By Alexandra Tzannidakis, LL.B. A recent judgment from the Ontario Court of Appeal provides a good reminder to factor in the risk of paying costs before deciding whether to litigate a matter. In Sawdon Estate v Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada et al. [2014 ONCA 101], the court awarded a type of ‘blended’ […]
Bringing the Provinces Back In – Creating a Federated Charities Council
Written by Adam Aptowitzer Published by the C.D. Howe Institute November 2009 View PDF
Operating Inter-Provincially
Paper delivered by Adam Aptowitzer at the Canadian Bar Association Symposium April 30, 2010 View PDF Schedule – Part A Schedule – Part B
Submission on Incentives for Charitable Giving
Submitted to The Standing Committee on Finance View PDF
At the Crossroads: New Ideas for Charity Finance in Canada
Written by Adam Aptowitzer Published by the CD Howe Institute March 8, 2012. View PDF
Fighting the Wrong Battles
By Adam Aptowitzer The firestorm of media attention which has resulted from the Conservative changes to funding for political activity is astonishing given the relatively small impact of these changes. More to the point the media almost never comments on changes affecting the sector, even when those changes are both expansive and arguably unconstitutional. One […]
Stuff the CRA Says
By C. Yvonne Chenier, Q.C. I have kept a file, with various CRA communications, that I call “Stuff the CRA says” ever since my colleague Adam Aptowitzer got a laugh with a somewhat saltier version of the same line at a slide presentation given to fellow lawyers at a continuing legal education seminar in Alberta. I […]
Who Signs the Organization’s Cheques?
Who Signs the Organization’s Cheques? By Arthur Drache, C.M. Q.C. A couple of months ago in the Ottawa area, there was a puzzling issue with regard to the disappearance of about $70,000 from the accounts of a parents’ council at a local primary school. The funds were primarily from monies paid by parents and were […]
Avoiding the Wrong Kind of Publicity
Avoiding the Wrong Kind of Publicity By C. Yvonne Chenier, Q.C. Newspaper headlines frequently draw the reader’s attention to employee theft from charities and not-for- profit organizations. Recently, there was a headline noting that the former Finance Director at the Royal Academy of Music has been jailed for fraud in the UK. A recent Calgary […]
Bylaws – Who Needs em
Bylaws: Who Needs ‘Em By: Adam Aptowitzer The ongoing changeover of Federal corporations to the Canada Not for Profit Corporations Act is raising interesting questions about the bylaws that may have been used by a corporation since its inception. (It bears mentioning that the same questions arise in the context of Ontario non share capital […]
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