By Mark S. Anshan October 17, 2014 was a critical date for federally incorporated not-for-profit corporations and charities. That was the date by which corporations were required to adopt and file articles of continuance under the new Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. Failure to have filed for continuance now places those corporations that have not filed and […]
Long-Term Care Facilities May Qualify for Larger GST/HST Rebate
By Alexandra Tzannidakis Various charities and non-profit organizations are eligible for a rebate on the sales tax they pay in the process of providing certain types of goods and services (“supplies”). This is called the Public Service Body rebate, and its percentage depends on the nature of the organization and its activities. Most charities qualify […]
Ontario Accessibility Reports Overdue
Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) private or non-profit organizations with twenty or more employees are required to file accessibility compliance reports every three years, with the first report having been due December 31, 2014. Each report has questions tailored to an organization’s sector and size and an individual who has the […]
Proposed Changes for Charities and NPOs Operating in China
By Karen J. Cooper The second draft of a new law dealing with the activities of foreign non-governmental organizations operating in China has been released for public consultation on the website of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China.[i] This law, The People’s Republic of China Overseas NGO Management Law (Second Draft) […]
Securing the Future of Your Organization
Mark S. Anshan Non profit organizations (NPOs) are constantly looking for new talent to fill leadership roles that will ensure their ongoing viability and success. Leadership development and succession planning have become important issues being addressed by NPOs. There is competition for experienced and highly skilled leaders. The challenge for NPOs is to address the […]
Alberta Law Reform Institute Report: Reform in Alberta?
By C. Yvonne Chenier, QC Those who want to incorporate a non-profit organization in Alberta are faced with the decision whether to incorporate under the basic Societies Act or the more complex Companies Act, Part 9 (if they choose not to be created under the new federal Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act). Any non-profits who come […]
Unpaid Pledges
By Arthur B.C. Drache, CM, QC Several recent articles in the Globe and Mail dealt with the apparent failure of some major donors to honour pledges made in conjunction with the expansion of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. A Globe and Mail investigation[1] showed the Royal Ontario Museum is still owed $23 million in unpaid […]
Access to Members’ Personal Information
By Joel Secter The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (CNCA) requires federal non-share capital corporations to prepare and maintain records including, among other things, a register of members, directors and officers. This should be familiar to corporations originally established under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act because it also required them to keep separate registers […]