report that anecdotally, the transition process appears to be proceeding relatively smoothly.
Federal budget 2014 and changes to testamentary charitable giving October 01, 2014 Elena Hoffstein and Laura West Draft legislation proposals released by the Department of Finance at the end of August implement measures introduced in this year’s federal budget. Importantly, they change the manner in which testamentary charitable gifts will be dealt with.