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The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Penman v. Penman serves as a good reminder to trustees of their duties and responsibilities when acting as trustee.

There have been some recent announcements by the federal and Ontario governments that impact charities and not-for-profit corporations.

In recent weeks, many of our clients have been asking how they can hold their directors' and members' meetings, particularly their annual general members' meetings (AGMs), ...

In anticipation of the 2024 Federal Budget, a report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance entitled Shaping Our Economic Future: Canadian Priorities (the "Report") was released in February 2024.

On January 29, 2021, the Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector issued its first report to the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue and Bob Hamilton

Agricultural and horticultural organizations in Ontario differ from most other Ontario non-share capital corporations, as their governance requirements are set out in two different acts...

The Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 received royal assent on November 14, 2017.

The Canadian government has passed legislation that will prohibit the sending of commercial electronic messages unless the messages meet both consent and content requirements.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, please join us for our annual update at our new Toronto office located at Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower, 34th Flr, 22 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON.

The Budget proposes a new measure that will increase the flexibility available to registered charities in structuring their investments.

While Canada, as a whole, is donating more, the number of individuals who are donating has decreased.

As a result of the new rules on public policy dialogue and development activities (PPDDAs), the Canada Revenue Agency is making changes to the current Form T3010, Registered Charity Information Return to remove all references to "political activities" and include reporting for PPDDAs.

Charities enter regularly into gift agreements with donors who wish to establish or make contributions to endowment funds.

Donors today have increased expectations on the use of their donations and an increased desire to participate in how their donations are spent.

In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the court found that a corporation without share capital, apparently incorporated for the purpose of commencing the litigation,

Although Goudreau c. Le Roi is not a charity law case, its reasoning may be relevant to charities that use contractual safeguards to manage valuation risk and prevent unintended private benefits.

This will be relevant to charities and NFPs that have employees who work remotely.

On August 31, 2022, certain amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) and related regulations affecting the election of directors will come into force.