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ONCA: Ten Years Old and Unproclaimed

January 20, 2020

The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (the “ONCA”), received royal assent in October 2010. After nearly ten years, it has neither been proclaimed into force nor been given an official date to be proclaimed into force. This limbo state is sometimes referred to as being “unproclaimed”, as the bill has passed but there is no official […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: Corporations Act of Ontario, Lex Klombies, not-for-profit organizations, ONCA

Cutting Red Tape for NPOs and Charities – Changes to OCA

October 12, 2017

By: Karen Cooper On September 14, 2017 the Honorable Brad Duguid (irony?), Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development and Growth introduced Bill 154, Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017, (“Bill 154”) as part of a government initiative to reduce red tape – red tape is an idiom that refers to excessive regulation or formal rules.  Bill […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: (NFP), amendments to OCA, Bill 154, Corporations Act of Ontario, Karen Cooper, not for profit corproations, OCA, ONCA, Ontario Not for Profit Corporations Act

Why Boards Should Not Allow Directors to Take a Leave of Absence

October 18, 2016

by: Sylvie Lalonde When people agree to join a board of directors, it is usually because they have an interest in or passion for the work of the organization. Most directors want and are committed to fulfilling their duties and responsibilities, including devoting the time to fully prepare for, regularly attend and participate in board […]

Filed Under: Articles, Charities - Article Archive, Charities - Current Articles Tagged With: Board of Directors, Canada Not-for-Profit corporations act, Corporations Act of Ontario, director powers, directors, governance, insurance, Leave of Absence, Sylvie Lalonde

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