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Government Sin of Omission may Lead to Your Sin of Commission

February 28, 2018

By: Adam Aptowitzer From the perspective of the charity and not-for-profit sector Budget 2018 was a relatively quiet affair dealing mostly with technical matters. However, in enacting changes to the regime which deals with donations to foreign universities the Budget has created an immediate issue for anybody that donates to these schools. What is unknown […]

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Budget Day 2018 Brings Some Interesting News and Technical Fixes for Charities

February 28, 2018

By: Alexandra Tzannidakis The federal government’s 2018 Budget, tabled a little early this year on February 27, has few proposals that will affect charities and non-profits. But the ones it has are interesting and in some cases quite helpful. They are a combination of technical fixes, new investments, and indicators of future developments. Political Activities […]

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Killing Two Birds with One Stone – New Budget Changes Mean Social Enterprise Opportunities

May 5, 2015

By Adam Aptowitzer Recent budget changes may herald new opportunities for social entrepreneurship. The Federal Government proposed changes in Budget 2015 to allow charities to own LP units. The change was apparently intended to resolve a technical problem involving investments by charities, but it may have a useful side benefit in allowing charities to structure […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Article Archive Tagged With: Adam Aptowitzer, budget, charity, limited partnership, social enterprise

Ontario Budget Would Hit Higher Income Donors

August 7, 2014

By Arthur B. C. Drache, C.M., Q.C.  As most readers will be aware, Ontario recently underwent a provincial election when it became clear that the Budget brought down on May 1 would be defeated, causing Premier Kathleen Wynne to pull the plug and call for the vote on June 12. Her Liberal party came out […]

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