Membership is About Control By Joel Secter Though we advise charities and non-profits at all stages in their evolution, we typically get involved in the start-up phase. At the start up phase we often recommend incorporation, most notably because of the limited liability protection it provides. Our discussions with clients invariably lead to the roles […]
Working Around Ban on Ex Officio Directors
Working Around Ban on Ex Officio Directors By Joel Secter A complication that arises under the new Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (the “Act”) is that it does not permit ex officio directors.[1] A director is ex officio when appointed to a board by virtue of holding another office or position. Such directors are excluded by […]
Visual Artists Granted Leave to Appeal
Visual Artists Granted Leave to Supreme Court By Joel Secter Getting to the Supreme Court of Canada is no easy feat, so we took notice of the Court’s recent announcement that they have granted Canada’s professional visual artists leave to appeal.[1] The case stems from a complaint filed pursuant the Status of the Artist Act […]
Tick-Tock: Its Time to Continue
Tick Tock: It’s Time to Continue By Joel Secter October marks one year to the deadline for corporations incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act (CCA) to transition to the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (CNCA). This should come as no surprise; the CNCA came into force in 2011. Yet according to data obtained […]
New Resources to Help
New Resources to Help Ontario Non-Profits By Joel Secter As corporations incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act (CCA) come to within one year of the October 17, 2014 deadline to continue under the new Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (CNCA), amendments to Ontario’s new Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA) are still to be […]